Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-25

sacrifice of virtue ana honor. | ask YOU
| members of the House. to consider the
real burning issue in this question: ana
that is whether or no; you shall sa! 10
The. voters, to the people of Maine Nhat
| they have tie right to pass judgment upon
| resllbmisSioli; whether or not you Sh'iH
hearken to the demard which Is n'aue
upon you at the present time, or whether
| YOU shall ridicule and pu- to score lhr
| Judgment of your constituents; ana sun
| nit. Mr.. Speaker and gentlemen OF inc
House, tha, the judSm mt OF our consult
unntS is even letter than that OF the
members of this Legislature, as was evi-
denced by the fact that they sent us here
10 labor for three months. and on top
| of that with an almost unanimous Yer
dict that our time and our ability We're
worth but the paltry pitJance of $3.50,
while they remained a, home secure in
| the. MI: M cement of their own AFFAIRS. ANA
conscious of the though: that the actions
vf last Legislatures upon this question
! has been sufficient evidence for the issu-
ance TO the members, OF those Lcgisla-
lures at least of commitment papers to
the expensive institution across the placid
kenncbec.
anticipate the argument that since
the law against arson, burglary and lar
ceny is broken, We must expect the pro
hibitory law to be infringed But there
is no semi-universal inherent tendency in
man 70 burn, steal or rob Those tenden-
Cies are criminal and have been so add
judged ty Him who is the fiji st and great
est of law makers.
| realize the fact. Mr.. Speaker that in
this discussion some people will advance
the argument that if there is resubmis-
sion there is an increased and added eN-
pensc. Why, gentlemen. We have heard
| from the mouths of those same men whom
| | would expect to advance that arGu-
| ment. the most eloquent defence, inc
most highly polished tributes to the gen
| tleman who and the Institution which for
wears PAST has done the printing OF TINS
| State AT an annual cost to the cltlzehS
which makes the salaries of p0tcntaNtS
| and rulers of the old world appear hut
| a mere bagetelle in comparison antlrl-
| pate also. Mr.. Speaker and gentlemen nI
| the House. that the argument may De ad-
| yanced that there is today greater de
| mand than ever for the enforcement OF
| the prohbitory law. | ask in all candor,
| in all Justice and in every spirit OF lar
| ness whence does that voice for enforce
| mert come? Does the dominant party
| read the writing on the wall? l will be
| answered that the present incumbent. His
| EXcellency Governor Cobb, was elected
| upon a platform which promised enforce
| ment; but | say to those gentlemen who
| would advance that argument, can they
| in the same breath account for the fact
| how out OF IL candidates for the shrieval-
~ offices in this commonwealth six of
| them standing upon platform which had
| pledged itself TO resubmit the fifth amend
| mert, were elected to their offices? 1 also
anticipate the argument that the people
| of this State have already voted upon
| this question. Mr. Spea ker and gentlemen
| of this House. | admit that years ago
they voted to adopt this amendment: but,
my friends. consider the vast strides and
advancement that have been made in 20
| years. In that time whole generation
has passed into eternity; another gener-
alton has grown from youth 10 manhood.
and another and 4 larger generation has
been brought into being. Al that time We
were q union of some 30 odd states. To-day.
if my memory serves me. we have some
i6. Consider the advances that have
| been made in science, in ant and in liter
| azure. We have. for example, the Won
| wonderful genius has manipulated the
| sound waves and made possible wireless
| telegraphy. Yes, my friends, we have
| grown from a little union of 30 odd states
| in the past 20 years until To-Day we stand
| here having cast aside the farewell ad-
| dress of Washington, disregarded all the
| principles enuncidted in the Munroe doc
| thine. and unmindful of the advice and
| judgment Of that Gibraltar of American
ideals, that Herculean defender of Ameri-
| can institutions, the product of our own
| stare, Thomas Z. Reed, we have acquired
| the Philippine islands, and having ac-
| uuired them We have paid for the inhab-
| itants thereof at the rate of s. per head
in order that the American soldier might
have an opportunity to demonstrate the
ineflicacy Of the water cure"
Mr.. Speaker. / anticipate another ar
gument. but I say here and now that
the superficial evidence of a necessity
for an Cakes bill, the superficial evil
dcnce of the necessity for a Sturgis
bill. is the very best argument that
could be made here or any place else
: in favor of the re-submisson of this
, important question. They say to us
: that if this question is re-submitted
they know what the verdict will be.
, But why, my friends, do they cling so
tenaciously, why do they fear to re-
I submit it, Where is the necessity of
an Cakes bill if all the promiSSOry
notes which have been issued by the
t Republican party in the last p years
= on this question have not gone to pro-
n test? 1 say. Mr.. Speaker that the fact
; of an admission from the members OF
= the majority party that there is "A ne
n cessity for any such legislation is the
< very best argument that can be adj
= duced here in favor of re-submissiOn.
Y | say in reply to those who are trying
n to explain away the election of six
!" Sherifs who are members OF the ma
- iority party. | say to them. here and
n now, that there is not in any one of
n those six counties sufficient Demo-
+ cratic vote to elect Il Democratic sher-
: iT. And the fact that a Democratic
Il sheriff has been elected in those six
: counties is absolute and undeniabie
9 proof that there must have been many
Republicans who voted that ticket
And why did they vote it in view of the
l. fact that the candidate for Governor
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