Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-20

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And am not sorry.y For two sessions.
as a member Of 'ihe 6sth Legislature
and the 69th botl.i on the floor OF this
House and In tile committee room /
have endeavOredj to faithfully and i'm
partially discharge the duties that de-
volved upon me without fear or favor.
How well bave succeeded you and
my constituents must determine.
We cai ne here. as the gentleman
from An Ew;ta (Mr. Ma.nley) said. as
straneers- We came here with many
dinerenfes OF opinion. We have diff
iered on many things; and yet after
all gentlemen. who knows but what
we an may have been right? In the ter
'hihai station at the Worlds Fair
ground In Chicago. into which drifted
one day. my attention was attracted To
Arge number of clocks arranged
'round the quadrangle of the roof. OF
mat massive building. and discovered
on consulting my watch that those
clocks did not harmonizc with my own
tlme-pieceA and wondered what the
cause could be. I looked again
above one of those fclocks
ana saw written the word
Jernsaien. above another. Cairo"
above another. Hong Kong" above
another. -Lisbon;" above another.
Madrid above another Paris"
above anDther. London" above an
other. New York" and so on. and the
mystery was explained. Each clock
was keeping the time OF the city which
lit represented. Each clock was exact
~ right according to the meridian on
which 1.-The city it represented was 10
hsAd III
then. as it has occurred to me often.
who knows but what after all that in
I'afl matters on which we differ we may
'aH be right: that our differences Of
sptnion may simply depend on the
standpoint from which we view things
! We have all tried at this session, 4
/ have no doubt. to faithfully and in-
partially discharge each and every
duty that has come to us. We have all
come here with honest convictions.
We have all tried to do just right. We
have passed great many bills. We
have passed a great many appropria-
ton bills. We have made many large
appropriations. Yet l do not believe
that there Is man in this House
who has voted for any bill, APP
preparation or otherwise. that he did
right. / have voted for one bill, this
session. the largest appropriation bill
we have passed this session, which two
years ago. felt it my duty to oppose
and did oppose, for the reason that the
financial conditions of the State two
years ago. were different then from
what they are today. Two years ago.
the State of Maine was under a dark
cloud of financial gloom and distress.
and no one knew when that cloud would
lift. l then felt that we had better
postpone all action until we could see
rift in the clouds. But this session, to
my mind, those conditions have
changed. for. thanks to the magnifi-
cent administration of President Nc
Kinley. thanks to the Dingley tariff
bill-the great work Of the mighty
dead-the golden sunlight Of renewed
prosperity Is once more beginning ITO
shine upon the hills and the mountains
of the grand old state Of Maine. and
to reach down into the valleys thereof
and spread out into the plains. and II
believe that We are now near the open
sea of a new prosperity. Hence. Il
thought we could safely vote the
money necessary to carry on the work
of that new home for those unfortunate
people who, under the influence of that
mystic touch which comes from where
we know not, have passed into the un-
known land of insanity. AS have
said before. have formed many
pleasant acquaintance here. l trust1
never shall forget the faces of any, of
you whom l have met at this session.
Some of them are indelibly burned into
my memory. some OF them will never
pass away. One of the first acQuaint-
ances | formed when I came to this
session. this winter. was that of my
friend olonel Murphy from lewiston.
about the man attracted my
attention. and | felt a respect for him.
and that respect deepened and grew
when learned that while he loved to
sing that grand old Irish song. The
of the Green that while he
owed the Shamrock and Thistle. yet
nigh above all he loved the country. OF
which he is an honored citizen and
hat for two years under the shining
'olds of Old Glory he fought in de-.
ense of this great Union: that on
southern fields his ears heard the
'iren-like music of whistling bullets:
hat his flesh had felt the hot impact
If hostile missiles. Such men as he II
I'M proud 10 call my lrleuuS.
With the gentleman from Dresden (Mr.
dcFadden) l had some differences Of
opinion. but they were honest differences
II opinion. l never have questioned thu
honesty and integrity OF the gentleman
rom Dresden and I never shall. But
hose differences have all vanished, ara
With me they will be gone forever with
he close of this session; because the gen
leman from Dresden has a record bright
n and "rander and greater, than | can
.ver hope. to achieve for he too in his
.arly manhood. under the most trying cir
found himself for a time
obliged to fight against the flag which no
owed. but wnen the frs. opportunity pre-
vented itself, he Joined the Union ranks
where he fought like hero brave and
rue for the preservation of his country.
And so good Is his record and SO gallant
was his conduct as a soldier, that be-
ieve, yea, l know that in the time TO
] trust is still afar on
when in response to the last bugle call.
bidding him to report for duty above. this
I'D veteran with martial tread approaches
he shining gates of the celestial city, he
will hear from within the voice OF Him
who died that men might 1--WE. saying.
Welcome, gallant defender Of your cOun-
rvs flag, enter thou into the joy OF thy
xord.'
/ early recognized our friend from CHE
on (Mr. Chick as one OF the silent
orces of this House. l say silent. except
when he was sent over to the Senate to
convey a message and with his calliOpc
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