Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-08-31

didate for United States senator, was
greeted with great applause.
The speaker stated that while reci-
procity might be well enough for the
country at large it would be an awful
blow to the people of Maine. Two class
es, the fishermen and farmers, were par
ticularly affected by this measure and
speaking down in the town of Deer Isle,
a strong Democratic town, the preceding
night, Mr. Goodwin had not found man
, who was in favor of reciprocity.
| Reciprocity Blow to Maine Farmers.
| The danger of reciprocity while the
measure was pending in Congress, had
caused Aroostook farms TO decrease in
value. When Canada approves this
measure it viii be body blow to Maine
farmers.
! Senator Johnson, Mr.. Gould and Mr.
McGillicuddy when the measure was
pending in Congress, voted for il while
| the Republican congressman Mr. Kinds
and Mr.. Guernsey voted against it, oba-
= diah Gardner was not present when the
measure was voted upon the first time
THE speaker then read Senator Gardeners
record in favor Of reciprocity during the
I four times that an attempt was made
: in the Senate to repeal the measure If
, Gardner and Johnson had voted as their
constituents wanted. the reciprocity bill
would not now remain on the statute
books.
| This extra MILL" said Mr.. Good
| win, compelled the people of the
town of Winthrop to pay s1464 of tax
| that was needless, to pile up in the
| State treasury" He quoted Seere-
tary of State Davis TO the effect that
| this extra mill was to be paid back
| to the State. but suggested that after
Cyrus had done the State printing
| for another year there wouldn't be
anything to pay back.
About All the things that the Dem
ocrats have done that amounted to
any economy" said the speaker,
were to abolish the office of assistant
attorney general and do away with the
Sturgis Commission"
The Ballot Scandal.
Mr.. Goodwin then alluded to the
ballot scandal in which over a million
ballots We're printed for 10000 voters, |
payment made in another class than
called for by the contract, and by a |
so-called bookkeeper's error a bill of
SSH raised to $751; TO- Even if the
law required such an absurd number
too much by 1864.
Concerning Cattle Commission.
Mr. Goodwin ridiculed some of the
remarkable statements made in a |
Democratic campaign card, which he |
said did not seem to have any au-
theritative source except the say so |
of the man who compiled it.
In regard to the cattle commission
bA
made a big saving. he said: How |
many cattle have the Democrats kill |
ed compared with the Republican
commissioners? That is the impor-
tant point. The wateryille Sentinel |
admits that the Republicans killed |
3095 for the two years that they were
in officer. at the expense of a little |
less than $40 head. 1t also says
that the Democrats from May 1, 1911, |
to Jan. l, 1912, killed 491, at about the
same expense per head. 1t didn't say
that they have killed any more than
that. Let them come out and say
how many they have killed They
keep the books 1t is better for the
State to pay for Strengthening diseased
cattle than it is for diseased cattle |
to slaughter the people of the State |
Governor PlaisteG on Trial.
The speaker declared that Governor
Plaisted was on trial for his broken
promises in regard to enforcement of |
the law. The Governor had said on
the stump previous to election Don't |
vote for me unless you want the law
enforced" In his inaugural he had
declared that the law should be en-
forced by the regularly constituted
officers SO long as it was on the stat |
ute Books. Now he and his patriotic |
followers declare that he never uttered |
these words IF he didn't say them |
he ought to. The Governor should
enforce every law of the State, it's
his duty to-" Great applause.)
Mr.. Goodwin alluded to Governor |
Plaisteds praise at Skowhegan of |
John Mooers as Democratic sheriff |
who enforced the law. He was asked |
by the Somerset Independent Reporter
il he ever said it and his only reply /
was: Il don't know the editor of the /
paper and l don't want to-
The special election of 1911 should |
have taken the rum issue out of poll
tics for 10 years, but instead of that |
the Democrats called a special ses-
sion and now we have a plank in the |
option.
Sen. Gardeners Double Dealing.
Mr.. Goodwin accused Senator Gard |
ner of double dealing and of saying /
at one time that he was in favor of |
reciprocity and at another time that |
he was not. He contrasted his state |
ments with his acts and a private let |
ter in which he had said he was OPP |
posed to reciprocity, and which would /
be photographed in the Journal, in the |
morning.
The speaker declared that the Dem |
ocrats in Congress had fought against |
measures that were for the benefit OF /
the Maine farmers and lumbermen.
He was proud of the fact that If
elected, when he went into caucus on |
those measures he would not have to |
caucus with the Southern Democrats.
The change of attitude of Senator |
Gardner from the Grange parcels post
bill to the postal express bill, which
contemplated the taking over of the
express lines was commented upon.