The Portland daily press., 1899-06-12
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Judge McFadaen said be didn't know
as he was prepared to answer this ques-
ton.
MIR. Herrick then intimated that this
was what some OF the state officials had
been doing. ss@ss
KILL THE GOVERNORS COUNCIL.
Mr.. HunnewelI OF Soarboro said the
proper thing to do was to get rid of the
Governors Council.
W. H. Sargent Of Portland said: "kill
the amendment and then do away with
the Governors Council. Then II it is
necessary establish state auditor in their
place.
Mr.. vinton OF Gray thought this was
aboat tine proper thing to- do. He said
he was glad the farmers had come togeth-
or and talked good common sense and
business. He said that the Governors
Council charged what they pleased for
their services and audited their own
bills. We want no Governors Council
but do want o state auditor. By all
amendment establishing such an office
and then take steps to kill the Governors
Council and after establish the state au
ditor's office.
The resolution was then put to a vote
and was passed without one dissenting
vote. =
The resolution regarding the abolish
Ing of the so-oalled ballot law and put
ting the real Australian ballot law in its
place. was then brought up by MIR.
Mclaughlin. 1t uccasiOned some debate.
MIR. Merrill of New Gloucester said that
thers was nothing about the law but
what any Intelligent man might learn.
81 don't see why the farmers can't learn
1t. Study 1t, boys, perfect yourselves in
1t. Anyone can do that that has brains
This resolution was not passed.
McBADDEN ON THE LEGISLATURES.
MIR. McFadden of Dresden then gave
history of this doing of the legislature OF
1904 He said that the Legislatures OF 1895
and 1897 were bad enough, but it was
hoped that when the Goth legislature met
that IL would he disposed TO give good
example TO the legislatures which will
convene In the 2Oth century. But 1t
didn't do this. AS Speaker Stetson re-
marked here In Portland on February
18th, 1t was a legislature to spend money
and that was what they were elected for.
At the next election the farmers of
Maine Will show whether they believe In
this definition of a legislator duties or
not. But 1t must be confessed that what
Speaker Stetson said was true. 1t was a
legislature TO spend money and 1t did it,
IL raised the salary of the Adjutant gene
raj because he had bad extra official du-
ties TO perform, and 1t also- raised the
salaries OF the registrars of probate and
judges Of probate in some of the counties
because they had less duty to do now than
formerly. 1t gave to Patten academy a
large appropriation because 1t was on
the frontier Of the state with no high
schools near 1t, and it gave to Yarmouth
academy big appropriation because 1t
was standing side by side with free
high school and was not needed. One
argument for the academy had been that
some of these institutions had been very
useful in the past and should be pre-
served. II farmer has an old horse
which has been faithful and of service
for many years. he keeps him so long as
he doesn't keep food from the younger
and more useful animals, and when he
does, oonsigns him to merciful death.
The 69th legislature was charitable
legislature. 1t was charitable with 9TH
or peoples money. 1t had a great concern
for public health. 1t endowed hospitals,
general and private, all over the state.
There is no reason why any entsrprising
ply stefan in any city cant found hos
pital and get it endowed by the state,
whether 1t be general or a special In.
stitution. Unless a halt Is called this
will be done by succeeding legislatures
We will have general hospital in Port
land with special eye and ear infirmary
beside 1t. We will have a general hos
pital in Lewiston with a kidney and liver
infirmary beside 1t. We win have gem
eral hospital IN Augusta with q heart
and lung intrmary beside 1t. In Bangor
we will have a general hospital with a
toe and nail infirmary. II the physicians
are only active enough and have cheek
enough they can get any sort of an in
stitution endowed. Is there no limit, you
ask. The limit Is what is asked for.
SoLoNS AND THE RAILROADS.
The last Legislature was sharp isgis-
lature. 1t drove hard bargain with the
railroads. but the railroads were the ones
to show themselves In this transaction.
The farmers must send men who are
sharp to the legislature, but they must
send men who have the sharpened edge
turned the right way. In tax reform the
legislature made beginning by refer
ring the whole question to the next leois-
lature. It was proposed to tax railroads
but because the time was limited 1t
went over to the next Legislature When
the members got their little appropri-
alton bills through then they began to
seek out reforms. When they did this IL
was too late TO mako reforms. Two
thirds OF the men in the last legislatures
were honest, hut they were forced to
pool in with Others who were not and the
men who were not honest ran the whole
business to suit themselves. what wa
want In Maine Is q rough rider for Gov
srnor, lGreat applause. The corpora
lions must be taxed in proportion 70 the