Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-29

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vote Tor this measure as we'll as Repub-
l1cans. The question resolves itself Ia
one principle and that alone-oo you
want the laws of this State enforced or
not? If You want them enforced you
VIII vote for this resolve; if you do not
want them enforced you will vote
against it. can see no consistency iii
the action of my Democratic friends
who are now SO afraid of the referen-
dunn and who are opposing this meas
ure. ! believe there is 10 politics in
| this question. A man who does not do
his duty should be removed from office.
and there should be some means pro-
vidcd whereby a man who refuses to be
honest shall be made to be honest.
This bill would accomplish that pur-
pose in regard to the sheriffs of our
counties, the next executive office to the
| governor of the State. the Office by
which the constitution declares he
shall enforce the law. This saying that
he shall not enforce it. is a spectacle I
never expected to see in this House and
| never want to see again.
| Mr.. THOMAS Of Harpswell: AS q
| Democrat 1 am in favor of the enforce
| ment of all laws. 1 am also in favor
of electing men to enforce those laws
and I am in favor of giving the people
of the State the privilege of electing
men to enforce their laws. What as
| surance does the gentleman from San
| ford give us that a man appointed by
| the governor will enforce the laws any
better than the man elected by the
| people?
| Mr.. GOODWIN: 1t would seem to me
| that no governor of the State would
| appoint any man to the office of sheriff
| unless he at least was confident in his
| own mind that the laws would be en-
forced. 1t further seems to me that IT
a sheriff had been derelict in his duty
and had been held up to the public
| disgrace and ignominy of being re-
| moved from the office, that that dis
| grace which had fallen upon him would
| be a sufficient guarantee that the man
who took his place would enforce the
| law according to the constitution and
| the laws of the State. (Applause)
| Mr. SkIDMORE OF Liberty: it
seems to be that this is taking the BUSH
ness out of the hands of the people. 1t
| seems to me that our elections come
often enough so that if the people 90
not want these conditions to exist they
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| A few days ago this House voted
| directly against having the referendum
| apply to the constitution. 1t seems to
| me taking this whole question in con-
| siueration that when the people
| of the State express their VIII
| as to who their sheriffs shall be. they
| should remain in office until another
| election is called. The people have that
i hn1y
lshould allow that right to be taken
| from them. After voting against i
| constitutional referendum how you can
| vote for this measure is mystery 20
me.
| Mr.. DJNTON of Belfast: bill
WAS introduced Il short time ago for the
| removal of county attorneys by the
| Governor when they failed to do their
| duty That bill was referred to the
committee on temperance and the COM
| mittee on temperance unanimously re-
| ported that the bill ought not to pass
and this House unanimausiy accepted
that report. Talk about consistency.
| (Applause.)
| Mr.. TOLMAN of Portland: l agree
with the gentleman from Belfast IN
| what he says. If this measure has got
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| what we shall have to invite the gentle
| man from Houlton (Mr. Powers) on to
| the floor Of the House to crack the
| part whip tApplauseD
| Mr. ALLEN OF Mt. Vernon: When
| this Leg isIature convened the first sub
| ject introduced vas the subject of rum,
and we have had rum and dog and
state House all Sandwiched in together
ever since this session began. We have
| finished III the State House, we have
| done away with the dogs, and 1 hope
| we can clear up this rum question be-
| fore final adjournment. / call for the
| question.
The SPEAKER: All those in favor
| OF the passage of this resolve to amend
the constitution will say yes when their
| names are called: all those opposed
| will say 10. The Clerk will call the
roll.
| Richmond. baldwin. Barrows. Bracket,
| Charles. Chase. Cobb. Colcord, Crosby.
Danforth, Davies. Davis; Decker, ~
Dyer. Emerson. Emery. Farrar Folsnm'
f'ulton. Ciddings: Gleason, Goodwin, Cor
don, Iadlock. Ham Of Caribou, Han OF
Dover H i,tss H Harrek q ilsgins.
clio cello irving. JOY. Kendall. Know
| ton, La t;rec, Lane, Langley i|tduel. ih'
by Lord, Loring. Lovejoy, Mayo Mcrrl-
man. Merry. Millikrn. Newcomhe Mew ron
Rms of Femnebunkport. Perry of Fort
Fairfield. Pike, Reynolds. Stafford, smith
Of Patten, Srrague, Stearns, Stevens OF
Portage Lake, Stuart. Stubbs, Tarhox,
Thomas of Rowland, Tolman OF Gen
burn Waldron OF Dexter. Weeks, Nhltc-
house Wight. Wood. Young.
| NAY:-Allan of DennysWlle, EraWn.
Brown. Copeland, Cyr. Davidson. Dond--
70. Donigan. Duncan, Dunton, EGwaros,
Farnham, Flahcrty, Frost, Gallagher
Grinnell. Hartman. Harris: Harthorn ct
Milford. Havey. Hibbard IIorigan, john
SON Of Waterville. Jordan. Kelley, Leigh
ton, McClutchy. Mckinney. AIinah am,
MontcOemrv Mullen. Murphy. Newbert
Moves Perry of Randolph, Poolcr. Scate'
sdnore skin snS sSrc SPsnf T SfrSen.
Inf iIarpswcli. Tomau Of Portland; True
Tucker. Waldron Of Portland Walker
INar.tweII. Void. William.
ABSE.NT:-Allon Of Columbia Falls
Barker, Blanchard Clark, Jacobs John n,
FanE"r, Martin of pi Rnm hnn P MGTrn
| cn,;tr ~ I isbcn Thcriault, Titc5mb.