The Republican journal., 1910-09-08
reach or by that and such other classes as they
do not reach but the State can and does.

reach or bv that and such other classes as they
do not reach but the State can and does.
At the close of Mr.. Skeletons able and con.
vincinp address, which was heartily applaud
ed by his hearers, Mr.. Farwell presented Con-
pressman Ralph D. Cole of Ohio, who in his in
troductory remarks spoke eloquently Of the
dignity of labor and of the National holiday
that had brought together the large crowd it
was Measure to him to meet. The strength
of the nation was in its laborers. 1t was the
divine command in the beginning, and had
been accepted in that spirit ever since. that
whether we work with hand or head, Drawn or
brain, labor was for the highest destiny.
Labor clears the dross from human nature.
| Our fathers and those who wear the bronze
buttons, under the God of battles fought the
| fight and won the victories that made ours a
free nation and it is the duty of every Ameri-
can citizen to look we'll to present day condi-
tions with hopes of the future and allow the
power of government to remain in hands that
have proved equal to the capable management
of its affairs. The beauties of this seaport
town reminded him of the hopes Of the Repub-
liean party to ultimately place our merchant
marine back to its original position. and legis-
lation is pending to this end
He spoke of Mr.. Skeletons address as mas
terful analysis of the financial condition Of our
State today and said it was from our State
method of taxation brought about by the Re-
publican party many years ago, that OF taxing
railroads, etc. and fought by them even to the
United States courts, that gives Maine her
prestige in this matter. Ten years ago Ohio
adopted Names plan of taxation and expan-
sion and one State after another has followed
until now 27 are carrying out our method of
taxation. In his mind this was an eloquent
plea for the continuation of Republican rule in
Maine, The States debt is less than that of
some of her cities. "Stand by the men who
have stood by YOU in this admirable SYSTEM
was his injunction.
Referring to the address of Gov. Folk OF
Missouri in the Opera House last Friday he
said that the talk on graft could have no bear
ing on conditions in Maine with her SO years
record but Folk was from Missouri, where con-
ditions were vastly different. In Missouri, with
her SO years of Democratic control, such
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Maine. After few days in Maine the speak
er said he wrote President Taft in regard to
our political situation, saying that Governor
Fernald would be elected, and the State would
roll up large Republican majority, and he
would hold to that position as a political
prophet.
The fundamental principle of the National
and State government, the speaker said, is the
power of the people in placing the controlling
party in power. 1t is a contract and pledge
of a representative government to stand back
of the interests of the people as whole. A
political platform is made to stand on not to get
on. No President has ever redeemed more
pledges made the people placing him in power
than has President Taft, and he will continue
to redeem them.
The difficulty of tariff revision was made
clear, the interests of the east conflicting with
those of the west and those of the north with
those of the south. 1t was the endeavor of the
administration to reduce the tariff on necessi-
ties and increase on luxuries. This question
can be handled only as national issue. The
labor question is settling itself. There are 1O5
jobs for each 100 men. The job is seeking the
man, not the Nan the job. The farmer is COM
ing to his own in national conditions and at no
time in our history has farming been so pros
porous as at present.
The economic law of supply and demand was
the cause of the present high prices. About 70
per cent of the American people are in the
cities and the remainder are producing the
food supply. The cry has been to the cities,
and now the call will be back to the farms, and
this will soon regulate the food question. The
West has done the bulk of the farming; now
the East has opened up richer tracts and farm
ers are moving this way. Maine should show
her highest degree of intelligence in sending
to Congress her representative men who have
been true to their pledges and who will sustain
the administration of President Taft
Mr.. Cole told many pertinent stories to illus.
trate his remarks. He said of the Democratic
promise to raise the cost of living if put in
power, while now they were promising to re-
duce it, that it reminded him of a bulldog he
saw the other day standing at door. A man
said, come in, the dog is wagging his tail. Yes
replied the speaker, but he is showing his
teeth and don't know which end to believe.
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