Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-03-01

down the Republican sheriff: and yet they
resubmission and free rum. Gentlemen
let us stand trN and Loyal no Tie party
WIN Mr GkiES T II StrF mr. As1ar, spenk"r do no,
! in any way wish to weary the House, but
| ! s,and ready to answer any statement
thai the gentleman from Palmyra has
| made.
| The SPEAKER: If ghere is no objec-
! ton the gel elt!emdn may proceed.
| Air. O'BRii:N: Nh. Speaker and gentle
| any member OF this Hous" Will rise "r
tbis focr ard try to indict any meInb"r
of ii as to his morals, Whatever have
| said this floor in this dcb:ioe has been
| said with the most sincere motives, be-
| lievins az DO now that al! The speeches
| wniIh have been Inad in opposition u
| the substitution of the minority for nh"
| majority report. have been wholly and
r,'tir"ly eNasivc OF the question. which is
| t. rcsuhmu; tie fifth amendment TO III"
| voters 0i the commonwealth. and not
| whether there Is more or less rum selling
under a profiIbitory law than there would
! whether or not any other form of law
| would be tier than the prohibitory law
| Now thc gentleman from Palmyra has
| brought in here copies OF In. i.c~is.u..
| sun and has indicted me for certain STATE
ments which l made. Mr.. Speaker
| ence lal.orcd to so conduct self that
never Should :: sentiment rscap.- M,
| either it4 r.'v:me public cunvt 50 tion
thai w"i,i no. be able 10 meet: and /
rtpeat repeat 'ha[ 1it, row that ANY anX s,'l;em"n;
behind it. But for the added information
of the gentleman from Palmyra. who
says that even mp in his section the fish
and game law is broken. lust as is the
| prnhiliiory law-ind | admit it-i saw 10
| You. sir, take the files OF tn" same paper
| 20 hack some four or five Years md YOU
| will find therein an exact copy OF a lefe:.
signed by the then secretary II the Re
publican city committe" Of Lewiston srEt
| to every Whcl' al" and retail liquor dealer
| il the city OF Boston, asking them 10 Said
| down their c"utributions to Lewiston 10
carry th" city Republican. And | say to
| yGu also. sir. that if thIt money was con
tribu,ed into the county and laid last
| fall in AndroSC"%%in county. and though
| said it was contributed. on tho other
| hand said nothing about how much Tia.
same concerns had contributed 10 the Re
| punllcan county campaign fnnf. and
| max" no atSemIt TO dc it now: but have
| information: ana sir. the mo nod and the
STYLE and the habit OF soliciting funds
minority PARTY from the ma jority larry
which has kerr This law upon the $. .atut..
| looks for the last - years. tApplal;se and
Ar; sWE'r'r of Portland: Mr. Speaker
qua no; intend to say ii word this
snilJt't. III has been my wish an through
| ~" session ihat ! might keep uu: nf III
| but alter the allegations that have been
made on both sides OF this question bv
! the gentlemen who have represented both
| Sides-and if | have no. misunG. rs;ood
| them the friends and opponents of this
pili ,iI.l. nave W both @ resortrd TO unworthy prac
| themselves ana their constituents I know
nothing abom; that. That is not my bust
hesS; 1t is the business Of the HOUSE. when
| IL comes to vote. But ! want to call
| Your attention to a hit of verse written
by one OF the greatest statesmen that the
w"ria v",il; mas ever known or ever will know.
| recognized wherever ciZiliZation prevails
the Honorable John Hay secretary nj
| stat" OF the United States
IGnn hay as You all know learned the
rudiments of his business at the feet OF
Abrlfam Lincoln. He was Mr. Lincon's
cierk "crlnS the campaign which preceG-
coin e" ms sa, 1st eeci%n fnr 9n and when Mr. Lin
John HAY. John. I expect YOU to so to
Washington ft.s!. with me Why he said
private s Sad ia want E%q t" r.
Lincoln he said. Il have ALWAYS dnne
eeverything EVEN, e You have asked me. but Won
tcs 1T is not your political experience
ahat 1 | wart; ! simply want your pen.
.,1 wei. what do you want of my pen?"
| SSHDJect TO my revision of course Brit
,'a,,sar ne Sard' Il have had no experience in
ma1'frT Hon hve of sta5s tarS c,ss Ns said he hH1
| thing<. But said he. Il have never
written ANYTHING except some articles
d.Mn %Tltn the in the yernaar Of our
me- we wor' discuss it further; will Won
CO." He said. Il will go if Won want
me. me. ne Vert. as You all know: ard soon
amer ne got there a correspondent of one
of our most celebrated papers called on
him and wanted him to write something
for the, paper. He said 4 haven't anv.
thing that can write for the paper' be-
| sides my time is taken up with work for
tne !wsIl PreSident id , and haven't the time
| nave got little hi. of verse on dIinkine
mat somebody told us was very clever:
,'a,,, me would nn nh1t.h HIS to s get H. He said 4
" mas been praised a great deal and Mr..
mccln praised it; he thought il was one
el ever rhS wrfts most sagafious sag i things that was
| VIII let Eo' have III He did so and the
| poem was as follows: wy
IT is all very well for preaching
, h"t preaching and practice don't agree.
l III posted on virtue and temperance,
| fut YOU can't ring EN- in on me
'u$t traEel along with your pledge SQUIRE.
u tnat what You want Ihe to sign.
| EctwIXt You and me | have been there
| Ana wont take any in min.
"A year ago last Fourth of July.
| lot Cf the boys was here
| We all got corGed and Signed the n,edee |
| no drink no more for year
lhere was Tiliman JOY and Sheriff Nc
| AND me and Abrer Frye.
| ana Sheiby boy. I-eviticus
And the Gollyers. Luke and Cy.
| And We know'd each other so uo,,
Squire "eii'
You may take my scalp for a fool.
| etcn man when he signed his name
| Dldn fee! dead sure of the pool
For while it all Went lovely: |
u we put up job next dav
!" MAKE JOY believe his wife was dead.
Ana he Went home middling gay
lhen Abner Frye he killed a man
IA, ana before he was home. McFale
'uS, plIked the widow out of ner snare
ny getting him slowed in jail.
hTi IN christmas scoopeG the sheriff.
| ne esS-nosS gathered him in.
And Shelby's boy Leviticus
Was New Years night tight as sin
And along in March the Gollyers
Got 50 drunk that a fresh piled owl
would have looked alongside OF them two
young chaps WV
Like a sober temperance fowl.
-FOUR months alone l walked the cba1,,.
thought my heart would break
Ana all them boys slappinp INV hact
Ana asking me-'What ii YOU takep'