Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-23
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
Continued from Page Eighty

somewhat of the five peas in the pod that
number OF men of the Republican par
~ view the prohibitory law. | do not
mean to suggest at all, Mr.. Speaker. that
the five gentlemen who led the assault on
the Republican party in this House the
other day have exactly that point OF
view, but / do mean to say that there
are other reasons for the present posi-
ion of the Republican party in the state
of Maine today than those which might
he assigned on account of some difficulty
with the prohibitory law. Our repre-
sentatives in Congress supported the
Payne Aldrich tariff while the Republican n
national convention in its platform de-
clarcd that the difference hctWeen the
cost of production at home and the pro-
duction abroad plus Il fair sum OF profit
to the manufacturer is all that the man
ufacturer should expect The Payne-Al-
drich tariff in its duties exceeded mat
amount; and the rank and file of the
people in the State of Maine arc opposed
in my opinion to the Payne Aldrich tar
iff.
The SPEAKER: The time of the gen
tleman has expired.
Mr.. DUMMY of Turner: Mr.. Speaker,
l yield my time TO the gentleman from
Yarmouth.
Mr., PATTANGAII. Mr.. Speaker. /
rise to point of order I am extremely
Interested in the history OF the Payne
Aldrch tariff. 1 presume we all are; but
I want To make the point of order. first
| that the gentleman has exceeded his time
under the rule. and second. the question
before the House is. shall the main aues-
tion be now put, and the remarks of the
gentleman so far have not been germane
TO that subject in any particular.
Mr.. DAVIES: I understood that the
gentleman from Turner has given me his
time.
| The SPEAKER: The Chair will rule
that the flve-minute rule is binding unless
| the House consent to the extension pro-
| posed by the gentleman from Turner.
Mr.. DAVIES; That is, that the gentle
| man from Turner cannot give me his
| time unless the House so votes
The SPEAKER: Yes, because the
| House has established the rule I will
pat the question. Tho question is. shall
the gentleman from Yarmouth have five
minutes additional time on the motion of
| the gentleman from Turner
| The motion was agreed to.
The SPEAKER: The gentleman may
resume
Mr.. DAVIES: Mr.. Speaker. / want tc
say further that the attitude OF the lasr
administration towards certain political
ideas was progressive rather than reac.
| tionary. l understood the sentiment oi
the last administration To be along th'
| line Of passing and recommending Ger.
| Instance, for the selection of Unitet
| States senator by the people and also foi
| such and such legislation relative to di.
rect primaries. And how do We know bu
| what some influences from outside ths
state We're at work against the last Gov
| crnor because he Was in favor of keepinl
| our power and our electricity at home
Those as we'll as other reasons thinl
were contributing somewhat 10 the de
| feat Of the Republican party in the STATE
| Of Maine AT the last election. But that j!
| by no means ALL The state auditor wa
hostile 10 the fernald administration. an(
! challenge anybody 10 deny that. Il'
was appointed by a former administra
| tiOn and ne was not in sympathy witt
| the work that was being done by the las
administration. The taxation committee
| of the last Legislature had Il certain pur
pose 10 perform. which in my opinion il
| did not perform. in seeing that propel
revenue was supplied in meeting the eX'
| pcnses of the state. The question OF
notification is Il question which has en-
| tered into our politics and il seems TO me
that some members of the Old Guard are
rather inclined if possible 10 transport tht
Republican party in the State back Ia In,
nulliiication of the prohibitory law. ! do
not believe that the people in this state
| will do it, | believe that those days have
| all gone by, that the rank and file of tbs
| Republican party will see 10 il. so far n;
they can, that the prohbitory law is en-
forced. Ny friend from Phillips (Mr
| Austn) the other day said a good dea
about the handwriting on the wall. Many
| others saw il; and like the handwriting
on the wall in the banquet hall of Bel
| shaZZar'S feast, they We're letters ol
| doom. But some of us went behind the
| writing to see what it was. and il spelled
| rule or ruin" And we went behind thai
! to read who the author of the writing
| was and il seemed to me that il was The
element of the Republican party whose
| influence was rapidly waning. That wa!
the hand that made the writing on th1
wall as | view it.
| Mr.. AUSTIN of Phillips: Mr.. Speak
er, | rise to a point OF order. The
gentleman from Yarmouth has uset
not only his time hut the time of The
gentleman from Turner and what
bearing the epic which is now beinf
delivered to this House has outside o.
its great interest to the Republican
party | fail to see. What bearing il
has upon n motion for the previou,
question l am totally unable to grasp
therefore wish again to move tht
previous question.
Mr.. CHASE of York: Mr.. Speaker
move that the rule be suspended anc
that the gentleman from Yarmouth be
allowed to proceed. I am astonished
at the disposition shown here today
to invoke the rule of the previous
question. 1t is the first time it has
been done here this year. 1t is a gooC
rule enough when applied right but
do not believe in having it applied for