Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-10-23

| Of our industrial welfare and Of the great and
growing summer resort business Of Maine.
| I am In favor Of liberal appropriations by
| the State to the work Of "goot roadsn and be-
lieve that the care and construction Of roads
should be more generally under the SUPER
| vision Of the State.
| / believe In the retention and the enforce
ment Of the prohibitory laws, so-called, and
| am opposed to any substitute which suggests
or implies license Of the saloon. am
OPPOSED To REsUBMrssIoN.
As yet no plan Of resubmission has been sug-
gested by any political party that was not
either q practical espousal OF the open saloon
| or . political expedient to conceal q covert
and dangerous attack upon the prohibitory
laws. am opposed to such procedure.
am not opposed, however, to the refer
Ell dunn Of this question in such a way as to
separate it from party politics, under the
sanction of friends of temperance and good
government, anxious to set this question at
rest, so that it may no longer divert attention
from other great public needs and prevent
proper consideration Of far greater issues. I
had hoped that the popular initiative and
referendum, in which firmly believe, would
AFFORD us perfectly natural and regular
method Of securing plebiscite upon the d.
rect issues of license and prohibition. II 1t
does not, believe that the friends Of pro-
hibition In the republican party may devise
course Of procedure which, without doing
violence to the loyal temperance sentiment Of
Maine, may give to the people all Of the rights
they would have under the referendum and
that, too, at . time when the righteous moral
sense Of the people may have an opportunity
to express itself outside the contentious Of
party politics. say this as friend Of pro-
hibition and temperate In Maine, II the re.
publican party In convention in 1908 take such
. step, / shall accept the decree with compla-
| cency and shall Join other friends Of temper
/ ance iii the effort 10 raahsrm The traditions Of
the republican party in Maine.
believe in the enforcement Of all law 80
long as it is law. am opposed to nullifca-
tion of any law. do not believe in the
! multiplication OF enforcement laws which
| themselves are liable to be nullined in whole
or in part. / believe that state authority
should be exercised to see that all laws are
properly obeyed.
believe that the republican party should
fulfil its promises In its platform Of 1905 rela-
tive to party elections and the publication of
THE CAUCUS Law.
Great harm comes to good government
through the failure Of party caucuses to reg
lister the will Of the majority.
I believe in the principles Of economical
administration which advocated in my let
ter Of February, 1904. then said that the
amount OF appropriations had increased
more than 100 per cent. since 1890 and that our
farmers, business men and people in general
were becoming aroused. believe THERE is
room for important improvement along this
same line, SO as to relieve the farm, the home
and the factory from growing burdens Of
taxation and increased cost Of living.
In the convention Of 1904 my vote was second
in size. This fact alone entitled it to consid-
Grafton; for it indicates following worthy OF
recognition.
Again, while location Of the candidate
should count for little, against greater claims,
1t has its bearings when other things
equal, and in this relation be it said that not
since 1s74-thirty -four years ago, next con-
vention-has Androscoggin county had a re-
publican candidate for governor. Since 1874
Kennebec county has honored the State with
three governors; Penobscot county, two gov
ernors; Cumberland county, two governors;
Aroostook county and Knox county, one gov
ernor each.
Androscoggin county's last republican candi-
date for governor but he was Androscoggin
countys first and last republican candidate
for governor. Since Androscoggin county
was organized in 1885, we have had TWEEN
ty-two republican governors of Maine. OF
these, Kennebec county has given seven;
Cumberland county, four. Penobscot county,
four; Waldo, Somerset, Androscoggin, OK
ford, Lincoln and Knox, one each. These
facts suggested not in a contentious
spirit, but as subject for broad and gener-
GUS consideration by the republicans Of
Maine. The republican party would be en-
couraged, vitalized and strengthened by the
nomination Of q
CANDIDATE FROM ANDRoscoaGIN
and such choice would harmonic, fra
ternize and develop along lines of republic
canism which, believe, would be victorious
at next election, and thereby serve to the well
fare of the party and the State.
If receive this nomination, my duty will
be to serve all alike 1t will be my purpose
to forget all personal elements, and all party
contests, to obliterate all differences and to
seek to serve the entire people to the limit of
my ability. My aim will be the Square Deal.
l shall be embarrassed by no ante-election
pledges. because shall make none, shall
be tied to no clique or faction, but shall be
animated solely by a desire aud determine
tion to treat all matters from whatever source
with equal fairness.
With this statement of my position on these
issues, ask your support in the republican
caucuses and in the republican convention to
ernor of Maine in 1905 BERT NJ. FERNALp.
West Poland Me Oct II 1Q07