Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-04-09

Why Not Return Senator Hale!
(Piscataauis Observer

(Piscataquis Observer
The Portland Press, which Is Tue
only important Republican paper III
Maine that opposes Senator Haie ;
| reelection, recently spoke of the Hale
brand Of canned editorials which are
offered on the political market ny
certain Maine newspapers. 10 d'oiu
that imputation | am writing IN the
first person.
Thirty-one years ago last winter
Senator Hale was a member OF 'iic
Maine Legislature and the leader Vi
his party in that body. IT was III
the days Of the SO-called count -ou' :
perhaps the most strenuous .iihV -
the political history of Maine. anu
some of the readers of tins VIII re-
memb Der that the militia COMPANIES
oe Dover and Foxcroft slept on thelr
arms one night expecting cali 10 80
to Augusta t. help maintain order.
One dav the news came that Mr..
Hale had taker a position on some
onos,;ou thar did not meet the APP
rrova, Of certain .stalwart Republic
cans" and | we'll remember how two
of them went up and down our streets
denouncine him as traitor A little
later however, il became PLAIN that
Mr.. Hale was right. and then he was
a great statesman instead of traitor.
Nineteen years later came the war
with Spain and again Mr. Hale took
- nositiOn that diSDleaSed great
many of his constituents. / was
among those and would have been
glad had he been defeated six years
Ibt finally i}ani1a1 N lpt time de-
termine whether he was right or
wrong and when he announced Two
Years ago that he would be u candi-
date for reelection | gave HIM my
s;ipuort and have seen no reason Tor
changing my mind.
I have no personal acquaintance
with Judge Powers nor with Senator
Halo but with my knowledge OF nm
as a Judge and as Il citizen, and with
Senator Hale out of the field, no man
in Eastern Maine would give him more
cordial support as candidate Tor
senator than |. But I have yet to see
4 specific reason why Judge Powers
should diSplace senator Hale. A stan
correspondent Of the Portland Press
Who writes from Bangor recently de-
voted q column of space in an at
temDt to show that Senator Hale had
no chance in PiScataquiS county. |
read his letter carefully but in only
one instance was any specific reason
given why Mr.. Hale should not be
returned and that was because he is
"autocratic and aristocratic and has
always held himself aloof from the
great mass of his. constituents" This
who is q
personal friend of mine and in whose
honesty l have implicit confidence,
but | believe he is mistaken in his esti-
mate of Senator Hale.
A writer in the Portland Express
Advertiser, whose letter IS published
in another place in this issue, met the
allegation that Senator Hale IS auto
cratic and aristocratic with an un-
qualified denial ! submitted this
writer's statement to young lady
employed in the Observer office. whose
home has ALWAYS been in Ellsworth,
and she said it was absolutely true.
that Senator Hale was very highly
esteemed in that city and that he is
neither autOcratic nor aristocratic.
But even if he We're autOcratiC and
aristocratic, what would it matter to
we people in Piscataquis county so
long as he does his duty by us
And that brings me to the question,
Has Senator Hale failed in his duty
To u.s. The Portland Press claims
that the farmers are opposed to, him.
| would ask them if any man could
do more for their interest than he
has done? And the question can be
a
wooden manufacturers and lawyers.
and all classes. in fact. has Senator
Hale failed in his duty to YOU and to
your interests? If he has not why
should he be turned down
A citizen Of FoXcroft who was of
French descent once said of u certain
man. He is a good fellow but he flies
to piece too easy. That is 4 failing of
many of us and ! would say to the
Republican voters of PiScataOuiS
country. Don't fly to piece" on this
senatorial question, consider it care
fully and get facts rather than allie
cations. The strength of the American
voter is the fact that he thinks for
himself. If careful thought convnccs
You that Senator Hale has failed in
his duty TO the country. tn" state ana
the county. you know what to do; if,
on the contrary, you are satisfied he
has done his duty, You Still know
what To do and / am sure Won viii do
il.
But be sure and not fly To "piece"
as some did during the count -out and
during the Spanish war: YOU might
repent TOO late.
L. r. EVANS.
Will Swim in Blood