Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-26
Tuesday, March &c, 1907.
Capital Removal Given Its Ouietus.

Capital Removal Given Its Quietus.
question Of the removal Of State cap
ital to Portland came 10 q close yes
terday when the House of Representa-
tives by a vote Of 81 to 81 refused 4
recede from its Vote Of Thursday ans
concur with the Senate. and to adhere
y It's vote adopting report "B" Of tht
committee on public buildings ans
grounds finding legislation inexpedient
in spite Of the frantic efforts of the city
Of Portland and its lavish expenditure
of money, the voice of the people oi
Maine-expressed with n greater en-
phasis than ever before on any public
question-has prevailed. Their repre-
sentatives have stood firmly for their
wishes, and have defeated the most IN
called for. evtravagant, and needless
proposition that has been before thu
Legislature Of Maine since the close Of
the Civil War. The people of Maine will
approve the action of the men who
have stood by the expressed wishes Of
their constituents and will honor them
Tor their consistency and courage in the
face Of the most powerful AMI pcrsis; :
ent lobby Influences ever encountered
in the history Of State legislation.
The city of Augusta can never hope t.
cope with Portland in n contest Of dol
lars: its strength has lain i'm the right =
Whclmng support Of the voters ami
taxpayers Of Maine Never. in the his
tory Of our country has there been Il
more striking instance of Sordidnns
and greed on the part Of big city than
the attempt of Portland to appropriate
the capital Of our State, entirely upon
its own initiative and against the over
Nhclnins protest Of the people of
Maine. In the early part Of tie contest
an effort WIS made to gum sole this
furious proposition through the Log
islature when probably not one voter in
ten even knew that the matter was
pending before the Legislature so short
and 50 insufficient had been the notice
of it accorded tn" public. In the face Of
this the representatives of Portland on
The committee opposed The extension If
time asked for by Augusta. and insist
ed on railrOlding tn" matter through
without further notice, Fortunately
there " ere good men ana true on thai
committee who stood firmly agains.
this unfair AMI n"fnrious scheme.
Thanks 10 them the people Of Maine
were afforded an opportunity 10 d"
heard. ami they made themselves heard
with a vigor that WIS not to be mis-
than io.0u0 Of them
joining IN an emphatic rc0nnstranr,.
against the Portland proposition.
In the bitterness of their disappoint-
mcnt the Portland boomers have in
lul2"d in much incorporate talk. They
have even attacked Governor cobb liz
most virulent terms because he let il
bc known that he was opposed to this
infamous scheme. 50 frau2ht with far
reaching, and disastrous consequences
to The taxpayers, And why. pray. should
he not thus Safeguard the welfar"
of the citizens Of Maine" That is what
they elected him to do. ana they viii
honor him for having the courage to
stand for their interests in the fac" Of
the powerful Portland lobby which m
vadod every corner Of the capitol in
tent upon ignoring and SubVerting the
overwhelmingly expressed wishes nf tn"
taxpayers. 1t was cas-" of Pco-
pie vs.. Portland. and Governor Cobb
honored himself ANA the high office hc
holds by standing for the people. Will
fication and vituperation on the part ~
disappointed Portland bo"m"r~ Wi.i
only strengthen him in the good "pin.''t'
of the taxpayers " our State. while 7'
the same time II reveals jhr uit't
weakness and folly Of Portlands cgu~..
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