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The Somerset reporter., 1906-09-06

to put it in force. This has always
been a Democratic dodge.
When President Roosevelt was de-
voting his tremendous energy to the
development of the civil service re-
form, as one of the commissioners
charged with this work, enemies Of
tn law in Congress, not daring to at
tack the law itself. sought to cripple
the commission by lack of sufficient
appropriation to carry on the work.
The friends of enforcement in the
legislature, who voted for this Sturgis
bill, were in earnest. They did not
leave the pay of the deputy commits
sioners to be limited by any general
appropriation, but provided in section
5 of the act that three commissioners
should be entitled to a per diem and
expenses upon bills to be presented to
the commission, approved by 1t, au-
dited and paid by the Governor and
Council out of any funds In the State
treasury not otherwise appropriated,
thereby placing at the disposal of the
Governor the entire surplus funds of
the treasury for carrying on this work,
as necessity might require. The ST.
500 appropriation in the general APP
preparation bill has nothing whatever
to do with the payment of the bills of
the deputy com missioners, Further
more 1t was provided that certain
portion of fines arising from these
prosecutions should be paid into the
State treasury to go in to swell the
genral surplus there, showing conclu-
sively that 1t was the well-formed in
tention Of the legislature to place at
the command of the Governor suffi-
cient money to carry on the work it
had imposed upon him.
These facts have already been cour-
teously presented to the. Democratic
press in the interests of fair play.
Democratic editors knew the truth at
the outset but continued and are con-
tinuing their work of deceiVing voters,
endeaVorng to arouse hostility to the
movement by dwelling on minor de-
tails of the methods of securing en-
forcement
But the proposition is just as simple
as it is big.
The Sturgis act, so~called, Is mere
ly an endeavor to secure honest re-
suits. 1t Is trying to enforce a law.
Every word the Democratic party ut
ters in opposition to such effort puts
1t a notch lower in the opinion of self
respecting men.
In the meantime why does not
some one of those eminent democratic
obstructionists suggest some way of
enforcing that law that Pennell took
the initiative IN boldly and professedly
Multiplying
1t is easy TO tear down.
But the strength of loyal Maine Is
behind the Men of the Trowel-the
Men Who Build as their strength per-
mits.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-09-06
COMMON: SENSE ABOUT The STURCIS LAW.

One OF the humors of the present
campaign Is that peculiar Democratic
claim that by opposing a law designed
TO effect enforcement of a constitu-
tionai measure of great Importance to
Maine tho Democratic party Is ire
deanaing'' the State,
It accuses the republican party of
multiplying tho law and in the same
breath snaris because the party has
done its best to enforce the law.
Critics who attack administrations
have an easy job of It 1t IS only neces-
sary to loaf on the fence and "sass''
the chap who Is doing all the work.
Whatsoever the Sturgis measure. rs
an attempt to honestly enforce law
may or may not be, the fact remains
that tho democratic party has not de-
sired or even suggested any other plan
by which the prohibitory law could be
enforced, and the State kept honest"
to use its present slogan.
On the contrary the Democratic
party through Sheriff Pennell of Cum
bertrand county declared openly that
notification of the prohibitory law
would be Its policy That was before
the Suurgis act was thought of. The
Democrats called that ''redeeming"
Cumberland county. To follow such
q declared policy by calling the Re-
publican party party Of notification
Is delicious humor.
All good citizens are IN favor of the
enforcement OF law You can find no
seH-respecting man who will take the
ground that the laws should not be
enforced while they are laws. BY ad-
hitting that the prohibitory law
wasn't enforced in the State of Maine
we'll as it could pe--as well as ex-
perience has shown that it has been
since the Sturgis law was passed--is
not the proper way to do it-that ism t
a good way to secure the enforcement
which they admit should be secured in
some way.
1t is up to them to propose some
method to secure this enforcement
The Sturgis bill was the only meth
cd which was suggested to the legisla-
ture. Many members were opposed to
that bill, still claiming that they de-
sired enforcement. If they could sug-
gest no better way than this what
reason have they to complain that
this was adopted? II certainly was
necessary that some means should be
devised to secure the better enforce
ment of the law. long as 1t re-
manned upon the statute book Ii was
not question of the comparative
merits Of prohibition or license, but 1t
was question of enforcing the law of
our State.
The Democrats now claim that the
law is not enforced impartially. that
more violation of the Prohbitory law
The Somerset reporter., 1906-09-06
FOR DECENCy and LAW AND ORDER y!
men Be Forwar o a Rum-sh n our

time when the voice should be lifted
against resubmission."
REV. A. e. SAUNDERS, Free Bap-
fist Church. Box So. Sprague MIL Me.
MY voice shall be raised as in the
past My influence exerted. The
greatest foe of the church is the grog
shop. The greatest farce before intel
ligent men-resubmission. The foul
est blot upon fair Americanism "a
party licensing wrong" Governor Cobb
in his stand for enforcement, is a man
after my own heart; We may be proud
Of such a leader. His "Deering"
speech was MASTERPIECE. Success
must attend such men,"
REV. Z. H. BOYNToN, Camden,
Maine.
Il have in my pulpit and elsewhere,
already commenced the campaign in
favor of Governor Cobb. I consider
this the crucial campaign. So far as l
know. my entire congregation is COM
mitted to the right side of this issue.
One of our most notd vendors being
most holly pursued by the Sturgis
commission said, II am going out un-
til after the fall elections"
REV. EBENEZER BEAN, Bluehill,
Maine.
II have voted in Maine about fifty
years. / favor the position of Gov
ernor Cobb on the temperance ques-
ton, and thoroughly believe in the
need of the Sturgis commission and
the efficiency of its work"
REV. RAYMOND FOWLES, Green
Vile. Maine.
II tell my people that the man who
votes for high license or any other
kind of license, votes to have a saloon
in our village where our young men
will be tempted and many led into
ruin. And more, he who lends his in
fluence in favor of the liquor traffic.
deliberately opens the way of ruin to
his neighbours boy or girl, and may be
his own
REV. C. V. FRENCH. Cambridge.
Maine.
1.-THE clergy and churches certainly
ought to be in favor of prohibition and
against resubmission. Judging from
my observation in Massachusetts,, IN
der local option, and in New Hamp-
shire under both local option and pro-
hibition. and also in Maine under pro-
hibition l can say unhesitatingiy. that
the people are much better off under
prohibition both as regards morals
and business"
REV. CEIAS. w. LOWELL. Metho-
dist Church Corinth. Maine.
'1 shall keep striking as hard as
The Somerset reporter., 1906-09-06

Ont of several hundred letters from
the clergYmen representing all creeds,
the following sentiments are chosen
those being used that suggest various
points OF view. The symposium sug-
gests to the candid and thinking man
In Maine some cogent reasons for sup
porting at the polls the executive who
has stood early and late for obedience
10 law so long II shall remain law
on our books. Here is the real key
note of Names honesty whose sa-
cred title dem ocracy has so insulted.
These men represent the best in their
communities. Are the voters of Maine
leagued with law and order and de-
cency in civic life or with the gang of
destructiopists that under the cry of
Back to the People" seek to invade
the sanctuary of the law and the
homes of the honest folk of Maine.
When you mark your vote will 1t be
TO the end that some cheap fellow may
set up in the grog-shop business in
your community or do you stand and
vote for cleanliness and obedience to
law?
Governor Cobb is enforcing
Would-Be Governor Davis advo-
Gates rum for Maine.
Does he catch your vote?
REV. 4. " El4l1INGION RULERS,
First Congregational Church. New
Gloucester, Maine.
From PERSONAL experience and OBJ
seryation there is not an evil under
prohibition, with all its mistakes and
failures that is not round in much
greater degree under any form of Ii
eense that has yet been tried"
REV. ARTHUR j. LOCKHART.
Methodist Church East Boothbay. Me.
II do not expect we can abolish the
ocean, but let us not, therefore, de-
stroy all the dykes"
I'VE have wooden mill with about
400 to 400 employees. At present we
see few drunken men and have an
average OF not more than one arrest
in two weeks. License saloons would
give us purgatory every Saturday"
REV II. I. HOLT, Hamm ond Street
Methodist Church. Lewiston, Me.
II am in hearty sympathy with the
attitude of the republican party this
fall. and have already taken occasion
to endorse Governor Cobb. 1 was
raised in Maine under the license sys-
tenn. and know 1T in all its changes
and feel with others, that this Is
The Somerset reporter., 1906-09-06

can. to help hasten the time when this
hydra headed monster of intemper-
ance shall be slain, and his servants
either turn from their evil ways. as l
hope and pray they may. or go to
their own place"
REV. ]. L. SMITH, No. Berwick,
Maine.
ITO so many minds the moral issue
is buried under the political issue, we
can hardly hope for independence in
the proletariat If at all"
REV. o. w. PETERSON, Hillside
congregauonalist Church, Cornish,
Me.
My heart and hand are with you in
the struggle against rum. I certainly
feel it my duty as a minister of the
gospel, to use all my power and influ-
ence for the vindication of the man
honor of our State and good of our
people. Governor Cobb surely ought
to have the support Of every one who
loves courage, honesty and a decent
regard for the moral health of the
community"
REV. C. A. PURDY, Searsmont, Me.
II am glad of the present attitude,
and for the splendid man at the head
of the State ticket / do not under
take to tell people who they ought to
vote for, but | do preach righteousness
and tell men they should vote to sus-
tain great moral principles regardless
of party"
REV. C. o. BROOKS. Norway, Me.
Il believe Governor Cobb has
proved himself the right man in the
right place"
REV. ISAAC H. LIDSTONE. Union
Church, Vinalhaven, Me.
We'll, l have been at 1t already.
Sunday evening I addressed an audi
ence on this question from the stand
point of good morals and good citizen
ship. I consider the resubmission
movement a species of political devil
try for the purpose of catching voters
that otherwise might be Indifferent to
party platforms and shibboleths. That
political party or clan, who would bar
ter the morals of the people for the
sake of any office however exalted, is
worthy of damnation, political or
otherwise"
REV. c. f. MCINTYRE.
II certainly hope that Maine will
not go into the ranks of the saloon
power like Vermont and New Hamp-
shire"
REV. SUMNER BANGS. Oakland,
Ne.
II admire the position Governor
The Somerset reporter., 1906-09-06
Mr.. BASS SPEAKS.
He Declares He Was Mostly Re-
spoDsible for the B. S a.
Contract.

BANGOR, Me-, Aug. 2S.-The Hon. J.
p. Bass of this city, a prominent demo-
crat editor and publisher of the Daily
Commercial and a capitalist, in an in
teryiew, criticises the managers of the
democratic party of Maine in this cam
paign in that they have seen fit to make
a partisan matter of the fact that the
legislature of Maine, In 1891, granted
tax rebate to the Bangor & Aroostook
Railroad. This rebate was arranged IN
the form of a contract by which the road
agreed to transfer soldiers in time Of
war, the State giving for this a rebate
of IS per cent of the tax assessed FOR
term of twenty years.
Mr.. Bass says: Il regret to see that the
managers of the democratic party haze
characterized the Bangor & AroostUok
contract as a piece of graft, and to de-
clare that the contract was put through
the legislature secretly. 1t was merely
a matter of business and was so viewed
by the best judgment of all members oil
the legislature and was carried through
the committee, the House and the Senate
in an open and honorable manner.
know that II voiced the sentiment of the
forty-fiye democrats in the Legislature
of 1891 who were in harmony in regard
to this matter.
Il will say, that I was largely respon-
sibe for the contract being made, | was
Interested in the development of Names
great northern territory and urged upon
my democratic friends in the Legislature
the ACCESSIBILITY of supporting this pro
ject. The Hon. Frederick A. Powers,
now member of the Supreme Bench OF
Maine, was in 1891 a member of the
Senate and informed me that 1t would be
unconstitutional for the legislature to
pass the proposed tax rebate unless there
was proviso that the State was to re-
ceive an equivalent for the contract.
Therefore l was authorized to consult
legal counsel in relation to this matter
and I secured the services OF the late
Hon. A. A. Strout OF Portland, one OF
the ablest and best-known lawyers 81
the State and by him the contract after
ward ratified between the road and the
State was drawn.
Il regret very much to see that there has
been 50 much Misrepresentation in the
present campaign in relation 10 this mat
ter for purely partisan politics. for real
lie that the legislation was Tor the best
interests of Aroostook county and the en-
tire state Of NalnA
The Somerset reporter., 1906-09-06

Cobb took at the Deering meeting, and
trust the day of our doubt as TO where
the republican party stands for action
has passed. / feel and say ii is not a
question of politics, but of right. tenn
perance, and the best prosperity OF
our State; and all good men ought TO
array themselves against such out
spoken demand for the license saloon
You may be sure that | will do all pos
sible to help destroy the power of rum
in our beautiful and prosperous State
Long live Maine, the cleanest and best
of the bright galaxy of the States
making this Union, but to keep her so
we must fight, for the demon of the
drink power plans hopes to win her
over to her foul business"
REV. HARRY A KING.
THE Christian people of America
are watching this campaign with
prayerful interest. Let me express to
you my most sincere sympathy in
your fight for right against rum. Let
me say in view of my confidence in
the good people of the Pine Tree State,
that 1 expect for you an overwhelming
victory"
REV. F. e. FREESE. Gorham. Me.
II am a believer in prohibition, and
always vote with the party that | be-
lieve will best forward its interests.
Am certain it Is clearly the republican
party"
REV HARRY LEE, Franklin, Me-
I'VE have a fatal, and may l not
say a providenial illustration of what
results will be under such a regime. in
the State of Vermont since voting IL
cense laws"
REV WILLIAM BRAGG No. IS
Mayo Street Portland, Me.
Having lived under license in diff
ferent states in the Union and in Can
ada, both high, low and local option
have seen the effects of all places
that sell intoxicants as a beverage, and
none of them could keep within the
bounds of the restrictive laws of their
respective country, and the result has
been the same everywhere. l have
seen poverty among the poor, and
drunkenness and crime continually
increasing among the young of those
communities. l have seen the effects
of prohibition, which has been con-
trast from my point of view from the
state of affairs in places where l have
lived under the license law. And yet
with all the boosted notification I'M
der prohibition laws in both states.
give me the prohibitory law to live
under rather than the licensed open
saloon"
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1906-02-22

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place. II has been claimed that even
the h,,zzsrlS at Goose River Junction
play solitaire Rut apart from the utter
loneliness ii was hard TO hold operators
there OH account OF Nellie Cassidy \
man rarely stayed at Goose River past
the second pay check When he got
money enough to resign he resigned,
and all because Nellie Cassidy ,lespisctl
operators.
The lunch counter that Matt Cassidy.
Nellie.s father, ran at the Junction was
lust an adjunct for feeding train crews
and the few miners who wandered
down from the Glencoe spur. Matt
himself took the night turn, but days II
was Nellie who heated the Goose River
coffee and dispensed the pie-contract
pie made at Medicine Bend and sent
by local freight classified as ammuni-
ton. loaded and released, O. r.
Ii was Nellie's cruelty that made the
frequent shifts at Goose River. Not
that she was unimpressible or had no
heroes. She had plenty of them in the
engine and the train service. 1t was the
smart uniformed young conductors and
the fast runs to whom Nellie paid def
erence and for whom she served the
preferred doughnuts.
But this was nothing to Bullhcad.
He had his head so full of things
when he took his new position that
he failed to observe Nellie's contempt,
He was Just passing out OF the pri-
vate detective stage. just getting over
dental beginnings. Just rising 10 the
responsibility of the key. and II month
devoted to his Immediate work ana me
study OF the rules phSseh IKE il'h-
tied train. Previous TO the coming oi
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a burst of confidence showed Callahan
his star. Ii was the best thing that
ever happened. for the assistant head of
the division had an impuisive way OF
swearing che nonsense out of boys
head and when Bullhead confessed to
being a detective IA fiery stream was
poured OH him The foolishness couldn't
quite all he driven out In one round.
but Jamie Lyons Went to Goose River
fairly well Informed NJ to how much
of fool lie was
a:nnse I.iver .Imnct.nn IS not . .MnIA
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that before he got out of the cuspidoi
department. Everybody around the
wickiup bullicd him, and maybe that
was his salvation. He got used to
expecting the worst of it ana herVcd
himself To take ii. which in rhiiroadinS
is half the battle.
A few months after he bcc'l1nc con-
petent To handle Il KEY the niClitmaii u
Goose River Junction went wrong.
When Callahan told Bullhead he
thought about giving him the job. the
boy went id wi h excitem ut AID in
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Chamberlain's
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Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-28
SOCKS, SOt KS,
ONLY SOCKS
FRIENDS PLAY JOKE ON A
BIRTHDAY cELEBRANT
Chronic Wag Is Made Butt OF Trick
in Which All AneeIeno Heights
Helped Last Neht-Eighty
Attended the Fun Fest

Good humored revenge on a chronic
practical joker was enjoyed last night
by eighty people who attended an even
ing of amusement celebrating the birth
day of Malcolm Dukes of 1473 Helen
street, Angeleno Heights.
Each person attending the party bore
a package containing gift for the host
of the evening. When all had deposited
their various sized packages upon a
table it was announced to the evpectant
host that one of the packages contained
a valuable gold watch.
Package after package, ranging in
size from small parcels to huge bundles
were opened with enthusiasm, but when
the last had been unwrapped, there was
disclosed nothing but big pile of
socks-socks enough to last a man did
he live to be a nonegenarian; socks
green, socks red. socks blue. and every
shade and disfiguration ina ginable;
socks that might have done service
through the long march of Sherman's
army to the sea, judging from great
bunglesome masses of darn that made
excuse for one-time feet.
Any but those present who knew
Malcolm and his unmerciless jokes
would have felt sorry for the poor fel-
low as he looked sorrowfullv on the
conglomeration of vari-colored rags.
But the guests only laughed with glee
at the discontinue of their host, and
cited to him an old saw" to be remem-
bered during his newly begun year: do
unto others as you would be done by"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-28
ASK DONORS FOR
ADJOINING LAND
COUNCIL WANTS MORE THAN A
RAVlNE DONATED
II Ninth Warders Assist, the Entire
Boyle Heights Tract viii Be
Converted Into Park
Eventually

Twelve thousand dollars Is the esti-
mate of the cost of land that the park
commission demands w. II. workman
and his associates must give the city
before the twelve acre tract on Stephen
son avenue, which the city treasurer
has offered the city, will be accepted
for a park.
The park commission demands that
there must be a street entrance and
enough land to allow of a gentle slope
to the ravine which forms the great
part of the proffered park.
City Treasurer Workman and other
property owners in Boyle Heights Of
fered the city a tract of land including
twelve acres for park purposes with
no condition except that it be improved
when the city had the money. This
land, however is largely a ravlne, and
with the experience of former parks in
mind the commission demanded that
the land surrounding the tract be do
mated also before accepting.
The land that the park commission
wants is on Dakota street and includes
about twenty lots.
Councilman Blanchard of the Ninth
ward will try to interest the Ninth
Ward Improvement association in the
project.
The promoters will endeavor to have
some public spirited persons in the
Ninth ward donate half the amount it
would cost to buy the land adjoining
and have the council furnish the re-
naming $4,000.
The council has tacitly promised to
do this If the Ninth ward people want
1t bad enough to pay half.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-28
READ RIOT ACT 70
EMPLOYEES OF CIRCUS

VIII Francisco. the negro employe Of
tho Forepaugh- SELLS Brothers circus,
who was arrested Tues ay night for
resisting an officer. was given a severe
sentence In Justice Chambers court
yesterday
Francisco was first arraigned on a
charge Of battery. for which he was
given a sentence Of ninety days i'm.
prisonment. Then he was arraigned on
the charge of resisting an officer, and
was sentenced to one years confine-
ment In Jail and a fine Of 81.
When Patrolmen Home, McN mara
and Walsh arrested three laborers en-
ployed by the circus Tuesday night for
drunkenness Francisco interfered. A
free-for-all fight ensued between Fran
cisco, the three disputers and several
other show people who became involved
I'm the fray.
officer Mcnamara was hit IN the
head by some blunt tool during the
trouble and the officers avoided greater
injury, perhaps only by the timely ar
rival Of endorsements from the police
station.