Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-10
A Governor of Honesty and Courage.


THE Democrats Of Maine have ad-
vanced but "a single reason why Re-
publican governor should be refused a
reelection. They ask you to defeat
him because he has had the courage OF
his convictions and demanded that the
laws on the statute books OF Name
should be enforced. Examine If you
will the current history of municipality
and state throughout the land and you
will note the battle-cry ringing every
where, Put none but honest AMI cour-
ageous men in public office" and with
those magnificent examples before you
will you men of Maine bid defiance to
that cry and send back word that this
old State has fallen below her STAN
dard and defeated a man for governor
simply because he possessed those
high qualifications that men every
where else are demanding of their
public officials. have read the
national platforms that the Demo-
cratic party has issued in every cam
paign and have read many of their
platforms in the various states
throughout the union but in all my
reading l have never seen anything
that quite equalled this. that man
should be repudiated by his fellow
citizens because he has done his duty
and done it we'll"
These words are from the speech of
Hon. Guy A. Ham at the mass meeting
following the York county Republican
convention this week Mr.. Ham is d
fearless and energetic assistant district
attorney of Massachusetts,. des-
cendent of good Maine stock. and an
eloquent speaker who has been
frequently heard in this State. He
puts the situation in "a nutshell. The
| defeat Governor Cobb solely because
he has been true to his oath of office.
They are attacking him because
| he has shown honesty and courage.
There is no stain upon his private life.
no slip or break in his public career.
| which they can find to help their cause.
There is no appointment or admins
| trative act which they venture to
criticise. They are face to face with
| the fact that there has been a great
reduction in the State debt during his
administration and also reduction in
| the State tax rate. Yet the Repub-
lican State of Maine is asked to re-
pudiate it's Republican Governor. No
l eli III
like Mr.. Ham is amazed at
| the effrontery Of Maine Democrats in
waging their campaign on such an
tissue"
Throughout the country the political
batte-cry is Put only honest and
| courageous men in Office Maine is
| fortunate enough to have a man of
| honesty and courage in its highest
| office and it will keep him there. 1t
will not defeat a man simply because
he is possessed of those qualities which
| men everywhere else are demanding
of their public officials. 1t will not
take the desperate chance involved in
replacing Governor Cobb with man
whose honesty is of the sort that
| juggles figures in the most barefaced
| fashion and utterly neglects the fact
in the discussion of State expenditures
Maine is proud of Governor Cobb and
proud of the record of his honest and
| business like administration He has
| the characteristics which every good
citizen respects and admires. The
Democracy wages a foolish and futile
campaign when it urges intelligent
voters to repudiate their Governor be-
cause he has done his duty and done il
well.