Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-02-15
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
continued from page 81

he people can and will be elected If You
fall to pass this measure. who will deliver
us from the condition we are now In And
further, who are these men who are ask
ing for the adjustment Of the Office OF
constable in our city, The other night
before your committee, / challenged any
in their midst to arise and say that they
were not each and every one drawing
salaries from the treasury Of Biddeford
1t Is unnecessary for mel to tell you that
not one of them arose. And can you fail
to find importance in that fact: Con-
slider 1t, gentlemen, and consider 1t In
this connection, in connection with one
piece OF evidence offered to your commit
tee, 1t was there stated that one rum
seller alone had paid $1,000 during the
year 1894, and that men who had held
high position were collecting poodle at
the rate Of from two to three thousand
dollars per month for permission granted
to these rumsellcrs to carry on their traffic
and ali this was a matter Of common
knowledge In our city. And for what Is
this money collected? Simply to continue
these same men in office that they may
continue to draw their salaries.
And further, it was only one year ago
yupt Democratic ring; bnt what did we
do? Did we abolish Bildsford? NO On
the other hand, we elected Republican
mayor, the entire membership OF the
board Of aldermen, and solid common
council, for the first time In IL years.
And why was this done2 1t was with the
fond hope of reform. The system there,
Qentlem n, was not to abolish the various
offices, but to elect better men to fill them
And in the matter before us the system
should be no different Again, when our
municipal court was disgrace. not only
to our city, but to the whole State, did
anyone come here and ask you to abolish
the COURT No, they came and asked that
you make room in that same court TOR
better man. Why not act on the same
principle in this easeY
Gentlemen, the principle is wrong, and
If it ia encouraged in this particular in
stance, it is but short time at the most
when we shall find ourselves here besieged
by INSCRIPTIONS politicians, asking that
It be extended until it shall affect our be-
loved town meeting 1t is but step
in the direction Of those conditions which
caused our forefathers to rise and spill
their life blood against the tyranny of
colonial government.
And now to close. Look at the different
conditions. Bangor comes here asking
for, and righteously receiving, the East
ern Maine Insane hospital. Houltt n
comes here asking for schools. Augusta
Is here asking for money for charitable
purposes. Lewiston has been here and
received appropriations for its worthy
people. Portland comes here, as usual,
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