The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-11-10

ing that as boys and girls think the
most of those who make them mind
so we think the most of the officer
who enforces the laws. One of the
prominent speakers was Hon. l.. l..
Walton who declared that it did not
take a Democratic landslide to elect
Sheriff Mooers as he would have been
reelected anyway. He read an orig
inal poem in honor of Mr.. Mooers,
paying tribute to his faithfulness. Rev.
Robert Morris said that of all the
places in which he had ever lived,
Skowhegan at present is the most
wholesome and cleanest. Leslie ia
cobs, who opposed Sheriff Mooers two
years ago as a Republican candidate,
spoke in the most complimentary
terms of him and his work. Carleton
Merrill, President OF the Skowhegan
Savings bank, was eloquent in his
praises and Rev. +. l.. Hayward OF
the Methodist church also expressed
his highest regards for the man whom
all honored j. w. Packard said he
admired John Mooers because he has
done what he said he would do. Rev
George Merriam spoke eloquently of
the good work done and paid tribute
to Mrs. Mooers as being a great help
er to her husband in his work. Ed
ward A. Leach said that too much
could not be said in favor of Sheriff
Mooers.
Rev. B. B. Merrill told the company
that he liked an honest man and when
he heard SO much being said about
the gentleman, he wished that such a
man could belong to his church. He
affirmed that the voters reelected
John Mooers because they believed in
him. Perhaps the real address of the
evening was given by Judge F. F..
Lawrence, who said that Sheriff
Mooers was the right man in the right
place and told story to illustrate
that If a man went to the hot place
from Skowhegan for selling rum, he
should have his demit card from that
place because it would be an awful
thing for the devil to make it hot for
him after he had been where the
sheriff of Somerset was.
Sheriff Mooers in response to all
that had been said during the evening
declared that he felt honored. He
said he believed that his failings had
been overlooked and he had been up
held by the people In trying to en-
force the law He believed that his
reelection was an ovation to him at
the hands of the people. He con-
tinued so long as | hold office, you
shall have my best endeavors. | will
work alike for the rich and poor"
The expression of everybody present
was Long live John A. Mooers.'
The caterer, Ned Lambert, was an
important contributor to the success
of the affair.
Following is the poem read by. L. l..
Walton:
We honor we'll our soldier boys,
Our sailors on the sea,
Who bravely stood behind their
guns
To make our country free.
But there Is courage. just as grand,
Possessed alas. by few;
1t turns them from more pleasant
In order to be true.
True to themselves! their very best,
Though fierce must be the fray,
While all around with smiling race,
Tempt to the easy way
Brave Is the boy who Will not yield
And take his glass of beer
While mates in college, school, or
camp
Beside him, laugh and sneer.
Brave Is the man who stands alone,
Erect, serene, and strong,
Defying wealth and greed and power
To right a giant wrong.
1t takes a brave and honest man
To do his duty, when
1t Anglers others and destroys
The gains of thrifty" men,
Much pleasanter to let things slide
And say 1T can't be DONE"
Be easy, yield to graft and so
Look out for number one"
But when our Sheriff pledged himself
Rum selling to prevent,
Twas moral courage-without graft
He said just what he meant.
And so our townsman, John A.
Mooers,
We now greet with applause;
A man to oath of office true,
Enforcing all our laws