Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-17

Vi wv opiiioh vi 'iiiS i''tei vi 'oihc VA
inc leadlhS men OF ieGai ana )uoiciai
nihd In TINS state.
feel that | have thoroughly informed
mySef on the subject That am able
10 view the whole proposition clearly ana
uittiiisehtiy, TO weigh II larry anu I'M
pai'iahs'
anu yet State somewhat 10 express
Hyseii mere TINS morning.
NO. 'ia' l maven long since iuiiy de-
terrhlhed eSactiy what position 1 shail
take III me mattef-lof nave.
Not mat there Is any question or doubt
III my own NINA mat my decision is the
risht ana wise ohe-ior 'herc Is none.
NOT that ] ordinarily hesitate TO express
my views OF 10 speak ireeiS ana opehiE
on TINS or any othPr subject with which
am iainliiar-lof 10 not.
hesitate simply because know That
there is really nothing new TO be said.
ne 'ic'd mas oeeh proved anu narrowed
'iiIoush Spriis' summer autumn anu
winter iof SIX long years ana more.
ms question has been discussed in cv
-! ho''''' III every hoh''' III every ehurch,
III WY eiup anu piaee "nere men anu
"''''', sa'i''i' anu III every newspaper
'i'ioushou' me o'a'e oil MAINE
E'efS man ana every woman, too, WHO
% ."o anu ''a's anu 'iii"hs' KNOWS ABOUT
.,'S aneS'ioii-'"es can heip II. MOST ol
'io'n' 100 nave hiaue up thcir inilids re-
e'iuihs 1t as iulis Us nave eltller you or
l. ana "i'i'c II MAY nave taken them SIX
Years 10 'hihK II over and decide this. it
ooeiiS 70 me- Is 80 ihafh the better, for
"na'e'er inc result surely 1t cannot be
said tha' INC citizenS OF Nam" nave acted
oiiidh's influenced III any way.
LOOKING at IL from every point of view
I" hoheStiy DOESN'T seem 10 me that TO an
ran ''i'ueo. careful thinking man, there
can longer be any question or doubt that
Fargo majority of the people of the
''a'e OF Maine, irrespective of party or
poS''oi'' nave tuiiy ana most decidedly
maui up thcir MINDS III favor Of resub-
MISSION.
Inc voters of Milne have told US
so-norc than 10000 of them in the
quiet, but irresistible voice of the
oali"l'
Ihey began telling US in 1904.
1heS ted US again in 1906.
lhey reiterated their demand in 1903.
ana now last September they again
spoke IN such strength and with such
emphasis that their denaHd-and it
IS reasonable delHdnd-can no long
or be questioned or refused.
we are told that while it may be
true that considerable majority OF
the people oil Name DO favor resub-
mission. that this majority docs not
a ftsr fT
pie.
/ am not all sure that even this
statement is true. But one thing
$ Absolutely certain that even grant
ing that II Is true 1t cannot be con-
sldcred as in any way arguing against
TINS question. The Constitution Oh this
State does not diferontlate between
two classes, and when any man at
tempts to say that it docs. let him
pause to realize that he is striking
at the very tounda ton OF the govern
ment OF this state and Nation.
1t IS also argued that II this cues
lcn 70 submitted TO the peopie-pos-
silly at special election tc be held
next September. that the vote VIII
be greatly lrfueiced by Hood OF
money % be poured in fren other
states. In other words that the elHc-
ton Will be bought BY the liquor
interests | do not so agree. Ana let
me tell We" something that peiieVe
YOU already knoW-somethins that all
of us should know anyway, that the
day when an election i'll Maine can
re bought is gone forever.
Furthermore. YOU we'll know that
the ''N"aunG Fote so-calied-tlat
small percentage OF inc "iloi@ t'','t
might be Influenced by money would
vote against retaining tins Amendment
anyway and therefore no need Ior
buying them.
1t has also been said. that "" cam
not consider the question OF rcsuo-
mission WITHOUT oise"ssiis fio.'p
uon anu hceiise' HIS ~ ii'' '"'''"
Is true. T. M tiie ISSUES are . p'
rate anu dlS'lht'' hlie w alc io'
here TODAY u argue teiht'e'aH.
lnteinperahec' |" ''''ousn 1'r ''''''
hlerl'S vi "''- 49,, I'M
decide bel"ech '''i'ic e'''ei,' anu 49,
hca.ion. Nci'H'r dic We '''c W '''N
politics. inla II ~ 'oi's'' 70
question: II mas '.hS 'ihe ~.
te-Wide isSu VI '''' pe'p .,.
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