Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-11
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against the lime tariff when the Wilson
bill was under consideration U1s IA
vertsod as coming into the Second
district to promote the election Of Mr.
McGillicuddy, a Democratic house va.
ed it down IS to Ill. Will Mr. McGii.
licuddv stand with Mr.. Bryan ana al
the Democrats against the tariff or
will lie stand with the manufacturers
and laboring men of Knox county in
favor of a tariff purely protective or is
his position on this question a pro-
found secret not to be disclosed until
after election?
There is a heavy tariff upon goods
that are manufactured by wooden mills.
more than IS per cent. Both Warren
ana Camden and other portions of fhe
district have prosperous Industries
of that character. Will Mr. McGiIIicnG-
dy vote to put the wooden mill Industry
upon a tariff for revenue basis or Will
he vote to maintain the tariff as if
stands? The people who have their
money invested and the wagc-oarr,ers;
WHO depend upon them for employment
would no doubt hc very much Interested
to know what his attitude upun these
'IutCIlDIlN H. w Ill Ilt wi I'll IN
There is q very pronounced tariff III
favor Of cotton goods. upon tho manu-
fa.ture of which the prosperity of the
city of Lewiston depends. Mr. Littl.-
ticld said that Hon. John Sharpe Will
Liars. 4 leader of the Democracy and
a Southern cotton planter. had insisted
Ia him that there WAS no excuse what
over for having tariff upon cotton
goods. and Mr. Williams furmulatc5
the policy Of tho Democrats on the
tariff. Will Mr.. MCGillicuddy inform
the mill owners and the mill opera
tiVcS in Lewiston whether he Will yot,.
To protect their interests and sustain
TIE tariff as it now is or whether lie will
follow the lead of Williams or will he
keep his mouth closed and ask them to
take their chances as to whether he
will or not.
There is a tariff upon wood pulp AMI
paper and upon the manufacture oe
this article the prosperity Of a town
of from 5000 to 10000 people. the in
vestment of millions of money, and tho
employment of thousands of laborcr-
ut a high rate of wages at Rumford
Falls. depends. There is a great deal
of clamor about the tariff upon wood
pulp and paper and every Democrat
on the floor of the House when he
gets time as q rule asSails this par
tiCular tariff. making customary grand
stand play to the newspapers of thu
country. Will Mr. McGiIIicuddy vote
to strike ii off or will he vote to re-
tain it? Every either Democrat w,ll
vote to strike it off What will he
do?
As to the tariff 7 propose to sustain
every schedule as it stands that is
necessary in order ia enable tho CAM
tai clnpIoycd to get a fair returu and
the ,.,na tin,c nav o,,r ,,,cr;c,n IA,
of waco eb.u vote tn ,ot,i, ,L,,,o
.,bcd,,Io,. a.. IA, ~ T. ,,o'.,,..
e,,v fo,. chat r,,,,o..o A., - t,,o.., =,
no oni,,ion,9 ~ ha,, ,.h.,t ~. th,,,Y
dustri.s 7 understand ths ,,raqent III,
is, necessary to produce these results
What viii Mr. MrCilIicuddv doo Has
Mr. IittIrfioId said no fuIIv ,.cu M,
der,;tood tb.t NJ n,,.iili,udd,,
n,i,.ht mako M ,,at,u,cp+ ,,,.,,, ,b,r,
yarioIg questions and tho nrob,hiIi,
was that hir oriuio,,.. .,yero u, ,h,i.. j.
in their character that he would feel
II.
said he had repeatedly rcnue5tcd Mr.
MCC:illjcuddv to exprc.,; his oni.,io;,
upon questions chat were acuteIv IN
issue without result. When he asked
Mr.. McGiliicuddv whether No would
vote for or Against tn" Co,npulsory bill
which mean, from so OGo to $50 900 to
the people living in the Second district,
he, ia effect replied that til" Hcpubi,.
can party had increased IA yntipn. THAI
in reply to his INJURY as to whether or
not NJ. McGillicuddv would support
the snip subsidy b;Il. Mr. McGiIIicut,dv
aid II" was not opposed to the stturGis
commission. lie said that he asked Mr.
McGilliCuddy if lie would vote for q
bill that Mr.. GomperS supported that
would license men engaged in a trade
dispute to con@pirc to threaten to mud
der. and that Mr.. McGlllicuddy replied
lhdt II" WAS III IaNoF OF r'.Hhi'lS@i"n,
! liitt ne respectfully SngGN"t"d - MI.
AlcGlllicuddy ina the voters of the
second Man" district would lte 7"
know " n" would Not" I" ""'h"fize on
S'' ~ ''h 10 ''' = '"iiI ,'',' "'i"'h"r
SET - men would ." Punl@h'G rs Crlin-
inalS for doing, ana to this Mr. Nd
C,illiruddy answered I,y saving that Ia