Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-08-26


pie as did certain saloon keeper. a
customer of his, Mike Casey. shall l
trust Mike asked the bartender. Has
he had the drink inquired the pro-
prietor. He has was the reply. Then
trust him. said the proprietor
The Democrats have the same To-
cal option measure in their platform
that they tried to get through the
special session of the Legislature; the
Democratic party has now come out
unequivocally for the licensed saloon"
| said Mr.. Nelson in closing.
Great Applause for Goodwin.
THE city committee has made no
mistake in sending to you as speak
er. tonight, Hon. Forrest Goodwin"
declared Mayor Knight in intro
ducing the principal speaker of The
evening.
Applause and cheering broke forth
| at the mention of Mr.. Goodyin's
name which lasted at least three min
utes. Twice the Skowhegan man
started to speak and twice his Gardi-
ner admirers drowned out his words
with handclapping and cheering.
Perhaps it was the splendid Demon
stration that caused Mr.. Goodwin to
make the splendid speech that he did,
the best he has yet made in this cam
paign. For over an hour he carried
his audience with him in his earnest
plea for sending men to Congress
from Maine who believed in a protee-
tive tariff and would not turn over
Names leading industries to the mer-
cy of Southern free trade Democrats.
1.-THE small portion of his address
which he devoted to State issues was
marked by its earnestness and brill
liancy.
/ PattangaIl Real Governor.
81 had the pleasure, last night, or
| speaking in the real capital of Maine,
the place where the real Governor OF
| Maine lives, Mr. Pattangal, the place
| where the only truthful newspaper in
| Maine, the Waterville Sentinel. is
published" said Mr.. Goodwin with
fine sarcasm by way of opening.
spoke there in the great Armory hall,
which was crowded to the doors and
the Sentinel declared. the next MORN
ing. that it was SHINY attended
rally, only about $50 people present
Here tonight, L have counted as near
~ as l could the people present in
the hall and l am sure that there are
at least between $50 and 700, one of
the largest audiences that / nave had
the pleasure of addressing in this
campaign, and l expect the Water
vile Sentinel reporter. will say, Mon
day morning, that the rally was at
tended by about 200 people, mostly
q women and children.
Cyrus Davis had a rally the other
day in Searsmont, which was attend
ed by q people and the Sentinel came
hot
500 people gathered in Searsmont to
hear Mr.. Davis. The Waterville Sem
tinel told in big headlines OF the great
enthusiasm that greeted Samuel w.
Gould and Obadiah Gardner in SOM
erset county, while the truth was at
Scion they had six men and q dog
| and at North Arson they didn't have
anybody.
1.-THE people are arraigning the DEM
ocratic party, today, as party of
broken promises and unfuihlled
pledges, a party of delay, deceit and
depulicity. If j read the signs of the
times Alright the attitude of the vot-
ers of the State towards the Demo-
cratic party on the 9th of September
will be that of the man, who when
wired that his mother in-law was
L u,
shall l embalm, cremate or burye
wired back 'Embalm, cremate. bury.
all three, so as to take no chances
The National Issues.
Mr.. Goodwin then proceeded to the
discussion of National issues. Said
he. .The one great principle upon
which the Democratic and Republican
party divide, question of vital inn
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farm or is dependent upon business
prosperity, is that of protection or
free trade.
1.-The Republicans have always be-
lieved in protection and it has been
the policy of the country, except for
one period of four years. Under pro-
lection we have grown and prospered
and while there may be few things
about the present tariff that should
be corrected this correction ought to
be made by those who believe in the
protection of our industries and our
homes and not by enemies without
and foes within. / should suppose
that all laboring men would prefer
to vote for good wages and high
prices for American products in pref
erence to free booze in Maine"
Canadian Reciprocity.
He then took up the question of
reciprocity with Canada, which he
said was an important issue. In Can
ada wages are low and the standard
of living low, while in this country
the wages are high and the standard
of living high. He explained that the
principle of reciprocity was adopted
I by President Taft without under-
! standing how it would affect the
Northern states. The reciprocity
} measure became a law in this coun-
Etry, taking the duty off Canadian
lumber, hay and pulp, but taking no
duty off our products Canada at
that time did not accept the meas
ure, fearing that it might mean an
nexation but if the Liberals should