Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-18


from day to day lobbying in the in
terests of the $3.50, 900 that was expend-
ed Oh this State House. He didn't
object TO It then. Undoubtedly the
Governor of the State Of Maine is a
great man but is he as generous a.
lie might be" Could We have ex-
pected any less of him when he de-
livered his message here than that
he should say something about what
vas on the credit side Of the State
OF Maine? Did we not have right
to expect that he would say somer
thing about the permanent improve
ments that have been referred to by
the gentleman from Houlton? I think
there is great deal of political power
that Is tied up in this order, and you
have come to the parting of the ways.
The question for this Legislature to
decide at the time this order is either
passed or is defeated. in my humble
opinion. is this one. whether almost
the entire power OF this body Is to
be lodged in the hands of one man
or whether the power is to be used and
distributed. That in my opinion is
the question which is suggested 10y
the order which is now pending. I
in some things. Let them ride their
hobbies up and down tile corridors
of this State House. let them indulge
in their high sounding moral phrases:
according to their own statements,
they are only to be in office for two
years. The distinguished gentleman
from Westbrook l think sometime ago
said that gentleman who was nom
mated was the father of the Demo-
cratic party and if the child repu-
dated the father the child was to
die. l believe a distinguished gentle
man here in nominating a candidate
for Governor said that his candidate
had been >crucified, and he intimatcd
very strongly that the gentleman from
Waterville was the administrator dc
benis non of Judus Iscariot. Q-augh-
teri So we can rest assured that
their lease of power is only for t~"
years. The duty Of the Republican
party is perfectly plain. We are sur
rounded by material from which to
build up the temple of lsl2. inc
architect who can see beauty and Mt
ness which to the unframed eye -
rubbish. justiiies his calling and he
makes of the problem before MN "a
reality. \ little generous pruning,
little grain of charity on our part IL
seems to me. will make the sunset OF
1910 the sunrise of 1912. tAppiause.,
Mr.. PATTANGALL: Mr.. Speaker.
the gentleman from Yarmouth has al
most convinced me that the ordeI
which | offered was not necessary
on each small matter that comes "
here we are going to listen to potiticss
sneeches from the gentleman from
Yarmouth. we won't reach an approprt-
tim before March first anyway.
u,aushterD / don't know but what
WAS unnecessarily worried about get
tipe at IL too quickly. Now want the
House to vote on the order and not
vote on any proposition involved IN
these debates that have gone on mere
The gentleman from Yarmouth saw
ft to repeat another campaign Story
that went around all summer in when
there was not and is not now Vestlge
Of truth, and that was that the present
Governor OF this State lobbed for the
State House appropriation. He did not
He took no part in the lobby. He had
nothing to do with it, l only digress
from the subject of the order under
| consideration because l am tired OF
hearing those things which are aside
from the question. I hope gentlemen
| will vote for the merits of the order.
Mr.. MURPHY of Portland: Mr.
| Speaker, desire to say that | think
| this is good business proposition
that we have before us. We have
| tried the other method. and now let US
| try this one suggested by the gentle
man from Waterville.
The question being on the passage
of the order. Mr.. Hersey moved that
the vote be taken by the yeas and nays
The motion was agreed to-
| YEA-Allen of Columbia Falls Allen of
I Jonesboro. Ames. Anderson. Austin.
/ -Ayeriu, Berry. Bisbee, Bogue. Boman.
| Bowker, Burkett, Campbell, Chase, Clark.
| wan, Cronin, Cyr, Deering of Portland.
| Deering of Waidobero, Descoteaux. Row.
| Doyle, Dresser. Drummond, Dunn. Out
ton, Emery, Farnhani. Henderson. Files.
| Frank, Gamache. Goodwin. Greenwood.
| Gross Harmon. Hartwell. Hastings. fief-
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