The Somerset reporter., 1908-03-12
Letters From the People.
IN Defence Of William 7 Haine
Portland Da1y Lspfe-


Portland Daay Espfes~
To the editor Of the Express
notice an editorial in your paper
Of March 3rd under the heading Of
"Republcan Success and reprinted
with favor in the Lewiston Journal on
March 4th. principally directed 10 the
candidacy u Hon. ". T Haines Of
Wateryilie. IL this you seem 10
question Mr. Halnes' being a Repub-
lican and talk about his working for
Democratic SUCCESS and Arguing
With Pencil and Other Democratic. >
and you say that He Mr.. Haines
asked the Legislature Of Maine tv a
TWO thirds vote to condemn the
ProhibitorF Law and recommend 70
the people that 1t be abrogated and
annulled.8 You also say, Pour
years ago he war outspoken against
the saloon, and daily now n X
telling the people be believes m the
PrOnibitory Law
As a Republican and ProhiDitiouIst
and Ant re-uDmissionist VITO 4 az
lived IN NaterviiIe with Mr.. HaIues
since 1850 and been associated with
MIN during all these Xears il business
and ponies and, knowing well his
acts and deeds al this time, | want to
want 10 put you right and the public
through you. Tor Mr.. Haines L.
entitled whether We agree with him
upon the question u resubmission or
not, TO the benefit Of the truth. He
should not be misrepIesented. We
were present at the hearing before
the Comm -tIee on Temperance at
which you say He asked tie lie rs
lature u Maine by a Two thirds vote
TO condemn the Prohibitory Law and
recommend 10 the people that il be
abrogated and anHulled, and We say
TO YOU and to the public through
your columns that Mr.. Haines said
nothing OF The kind, nothing from
when any such differences can be
fairly drawn. His whole argument
was based upon the theory that Re
submission would result III the re
affirm alton OF the principles of Pro
hibitiOn IL this State and also III
defense Of these principles and not
in opposition TO them.
We enclose a copy OF what ne said
before the Committee which he read
at that tine, and has since had
printed and widely circulated that
people may read tor themselves what
he did say Also III connection there
with copy of his previous interview
read both and then tell the public
why you made such a statement as
the above about Mr.. Haines. In all
the long years | have known him. [
never heard him say word in favor
of the licensed saloon, but alW avs
opposed thereto and III favor OF Pro-
hibltion, and we noticed that the
Lewiston journal on January 18th
last, referring TO Mr.. Haines' inter
view Of the previous day, editoriaIly
remarked, Mr.. Haines is sound on
the question OF ResubmissiOn, and
may ask through your columns why
sucn change III their attitude IN
regard 10 hl> views Oh this subject IN
the last tew months Personally, l do
not favor kesubmission II any form,
but IL is tar and just TO any Repub-
ican candidate for Governor that
there should be no representation
of their statements and the reasons
tor their positions, and especially by
a Republican newspaper.
| want 10 add that Mr.. Pencil
before the Committee on Temperance
OF the last Legislature, following Mr..
Haines' address made the seyerest
criticisms of it OF any man who spoke
at that hearing, and Il they have ever
been in agreement upon any phase
known il. Mr.. Pennell argued for
License and the Licensed Saloon
before that Committee. Mr.. Haines
argued tor Resubmission to satisfy
the demands OF the people for the
right TO vote on that question, urging
that the Prohibitory Law was sure 10
he reaffirmed by that vote, thus aid
ing and strengthening it. No TIVE
arguments could be more opposed TO
each other man was Mr.. Penneilis
and Mr.. Haines'.
While VT may disagree with Mr..
Haines on the advisabihty of Resub-
mission for any reason, no one whS
knows him can doubt his loyalty to
the Republican party | wish this
statement to be published in the
same paper that your editorial was
published that il may be read by the
same people il justice and fairness TO
Mr. hainee and to the people who
are interested 10 know about MIN
and his position on this important
question.
Very truly Yours,
HORACE PJRINToN.
N'.,t,,t-flf. Nf.r.E ZOOS