Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-06-30

thlhgS, It's absolute incapacity as a
constructive party, its failure to grasp
the idea of the power of this country
as Nation, bequeathed to us this
grave problem of the trusts The
problem must be settled. You can't
settle it by proclamation, by speeches,
by editorials, The Republican party
mas taken up the problem 1t must
settle IL or go down to deserved
poItical death. 1t is settling il, step
by step. 1t will settle it, as it has all
us great problems. justly. fairly, rea-
sohably. not by revolution. not by
disaster. with due regard to capital,
with justice to fine people, and no man
can be better trusted to lead us along
this path of evolution than the broad
minded, fair minded President of the
United States.
The Nation needs our help at Wash
ington. This State is not to be mis-
represented in Congress, no Governor
is to be elected with power t" appoint
Democratic Senators, because Of
cry that the expenses of the State
have increased. Increased? OF
course they have increased. The peo-
pie demanded 'the increase. The
Democratic party in the Legislature
voted for the increases. They voted,
as we did, for better schools. better
roads, better care of the insane. for
protection of the feeble minded. lib
crafty to hospitals, more for our
farming interests. for better public
buildings, for State House where
this rich and growing State could do
its public work. What vote was
recorded against tNef1nal appropriate
ton bills that metsthe popular will?
Not one. Republican or Democratic.
The tax rate is the test OF. public bur
dens. In 1882 the las, year of
Democratic rule, it was forE and one
half mills, one mill for schools. three
the state, a' This "' year ' it sss ml1 Is.
but but ~, under your new : system I'll the
municipal burdens. policy demand
ed by both political parties the taN
for State purposes is but two mills.
We have cut the State tax almost
square in the middle. In 1882 the
State debt, less the sinking fund, was
over four millions and aNhalf. 1t is
now less than seven hundred thousand
dollars In 1882 we raised S355.000
for interest. We now raise 100000.
Is all this the record OF good business
administration? No matter which
party is in power you have never
heard of the charge of suspicion of
CRAFTY or dishonesty in our State af-
fairs. Maine will be honestly ad-
mnistered under any party because
her people are honest 1t is scatter
ing dust to dodge our duty to the Ma
ton by Juggling figures without fair
explanation. We face these prob
lens, State and National with
united party. Whatever the troubles
in the restless West, we have no di-
visions in Maine. We still cling to
the old fashioned notion of the fathers
that no platform can be drawn 4hat
will suit all men in the party, that as
individuals we must yield something
to the views Of others, that this is a
life of compromises and averages, that
We will hang TO the Republican party
as long as it is true to the funda-
mental principles that have made it
great If there is any appreciable
insurgency in Maine, it has yet to
make itself known. The Republicans
of Maine. of all states. have no reason
to be inSurgent
We are going into this campaign
with a solid front. We have a fight
that will make ones blood tnge. The
Democratic party has put a candidate
for Governor. who is fOeman worthy
Of your steel. We are fortunate that
We are to match him with a candidate
who can appeal to the men upon the
hills as Well as to the men OF the
towns, He is a lifelong Republican.
He is progressive. but not insurgent.
He is honest and square and fair,
He has done his duty without fear or
favor. He has been trained in the
service of the State. He knows the
people and they know him. He has
truckled to no man for votes. He is
a man of splendid courage. He dared
to veto the Hastings bill because he
was right. and within two weeks. in
this very hall, his opponents approved
his manly independence. Two years
ago | stood with him upon platform
where all his audience believed in re-
submission. When he faced them
and told them they We're wrong they
applauded him as an honest man.
Every resubmission Republican will
support him because he and they are
Republicans. He will appeal to the
Republicans of Maine as one of them.
as believer in President Taft, as the
friend of our Senators and Congress
men, as the author of the policy of
conservation of our forests and water
powers as man that is for economy
where economy is right but for liberal
Expenditure when public sentiment
demands it as did both parties in the
| last Legislatu re. as man who dareS
| to do right big-hearted. g-brained.
whole souled. an enthusiastic lover OF
| his State Gentlemen, l second the
nomination. and every man that came
two years ago for the candidate from
Kennebec seconds the nomination. of
| the present Governor of Maine, the
| next Governor of Maine, Bert NJ
| Fernald.
Mr. Heaths speech was greeted with
vociferous acclaim and his motion that
William W. Mccain cast one vote for
Hon. Bert NJ. Fernald was carried
without dissenting voice. Mr.. Nc
Cam performed the duty delegated to
him and Mr.. Fernald was declared