Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-05

taking pay under a different class
than the contract called for and rails
ing of a bill for stock by removing the
decimal point one place to the right.
the Democrats had taken just 1853
tImes as much graft as the Republic
cans had taken during the time that
they were in power
He alluded to the referring of 141
bills to the next Legislature by the
Democrats. including many just pau
per bills and resolves for the repairs
of roads and bridges similar to those
granted by previous Legislatures.
Let the Democrats answer both for
what they have not done as well as
for what they have done; for their
sins of omission as we'll as their sins
of commission" said the speaker.
Tho Prohibitory Law.
Mr.. Goodwin in taking up the tenn
perance issue said that the Demo-
Gratis were responsible for the rum
issue in this campaign and had sought
to keep 1t alive for political purposes.
The Democratic platform promised
enforcement of the law. Mr. Plaisted
had said in Augusta previous to cleo
ton. If you don't want the law en-
forced. don't vote for me- The Demo-
cratic platform had declared for the
enforcement of the law by the regu
larly constituted officers and in his in
augural address Governor Plaisted had
declared for the enforcement of law.
Now he says that he didn't say any
of these things, and that he cant en-
Ia Hp had hpan Ghariff
before he was Governor. He knew
then whether or not he could enforce
the law.
Governor Plaisted was not elected
altogether by the rumsellers and the
gamblers; he was elected in part by
honest people, who voted for him be-
cause they believed that he meant
what he said about enforcing the pro-
hibitory law.
Honest John Mooers.
Up in our county of Somerset we
had an honest sheriff. who enforced
the prohibitoW law. John Mooers,
The Democratic leaders called him to
Augusta before the special election
upon the repeal of the prohibitorv
amendment and demanded that he get
OtiL lIIt 70 hOlt III HIS COunlN. J1t
refused to do so, saying that he. could
enforce the law and thought it was
all right and they told him that if
he didn't they would ruin him politi-
eally. Honest John Mooers replied:
"Pll never go to HILL with the Demo-
cratic party on that issue" The
Democrats put him out of the party
and the Republicans nominated him
for sheriff because they thought that
he was an honest man.
The speaker contrasted the attitude
of Governor PlaisteG in regard to en-
forcement of the law with that Of
Governor Stubs of Kansas, who or
dered the closing of all saloons in the
state within "a hours.
He said that ito was a matter for
serious consideration as to what would
happen in the State in the next two
years if the Democrats were returned
to power. Already under their ad-
ministration all of the critics were
wide open and reelection of the
Democrats to power would mean that
the sober, Industrious people of the
State would be at the mercy of the
Democratic law breakers.
Tariff and Reciprocity.
The last 20 minutes of Mr. Goodwin's
remarks were devoted to tariff and reel
procity He declared that there was nj
change between the attitude of the Re.
publican and Democratic parties in re.
gard to the tariff question from what il
had been for the past 80 years. The Dem.
ocratic platform of 1912 was a repetition