Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-18

If you think 1t is continue it, if not
vote the proposition down and get rid
of those beggars from Orono whose
persistency is equalled only by their
audacity. have been needing the old
adage, to tell the truth and shame that
other fellow
l do not wish to have it understood
that l am opposed to u liberal educa-
ton, because it is my greatest regret
that l was deprived of an opportunity
to obtain one. Education may make
the good better but it surely makes
the bad worse. 1t makes possible for
the good and bad to successfully at
tain to their individual standards of
living. If we are to reStOck the State
with lawyers let us try to manufacture
the best ones possible. Let US have, a
stud.nt-tester whose duty it shall be
to test all students asking admission
to our State nursery and allow none to
enter that has any microbes of rascal
ity or any hereditary tendencies to
evil Let us propagate from the best
Scions of the best thoroughbred stock
and make no more Of those limitations
of Mr.. Wings disgusting birds to flock
in the corridors and roost on the Win
doW-sillS of this House, thus showing
their supreme faith in our credulity.
Our worthy Governor has cautioned
us against nleddling with his pet hob
bies, but he has wisely asked us to be
economical and he has set US an exam
ple worthy of praise. But he has espe-
cia!ly, it seems to me, cautioned US
against being too liberal with the In
hnSnita1 Now Snn0xar in
NV opinion this is the one institution
above all others that needs our careful
attention, and we ought to provide
suitable ana comfortable provisions for
the care and support of these unfortu-
mates. Holy Writ commended the I'M
Just steward for continuing his pecula-
lions when he found he was to be kick
ed out of office. And it would seem to
me to be eommendable' in us to pro-
vide comfortable home for ourselves
in case we get, there, for if we pass all
the bills before us we shall be eligible
to. and fit subjects for that institution
Then we can congratulate ourselves
on our forethought and exult over the
miseries of those ordered to the lower
regions now bid you goodby and like
Paul will say, have run the political
course and have tried to fight the good
fight hoping to stand as well as those
goody goodies, when their hypocritical
pretentiors to morality and temper
ance are laid bare. God save the State
of Maine from those unnamed moths OF
the University of Maine. (ApplauSe)
Mr.. PETERS of Ellsworth: Mr..
Speaker, the attitude of the gentle
man from Brunswick toward the Uni
versity of Maine in his suggestion that
the output of lawyers be restricted
shows one of two totally different
viewpoints probably impossible to rec
oncie It reminds me of a story
which, with the permission Of the
Chair. 1 will repeat illustrating two
totally different viewpoints. An old
colored woman was brought before
local Judge accused of over-beatlng
her child, a young colored boy. The
Judge found her guilty and was about
to impose sentence and he said: Have
you anything to say to me before
pronounce sentence?" She said, Eyes;
| would like to ask you question.
Were you ever the father of a perfect
lv worthless colored child?" haugh-
ter.) That simply shows the difference
in viewpoints that may exist. The
Judge looked at it from one standpoint,
the ccIored woman from another.
Now it strikes me that this is no
longer an open question, as to whether
or not we shall appropriate money for
the University of Maine. That mat
ter has been settled: it is res adjudi-
cata. 1t has been settled by the vote
of the Legislature, by precedents and
nobody any longer doubts that we
should and will continue hereafter to
appropriate liberal sums Of money for
the University Of Maine And l am
happy to say this because it happens
that by some unforeseen accident oc-
curing some years ago l managed to
graduate from the other institution
which has been spoken Of. at Bruins
wick In my mind it is only a question
of how much, not a question of wheth-
err we shall appropriate any, but how
much; and when we get to that l am
going to rest on the judgnon ut of the
committee We cannot, VIC co not ex-
pect to take evidence here and have
details presented to us in this House
showing whether $4,000 or $4,000 or
100000 is necessary and should be ap-
DTODTldLru. W. CdIlIlOI uo lllcil We
nave our agents for that purpose. We
have selected them and we trust them;
We believe that they are competent to
perform their duties. In this case they
have got together and have made a
report recommending to us tf&t we ap
propriate SO much money. What can
we do but appropriate that money? 1t
seems to me that there is no question
about it now. it is all settled. the pre-
cedent is established. the committee
has reported; it simply remains for us
now to vote this money which this ex-
tremely deserving institution ought to
have.
Mr.. HAVEY of Sullivan: Mr.. Speaker.
under the circumstances I do not believe
it is necessary for any of the friends of
this resolve to make any extended corr
ments thereon, but as a member OF the
committee on education before which the
subject was discussed l want to state to
the members of the House that it was
only after careful and deliberate oonsi6-
Grafton that the report which you have
before you today was made THIS COM
mttee summoned President Fellows from
Orono several times to answer questions
and give us more light on the subject