The Republican journal., 1906-04-12
Cav Cobb at Deerinq.

president and Gentlemen Of the Deer.
tsst:
4, .Y.n the President of your associa-
o.. very eourteously extended to me
..,t3tlon to attend this banquet |
4,i to accept his hospitality and
and this foT two reasons. 1t
we great pleasure to meet you
...y, and, inasmuch as this is an
.. POLITICAL and Republican or
Ion 1T gives me an opportunity
lean use without lmpropriety, to
lum my own point of view the
-.d situation as it exists in our
t-dly. | shah speak frankly and
..y t. make my meaning and po-
lear.
. .- The Republican party, so many
.-ras dominant one in this State, is
pItieised ty the opposition as
sing neither principles nor cour-
r ITS treatment of great and i'm
..' local issue; when every intelli-
man knows that any attempt to
...lnate that issue or to treat it
.l viii in itself be looked upon as
.-.Iruce of Weakness; when
. ethargy has seized some Re
us and stranger democracy
and when as a logical result of
municipalities that for years
zen the home of rock-ribbed Re
5Ii5m have capitulated to an ag-
and sanguine democracy, it is
80 ignore facts nor undertake
--.t with them; but to face them
nalvze them carefully, tell the
4, each one knows it and hold
HE belief that the people will
me question involved in the
.+t,ou with due regard for the
III and moral welfare of Maine.
'Hpf Executive of an admins
is naturally and properly sub
.rltigism or praise. as in accord
.TU popular estimation that ad-
atom has been failure OF a
,p,nion is a very general one
fte Republican losses in Spring
...-. all the public and private ut
..~.5f disatfected Republicans: all
yl1llug doubts as to Republican
.ru the fall are to be attributed
nactment by a Republican leg
..of the So-called Sturgis Law.
..altv. while | believe the Stur-
TO he the chief cause of the
unrest. know it is not the
ea | know there are many other
..torv causes. but this is not the
.. place to mention them. The
IS so firmly fixed in the public
IA. for Republjcan defeat, both
...i AS our opponents think i'm
...y prosppctiye that. in NV
...ltf if is fIuVise to undertake TO
the issue: and for myself | am
tor arguments sake to consider
tl,e sole eause and welcome its
nom. on these lines
.lrt that fine Sturpis Law is ap-
a.. the most notable piece of leg
.. enacted TINS far during nv ad-
-ration and the fact that am
and intend to be a candidate for
,1fion in the next Republican
onyention. would seem to give
.-rrain and unouestjonable right
NEW discuss the law. to state the
-, that PROMPTED me to approve
t5 pxnrpss nv views of it's rela-
tile history and fut11re of lepis-
mud noltics in Maine.
ave moi obtruled NV opinion upon
.-.nI4 of the state either by signed
rI,int or INTERVIEW. II has appear
,np that nv hnsiupss was to see as
rould that tine laws were enforced.
u tain abont them out of season.
rs rLp first time | have ever spoken
..Iy nf rhe Sturgis Law. and it is
-..s first time I have ever exnrpss.
...uiuiou of the merits or defects
nrohibifory law since NV iuau-
address to the Legislature in
..ry 1ont last November I had
.f-nr and Measure of being a guest
. animal dinner of the State of
mn of New York city. and
.yt4mnoraneouslv and briefly
,fremnted law enforcement in
NV remarks were mlsreported
.,a5iofed and the Democratic
the state in particular seemed
tn uuote me as having said in
-5,.t The nrohibit01y law was A
IN Maine
.r4Sspd no opinion of the law
,.r for obvious reasons. and dis
.n,y the evils of nu]litication. |
nu6ijcly denied the reports over
SIGNATURE It did not seem to
nh Willie then and | refer to it
un]y to Illustrate the carving
a lie
simmer of 1904 the Republican
.onypntion met AT Ranger and
sniritpd contest honored me
.. nomination for Governor. For
qaars the Republican, party had
I'd tn he the particular and sole
mon of TEMPERANCE legislation in
-t,tp IT assumed credit for hay.
4rfad fine STRINGENT nrohihjtory
ICED from time to time mon the
r looks and asked for and conf
Phi. eynected to receive the moral
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