Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-15
LON n. M. HEATH'S SPEECH.
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IN their pockets anu 'ahie here WltH a
,,dso that. out of their wealth they
rn,d contribute S15o.0Oo as they had a
w. 70 to donate for a new State
House A..
49,, cirht of whom had gone upon ii
..r thc purpose of reporting in favor of
l0' .songe of the scat of government.
they reported what
,f,ar the people had been heard
-oftcr the taxpayers of this State
HO o,;zed what it meant and sent back
iea a:r nrotcst to this Legislature, what
tho report of that committee in
,ssa-eight of them selected to make
i i.a renorto Eight reported that the
Wv ...or should be simply referred to the
egislature. The matter came
NJ - tho Senate and was debated
po .-,,. .nd honorably and in a dignified
ian mon both sides. for any debate
way ~, Charles F. Libby of Portland
Dor,J have been Hothing else but dig
o,sad and the Senate voted 10 to seven
NM ninst that report. and decided that
. ,ogielation was inexpedient: and it
Sn down to this House and there
.ha repOrt was ac'tpttu "iIiiouI NC
and without division.
o." md what is the history Of this mat
!. hove Mr.. Chairman. up to the pres
bourp One matter I omitted: In
,aa- The Legislature appointed n COM
- IN sit during the recess upon
NJ. ouestion. They were empowered to
.... into If fully. If there was any de-
I,ord mon the part Of the people for
"hange Of the capital during those two
'ars that demand should have shown
!.a.ie II there was any real pith or sub
r.onco to this movement upon the part
,ho neonlp of Portland. there were
,ro wears in which it could have
;'aor done. when there might have been
ut ton as to cost, patient
ro nc 70 details. when there might
20 ho.n +yyo wears of discussion and
Generation by the people upon 50 i'm
p0rtant matter-
year. during those two SOLID years.
portland remained silent and waited
,n .bo incoming of this Legislature;
~, ooain Their, is another secret can
~ This wear. however. the matter
,r.s cent to tn appropriate regular
committee. \ hearing vas had and the
,oonIc Of the StatC-nOt Augusta alone,
hrt the people of the Statc-bclievlng
,hot when that order had remained
micscent for two years. and believing
/ from the Vav in which this thing was
90 Humanity talked. that there was no
sorionsness in it. came here unprepared
AMI nv friends here then wanted to
oh I.ritf7 q
full hearing.
Now. gentlemen. there arc some bus
mess PARTS of this proposition that 1t
does seam to me my friends had the re-
sponsibty of informing us about.
frs: What is to be the cost of this new
building?
Iwell remember. Mr.. Chairman, that
In 1859 we had one particular illuStra-
ton constantly thrown up in our faces
IN debate. The state Of Colorado had,
lust previously to that, started upon
the building Of her Capitol. She had APP
propratnd 100000. The proposition. as
argued to us. in 1883. was that mill
lion dollars would take care of the
needs Of the state of Maine; and they
pointed us 10 the appropriation in Col
orado of 100000 that they in 1889 were
| spending It dose not seem to be in
| cudei in these papers-but / will state
Il, believing it to be true, Mr.. CHAR
man, upon reliable information, that
Colorado followed the history of many
| state She spent her 100000 and she
spent 100000 more. and she kept on
spending money until. up to the present
| ctn b,-
| 100000 state house upon which Port
land based her argument in lSS?; ana
even today sh" is not through spending
and ner capitol is as yet unfinis he'd.
Today We have this proposition put up
to US, without an architect, without Il
plan. without statement of detail
and all thrown open here to problemat-
kal reasoning upon one side or the
L other
u Mr.. Mclaughlin is Of the opinion that
&00O00O would be enough. EX-Mayor
Randall Of Portland, ut the other hear
mg-I am informed did not hear him
said to you that about S2.00O,0o0 would
be enough. My friend. Mr.. Reed, came
IN here with an elaborate system ol
building state houses by the cubic loot
u Irrespective Of what the cost of the
II front would 10. take it that II lie
should reduce this building one-half.
nat this magnificent front-thiS Spien-
I'D old Bulliinch front that stands IN
architecture Us Il monument to the
grand old architect that designed it
Ike 1t that 80 cents Il foot, his rutc'
would he the same. whether that were
utTe or not 1t is a novel way to eStl-
mat buildings 1t may do for the
ulal Of causes in court, but. IL my
ltend ever leaves the profession o. the
NV ard tries to enter the field of build
ng he will be a candidate for court
bankruptcy in a year. (Applauseo
submit it to you as business men
uat it was not busness-like reasoning
0Ot even illogical as it was. he punt
W his building by the cubic foot based
UPON misfigurcs -unintentionally baseu
upon msfigures: and. when they are
directed, his computations. based
wen upon an honest Capitol would
wing his building up to two and one
nal million; and then he has ms
eOunds on top of that-or under It,
Perhaps.
as TO the proposition as to the
s.Vulds. II is barely possible. MI.
osHarman-you know my friend MI.
MED better than l do, my acquaint-