The Republican journal., 1911-08-03
HE SPEAKS FOR MAINE.
A Veteran to His Brother Veteran


Gen. Jonathan P Cilley of Rockland
has sent to his surviving comrades of the
First Maine Cavalry the following let
ter which rings with patriotism and love
for the State of Maine
Rockland, Me, July A, 1911.
My Dear Sir:
l desire much to interest you in some
practical effort to promote the cause of
temperance and incidentally to awaken
the love we all feel for the good name of
our State of Maine, to the end that she
may "Dirigo" Il leadD to the highest
civic attainmentS for her own honor and
welfare.
This is personal and hence | avoid the
many and common arguments in favor
of this good cause, trusting that this
personal element may attract your at
tention more strongly, and that the
''front' we present in our September
election shall be of such wide extent as
to win a victory, viz. that the constitu-
ton of Maine shall not be dimmed and
damned by having its colors and procla-
nations for temperance truths hauled
down or trailed in the dust and thus en-
able license to prevail.
When the cavalry of the war of the
Rebellion were proving their prestige in
the cavalry engagements preceding
Gettysburg, Fitzpatrick, in hard fight,
galoped to the First Maine Cavalry and
his voice rang out, First of Maine!"
You saved the day at Brandy Station, now
save it at Aldie'' AS the horses started
out with rush Corporal Joseph H. Coffin
of Co. G from the ranks of that COM
pany, with tones akin to the voice of
commanding general, shouted: 'Here's
~ tbo bo,,or Of Old Maipop,
The colonel of the regiment went
down, "killed in action" Men and Off
GERS lay dead on the field, but the prestige
of the Confederate cavalry went down as
never before and the name of Maine went
up.
Fifteen years ago some zealots of the
monarchy Of Spain blew up the Maine in
Havana's Harbor and 260 men and Off
GERS lay buried in the broken iron of that
ship and in the mud Of Southern waters.
Wherefore, on July 3, '96, Admiral Ger
vera sailed out of Santiago Harbor at
nine clock in the morning and by one
O'Clock p. M, every vessel of his squad
ron had been sunk and destroyed by Ad
miral Sampson fleet.
Our navy, as they aimed the guns.
sharpened their vision and steadled their
muscles with the SUPPRESSED cry, RE
member the Maine.
Let us remember ''the Maine" of our
youth and our manhood, and highly re-
solve that so far as we and our votes are
concerned, rum shall not be allowed to
be manufactured in our State, or llcens-
ed to be sold in saloons within her Dor
ders.
hate to argue the pecuniary side of
the question, but our railroads, every
| r CIV and
lake. every mile of rockbound coast and
sea-reaching headland and green islands
is enriched by our summer visitors, with
their wives and their children, all seek
ing the dash of our waters and the balm
of our forests and our invigorating at
mosphere.
This mint of pure gold, commercially
and of good health physically, should,
for its own protection be kept free from
the fumes of alcoholic beverages.
Vote for the honor and welfare of
Maine!
Write to all of your friends in Maine
who NAV be thus influenced by per-
sonal letter and ask each of them to
write letters of like import to their
friends and thus work to cover the entire
State of Maine. | urge you to do this,
NOW!
Der the rivers strongly flowing,
State of Maine, My State of Maine,
Der thy forests widely growing,
State of Maine. My State of Maine,
Comes the giant ocean breeze
Shaking all thy leafy trees
And its stalwart tones are these
State of Maine, My State of Maine.
When youfhear your Country calling,
State of Maine My State of Maine.
When the shot and shell we're falling,
State of Maine, My State of Maine,
Ave! When the Southern hosts withdrew
At Appomattox, among the blue
None were found more brave than you,
State of Maine, My State of Maine.
Not without thy wondrous story.
State of Maine, My State Of Maine,
Can be writ the Nations Glory
State of Maine, My State Of Maine.
On the record of thy years
Greater losses there appears,
More of battle, more of tears.
| State of Maine Nv State of Maine.