Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-03-22

not only cleanse, but tone up the sys-
tenn. They can be depended upon.
whether IL we pass tbs resolve appropriat-
ing money for a dormitory, other schools
will follow. We have nothing to do with
what the ether schools will do in the flu
ture The only question before US now Is
Can this State afford to go back on its
obligation? If this were private enter
prise what would the answer be? If the
State takes the chances of danger from
fire the State must pay the damage. be-
lievc that the State does we'll to insure
itself. This building was given by these
people to the State for a certain purpose,
and was burned. and now l say that the
State is under an obligation to rebuild it,
What excuse does the State make to these
people? 1t says, You do not need it. That
is precisely what the man says when he
does not want to pay his bills. The State
assumed this property, and became a
parent, a guardian to it, and now it turns
round and says to these people, Oh no,
you do not need it,
If should stop right here. think l
should have made out a perfect case.
There is no possible answer to it. But
will go just little further, and see
whether we do need it or not l admire
the intelligence, the genius OF the senator
from Washington. l do not wonder that
people like to come here, because this is
really school of human nature. What
ground does the senator give for his propo-
sition? He says that few people who
sell butter and eggs there do not want
this dormitory. In other words, the but
ter and eggs sold by few farmers are
more essential than the system OF this
school.
have heard the senator refer to Massa-
chusetts us the model state. l will tell
him that only few weeks ago Massa-
chusetts appropriated $4,000 for a nor
nal school and dormitory at Bridgcwater.
But do not rely much on that, and l
only mention it here as showing what
this wonderful state that my friend, the
senator from Washington, is always pic
turing to u.s. has done in this matter.
Now, who is to say whether we need
this dormitory or not? 1t should be the
trustees and faculty; not the milk sellers
or the butter makers, but the men who
stand at the head of this school, and who
have spent their lives right in that school.
And they come here and ask for it upani-
mously. If this matter was an issue at
| law we would collect, and say that the
State owes it to tho school morally. The
people who are interested in this school
90 still further, and say that not only does
this belong to us, but we absolutely need
| it, we require it Immediately; and in OPP
position to that few good farmers say
that they are inclined to think it will hurt
the price and the market for their butter
and eggs
| Mr.. President, there is one thing more
that will say, and can easily see that
my friend from Washington cannot posi-
bly, appreciate it. There is no man that
can tell the feelings of a father and hus-
band unless he is father and q husband
| am BOTH No man can know the anxiety
that a mother feels when her daughter has
to leave her home and go among strangers
to board The senator from Washington
c,nnnt appreciate that, by his very make
up he cannot appreciate it. He does not
lappreciate the silent tears and the love
that is lavished over every child that Is
there at that school. How much easier is
| it for this mother to know, to realize that
her daughter is right there, and takes her
meals right there, and lives under the
direct supervision Of five ladies who are
teachers there, than to think of her going
abroad at night to and from the school,
without escort, and boarding among
strangers
! Gentlemen, there is one thing more and
/ will stop. ! do not believe in the
amend ment of the senator from Washing
ton do not take any stock in 1t. A
man who comes here and opposes this re-
solve, and then offers an amendment
making the appropriation larger than is
asked for has not the interests of the
school at heart If the friends of this
school only want SIS, 600, we do not want
the enemies of this measure to give us
more. / can guarantee one thing that il
we need this extra $1,000 we will come
here and ask for it,
Education is the bed rock of our institu
tions. Do not cripple it; do not be false
economist. I say do not take any stock
in this S25,000 scheme. The friends OF
this measure come here and ask for 49,
900; the House has voted 1t, and we will
vote it; and IL they want any more in two
years they will come here and ask for it.
Mr. Hume of Washington: I believe
that the Senate will bear me witness that
! undertook to state this matter fairly
and that endeavorced to do SO. do not
think the senator from Penobscot has any
right to impugn my motives for the SAKE
Of airing his oratory. If I have mis-
stated anything, l will leave the matter
with the Senate
The speaker then went on to say thai
Penobscot could afford to be generou:
with the States money this session, having
had her hands in the State treasury up t
the elbows all the session. He believed
that this building was not worth preserv
ing, and that the State was we'll rid Of it
/, He believed that IL the State was
going to start this dormitory system il
should start it right He denied that h,
could not appreciate the feelings of thost
whose children were at the school. anf
said that he had niece whom he had ed
ucated and that he had desired her to g
| one of these schools, and he declined tt
send her to Gorham because she wonld b,
| forced to live in this dormitory. He be
, lievei that boy or girl would be far bet
ter and safer with o private family thar
in these dormitories. He said that Will,
i he did not believe personally in the dor
] mitory system, he did not wish the Scnat,
] to take him AS an authority. His opinion