Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-11

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man to rely upon, to give support, ant
4 to follow; young man of marked
ability, modesty and honor; maj
daily growing, capable of growth, ant
/ full of promise for the better element
of the State.
Those who know Carl Milliken best
honor him most, because he honors
himself. He is directed by clean
conscience and level head. He is an
honor to any party and, standing as
we believe he VIII always, for what ne
believes is right ard just, he is bound
10 he recognized and trusted by the
people of Maine,
Convinced of the pure motives anu
political promise of the Progressive
nrinciples. Senator Milliken allied
himself with that party, and we honor
him for following the dictates of his
conscience. We believe of him, as
we believe of thousands of others, that
he was sincere and induced only by
what he believed to be a high civic
plrpose. We have respected the
views and the rights of all of these
men. and have criticized none but him
whom we believed to be governed by
setfishness and hypocrisy and as such
n standing menace to the present ana
the future of the new party. We are
confident that our position is fully
respected.
on another page we publish letter
from Senator Milliken, addressed TO
Messrs. Hichborn. Irving and Dun
mack, in reply to the one which we
believe they have mailed to senators
and representatives. We recommend
the careful reading of Senator MILL
ken's letter to every Kennebec journal
reader. and invite other newspapers
to copy, as a fair and earnest presen-
tation of this political discussion ana
in a manner to be easily understood.
We urge particular scrutiny of the
paragraph in which Senator Miillken
requests Progressives to consider
what the proposed defiance must mean
to thousands of honest men who en-
braced the new party in good faith
and must then, should Reputation OF
the primaries be carried out, be bound
to believe they have been buncoed.
The choice of national candidate
as suggested by Senator Milliken, did
not figure in the selection of Maine
Legislature or the man that Leglsla-
ture was instructed by the people to
send to the u. S, Senate.
Proeressives who allowed them
selves to be elected as Republicans
are bound to respect the feelings o.
Republicans who voted with Pro-
aressives to elect them.
Senator Milliken truly says that the
platform adopted unanimously at
Bangor was a Progressive platform IL
such has ever been written. 1t was
written by the late Hon. Herbert M
Heath and the convention was con-
trolled by Progressives.
Honest, unselfish, conscientious
Republicans and Progressives will
stand or fall by that platform. And
that platform was INTERNATIONALLY
PLEDGED TO THE DIRECT PRIM-
ARIES.
Every member of the Legislature, as
Senator Milliken declares, knew that
if he allowed himself to- be elected as
a Republican. he must accept the du-
ties prescribed in the Bangor platform
and respect his pledge to the people
who nominated him and whose money
and endeavors elected him.
Can a man, nominated as a Re
publican and elected by Republicans,
and Proeressives together, forget his
duty to an unknown part of his con-
stituency, to suit selfish purpose or
the suggestion of constituencies
trouble maker?
Senator MIIken deems himself
delegated in the Legislature to regis
ter the LEGAL selection by the people
of their candidate in the primaries.
Senator Milliken's plain, clean cut
suggestion as TO purity of motives, is
not expected to have force with those
deliberately entrenched in a selfish
purpose but is sure to be felt by
square, open minded members of the
Legislature.
We believe men of all parties will
read Senator Mllikens letter and
assent to its logic and fairness; its
courage and honesty; its clearness
and directness, as d credit TO the
next president of the Maine Senate.
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