The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-04-07

are bound to work to his advantage.
Furthermore, the Argus should know
that Mr.. Kinds name has been con-
uected with that of the Speakership by
numerous party men now sojourning
in Washington. His fitness for the
Office being conceded, and his likeli-
hood of getting the First District nom
ination and election, what argument
does the Argus happen to think of
why the "bit of news should be so
strangely important If true "-Som-
erset MISREPRESENTATION
In the first place, as the boy said of
the apple core, there amt going to be
no Republican Speakership in the
next House, the way things are going.
In the second place; if by some extra
ordinary luck the Republicans should
control the next House the tendency
of the times is all against the Re
publicans coming to New England for
their Speaker, fact that Is recogniz-
ed by Republican papers in Massachu-
sets and elsewhere in this section.
Thirdly; If they should elect New
England congressman for Speaker,
Asher Kinds, should he happen to be
elected, would be about the last man
the insurgent Republicans would
agree upon. After warning bitterly
against Cannonism and deposing
Speaker Cannon himself, the Western
Republicans are not likely to set up
his lieutenant Asher Kinds in his
place, a lieutenant who represents
and believes in all that Cannon and
Cannonism stand for. Asher Kinds, a
man of ability and personally ire
proachable, is politically impossible
from the Speakership viewpoint, in
these piping times of insurgency and
progressiveness. He stands for stand
pattism, for reactionary policies as
clearly as Senator Hale or as Uncle
Joe" himself. That antiHale in
surgents in this State and District
should pin their faith to the hated
Cannon lieutenant. coacher and un-
derstudy as the alternative to Hale. is
one of the humors of the anti-Hale
campaign. Apropos of Hale, what our
Skowhegan contemporary has to say
about Col. Hale and his hereditary
claims" is very saddening, very shock
ing, Such lack of appreciation is too
painful for discussion. Well may
Colonel Hale exclaim:
Who steals my purse, steals trash;
tbs something, nothing;
Twas mine, tbs his, and has been
slave to thousands;
But he that filches my hereditary
claims"
Robs me of that which not enriches
him,
And makes me poor indeed!
Portland Argus.
Very pat, indeed, that regarding the
Colonel; but that regarding Asher
Kinds is away off the line of truth
and reason. The Argus will need to
do a lot of explaining and illogical
reasoning to convince the average
stands for anything inconsistent with
the best there is in American govern
ment. He does not come of family
that suggests such an absurdity; he
was not trained for any such career
as The Argus pictures; wherever
Asher Kinds has gone he has left be-
hind him a host of warm hearted
friends such as are now ready TO
help in his advancement to position
of great responsibility and honor.
The Argus is rank political sheet
and contains much reading that Is
good, but it must not let its partisan
ship spoil the opportunity for Maine
to honor another one of her distin-
guished sons. The thing for The Ar
grR to do Is to throw partisanship to
ca winds at least in this instance, and
give Asher Kinds the support which
his splendid abilities have merited
from nearly all other quarters