Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-04
MAINE LEGISLATURE,
CONTINUED from Page Two.)

,,birh is already theirs. They might
,,.n believe they would. But | be-
,;ov,. il i needless and wrong to SUBJ
mi, them 10 such a trial. This question
r4anS more tilln mere voting. 1t
nouns that from the time this resolve
,.,ss..s these two branches of the Legis-
,,,rre 4 continual campaign will be
,.,,ripd on by the temperance people of
,ta STATE, until the votes are counted in
h,r September election of 1906. Ii
,,,aaus tEar at the request of Il hand
col of petitioners of this State, and in
Ca. of more than 5000 remonstrances
,,n,iug from legal voters we shall COM
,.L The temperance people to carry on
=. Gsh, against all the liquor interests
IF his country for those people are
,o,..cr,led in this matter and Judging
,,or, the interest they have already
clown. they will exert every influence.
and will furnish unlimited funds to
i,e from the constitution that outer
,;,. If defence which was nut there by
,, tem,r.,.:Inc.- people in 1884. For that
..,son believe it is wrong to compel
,h..ee reopI" To engage in such a con-
rift.
c.r3tofs. ;h-r- have been some very
,e,tInlr i.i!is in.roduCcA inlo the Legis-
,,,urrs OF til" several states of the
Union dEliaG the past winter out i'll
kansas :, bill Las bcet introduced MAX
.nn ,,illiag.- Il limited contract. 1t is
,r,nosed to puI Il i've. zen. II or :"
v,ars term in.o the rtarri3ge crrtiti-
c,t4 with an option OF r.l,, wal at the
.vr,ir,,ri,ili oi that time. In Connecticut.
tin. r,os,cltinG officer of Hartford has
,rt,.,lu,,.d Il hiil proViding that Wife
ioalers hc Strip:r,G in The Jail and fog
s.d IA the ~. S,nc" - the clerk ard a
,,hv.ir;au. In Missouri, not long ago a
Nm was introduced prohibiting the pro-
DIN, tinu ot t'n"la Toms Cabin on any
stage IN N" State, clai:iiing that it
tlu,rs class Iiair-d and sectional feel
ing. But this l;rSnlV" compelling the
lr,nrrrince people of Maine to fight
against The allied liquor interests Of the
world is the most monstrcUs and UNI
ia. .onahlc proposition Of them all:
and Nr President, tho most surpris-
N. thing Ia me- is III" attitude taken
i,y the Senator from i<roX. he who. as
Was said in his chamber yesterday.
VINO G;t. n poS,'- as the friend of the
,,,ran.nn nrnD'": who so often stands
here and advu,a tcS legislation for the
w,ilnr,- oi The widow ard the orphan,
lie ought to h" caile'! the great Com
mnnrr of America. ! am SurpriS-
ed Mr. Presitl'li. thai he should take
This Inconsistent stand on this question
Of reSubmissinn.
have. in ,n- volume Nj. President,
a rc,'Ort of In" speech made two
years tgn on the WoIiEtn suffrage QueS-
ton by TIE. senator from Krox. In that
speech over and oVe. again he made
III, 81 rtr.ncnt thai women are better
able than men To Solv" tn" great moral
and political tilr%tiOnS Of lie. He says
that Nh. President. III bis speech in
this report. He then goes or and mag
UNANIMOUSLY admits that women kOnW
Just as much 80 men. Now that sounds
NeiV good when il comes from the ciO-
,iurrt II = OF the Senator from Knox:
ant 1t sounds specially good when tho
galleries a"e filled with ladies; but, to-
day. Wh.u these same ladies come here
from II! uar;S Of the State of Maine
uf the Firth Amendment. the Senator
from Enlx has no ear for their protest
ana nn eye fnr their petitions. He then
;,ocS on II; this speech today and speaks
Of Maine as being the laughing stock
Of the Union. | cannot see what ground
h. mas 10Y such a statement. 1t touch
rs any man who has any patriotism il
his heart - hear such speech from
u nrn in the position Of the senate
From knuX-Maine. which furnishes
Massachusetts more than a. per cent
ot the t"arh-ts Of that state, Maine
from Whit h NoI.ng mon. when they &c
to NJ. <sachusn;tS ar sought by the
employers. IN 'rcnants and business
m"a Of that great commonwealth
Main" TN, laughing stoo X "i the Union
! cannot see his ground for such a
Ht1t"nn"Ht ami | do not admire his IA
ir"iiS.n in MAILING it Moreover. Mr
President. the ground for tWo-thirds of
tin stat, ments 10 has made hetc. are
la' kitS. have before me statistics
Whch ar" exactly contrary to tho
things h has stated IN iris floor in re
S:.ri to othr" states Of the Union. ii
III" Whole NJ his speech is no more ;ic-
cht;.t. or correct than tics" statistics
show That tho!:" particular parts of his
s!"'rn arc. %n1 Will attn ihute no grea'
rCr;h To- it. viii not take the time OF
ia" Scnat to any greater extent. only
harr. in Voting ON this question, We
Sha.l vote as the people expect US tc
Vote. rs We have pr" Missed the p"opl,
H. vote, and ~ We ought To vote.
The question being upon the suhsti-
tuition ~ the n'nority Tor the r:ajoHitS
report. the Yeas and NAYS We're cal,c,
tor AMI ordered. and the vote being
take n. resulted as follows:
Those voting Yea wore MeSsrs. Phi
loon, ShaW. staples go Those voting
Nay We're MrsSrs. Allen. Barley. Brown
clark. Irving. Fn"wltnn. Mills. Morse
Pierce. Pike. P.ummer Potter. StctSon
SturCis. Tunner GaD.
Mr. STIcTSON: A. Il matter of re.
cord desire 10 LAY that my coIlcasU"
Nj. Glrdne!. if present. would Not'
Nay desire il to arpoar as part o
the record.
the President stated that If Senator
f,trll,tt We're present. ne would vote
Nay
- the mo: m to substitute tho min
hllty for the Hlajority report was lost
The majority report was thereupoi