Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-06-15
COUNTY CONVENTION.
,rprBLIcANs OF HANCOCK
NOMINATE TICKET.
.r,pr HARMONY PREvAIIs-NoT \
s,xa,E CONTEST ron NOMINATION
IN THE CONVENTION.

IN THE CONNBNI1ONs
,rsa ,spubIicans OF Hancock county met
a,,yention in Ellsworth yesterday
.sssroou. The convention was remarka-
~. tom the fact thst there was not .
~ contest, every nomination being
s,ase by unanimous vote Of the conven-
ton. - -
ostes entitled to seats.
THE CONVENTION.
~, L. Grindie, of Mt. Desert, chair
..a ~ the republican county committee,
..llsd he convention to order about 1850
o,clcck and read the call.
praver was offered by Rev. P. A. A.
ri,lam. OF the Ellsworth Baptist church.
r, Cripdle then announced the follow
i, temporary organization: Luere B.
nas.v. Of Bar Harbor, chairman; w. H.
TINS. Of Ellsworth, G. A. Savage, Of Mt.
Desert, secretaries.
MR.. pEAsy's SPEECH.
Mr.. Deasy, on ticking the chair, said:
epxYLrxrx: congratulate you that this
,anyentlon has met In harmony and that It
IN, adjourn without discord. congratulate
son thar in the state government We have
,o.hiux to apologize for; that Governor Fer
.s,d bas met all the problems that have con-
,,nn,ed his administration firmly. wisely and
h,sxely. congratulate you that we have at
~. ssad Of our national administration In
william II. Taft public minded statesman.
whose course will more aud more commend
,,self 10 the conservative people OF our
country.
Ieonsrssuiate you further that this county
hs4 furnished to our national legislative
bcay III Eugene Hale . man who for thirty
wears has been one Of the commanding figures
IN the Unitcd states Senate who has no
superior in ability and influence: and better
than 81. the fierce light Of publicity beating
upoa whom reveals no stain.
We are about entering upon new cam
psign, In this campaign. as Is usual. our
opponents, the democratic party, will de-
nounce every policy and every act Of the re-
publican party. In his address recently de-
,vered in Paris. Theodore Roosevelt said In
substance that men are divided into two
e!asses-those who do things and those who
hna fault; that those who do things never Ind
fault aud those who Ind fault seldom ind
anything else
The democratic party 10 composed very
largely 81 men for whom you and have the
highest personal respect. 1t IL . thought that
il franght with announcement that both OF
the great political parties are composed In
large part Of men who are honest and patri
otto. bat the democratic party AS n party
clearly belongs In the second OF said two
classes IL Is strong on criticism and not
strong in execution.
Nearly all the great constructive legislation
thst has been written into the statute books
Of our state and country during the past atty
years has been written there by republican
bands, and nearly every such piece of iegisia-
tion has in Its inception been denounced by
our opponents. won't undertake TO say that
every act OF the republican party has been
wise, OF that every criticism by the demo-
cratic party has been unfounded. but do say
that, 20 use the yernacular OF The stock cx-
change, our friends, the democrats, are short
on performance and long on criticism.
They viii advocate resubmission and criti-
else the republican party for failing to resub
nit the twenty sixth anne dment Of the State
constitution. They will do this ostcn-
siby in the interest Of temperance, OF pro-
hibition, OF enforcement and they win argue
so plausibly that they win convince some
men. who are sincerely in favor OF temper
Anee, Of prohibition and Of enforcement, but
Ne are learning that resnbmission In and OF
Itself is nothing; that it Is but means unto
an end and that end Ia license; thatit is but a
road that leads nowhere unless It lead, to Ii
eense; that Il Is the preparation for a sargi-
nh {rh ttns, L. ka al
from our body polite OF statutory and eonsti-
insionai prohibition. II we feel that we need
and want the operation we should prepare for
II, but II we do not need il and do not want 1t
We should not have any cutting done and
snoaid not take any resubmission gas.
They viii find fault also with the sturgis
law In this their fault-hnding will be better
founded There are many republicans who
90 not believe In the sturgis law. II was en-
acted for the purpose Of accomplishing great
ana bensncent result. but in operation 1t has
moved 10 be not altogether satisfactory.
The constitution OF our State makes the
governor the chief executive. II charges him
VIII the responsibility for the enforcement of
law 1t says the governor shall take care that
'he laws are faithfully enforced.
BUT the constitution Is not seif-executing.
" provides no means by which the governor
can perform his constitutional function. 1t
places in his hands no machinery by means OF
watch he can require the enforcement OF law.
ihe sturgis law was enacted for the purpose
o. providing him with means. with machin-
cry But in operation It has proved to be ex-
pensive, not IS effectual as might be desired
ana no, wholly satisfactory.
me attitude OF the republican party has
oeea not to insist on retaining the sturgis
ia*' but to insist that the chief executive OF
we state shall have some power to cause the
laws to be executed.
IN the legislature OF 1909 and again in the
legislature OF 1909 the Eaton resolve was in
uoaaced. This provided that when the
snefiu persistentiy refuses or neglects to per-
iofm his duty the governor should have
power 10 remove him and appoint his success
sof from the same political party TO which
'ne delinquent ofscer belongs. This required
: constitutional amendment because under
'ne constitution sheriff is required to be
sieeted by the people. The passage of the
Constitutional amendments requires y two