Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-23

member OF this .iousc. came here a
stranter 10 nearly al; , shall IeiT r'i
all and | trust that all have nothing hut
kindly feelings toward me. | think
cin safely Say with the gentle man from
M1chias that have done but li'ue Marin
here.
Air clerk, and gentlemen Of the House,
il is with pleasure that | second tn rtSn-
lutions offered by the gentleman from
my sincere thanks to the Speaker tor ms
] imrarta!ity during this session. CAD
plauseD
MI PAT'rANGALL of Machias: MIR
/ Clerk. ! will only take i moment Of time
in joining with the gentleman from
! Bcddington in seconding the resolution
E offered ny the gentle man from Water
I Vile. feel that no man in this House.
/ no citizen of Maine who has followed
with any care the proceedings Of this
7 House. could fail to Join in the rcsniu-
I lion thanking the SpCtkcr of this House
/ for the work which he has done this win
I ter. not only towards US as members
but toward the people of Maine a. citi-
zeuS and tax payers of the common
wealth which he 50 well represents.
\ Knowing as We did when we assembled
here that he was as much responsive as
any one man in the whole United States
for the triumphant election Of William
Mckinley, We fct toward him more re-
SpcCt than we feel ordinarily coward a
fellow citizen OF Maine: aud in no rule.
no decision in no matter, which has
come to his attention rs Speaker Of the
House. either acting as 1t member of a
parliamentary body or acting u "a riti
zen of the State which he loves ana We
love. has he done or consented to tn.
doing Of anything that has not been tor
the benefit. ! believe Of the State of
Maine. So far as that goes there is no
question about tbs, unanimity Of this
body in SccondnG the resolution Of the
gentleman from Natcryilic.
desire To so a little farther than that
Today is the daE when we as members
81 the House BID farewell Ia one an
other. Today is the day when we part
1s members of this Legislature forever
We may meet again Individually in Ger
tain capacities; We never can me-. All
together as members of the LEGISLATURE
OF Maine again, and | desire to thank
not only the Speaker for his fairness. for
his Importantly. for his evident desire to
do that which the people of Maine want
done, but to thank the various members
of the House who have participated in
the action of this House this winter. for
their courtesy toward me. for their cour-
tesy toward one another and for their
evident desire to carry out the wishes
and the will of the people of Maine.
car say that sincerely. | can say that
without prejudice, because frequently in
regard to important matters which have
been discussed in this House | have diff
fered in my mind from the opinion Of the
majority. | am inclined to think that in
a 5000 many instances | have been
wrong and the majority have been right
| am inclined to think that in some in
stances | have been right and the ma
jority have been wrong. Time will tell
that.
There is one thing of which we can be
assured, whatever we have done, and |
believe this as sincerely as | believe in
my being here. today, we have done as
legislative body with one interest at
heart, the interests of the people OF
Maine: that il we have made mistakes
we have made them honestly. ! believe
the people of the State of Maine will bear
this Legislature out. not perhaps in every
position they have taken but in the posi-
ton that if they have done wrong they
have done il under a mistake of judG- !
ment and not influenced by any corrupt
motive. not influenced by, anything ex-
cept beside to do what they believed to (
be right for the people of the State of (,
Maine: and in our work working as we /
have all through the winter almost with /
out remuneration for the good Of the /
people of the State we have been led by /
lone who is capable of leading the STATE J
of Maine in larger capacity even than ,
that which he occupies today. CAP \
plausc)
The time will come when Maine must /
of cessity change her representation
in the Congress Of tho United States in
both branches 1t is an old saying and a
tritc one that Republican office hold
ers seldom die and never resign. But
death comes to us ali. old age comes To
US ALL and if the time ever comes when .
the State of Maine finds it necessary to
change the men who so well represent
her in the higher branch of Congress. |
believe that there is not man on the /
floor Of this House, Republican Of Demo !