Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-01


vides. And it is not only confined TO
this country but for Canada, and any
where else. 1t would make it possible
for the servants, for men, women and
children to vote upon that matter.
They come here and ask this intelli-
gent body of men to vote for such a
proposition as that. And you did the
wise thing. a thing you ought to be
gratified to go on record about. that
you voted it down and refused to con-
si(er a proposition SO infamous.
Now. this matter went into the Sen
ate after the action Of the House and
they have refused to accept this prop
ostiOn placed before them by the Rep
resentative from that town. and the mo-
ton is now before the House that we
recede and concur with the Senate; in
other words. that We go down there to
the town of York and say to them You
have no right to be heard in this mat
ter" This question is one that we are
perfectly capable Of settling in this
Legislature. and we should not say TO
the people of that town. I'VE don't care
to know what you think about it.-no
matter how great your desire Is that the
town should remain Il united town; no
matter how strong your convictions and
how sacred the history of that town; no
matter how strong your conviction may
be on the matter, you have no right to
be heard and we refuse to give you
chance to express your views upon the
matter; go back TO your home. you have
nothing to do with this and we will
settle it for you" That is the PROPOSE
! " Senate
| want to stand by that? Is that square
and honest dealing? is there any rea-
son in Gods Heaven why these peo-
pie should not be heard? If there is, we
would like TO know what il is. If any
man in this House will give me any rea-
son why these people down there are
MOI entitled TO say what they want.
will take my seat and hold my peace
and let the matter go. But there isn't
any reason don't know and ] cannot
explain why it is that 7 am interested
in this matter as I am. There is not
cent of money in ii for me- l never
have seen the town of York and never
expect to see it. No man has asked me
even to speak upon this matter; | have
offered my services. ] suspect the rea-
son Tor my interest may be in the fact
that ] have been seated for thirteen
weeks beside a man who mas commanded
my respect and my esteem. and am not
willing to see that man treated so
shamcfully without doing what | may
be able to do to help him in just cause.
If it should ever occur that should be
unwilling to take such a step as that,
then hope the people in the class which
have the honor to represent will send
somebody else here at subsequent Scs-
sionS of the Legislature. This man who
occupies seat by my side is lawyer.
and after the things we have heard of
that profession we are not always in
spired with the greatest of confidence
in the profession Perhaps it is because
| have been led to believe that this man
was "A little different from some others
that l have taken so much interest in
his matters
1t seems to me there has been a re-
markable interest taken in this town of
York. The gentleman from Leeds. (Mr.
Addition) who spoke a moment ago, told
us that the people are in a wfan-
gle down there and that they had
a fight on. and the men who spoke
upon this question a few days ago said
~ "dS ii great WIdllSle uOW1l tnefe ana
that he was down in the town and that
was all he could hear, and so they pro-
pose in order to settle that wrangle that
they should divide the town: that is the
only remedy they have for settling this
dispute, dividing the town: it doesn't
make any difference which way the prom
osition went but they were to divide first
by running east and went: they were to
ilvide it again by a line running north
and southwest and we have heard lately
mat they We're to propose another di-
VISION Inc, to run north and south. but
the only remedy which is offered to settle
that matter is to divide the town. This
is the only remedy they had for the town
OF york. to divide it. There are difficul-
Ties there and they have been wraneljng
ABOUT bridge as they say. Now, want
10 ask you Il question. and l would like
TO have thinking men try to answer il in
their own minds. and it is this: Is this
petition of the town going to be n rem
edy for the difficulties in that town. IF
you divide the town are Won going 70 va
move the serious friction there? If that
Is the one remedy to cure the evils of ;,
wransle such as they have described
-7'' heaven uIul YOU try it
the town of Biddeford yesterday? Wa
think there has been something in the na.
lure or friction down there. and we th;n,.
the report of it has reached the Lep,s,o-
ture here. and near as we can undar-
stand 1t is not settled yet. WHY not III
Vi"e me city of Biddeford? The CITY of
ror''ahd mas been in fight here all win
Ter DO you want to divide the citv nc
portland? DO you think that is tho
proper way to settle wrangle? saw
MI Speaker and gentlemen, that If - -
good Tor the town of York, why is II not
good for Riddeford; and if ii is good for
YORK. why is it not good for port,ando
sometimes if YOU divide the town ,o,
nave the same difficulty the same frio.
'ion' the same condition to overcome tb,t
you have at the present time. Yon how.
not added one jot or one title 70 tho ca
luton of the problem. The problem w;u
take care of itself if we don't get in too
much of hurry and let the honorah,o
gentlemen in the lobby dictate as to hou,
we shall vote in this matter, you nooa
not worry about the matter. it will wor,,