Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-29
Republicans Fully Alive
to the Issues.
Enthusiastic Flag Raisinss at
Rockland, Saturday Night.
Fully aooo People Attend the SPEAKING
Big Audience Greets Hon. VIM. +.
Cobb and Cong. LittlefieId at Banoor
-Freeport Flag Raising.

1."ckiird' Nc. Aug. 2S.-The Repub-
licans held three flag raisings. Satin.
day night, and incidentally naid trihrto
|" Il score Of citizens who had previ-
ously ufturled flags in honor of Hon
William T. Cobb, the Rockland candi.
date for Governor.
The celebration was under the aus
pieces of the Rockland Cobb Club. which
marched to various parts of the CITY
800 strong and followed by many other
citizens.
Allan L. Bird acted as marshal. The
nag raising speeches We're made by Ar
thur l.. Orne, Arthur S. Littlefield ana
Judge Leonard r. Campbell The
speaking which followed in Post Office
square was heard by about 5000 per-
sons
PROF Alien +. Rogers Of OrOno. dis
cusSed national issues wholly, taking
UP first the question of trusts. He re
viewed the trust legislation of the Re
publican party as seen in the inter-
state commerce law and the Sherman
law of 1890 In 1900. he said. a reso-
luton was introduced giving to the
Federal Congress power to regulate
trusts and great corporations. 1t failed
to receive the necessary tWO-thirds
vote, because all but one Democrat
voted against it, while all but two Re-
publicans voted for it.
The Democratic party then and there
declared trusts should not be ques-
ton of national politics. For judicial
action there had been the merger case,
and the Meat Trust case, brought at
the instigatiOn of President Roosevelt,
and the settlement of the coal strike
which was directed through President
Roosevelts efforts.
The Republican party says that
combinations of capital. are necessary
to produce industrial success, and that
labor unions are indisper sable. but that
neither shall override the will of that
supreme combination-the union.
In regard to the Philippines. Prof.
Rogers declared that the solution
should be worked out from the present
time and that no definite date of indie
pendence should be named lest it inter-
fere with the educational progress Of
the Filipino. Capabilty, not time.
must be the essence of this arrange
mcnt.
Hon. Oscar F. Fellows of Bucksport,
sentatives in 1903 discussed the speech
of Hon. Cyrus w. Davis and argued
that the latter was not consistent in
his claims about Republican extrava-
gances.
''Hc voted for every item in the ap-
preparation bill of 1909" said Speaker
Fellows. Including the appropria ton
of $15.o0o for Colby College and the in
creased salaries f II the supreme judges.
The fec system which he so severely
condemns. and which the Republican
party pledges itself to remedy, did not
have any very active opposition upon
the part of Mr. Davis. who voted
against regulating fees of two of the
states most important officers-the at
torney general and the secretary of
State. In fact, Mr.. Davis whole at
tempt at reformation seems to hinge
upon his hobby. resubmission. He was
Il member Of the committee on salaries.
and not only failed to vote against any
increase but signed the report"
Speaker Fellows said that the arpro-
priations had been increased 5000. 900 for
such worthy purposes as soldiers PEN
sione. Reform School, School for Deaf,
State roads etc.
Hon. ]. .. Bradbury of Saco, discus
sei prohibition as 4 leading state is
sue. He said that the Republican
party had promoted and fostered all
prohibition legislation in the last so
years. and that the Democratic party
had been constant opponent. IF in
any county the law is not enforced as
it should he said Mr.. bradbury. cit is
better for the temperance people to at
tend the primaries ana choose candi-
dates of their own. rather than turn
the administration over to an acknOwl-
edged enemy Of the prohibition cause"