Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-08-22

now the Washington correspondent of
the New York Herald, Mr.. Walter c.
Emerson
Mr.. Emerson said:
Mr.. Chairman, Ladies and Gentle
men: 1t seems at least presumptuous
if not altogether an absurdity for an
amateur to come here and attempt to
talk politics in a city where politics are
made. and withal where politics are
made of such a high quality that it is
often difficult and sometimes impos-
sible TO tell just where politics end and
craftsmanship begins.
over in the western part of the State
we have come to look upon this city
not only as the seat of the State gov
ernment, and by this time that is a
pretty well settled conviction, even in
Portland. but we have come to look
upon Kennebec county and the city of
Augusta as the home of sound Repub-
Iican craftsmanship, where the new
born infant is given his lesson in party
management, and his bottle of milk
afterwards. And then, too, | should
feel embarrassed because | know full
well YOU have come here in a rainy
night to confirm your wisdom by the
secretary of the treasury. Mr.. Shaw
| dislike to encroach upon his time.
You have all enjoyed his genial pres
ence and his fine oratory in the state
convention. and he comes to you again,
| tonight, fresh from strenuous admin
| istration. and will appeal to you both
| from the Importance of his great posi-
| ton. for he is an able sound and safe
successor in the great office that is
nearer and more intimately connected
with the business success of this coun-
try than any other, but also from the
| interest of his own personality.
| With all the embarrassment that one
may feel it is certainly a pleasure to
speak on his very threshold for Gov.
| John f. Hill. (Applause). He is yours,
| here in Kennebec, by right of residence,
| but the whole State, irrespective of To-
caIitv. irrespective even of party ties.
ella inns him by right of genuine pride
| in it's Chief Executive. (Applause).
His one good term not only deserves
| another but it deserves it by an in
creased majority, for there has never
been more conservative. more eco
nomic, ADLER and cleaner State admin
istration than you have had for the
Hast two years.
Then. too, it is pleasure to speak
| in the home of Representative Edwin
G. Burleigh. (Applause.) | have been
/ in a position during the last winter
where | could know something of his
| worth where ! could see something
of what he accomplishes for the people
of his district. There is at the national
capital no more far-seeing, no more
industrious, no more faithful, con-
scientious representative than youl
Representative Burleigh of this city
| (Applause) Maine is a big State IL
Maine: it is a big State in Washing
ton. 1t seems strange that every two
wears we should be obliged to e
through a campaign like this and theT
60 to the polls to keep the nationa
LEGISLATURE out of the hands of a politi
| cal party that never did anything bu
put rocks on the track; that never die
ANYTHING but clog the wheels of tn
| greatest national machinery in tn
world: that never did anything but oh
| iect. and it never did that very well
BUT 10 say that this is strange is onl.
to remark that there are. every tW'
wears. men who do not. or will not. o
cannot. watch the trend of events ant
the dangerous tendency of their leaders
Continuing. Mr.. Emerson referred L
the division->in the leadership of tn
Democratic party and said that som
would have it that its youngest leader
are not the real leaders but are onl
side shows. But they are only de
ceiving themselves, or attempting t
deceive others. for they are the onl
Democratic leaders at present in evi
dence and they are debating the issue