The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-04-06
Morse's Speech.
,,,oority Report on Eastern Maine In
FOL YIN" ,rD,o;ta1 Resolve

,,u.,ur is the full teXC OF the
.i,.red by Mr.. Morse of Waldo
ar senate, recently, urging
+.nu Of the minority report
t. pass" for the majority
..r 10 pass on resolve in
l- Eastern Maine Insane
--of Waldo. Mr.. President,
.,. of the Senate, | want to
Members of this Senate
,. personal motives in this
Y.yeE | have no friends to
.. .u enemies to tease. | am
on mn, highest conceptions of
, u,tice in this matter, in
his minority report.
to supply our in
ar3ls carry far more than any
snrlstions that we shall have,
a Irve had during the present
f. lo uot think that any sena-
nii Charge me with wanting
b, I'D deprive those people who
M under the terrible disease
a. by taking from them any
4 would contribute to their
qnd comfort. My religion
that way to those so dis
nave any, and l would do
hat would contribute to
ar- ,
n President, we have had
earrings on insane hoSpit-
fl .5e a member of this Sen
. lite me eight hearings on
atllout any particular new
i. rrme before the commit
gislature.. | assure you,
that was willing to be
Sos willing to give my at
U se hearings; | wanted to
bic, something about the
I tuese great institutions
.ug supported by the State.
1pIe in general all up and
lt want to know, and |
a hey have the right to
nan who deposits his bal
mX. and who has a tax
.-s4st him, small though it
tax him more than the
tavs his tax conveniently
..eye that class of citizens
and of this whole State,
-s Know; and SO far as that
. ave no personal inter-
u- end of this State to the
mat means 694, 466 souls
.a 0 particular interest for
western, or for any other
stand here as the repre-
OF Utt number.
.. .li YOUR attention to the
It Ny the board of trustees
Hospitals, and | suggest,
# there is any informa-
- ont to the people over
-reby they may under
Wusjngs of these institu-
tlls report. And | call
Hl t1 what the trustees say.
--ntlemen, Oh which We
is this-do we need a new
Uai1or? Everything else is
. tour committee, and | am
III the senator from Penob-
make that declaration to
IDS statement of facts that
euted that this committee
u1 lst day of March to re-
SIS for hospital purposes.
Wmmous, every member OF
'ee there, and l think we
rg- except Senator Randall,
.-,trd that our report be for
Um, AS lie has been i'll since
4lr-and we all say, and it
-i upon, that sum should be
Uldt we should recommend;
arry Tat the senator has re-
formation that would lead
sarve anything to the con-
such are the facts on the 1st
mN.
this overcrowded con-
"l / have been trying to in
md out that it was actual
tAat those patients were
for in a crowded condition
70 their interests, and let
the trustees say. They
ais large increase in two
81 careful public considera-
uraus best adapted to pro-
-e unfortunates in the flu
div not state how many
Ice capacity of the hospi-
r Of them. They leave it
N'jl pass on to the treas
' 0u the 18th page, and let
iormatlon we shall CLEAN
Rs said, we look to these
4e workings of that institu-
--e low you will interpret
"'ij tell you how l interpret
d / am finding any fault
.onduct of the officials, or
expenses, but | would like to
Fad SO a commonplace man
When reading it will under
.t ii means. So they say the
tuclal statement of the stew
f-asurer shows a net gain of
and there has been expended
al improvements and repairs
receipts of the hospital $1O,-
u addition the books of the
show also that there has been
Ior extra repairs, improve
aaing, for crushed stone for
a total of $4,123.2s. There
fpended for new stock barn,
aud alterations S., 1874. Sc.
complete at the present time,
oren expended on the piggery,
less Insurance $4,000. And
mount taken from the earn
e hospital, for special extra
ia improvements, not includ-
81 repairs, S10,637.S5.
ptt'ents the current surplus
'i Tie institution. Now, gen.
'dl do you understand from
tou not understand that this
as been earning something?
nay conclusion, and | have
-rd t a particle: but when |
'-f that they have received
state by resolve, and for
y appropriations sS2 ,654.27,
D. &c how they can have a
Most any man or company