Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-03

representatives who are after all. Inc
men responsible for what action thl-
House may take. But. as say again
YOU have had 70 petitions. no reiflo''-
STRANGE against it and we nave ma" ~
least ten years in Whitl to col'Sld'F IT,
Mr.. MERRILL Of SkoWEeGan: MI
Sre lker. SO far rs relates To the H'''H
tinn of the city Of Portianc having or
or Two or three or more branches. "a
is one that does not interest me III ah ;
but if seems 10 he thai one OF the
great Fundamental prrcirl"s unh"riy-
ing n Republican, form "f government
is at issue he"" ana presented by 'h'
amendment IF the gentleman li''i'
Portland (NIr. ilair). TINS Is IN" GOV
crnmrut as has been said ny one 81 oiii
greatest statesmen. of the people ny
the u, oplr and :or the pee 'pi". NOW
bn,- ar. vou 10 Get thai Kind of u gov
arn,ornt unlnss when YOU go 10 th''
fundamental law governing Sf'''
civ like The ci:y Of Portland, are
won IA get thai principle and nave II
,.....,.is,J unlr5s You go to IN" people
ana ASK tfltnt Will ivy
th. gentleman from Portland tMr-
I.aXter) Says that II" ether great cor
,,orat;nn would so mango. its business
u,,I,r two bolris. III" Guy OF Port
land is Il corporn; ion. And VINO ar" IN"
etorkhnlG.rS in that corporation:
Every Individual property holder AND
voter within The limits of the city OF
portland is Il StGckholdA" and direct
" int, rest "a i'll tn" business manage
mcut of that corporation. Is Their" any
within tn limits of thr
state Of Maltr that is not governed
!.V Il vote of the stockholders? AT
every annual meeting Of each and
every corljor1ti,ll in the State. every
stakeholder is notified that Il meeting
IS to be held n such Il time in order
that he may BE- prestn- and that h" by
his vuirc and ~ his vote may give his
opinion and .,c heard ulr1 the question
If the infringement of III" corporal ion.
That is What Tins am"ndm, mt asks for.
1t asks that the members of that cor
Itaatiun have Il right To vote upon the
III, stiunS in which thn| are interested.
New. | nropos,. to make Il statement
that may PERHAPS seem n little absurd
m Is face. AMI that is thai Il body of
legislators. that III" representatives.
and senators composing The two houses
~ the Grand Court If the stat" Of
Maine. do rot always Lass such laws
as the l,"nnlc Of the State like. Lei MS
go back if you please, t. 1883 when
Republican Congress passed Il law
known as the t1iiff law: and what
were its results? The people of this
great commonwealth in 1884 turned
them down and elected Il Democratic.
President. Why. HccaUS.' the learned
congressman ANA Senators Of tn"
United States Congress passed Il law
that the people did not approve of. AMI
nrutrd h too thought tn" tariff que
jon was The great thing to play with;
ana what vas the result? In 1896 he
Wis again turned down and the affairs
II: the corporation Of this great colin-
toy Wri- again placed in the hands of
the itrmibIitan party. Now. | say that
Tho So tun"i "@sifcn HnU senators. Wise
2rI noble 'l:d tue mon. did not know
y At was in the hearts a tn" people.
AMI the r@"il.' turn-d Them out and
put in smother lass. ana then again
tn ned them cut ana put il. IN" Rrrub-
lirans again. Why Simply because
they had mot done what the people
wanted.
Now here Is t,aC organic Law Of tn
city Of Portland. It's constitution. a. it
we're. III" city charter of PORTLAND Is
t" the CITY of Portland SHAT the COZ
Stituti.n Of Maine is to tin stale Of
Maine. They ro.ne in mere bV this bill
ana ask to have it chlngo1l. What rt:t-
son has any gentleman given why ii
should no; be ,. frrrcd To me people"
Not q Singl. r'ason has ne "elItL'-
man from !ortilnd (Nr. Ia StrrD given
{ kept tina; tn" GARD OF trade Of Port
land and III" l"a1Inr men of Portland
desire it. OF: tntimcS. Mr.. Speaker ana
Gentlemen, III" SPECIALIZED leading men
of u community desire things In'l
measures that the people do not want:
and | say, Mr.. Sro akrr ;;l.a Gentlemen.
many IS the ;ima ana many is tho leg
iSlativ" act tn. goes through this
lious" that is pat through by the 50
called leading men of the state w:en
tn" great mass of tn" people are injur-
ed and damaged thereby
say, Mr.. SPEAKER anG Gentlemen az
IL" House. ! hope that when YOU com
to vote upon this amcndn:'n- WhiN
cara. not what they nave in the city Of
Portland to sso!rin lis affairs. ] say of
all things lot ~ Vnt" IN Si.cn 4 WAY
;fat the dearest rights If trr huini.,Sr
citizen Of or commonwealth shall IL.
p:'o served, til" i'i@ht 20 Vol, AMI haV.,
Il voice in tn" control ~ that con IlDra-
tiO" If Whi-h ht is 4 -: III ,dcr.
AppldGscD
Mr.. IITTLEFIEID Of ROckland:
Mr.. Speaker, am no moro directly III
tercStrd in this question than the gem
tleman from SNuWhe%an or the gentle
man from Lewiston who have preceded
me. | am Interested in the general
proposition. ANA | have listened with
much interest TO the gentlemen who
have spoken III opposition to this
amendment 10 discover one valid rca-
son why this amendment Shnuld not
pass. | say one valid reason. because
think the lempu have undertake