The Portland daily press., 1901-02-04
WESTRROOK.

lIvered an address on Gag 'tation'' last
evening In the Church Of the Redeemer.
westbrook. before large audience. He
defntd Fgltation to be the marshailins
OF the conscience OF the PEOPLE 20 enact
laws. The weapons OF agitation are rea-
son and argument. Tell che whole
truth; no compromiss. Republics exist
only on the tenure Of being constantly
sgltated. Eternal vigi ilance is the price
of liberty" The running stream is pure.
while the still pool IL dank and noisome.
Mr.. Loonsy described the agitation Of
O-Ccnnell, the great Irish agitator. and
the anti-slavery agitation in this ooun-
try. The true agitator like O'Conneil,
Phillips and Garrison is world wide In
his sympathies-a friend OF mankind. lie
compared the United states with Mexico.
Mexico, ne said, was theoretically re
public, practically q despotism. There
was no public opinion. there were no
political campaigns. The press was sub
sidizsd by the government, hence the
short comings OF the government were
never criticized. lie spoke of the law
iessness and inhumsn treatment OF the
negro In the South. But there was as
much lawIessness In Mains. The pro-
hibitory law outside OF Cumberland
county was q monumental farce. Maine
was as much dominated by the liquor
power as was the nstios by the slave
power from 1864 tc 1850 The men who
were responsible for this disgraoeful
condition OF affairs were not the So
called anarchists. or foreigners, bnt ma
tives OF Maine, prominent members OF
our churohes. How they could violats
their oaths of office and permit themselves
to be the tools Of the liquor interest he
could not understand. An executive
officer had no right to regard any public
oninion except that which Is reprssen ted
by the law. The course OF the executive
officers outside OF Cumberland county
was q virtual subversion Of Republican
institutions.
Mr.. Loonsy commented on the state
ment that Augusta was infested by
liquor dens. "Can 1t be possible" said
he, "that In the oity OF Augusta where
there are 30 many statesmen live, where
schools and churches abound, right under
the shadow Of the Capitol, that These
giIded heIls ply their Infamous business
and violate the law with iinpunityY
what is wanted, he said, Is more agita-
t,on. Riddle public men and measures,
and parties with light En- sncipate
yourselves from the yoke OF party. d.
xorce municipal and county affairs from
state and national. Vote Independently
and consoisnti on sly. He spoke of the pres
ent voting system and said that the
Maine System was the very worst In the
Union. 1t was invented by certain ring
politicians for the purpose of sitting the
conscience OF the voter and making in
dependent voting impossible. We should
have the Massachusetts, system In Maine.
The effect of the political machine In
Massachusetts, had been powerless to
chapgs the form OF the ballot there.
Why was the ring all powerful In MaineY
Mr.. Looney took an optimistic view
OF the future The people We're begin
ming to think for themselves. lie pre-
dictsd in the near ruturs a political re vo-
| luton in Maine which would emAncipate
| tho voters from the thraldom OF the ma
chine politician, the rum power, and the
maohinations or certain grasplpg oorpo-
ra lions.
Mrs, Dwinal Pride died st her home
on Central street, Saturday afternoon, az
ter q brief Illness of pneumonia. Her
age was 50 years and months. Funeral
Will be held Tuesday at p. m, 90 her
| late home.
Local politics are beginning to warm
up, ond as the day approaches for the
| hold ng of the cauouses the Interest be-
com keener. The date OF the holding
| the Oaucuses has not been selected YET,
/ but they will probably be held In q little
over two weeks. Mayor j. l.. Aorr, ks
Iirst term as mayor, according to party
usage, will probably be- given a nomina-
ton. MIR. Edward Ii. Smith, Republican,
! city clerk, Will be a candidate for r9-
| nom ination, and in SONS circles the
name OF Mir. Frank p. Pride, young
attorney at law, is mentioned for the
| position.
Among the Democrats, Mr.. George
w. Leighton, Dr. George ".
| Hawkes. and MIR. A. N. Water
house are mentioned as prospective nomi-
| nees for the position of mayor. Mr..
william NJ. Lamb, for two years the
Democratic Citizsn party incumbent OF
the city clerks position, will make an
effort to secure his former position.
Tne name of Mr.. John + Sullivan. a
prominent young man and worker In the
| Democratic p.rys 10 also urged Tor
| nomination 20 the city clerks position.
MIR. Reginald X. Gooden, associate pro-
fessor in modern languages at the Uni
versity OF Maine ana Bowdoin College,
VINO is q son OF the late Charles X. Good
ell, VINO was street commissioners Of West
book at the time OF his death, has been
elected TO active membership In the Asso-
ointion International Phonetique, so
oiety OF scholars, whose president is Pro-
fss sor Paul Passy, OF the SorDonne, and
whose headquarters arc In Paris, France.
The distinction for membership ts a
vary great compliment 20 the scholar
ship OF Mr.. 0oodeiI, as there are only q
| few active mem bers In the United States
NJ. Fred Phinney, Main street. has
| been in Boston In attendance upon the
New England Poultry show. MIR.
Phinney lie breeder of Belgian hares,
and it was In this line OF exhibits that
MIR. Phinney took the greatest interest.
The Excelsior Club entertained Thurs
day afternoon at the home of Miss Addie
| Brown The subject of the afternoon was