Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-12
Thursday, December IL, 1912.
Letters of Governor Cobb and Judge
Powers.

Letters of Governor Cobb and Judge
Powers.
Two of the strongest, best known
men in Maine. have come forward to
give the people of the State the bene-
tit of their judgment in a matter just
now of widespread interest. on an
other page we publish letters from
Hon. William II. Cobb. former COVER
nor of Maine, and of Hon. Frederick
"A. Powers, former justice of the su-
preme court.
"A little sober reflection and sound
common sense" says Judge Powers.
would seem to Indicate that any 9TH
er course Cthan the square dear3
would simply result in benefit to De-
mocracy"
Hon. F. A. Powers is known from
TT. Kent to Fryehurg as practical,
judicial. honorable man. In Northern
Maine these qualities have made him
a leader and his opinion on any sub
ject receives respectful attention. We
believe that his brief. plain statement
on the Legislative situation viii APP
peal strongly TO sensible men.
With Judge Powers stands Cover
nor Cobb who ably conducted the af-
fairs of this State and won new
friends by his honesty and upright
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men stand as high in the hearts of
Names best citizenship, today, as Gov.
Cobb.
These gentlemen frankly oppose any
suggestion to disregard the pledges of
the Bangor convention The plan to
combine with Democrats to send Gard
ner to the Senate. or TO create a dead
lock to prevent Maine from sending a
Republican to the Senate, favors too
strongly of political trickery and per-
sonal hatred to appeal to honest men.
Governor Burleigh has not changed
in the past six months. He is the same
gentleman who served Maine for many
years as Governor and in other State
Offices, and in Congress for IA years.
The men who voted for him in the
primary election have not changed
their regard for him, whether they
voted for Roosevelt or for Taft They
knew that The nominee of the Repub
lican party at Chicago would receive
his support, whether that nominee
were Roosevelt, Taft or some other
able man of the party. They knew that
no hullabaloo on the part of news
paper organ could scare him into 2
Reputation of the primaries in which
he was nominated as a Republican.
Even had he SO desired he owed a
duty TO Republicans. He has kept the
faith regardless of possible cost.
Such men as Powers, Cobb, Milliken,
Hichborn, Irving, Dunnack, Sewall,
and thousands of others recognize
these things, and they stand honestly
for fulfilling the pledges made in a
Progressive Republican convention at
Bangor. last spring.
Judge Powers can see no other
course for Progressives, who allowed
themselves to be elected as Republic
cans, by Republicans and Progressives
together, than to elect ALL the NOM
inees of the Republican primaries at
which THEY We're nominated, and to
organize the Legislature jointly and
sensibly to carry out the pledges of
the Bangor platform.
Governor Cobb has full confidence
in the judgment and integrity of the
Legislature He has no fear that men
elected as these men were elected will
disregard the popular will and under
standing He believes the known
overwhelming sentiment of the mem
bers- elect in favor of the square deal,
is endorsed by the great majority of
the citizens.
We are glad to give our readers the
views of these respected gentlemen 10
counter balance much of the nonsen-
sical clamor that is heard in some
quarters. We believe none will ques-
fion the sincerity of either of these
men.