Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-09

matter, and without any provision h.-
| ing made for them to vote their nv
! proNal or disapproval Of the PROPOSE
| tlon. L Will say to my friend from
| somerset that no man ever lived who
would be less in sympathy with This
\ attempt to make the weak and moor
municipalities of Penohscot county nav
| lor a bridge located in the stronccst
hhu ilcheSt community in the country
that David Barker, whose poem he
| mas used to give points to his contcn-
ton. No man ever lived who had
Keener sense of justice and equity
and greater Indignation of the placing
* unfair and incquitable burdens upon
| the poor and weak by the rich and
strong. than the sturdy author of The
! ffeNcllCd GrindStone" and The IN
| der Dog in the Fight" NV friend
talks about VeXinS TIE spirit of the
twentieth Ccntury-indeed, | would
like TO know what can he moro out OF
harmony with such spirit than the
aard rule propounded in the infancy
or the Christian religion and which he
would follow in this case: Unto him
| that hath shall be given. and from him
| that hath not shall he taken even that
which he hath.
| Now senators | wish To sav that nn
man ii this Senate or anywhere else Is
| moro opposed to toll bridges than | am
| | wish to say that if / could have my
way today ana it could be justly and
| fairly done, l would have every to!.
bridge in the State swept ont Of that cat
cSory ana made free; but | am not VIII
| ing to see il done iii violation NJ every
! r-i.ri VA
a WAY as To establish . precedent which
VIII retIrn 10 qlaeI" everybody con-
ccrucd. Now | wish to say in regard to
| this proposition that the Legislative notice
given in regard tn this matter MAS mis-
leading. 1t is tile Same as we have in the
caption Of this b!ll.-an act to amend
chapter 3o> of the Private and Special
| Laws 81 1895. entitled an act To enable the
proprirtors Of the Bangor bridge To- dis
nose of their bridge property What IL
Their, in thut tn indicate that thv county
uf rcnubsrut WAS t. 10 called upon to
borrow money and Issue bonds To- helm
pay Tor that bridge? Nothing whatever.
The people knew nothing about it: ana
then after III" matter was taken up here.
what were Inc circumstances ana cnnGi-
tions2 Was thc bill presented,
through thc Two Houses i'll the ordinary
Way.-r"tcrrtd To tho Pcuubscot dcIcga-
tiou and a hearing advertised. pcupl,
given notice So that they could come up
and b" hcJrd upcn the proposition and
influence aud affect the Judgment and
opinion Nj th,ir public servants here ia
this Legislature? Not at Hill. The bill
was evolved from the inner conscious
ness of Il number OF members of the
Penobscot delegation. II was put before
them without notice or warning except
slch as had been given To them individ-
lally in inc canvas made prior To the
meeting Ut tho delegation i'll which tho
delegation hdi been committed Upon tho
question, upon an cx partc statement of
it; ana the delegation acted upon the
proposition under those circumstances in
the way which has been indicated; ami
the vote was as has been Indicated lat
was why l am opposed to the proposition.
Then there seems to be another msap-
prehension Of the effect of this amend
ment. My friend from Penohscot here on
my lcft,-and no man respects him more
highly Unan | do or has 4 more bruthcrly
affection for him,-is entirely OFF in mis-
discussion Of the proposition covered by
this amendment. He says that we won't
have to borrow money AT all.-that this
is going to be paid for out of the liquo:
fines. Ny. then, does he oppose this
amendment? If this amendment is adopt
ed. | withdraw my opposition to the bill.
ana the bill as then passed Will enable tho
propriotOrs Of this bridge to dispose 81
| their bridge property. and will enable
| the county of PenobSCOt to contribute