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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-25
Story ofiU. S. Senatorial Contest;
Obligations Made Plain by Facts.

AbH 10 Republican State Convention at Bangor controlled
by Roosevelt supporters unanimously pledges its support
to all Republican nominees at the primaries
c IT, Buregh with record and position on State
National issues open book to Name voters, wins
decisive victory the primary.
June Mr. Taft nominated by the Republican convention at
Chicago
Je * Governor Burleighs paper Mr. Taft as Pres-
dental nominee Continuously until the November cleo
tom.
Jy Progessves and Republicans alike officially accept their
primary nominations Republicans
Jl - Progressive party in convention Portland pledges
its support to the Republican primary nominees by
presslv endorsing them for the State election and by
expressly voting down resolution calling upon Repub-
ican Senatorial and Congressional candidates to state
whether they will support the Republican Progressive
party in Congress if elected.
4ngHst and September ProgressNes Keep their "eeSNeh
pledge 90 on the September ballot Republicans share
in the Republican campaign fund.- support and vote Tor
all Republican candidates (including avowed Taft sup
portes1 invite the support and contributions Of all Re-
pubicans Governor Buregh included, acqulesce III the
statewide that vote for Republican egis-
1aor vote for Governor Burleigh and use that to-
eether with Governor Burleighs popularity with the
people, as instrument for their own election No
suggestion of subsequent primary reputation IS made to
the voters of Maine.
sbtebey o. Defeat of democracy by Republicans and Pro-
gressives fighting under the one banner Republican,
N05efnbcr Presidential election Roosevelt running largely
ahead of Taft in Maine.
Nooeube Proposition for rstm advanced that Progress
sve Legislators elect under moral obligation to
81 vote for Governor Burleigh Stripped of sophsres it
involves this the Reputation of the wce-rendered YER
dict of people and the pledge of the Pro-
gressye party and the treacherols tabbng in the back
OF comrade in arms
Noseabr and December Proposition received with storm of
protest from Progressive every section of Maine and
no legislator has yet been found giving his
ton to this program of political reachery and dishonor
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Have the People Changed So Much

! Editor Kennebec Journal:
Previous to the birth of the new
Progressive Party we were all work.
| ing together for the purpose of wrest-
| ing the State from our Democratic
friends. Practically every advocate of
popular government, government by
the people, agreed that the primary
law was a great advance from the old
convention system, and those with
what afterward came to be called
Progressive" ideas, were loudest in
praise of the law. The people had a
fair chance to nominate all officials
including that of United States sena-
tor Hon. E. c. Burleigh was the
choice of the people and / can see no
reason why any member of the Legis-
lature who was elected on the Repub
lican ticket, should vote against him
If the Progressive party of Maine
|repudiates the direct primary at the
first opportunity, a great many think
ing people will be Disguised at such
folly and will drift back to the old
parties.
| claim to be a Progressive, and
have taken an active part in The af-
fairs of the party. AS you Will see by
the enclosed letter head, | was vice
chairman of the third and fourth con-
gressional districts, of Massachusetts
during the Presidential campaign.
These two districts contain over 425.
geo people and | had the pleasure of
meeting many OF the leading Prog
ressives of the country. Hon. Nor
man H White, of Brookline, one of
the leading Progressives of the coun-
try, was chairman of the committee.
and | was second in command. there
fore / feel that l am justified in say
ing that / am a Progressive, and as
such. wish to go on record as favor
ing the candidacy of Hon. Edwin c.
Burleigh and l sincerely hope he will
be elected on the first ballot.
l wish it understood that l am a
resident of Maine, am living in this
State and shall continue to do SO.
otherwise l would not presume to en-
ter the controversy.
CARLETON DOAK.
Belfast Me, Dec 20, 1872
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Turks, Literary PROGRESS.

Literature in Turkey las responded
To the liberty that followed the revo-
luton Large numbers of TRANSACTIONS
and adaptations of European scientific
and literary works and books of a pop
ular nature are now available. Text
books for use in Turkish schools are
prepared to meet the needs of mod
ernized curriculum. Standard works OF
European literature are being translat-
ed into Turkish, and modern popular
novels, principally French, have large
sale American detective stories are
finding great favor among Turkish
youth There is also a growing modern
Turkish literature which aims to foster
Turkish patriotism and love for the
anguage.-Chicago News.
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| the other is right. The Progressives
have right to be representedSin the
legislature
No Progressive has ever claimed
that all these Legislators should be
Progressives, but the Republicans
have claimed that they should be Re
publicans. Yet every one of these
men who ran on the same ticket with
Mr.. Haines implied that he accepted
the principles of the Bangor platform
which as Mr.. MilIiken says is a Pro-
gressive platform if there ever was
one. The present Republican party
is opposed to those principles. II
would be more reasonable to claim
that these legislators should all be
Progressives than that they should all
be Republicans. But that claim is not
made.
If man. is Progressive, he will
have the courage to say so, and
should be allowed the right to state
the party to which he belongs without
being charged with dishonorable con-
duct. 1t is perfectly fair to ali, for
Progressives as we'll as Republicans
to state the party to which they be-
long.
The principle that members of one
party should attend the caucus of any
other party, if adopted would break
down every rule of common honesty
and decency in legislative procedure
and would also destroy every form OF
party action.
The proposition that the primary Of
one party is binding upon the mefs-
bers and legislators of another party,
or that man having taken part in
the primary of a party is compelled
to remain in that party by law or
honor is contrary to the letter and
spirit of the primary law, and if
adopted will be blow at the right of
every man to belong to the party of
his choice.
The Legislature should not be ad-
vised to adopt these two principles.
Those who have supported these
principles should for the sake of jus
tice withdraw their support.
Very sincerely yours,
MERTON T. GOODRICH.
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! " All.
kniahts of the Bath.

The revival at the Abbey of the
ceremonies in connection. with the
Most Honorable order of the Bath re-
minds us that until the reign of
Charles II the creation of a Knight of
the Bath was a somewhat trying or
deal. He was conducted to Il cham
Der at the Tower of London. where d
bath was prepared, into which he was
plunged. He then resumed his clothes,
with a hermt's hood of russell cloth,
and thus attired kept his vigil untt
daybreak, when he snatched brief
rest. And in the morning, habited in
costly robes, he rode to the court.
where he received the sword and spurs
and was dubbed a Knight of the Bath
by the king. For he had taken bath
"a courageous act in the fifteenth CEN
tury.-London Chronicle.
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drawn up in a long line. lie walks
past. and seeing one who takes his
fancy. points her out and says: II like
her looks. Ill have her, please, sahib."
Ten to one she jumps at the chance.
But if she objects and says: mo, he's
an ugly fellow, and ! don't like the
LOOKS of him." the ticket-ofleaVe man
has to try again and make second
choice.
The counting is rather a public pro-
ceeding, and takes only an hour or so.
Next week they are married and settle
down on piece of land given by the
authorities.
They keep cows and poultry. and
grow crops of millet or rice, and often
dc very Well Their children are edu-
Gated by the State. taught two Ian
guages and a trade. and eventually
sent back 10 the mainland, useful
members of society.
The bad characters among the men
convicts, about 500 in all. are kept on
a separate island.-StraY Stories,
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inees, accepted Governor Burleigh's
aid and council, fought with him
against the common enemy, and in
their own interests used the argument
that a vote for them was a vote for
him-all without a thought or sugges-
ton of subsequent reputation.
If running Mr. Tafts name prior to
the election did not forfeit Cover
nor Burleigh's right to Progressive
support, by what process of reasoning
does Mr.. Goodrich reach the conclu-
sion that the doing of precisely the
same thing after the election worked
such a forfeiture? If it did not, then,
it stands conceded by Mr.. Goodrich
that Governor Burleigh has a clear
right to claim Progressive support in
the legislature
Now to return to the plain and only
issue in this case, from which we have
strayed in the above discussion by fol-
lowing in the footsteps of Mr.. Good
rich.
Did the Progressive party deliberate
~ promise the voters of Maine that 1t
would stand by the Republican pri-
maries? If so, is it going to keep faith
Upon that issue we invite the at
tention of Mr.. Goodrich and of all
candid men to the chronological sum-
mary of facts in the adjoining column,
and in the Language of the lawyers we
make those facts part of our case
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by Governor Burleigh in the Taft Cam
paign. Mr.. Burleigh never contributed
one cent TO that campaign. He did
contribute literally to the September
campaign in which the funds were us
ed for the benefit of Republicans and
Progressives without distinction.
Moreover, Governor Burleigh sup
ported Mr.. Taft because he was the
Republican Presidential nominee. pre-
eisely as he would nave supported Col
Roosevelt had he received the nominal
ton. While in Congress Governor Bur-
leigh supported the measures and poll
cies of President Roosevelt quite as
fully as he did later those of President
Taft. To Mr.. Taft's Canadian res
proc;ty plan, however, he was opposed
from the start In response to an over
whelming demand from the agricultur
al interests of Maine, he voted
against the measure and the kennebec
Journal, it will be recalled, consistent
ly opposed it to the best of our ability.
No paper in Maine took such an ag-
gressive stand upon this question as
did the Kennebec Journal, and its read
ers frequently refer to the series OF
letters Which we published at that
time, from leading agriculturalists of
the State, in opposition to that brand
e la nj
Governor Burleigh's stand as opposed
to the administration. Mr.. Taft, how
ever was the Republican nominee and
as such his name was carried at the
head of the editorial columns of the
! Kennebec Journal from the time he
was nominated until he was defeated
at the polls.
The insinuation of Mr.. Goodrich that
the Kennebec Journal took any more
"active part in favor of Mr.. Taft after
| September than before is absolutely
without foundation. 1t continued to
run his name on the editorial page,
precisely as it had done before.
Now the Progressive party during
the September campaign knew that
ever since June 25 the Kennebee jour
nal had been running Taft as the
Presidential nominee. Did they object +:
Did any Legislative candidate an
nounce that he should, for that reason,
if elected, repudiate the United States
Senatorial primaries? No. On the
contrary, with full knowledge of the
fact, the Progressive party pledged it's
unqualified support TO the nominees of
the Republican primary at it's conven-
ton held in Portland on July 81. 1t
ly voted down a resolution calling
upon the Republican Senatorial and
Congressional candidates to state their
position as TO whether they will sup
port the Republican or Progressive
party in Congress if elected. They
deliberately stated. therefore, to the
people of Maine that that question was
imnlaterial; that they We're pledged to
the Republican primary nominees
without exception and without regard
to whether they were Taft or Roosevelt
supporters, or whether they called
themselves Progressives or Republi-
cans.
/ The Progressives did not run an in
dependent ticket in the September cam
, paign. They ran as Republicans
: pledged TO support all Republican nom
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ISLAND OF MURDERERS.
Andaman islands. India's Great
Prison-Convicts Marry and Be-
come Farmers.

The convict population of the Anda-
man Islands considerably exceeds 90
900, and vet it is to all intents and
purposes one enormous Jail, guarded
or every side by leagues of shark-in-
tested waters.
The Andaman Islands lie in the Gulf
of Bengal about 500 miles from Calcut-
Ia and 40 from Eangoon. They were
originally inhabited by tribe of small
black people, savage and treacherous
to a degree, and given to numbering
and eating the crew of any unlucky
ship that happened to be cast, away
upon the thickiy- wooded shores
This was one of the reasons why the
islands We're picked out so long ago as
1889 for a penal settlement. But after
few years the unhealthy climate and
constant trouble with the natives
caused the settlement to be abandoned.
In 1857 the Government of India,
having subdued the great mutiny,
found that it had on its hands thous-
ands of dangerous characters for
whom there was not even room in To-
cal prisons. 1t was determined to ship
them 10 the Andamans, and in the fol-
lowing year the Port Blair penal set
tlement was once more established.
Today the Andaman Islands are al
most entirely settled by the convicts,
who are brought together from every
part of the Indian Empire. You find
there Cingalese murderers. Burmese
Decoits, Bengalee sedtion- mongers
and fierce Hillmen from the wildS of
the mighty Himalayas.
The object in view is to reform the
crimina. and turn him into a skilled
laborcr or artisan. For the first six
months of his sentence prisoner does
separates" Just as he does in Eng
land He works alone in his cell, un-
der a rigid regime.
| Then, if he has behaved himself, he
! is sent to a station, where he works
with a gang under the direction of
expert officials, and for year and a
| half does hard and unpaid labor, but
! is well fed. housed and cared for
| II his conduct is satisfactory he now
enters on rather lighter labor. for
which he receives a small amount of
| pay. He can use this to buy Injuries
or to put in the savings bank.
AT last, after serving 10 years, comes
| a big change in his condition. He gets
ticket of leave. If he has a wife he
can now send for her, if he is a bach
elor he can get permission to marry.
The women convicts are kept on an
!, other island. The would-be benedict,
having made his proper application to
the authorities, is ferried over there on
a Saturday afternoon, and finds the
ladies' who desire to procure husbands
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Editorial Comment
-a.-~- - ------,s.---.---..--s--.-%~rs
Shaw. BurIeiqh and Shaw.

An important law partnership an
nounced today, was consolidation Of
the law firms of Shaw &c Shaw and
Parker P. Burleigh. The new firm
begins January l. under the firm
name of Shaw. Burleigh & Shaw.
Mr. Burldigh through his wide ac-
quaintance has built up large prac-
tice during little over a year of ac-
tive work and his addition to the
personnel of Shaw & Shaw will add
additional strength to this well
known firm.-Houlton Pioneer.
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At least one Republican newspaper
in Maine besides the Lewiston jour
nal is not wasting any sympathy IN
behalf of Candidate Burleigh. In the
office of the Damariscotta Herald the
appeals in his behalf on the score OF
fair play and political honor have fall
len on editorial ears which receives
them at a tremendous discount.-Bid-
deford Record.
Dingley and Singer! Really we don't
know which one such a public judg-
ment would hit hardest-and it IS a
nasty thing to say-but we believe ii
is generally conceded that one is about
as responsible as the other.
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Wednesday, December 25, 1912.
a Merry Christmas to All!

The Kennebec Journal wishes each
and all of its $4,000 readers a merry
Christmas, and bespeaks for the great
majority of them happy and pros
porous coming year. We might give
our reasons for such prediction. but
that would be too lengthy for Christ
mas reading.
And so we commend you to your
turkey, your chicken or your boiled
dinner and Christmas cheer. for it
matters little what we eat so long as
in our hearts we have the Christmas
spirit.
Merry Christmas to all.
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Editor S Letter Box

The publication of letter in this
department is not to be taken as an
endorsement of it's views by the
Kennebec Journal This column 10
maintained for the discussion of
matters OF general public interest
when kept within bounds of reason
and not of q libelous or abusive
nature.
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What, for Bryan? VIII he become
secretary of state or ambassador to
Great Britain? Probably Champ
Clark isn't the only man who'd like
to see the Nebraskan across the
water. Perhaps John Bull would
appreciate the change to a typical
American in his black string tie and
SLOUGH hat Perhaps, even, another
Versailles and Franklin.
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The friends of both Gov, ELECT
Sulzer of New York, and the artist
Melziner insist on giving portrait of
the former by the latter to the
Metropolitan museum. Will this por-
trait be accepted as portrait of Mr..
Sulzer or as a portrait by MIR. Mel
liner?
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Commentator is due the six
powers despite the terse situation
they have been forced to allow. Con-
ditions are working toward safe
localization.
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AUGUSTA LODGE DIRECTORY

TRINITY CoMMANDERY, NO. z,
X T. Special conclave at Masonic
Temple. Wednesday. Dec. %, at li.45, for
the Templar Christmas observance All
sojourning fraters are cordially invited
to attend.
MELVILLE L. SAWTELLE, f. c..
THOS. II. BODICE. Recorder.
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BETHLEHEM LODGE, NO. IS, r. G.

a. NJ Special COMMUNICATION. Monday.
Dec. %, 7.30 F. NJ. Work in +. G. degree.
All soiourning brethren are cordially IN
cited to attend.
CHESTER s, KINGSLEY, W. M.
PEARL T.. FULLER, Secretary.
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pert testimony (not including services
of detectives) was $2712.99.

of detectiVeS) was $2i12.99.
Hancock county has furnished some
big men" in various walks of life,
says the Ellsworth American, and
some big ones and hundreds of brave
ones in the army. but probably few
realize that Hancock county furnished
a brigadier general in the Civil war.
Brig Gen. James G.. Blunt, who COM
manded the Union forces at the battle
of Prairie Grove, Ark, was born in
Trenton in 1926. He early went to sea.
but went West after reaching the age
of u, and studied medicine in ONO. He
removed to Kansas in 1856, where his
strong anti-slayery ideas soon brought
him to prominence in politics. He
was lieut. colonel of a Kansas cavalry
regiment at the beginning of the war.
Bobcats are reported to be increas-
ing in numbers in many sections.
states the Franklin Journal, and il
they continue to multiply it will be
only a short time when they will play
havoc v-ieh the deer during the season
when the snow is deep in the woods.
Hunters state that pack of bobcats
can soon run down a DEER in deep
snow and that it falls an easy prey
before their teeth and claws. Before
the SHOWS became deep to mature deer
are said to be able to avoid the at
tacks of the big cats.
Bath Times: On oct. 81, City Messen-
gen Gilmore sent. as per request, all
the citys weights and measures to Au-
gusta to he tested. To date they have
not been returned and he is wondering
if he will ever see them again. Two
months to test few weights and
measures seems rather long time, es-
peefally where he has almost daily use
for them.
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Little Falls, with it's arbitrary
police rule. appears to be gaining
ground in it's attempt to initiate
Lawrence.
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Maine Gossip
THROUGH the Year.

God be with you in the spriilgtime-
When the violets unfold,
And the buttercups and cowslips
Fill the fields with yellow gold,
In the time of apple blossoms,
When the happy bluebirds sing, 4-
Filling all the world with gladness-
God be with you in the spring.
God be with you in the summer,
When the sweet June roses blow;
When the bobolinks are laughing,
And the brooks with music flow
When the fields are white with daisies,
And the days are glad and long
God be with you in the summer,
Filling all your world with song.
God be with you in the autumn,
When the birds and flowers have fled,
And along the woodland pathways
Leaves are falling, gold and red;
When the summer lies behind you.
In the evening of the year
God be with you in the autumn,
Then to fill your heart with cheer.
God be with YOU in the winter
When the snow lies deep and white,
When the sleeping fields are silent
And the stars CLEAN cold and bright;
When the hands and heart are tired,
With lifes long and weary quest
God be with you in the winter
Just to guide you into rest
Julian S Cutler. in New York sun.
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ODD FELLOWS HALL.
ASYlJM LODGE NO, 70 REGULAR

meeting Friday evening at 7.30 o'clock
Friday evening, Dec. 81, nomination anu
election of officers. Work IN FIRST degree.
o. r., FARNHAM, N. u.
e. F. WESTON. Sec.
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ROSE OF SHARON CHAPTER. NO

10, O. e. S. Stated meetings the first
Wednesday evening of each month at
79o All members soiourning in the city
are invited to attend.
q ELIZABETH A. THOMPSON, Sec.
aup2S M -w-f If FL r 'tt+Hs iitsF 57fs
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A lobster that must be related to
those on the Maine coast made his APP
pearance at the \. F, Trefethen Co,
shops at Portland. last week, He was
not green as all good Holsters should
be, but was spotted. Bright yellow
marks We're ALI over him., on ibis back,
sides and belly and even on his claws.
He was regarded with curiosity by the
men at the big lobster shops and was
shown to u number of people before
he was finally dumped into the boiling
pot along with other less unusual shell
fish. Immense numbers Of Holsters are
handled by the n. f. Trefethen Co, in
n year, but if two yellow fish are found
in that time, the men think they are
numerous.
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w. L. HAYDEN, c. p.
c. e. STEWART. Scribe.
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CANTON AUGUSTA, NO. Q, p. NJ.
Regular meeting every third Tuesday 81
o al nj
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JEPHTHA ENCAMPMENT, NO z.
deetings at 7 70 o'clock every second ana