Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-28
DAILY KENNEBEC JOURNAL TUESDAY MAvoo 100,
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Nol. Elliot G. DiM's subject was "A
a,.y POST" and he pointed ont
iy what 1t Is necessary for An
.us'a 10 do and what It would mean tn
VIC capital II the post were establish
W mere. He believed that Major Jones
eport 10 the war department win no
aso'aDle to the establishment of the
poS'' inc present buildings at the
arsenal are insufficient for a garrison.
,na' II would be necessary to erect q
hospital and also two sets of officers.
quarters. 1t is necessary to place al,
i"nuehce possible to bear upon the Of
! "oiais at Washington. 1t seems too
eoou an opportunity to be lost and the
"susta board of Trade should nut its
ouo"'uer 10 the wheel and second the
siiorts or Congressman Burleigh.
MN. >. II. Manley and Senator FRYE
Peheoict Maher. Esq. delivered a schol
ArlS ana eloquent address on the subject
Directs Nomination" He said that In
government by the people Il was entirely
essential that the people should have a
voice in the selection of candidates. He
Saiu mat now the candidates are selected
Dy two or three and not by the people.
nc voice of the people has been taken
away and therefore their interest: that
t"o-thirds OF the people stay away from
the ward caucuses while the other third
80 and merely ratify what two or three
nave decided upon He offered as a rem
cay the Australian ballot in caucuscs and
raised the question OF why the next Leg
lSlaturc should not have Il chance to pass
upon that remedy.
How Can We Increase Our Business?"
was the subject assigned f. w. Soulc
and he dealt with it In his usual common
sense style. great factor TO be consid-
cred, he said. is to improve the condi-
ton of the roads leading into the country
and. that being done. the number of visit
ors TO the city would be largely increased
and great impetus would be given bust
ness. He spoke enthusiastically Of recent
railroad plans and said he hoped to see
the electric road to Lewiston built. next
summer
George c. Sheldon. Esq. spoke upon
Municipal Expenditures. He spoke OF
two classes of statesmen the destructive
and the constructive. The destructive.
who wants an Office but cannot get it, and
methods criminal. and the constructive.
the level-headed man. honest himself and
believing others honest.
F. l.. Dutton Esq, made one of the
best speeches of the evening on the
subject: THE Need of a Practical
Education" He said there is much
harm in our school system although it
is the best in the world. Our children |
have held before their eyes visions in
roseate colors of a life of ease to which |
education is the open door.
The impression is that they are studying |
to avoid labor such as manual labor He |
thought that manual labor should be |
taught in our common schools. He would |
like to see carpenter shop in every |
school basement, a blacksmith shop in
the rear and n paint shop in the garnet. |
1t is just necessary to start boy on
the road to learning trade as profess
sion and he thought it to be for the fu-
ture interests of Augusta to start children
thinking on that subject.
Howard owen subject was Finishing
Touches and it was as witty as Mr.. Ow-
ems talks always are. He told number
of stories that made his hearers laugh I'M
til their sides ached. Mr.. Owens stories
are always new ana ne seems 10 nave d
plentiful supply Of them. fact that
makes him valuable adjunct on an oc-
casion where after dinner speeches are in
order
The following were present:
Clarence Il. Burleigh, John Y. Lane,
Benedict F. Maher. Mayor Lendall Tit
comb. Elliot c. Dill. r. w. Souie,
George c. Sheldon. F. l.. Dutton. How
ard owen. Everett S. Hall. Chas. r.
Flynt, II. n. Whitman, d. w. Adams,
Chas. X. Partridge, A. l.. McFadden.
Chas. E. Nash. Geo. w. Vickery. Ere
mont ]. c. Little, Frederick w. Plais-
ted. James E. Blanchard. c. f. Purin-
ton, Geo. =. Keene. James J. Maher.
Oliver w. Turner. c. w. Jones. A. o.
Andrews, Walter d. Stinson, John w.
Chase. l.. II. Stevens. G. f. Wilcox.
Willard l.. McFadden. Norman l.. Bas-
set. f. NJ Thompson. H. NJ. Heath,
C. S. Hichborn, w. s.. Choate. +. {.
Dudley. Samuel w. Lane. Melville
Smith. Geo. F. Halves. II. T. Morse,
! Chas H. Daley. Thomas c. Buckley.
Guy o. Vickery. Roy p. Small, Edgar A.
| Hussey, Elwood H. Jenkins. James T..
| Cornish. Fred l.. Fogg, c. Il. Hall,
Chas. II. Cunningham. w. II. Davis,
A. d. Weeks, S. X. Hawkins.