Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-14

came there lot purpose. ana Will
was it that brought them there? Was II
to see Governor Cobb re-nominated
No. 1t was as we'll known that he
would be re-nominated before the con-
vention as it was afterwards. 1t was
this: 1t had been reported by the DEM
| ocratic press that there would be an at
/ tempt to put into the platform plank
| in favor of resubmission. The Republic
| can press also had limited at the same
| thing, and all along this Maine Central
Railroad, starting at Bangor and STOP
! ping at Portland. through this valley OF
| the Kennebec, in all the cities and all
! the hotels, at Lewiston and Auburn
everywhere this same thing was talked;
and those men were there for purpose
and that purpose was to vote against
! resubmission. (Applause) We We're
! there assembled in that convention and
after listening to three able speeches,
one from a gentleman from Augusta,
another from a gentleman from An
droscoggin county and another from a
gentleman from Bangor-after listen
ing to three able speeches in favor of
resubmission and one short speech op-
posed to it vote was taken In that
convention and about go men voted for
rcsubmission and between 1900 and 1900
stood up like wall opposed to it. Cap
plause) Something was done in that
convention to say to the people or
Maine that we were opposed to resub-
mission. Would it have been any
stronger had we put a plank into that
platform that we were opposed to re-
submission? No, gentlemen, it would
have been no stronger. We voted there,
and there was enthusiasm in that con-
vention Hats went into the air. canes
were swung and cheers We're given at
the time that vote was taken. 1t was
not a cold, perfunctory thing. 1t was
something to be proud of to be present
on that occasion: and yet / have heard
it stated in this House, / have READ IL
in the papers, that there was nothing
which occurred in that convention
which required us to vote against re-
submission.
The gentleman who moved the sub
stitution of the minority for the ma
lority report says that the law cannot
be enforced. Six years ago in my coun-
tv there were 81 licensed rumselers,
besides all the others who We're not
paying any United States licenses. In
1902 we elected sheriff who SAID ne
would enforce the law and he went at
the business of enforcement; and Whlle
I live in a county 200 miles long ana
almost as wide, county where en-
forcement of the law is difficult, at the
time we voted for Governor in 1?o4 tfere
was not a United States license IN
force in the whole county of Aroostooh.
VIII Won say to me that you cannot
enforce the law? say, gentlemen, that
vo, are mistaken-lronestly mistaken.
And LET me saw that in 1905 there were
only two United States licenses in that
great county, and in 1906 there were
only two. That is the way we nave en-
forced the liquor law there. When 1
went to the village of Houlton TO set
lie there were more than 20 open sa-
looms upon our streets, every hotei
was selling rum and had an open par
and the drug stores were all Selling
rum And how did it work? There We're
many poor children there. The ladies
formed 4 society, and the men who had
property furnished money to help
clotbe those children. Today
that society has gone out Of existence.
There is no longer any call Tor one
there isn't a child there but what Is
properly clothed in that large village
of ours, and is now attending school.
That is what prohibition has done for
us. Men who spent their earnings in
saloons have saved money and have
expended it upon their children and
homes, and prohibition is what we
want: and if resubmission means the
destruction of the prohibitory law,
God save US in that county. II re-
submission means that, then / ask you
who have said that you wanted to sub
nit this question for the purpose OF
re-afirning the law, to vote against
resubmission. (Applause).
All the counties of the State but five
are here almost with a united Repub-
lican delegation because in my county
and in those counties we have not been
talking resubmission, we have not been
talking against the prohibitory law,
we have not said that it was a hypo-
critical law and that we were hypo-
critics, but VIC have been opposed to
resIbmission and in favor of the pro-
hibitory law, and the result is that
my county gives from three to five
thousand Republican majority ana
these other counties are the same. CAP
plause). Are you going back to your
constituents who sent you here with
the understanding that you would OPP
pose re administration there was that
understanding through this entire
State that we as q party stood opposed
to reSubmiSSiOn--arC YOU going back
and tell your constituents that you
voted with the Democratic party upon
this question: Why vote with them"
1t reminds me OF the boy who was
sent down to drive up the calves and
got them all UP but one. There was
one calf that insisted upon following
Il steer and the boy tried to detach
him from the steer. but every time
the steer would turn the calf would
turn also. And finally after the boy
had run around the pasture three or
four times. tried. Disguised and mad
he said, Col darn ye' for a fool you