Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-22
IS these delicate gentlemen would sug-

Isn't that remarkable, 1t Is to me. Now
Just a word about the buildings over the
way. We went over there. There they
are AZ acres. beautifully adapted. sloping
orr towards the river There Is not n plic"
The whole length Of the kcnnebec river
that ] have ever seen which compares
with 1t. A bank-wdll the Whole of the
river front, which cost the government
over $4,000 to put in. thoroughly substan-
tlal; a wharf there TO which vessel
ar" wing 10 feet of water can come up to
for coal or anything like that-but they
don't require that; for the steam pipe of
the Augusta Lumber Co. passes directly
through and across this ground now, and
the magnificent buildings up beyond are
heated from that plant. And way down
there by the river all that has got to be
done is to tap that pipe take yonr heat.
warm your patients and care for them
under those magnificent slate roofs that
have stood there for more than half
century. There are "a of those buildings
mind Won that'-all fenced in there with n
splendid iron fence eight feet high. The
government dug down beneath the frost
line and laid in its granite foundations.
ana set those posts eight feet high ana i
cost the government 100000 to fence it.
Think you, gentlemen of the Senate. and
Mr.. President, that in that 10i patients
contained within this hospital over here.
when DIR. SanbOrn has been quoted rs
saying that 20 per cent of them ought
not to be there but should be in the home
for feeble rninded instead. that we can
not with a proper keeper let them roam
nix hiltSi1eS
over the green acres under the shade OF
those trees and he as comfortable and
rs well cared for as in the new wing at
Bangor in two years and n half from this
timeo I think so.
Gentlemen, 7 think this is business
proposition | look at il that way.
Now. gentlemen. here comes in the point
in question: here is Il point that will in
tercst You. am sure it will; it did me.
When we were at Bangor Of course this
Ovcrcrowded condition WAS continually be-
irg thrust upon us. | WAS looking as
hest I could-fnr my charity goes ont in
that direction, assure yOu-to 50" wherH
and how this might he obviated. and thes"
people be relieved if it We're so: and by
some means. I don't know just how-but
here, in paper that dropped into my
hands there. and I have been laboring
under n false impression received from
that paper ever since. Let me tell yon
what ii is. Mind YOU this paper is not
signed am glad 1t is not. 1t goes on
to re"ito how many patients there were
in TIL hospital in Bangor November 30.
1oOl-1a3 patients Augusta had 900 Total
number in both hospitals 193. November
20. 1902 200 in Bangor. 63 in Augusta. In
1907. PIG in Bangor, f64 in Augusta: total
$50. Number of patients in Bangor No
venlher 20. l9Ol-254; ut Augusta the same
date I04: total as
Number in hospitals in excess of nor
nal capacity-1,o--T thought sol thought
50 until the Sth day Of March. when DIR.
Sanborn told ne right her" in the pres
ence Of witnesses that arc here today.
thar the actual condition was that they
bad lust 81 in both hosrtals. Then !
stepped aside: J says is that So-is that
the fact? 7 made minute Of it. Yes
ter.lay 7 asked him the question owe
again. and in the presence of witnesses
he SAYS 81. And ] assume. Mr.. President,
that that is correct: and I ask YOU il
there is Il man in the State Of Maine who
is better o,alihed to judge of the capacity
of both those hospitals than is DIR. San
horn? ! take il for granted that that is
correct and that 10 has been hung up be-
fore this committee from start to finish
in order to hiaS their opinion. ard draw
them away from the real situation of tn
facts us they are today.
Gentlemen. 7 do not like this treatment.
I do not think il is becoming in The truS-
tees. and ] want to say to YOU. Mr.. Pres
Of
this matter has rot been represented by
n majority of the trustees. majority
of the trustees have been conspicuous by
their absence. but some have been here"
and 7 regret very much that they should
have assumed the position which they
have in order to carry this money N
Bangor: and as haS been sald-that thcE
may have it to spend over in Bangor
Gentlemen We want to spend this mon
ev where il can be made to bring these
peopln to the most comfortable posSlnie
pCSition for the least amount OF money.
That is what we want That is what
want, and trust that every senator VINO
hears me wants precisely the same thlng
DO WOW believe. that there is man here
who wants to be warped from his honest
convictions or to have anything whis-
ncrcd in his ear by a party in interest,"!
WHY do we sit here and represent the
people of our several constituencies? Wer"
we scnt here to be wavered in our ideas!
Gentlemen, we were sent here by an hon
est and Tair hallOt-sent here to do Tor
| this State rs We would do for ourselves
in a business transaction; and | assume
that YOU will see my point. and IL YOU 90
that Won will vote with me on this meas
ire and that is that the minority repoTi
he substituted for the majority report.
And now, Mr. President. Just 4 WORD
more Here arc so many worthy lhStltu-
tions that have been coming here asking
fnr aid that have felt badly because W"
coulG not reach out for them. would 10
| God we could reach ont for all "i them-
We have turned down hospitals. we
have turned down appropriations Tor TN"
| ebla-mindcd. We have said to the h!ino
and Cod bless that old man who wan
dered about her" in this State House
week after week. feeling his way along
with 4 cane-wc have said to him-Wait
until our treasury shall enable us ana
uc will reach on. to you, but until tnen