Daily Kennebec journal., 1907-11-16

organization is Il certainty and has for
one of its objects just such io,,rncv
Another object is annual meetings of
all native born men and women and
those connected by marriage and the
ultimate erection of a Maine building
for the association meetings and wher.
I'll Maine will be made welcome and
could find noonday rest.
Some time ago / was walking on one
of our principal streets and meeting
General Corliss, a retired L. S. Army
officer. he said to me. what does C.
O. stand for?' I replied II was named
for a Cniversalist minister Of Augusta.
Maine, one time editor of the Gospel
Banner. George w. Quimby"
why! you and must be related.
Quimby was my brother-in-law he
named my sister Lucy"
On another occasion / was defending
a man for murder in one of the counties
bordering on the Kansas line and in
the examination of jurors as to their
competency. juror was asked the
usual questions. Among others. if he
knew any of the counsel for defend
ants. Yes, he knew me. ! could not
recall ever having met the man 50
when / got at him l asked him where
and when he knew me-" "Oh. many
years ago in Rockland. Maine. you
We're q bit of a boy and l worked for
your father from 1853 to 1856"
This I mentioned for the purpose Of
confirming the statement that Inc
world is not 50 very large and that its
people are all akin and have been since
the days Of Adam and Eve.
1t is not generally known but it is
true that the great Portland mine at
Cripple Creek was discovered by two
Irish lads from Portland. Jimmy Doyle
and Jimmy Burns. and this alone ac-
counts for its name and confirms what
/ have been saying about the Maine
mans affection for his old home.
Truth compels me to admit that just
now no love is lost between the two
Jims and that they are engaged i'll
litigation involving over one million
dollars or more.
It must not be imagined that the
men from Maine IN the exuberance of
his home attachments forgets his
loyalty to his adopted State. They are
boasters for this section and with
intelligence enough to give their rea-
sons why They are of a class VINO
believe with Samuel Weller that tears
will not wind up clock nor work an
engine" | am not claiming that we
have all the cream of the Maine pro-
duct only some of it, and it is source
of great pride to all of us to call at
tcntion to Names congressional Dele
CATION from the early days OF our
Republic to the present time-Blainc.
Hamlin. Tessender, Morrill,. Frye. Hale.
Reed and Dingley. with others ars
names that one hears constantly in tn"
| Wild and Woody west and who ara
frequently quoted in political discus
sions and are much relied upon in
matters of government policy,
One thing is certain Maine
! takes the lead III the policy OF
| Keeping it's delegation in Congress. No
| state in my Judgment has now or ever
| has had Il more influential delegation
in Congress than Maine. principally
because of this fact. About the time a
man from the west begins to learn the
ropes of the ship Of state" and learn
/ how t. secure Legislation IdVoTdDiy "
his section. a change is made. Another
| is honored with the position and the
! result is that ''out west" is without
| influence in the Legislative halls but
Maine keeps its good men there and
always has pull that is weEth white,
and does things. Il ~
Maine has $4,000 square miles ana
Colorado 10i.5OO. and iqF point OF
resources Colorado outraIis not oniy
Maine but it is claimed S1y state ~
the Union Our agricultutA proooct
far exceeds our minerais ISnA ouf
mineral output exceeds thatsgf any
state. We can beat the Ns0rid y
canteloups. watermelons and MS Wheat
to the acre. but we mast accord 10
Maine the palm Of great mem Be
sides for our lands-we need water vi
which the prohibition state mas a'
abundance. God makes your ice. man
produces it here. But in point OF Gil
mate the year round. Colorad" yIeioN
tn no section Of America. Still VIII
all of our resources. climate ahh
LOYALTY to Colorado. we men OF Maine
: do love the good old State Of our
birth
GEORGE Q. RICHMOND.