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

whom you will trust anywhere. Why
was it that in the city of Bangor this
law was not enforced? We have had an
exhibition of why ii was not, here in
this House, within two weeks, and while
because of sympathy or because of loca-
tion you might have whitewashed some
body. yet, gentlemen you should not
make il white and you could not take il
out Of the minds of the people who heard
it (applause) but what we heard at that
time struck the trouble that was in that
city. ] wish TO say there are no better
citizens in the State of Maine than the
citizens of the city of Bangor. They are
lawabiding, the most of them. They
believe in no notification of the law.
Sometimes politics may warp their judg
ment Jest a lettle." (Laughter) Now,
fear that my Republican friends who
think that they fought against the Stur-
gis law will find If they should run for
office i'll two years from now that they
will be left and we would see them sit
ting down in the political wreck reading
the newspapers and murmurng to them
selves the words Of that unhappy ballad,
How vain it was for US 10 play when
all the rest stood pat; we hardly know
what hit us even where were at"
(Applause) | know that some of the
Democrats say that it is just what they
want, that that the Republicans should
| keep the Sturgis law on the statute
books Yet when the vote was taken we
saw every Democrat line up and vote to
repeal the SturSis law. 1t is said there
is opposition to is because it is eXpen-
sive. Gentlemen. il cost $4,000 to stop
notification for II months in this State
of Maine Is that Il large sum for 4
state like this? There was IL time when
the shattered fragment Of the Federal
| army returned from Bull Run when
men stood up in the halls of Congress
and in answer to the Presidents request
for 100000 600 to prosecute the war.
said it was too much. Tncrc was a time
after that great carnival of death at
Gettysburg when many men i'll the United
States said it WIS too much. There
were times during the war when more
men ana more money were asked for
that Il certain class of men in the North
| said it was too much. But forty years
Of the best history the world has ever
known, forty years Ct marvellous
achievement ana development Or re-
united country, have said To YOU ana to
| me that il WAS nos too much. Too much,
il ii. t'i:.- r.7 Or" "-,t"t yun h;v"
counted tl.s tc;lrs rf t!I":sc wiIo wrpt for
those VINO have fallen. wh-a ynu rcmem-
Der the agony "f those wln III their dy
ing dreams law Sgd loved ones
at home IcfOr" death relieved them Of
their suffcrngS. when You lay" placed
in the balance, as ynu would this paltry
SIS. 600. and when You have learned the
value of one human life or the agony
Of one mothers heart then it will BE-
time enough for Won To say whether
$4,000 is TOO much. tApplaUSe>.
| wish t" call your attcntiIn to another
thing. Last tall in our various cities
there were men who were standing upon
two platforms. they were riding TWO
horses: and there was only one man out
of the entire number So far as this;
House is concerned, that was, elected,
They thought 10 obtain votes from the
Democratic party by saving that they
We're for pesttbnission: but the Demo-
cratic party are not fools; they know
who their friends are, and these men
could not get any votes but they lost
the Christian and temperance vote. The
gentleman who was elected it is said was
elected for two reasons. one. because he
is the most popular man in his city: and
the other because there wasn't a.-Dody
in particular who ran against him.
Which reason is correct, l don't know.
From oIIr association ana acquaintance
with him | can easily believe that it was
his POPULARITY He is the only one here to
tell the tale Of all those men who went
down in the attempt to ride two horses.
Gentlemen. let Us uphold the hands of
the Governor of this State and sand u.
him and stand by the Republican Flat
form and its promises to the people of
the State made this last summer in the
convention and upon the stump. CAP
plause>.
az this point the Speaker resumed the
Chair
Mr.. FOLSOM Of Norridgcwock: Mr..
the argument Of the gentleman who has