Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-23

of human history the battle lines have
been drawn, but now organized greed
faces organized righteousness. The
1egalized liquor traffic is organized and
well organized; the anti-saioon forces
are organized and well organized, the
battle is on, the first shots have been
fred, the battiehelds OF this campaign
win not be in the Southland, but some
of them at least in our own lair STATE.
In Maine viii the Gettysburg ae this
campaign he fought, Who wants 10
show himself a hero? Let him get
into line for this great fight Nnpre
is the man to lead the forces? The
man who is large enough noble
enough. brave enough to do il Will be
honored in the old Pine Tree State Tor
many 4 generation.
Fifty years after the triumph Of cur
troops in the southland comes an OPP
portunity for grander triumph in
this Northern State. There never was
such an opportunity before the
patriots Of this State as at the present
time God give us man around
whom the forces of righteousness can
rally and we will plant the banner Of
black flag of nullifteatieni
There are other evils, other strong
holds. The Social Evil is one.
Americas greatest evil is the social
evil. Someway, somehow. I don't
know just how, this awful evil mus,
be attacked and driven out Maine is
driving out the White Plague by
scientific methods, by such methods
we must drive cut the great black
plague that is a disgrace to our land.
There must be strong. chaste and
truthful sentences spoken on the stu
alton and spoken freely before au-
diences mixed and unmixed. the truth
must be told and certain facts must be
stated. Where is the man wise
enough, clean enough, fearless enough
to show himself hero here and win
undying laurels?
Political corruption, as manifested
by the wrong influencing of votes at
every election, is another evil that we
must face and floor in this State. We
have the equipment, have we the men?
The new anti-corruption law passed
at the last Legislature is a good law,
let Us use it. Such laws ought not to
be for ornament or for campaign pur-
poses solely. You know what is be-
ing done at Portland. It is perhaps
too early for me to say what we pro-
pose to do here. But there will come
a time shortly when the combined and
Federated Mems Brotherhoods in this
city can show if they have the caur-
age to stand by this new law and de-
mand and secure a clean municipal
election. The influencing of votes
has gone far enough, the power is in
our hands to prevent anyssueh further
corruption. Have we men enough in
this city committed to tie principles
Of practical righteousness TO stand for
a clean election It viii. not take SO
very many. l think knbM some that
can be counted on. bur fathers
shouldered the musket in the Gas and
Went out at the call of duty to face
foe. A greater call comes to yeu, let
him that hath ears TO hear, hear Let
him who is a patriot respond and let
us rally round the flag of political
The strongholds of Industrial in
eqaulity must fall It seems foolish,
that is it would seem weak and puerile
but for the action of high tribunal
to seek to ..unscrambIe eggs" The
day of the small company has gone, il
would seem to the ordinary mind. gone
not to return, you cannot set the
hands backward on the dial of human
progress. The day of the great cor
is here and here to stay and
the great corporation is not a thing to
be fought because of it's bigness, I'M
der proper and wise control it may
not be a menace but an honor to our
civilization. Where is the mind big
enough, the heart true enough to steer
a middle course in this troubled