Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-24
REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN.
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urday afternoon to hear Hon. Bert NJ.
FernaId and the Hon. Edward Payson
Brown of New York Monmouth Band,
in white suits, headed the procession
of citizens to the hall. Directly be-
hind the band came Mr.. Fernald with
bearing countanence in Harry Mer-
rills automobile, second citizens Of
Winthrop marching. Hon. L. T. Carle-
ton and Hon. Rutil1us Alden in James
Pinkham's automobile, Simon Clough,
hester of Monmouth Republicans call
ed the meeting to order, having filled
the stage with the local committee
and prominent citizens. Rev. c. w.
Wallace was first introduced. He re-
ferred in earnest words to the part
the church had had in settling the re-
submission question within the Repub-
lican party and urged upon the peo-
pie to hear the party candidate on this
vital issue. His brief speech was
again and again punctuated with APP
plauses. He closed by saying, turn
ing to Mr.. Fernald, THE church has
not suggested to you any method or
plan OF campaign, but we are pleased
to commend the spirit Of your work
thus far Like you we hold that
SANDER and no argument are futile,
but that the people want the issues
plainly, concisely and logically de-
Tended We bid you tell the people if
you wish that you will not dishonOr
the high office so well filled by your
iIlustrous predecessors and that you
will endeavor to lift it a little higher.
Tell the people if you care, that you
will use your influence to enact as
wise laws and give to your office as
efficient an administration as those
who have proceeded you and guided
by their experience you will try to
improve it some points-But tell the
people. fail not, that you will eXor-
else vigilance to keep inviolate the
Fifth amendment OF the Constitution
and enforce the same. Do this and
the homes of Maine will cnshrinc you
for ever. The church is today with
the man of the people who comes to
the defence of prohibition
Mr. Fernald paid high compliment
to the town of Monmouth and con-
cisey, clearly and convincingly stat
ed his position on taxation, temper
ance and the preservation of one
natural resources. He emphasized the
fact that in our past few years taxes
levied upon the great corporations
and public utilities had been greatly
increased, to the relief OF the farmer.
He brought the enthusiasm of the au-
dience to a high pitch when he de-
clared that during the past four years
the bonded Indebtedness of the State
had been cut in two and that it vas
perfectly feasible thing to do away
with the balance in the next fodt
years, an accomplishment he consd-
cred to be devoutly hoped for. He
stated his position as to resubmission
in a very frank and earnest style. He
considered that the present sugges-
ton for resubmisSiOn would have
seemed as prcposterous to the farm
ers of the Fifth Amcndment-as a
plan to reconsider the Emancipation
Proclamation in his generation would
have seemed to Abraham Lincoln. He
assured his hearers that the issue OF
resubmission was already put out of
politics i'm Maine for a good malay
years at least
The most eloquent passages of his
address were in his references to the
great natural resources of Maine and
their proper development and preser-
walton.
Hon w. Payson Brown of New
York discussed the protective tariff.
First as it had to do with the mer-
chant marine and second as it had to
do with the farmer and his products.
1t was the cold, hard logic of history.
fact and figures touched up with bril-
liant wit and whitening sarcasm. In
conclusion he paid his respect to
William Jennings Bryan and closed
with fine tribute to Names prohibit
tory law and the high ethical cultured
atmosphere cnEcndercd thereby.
The Monmouth Band gave fine
music for the occasion.
Mr.. Fcrnald arrived in town in the
forenoon and was carried about greet
ing people everywhere and making
friends by his genial manner. He
took dinner at the hotel as the guest
of the local committee, and took the
afternoon train to Lewiston.
Mr. Brown. after the exercises was
shown about town by Chairman
Clough. After seeing the new Gums
ton hall, the library, the churches and
the comfortable residences he was
heard to remark. From an ethical
and moral point of view. what hell
on earth an open saloon would be in
Il place like this