Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-26

before the world as the rum party in
Maine. fact that can never be
rubbed out. If anyone doubts this,
we have positive evidence in the inn
parchment proceeding before the
Legislature.
No one who heard the proceedings, or
has read the reports OF these proceed
ngs, can dispute the fact that each de-
PENDANT is equally as guilty of the
charges preferred against them, and
both should have been impeached, but
instead. the matter was decided on al
most strictly party lines, and the fact
that the Governor has appointed a new
man to each OF these offices, proves
conclusively, that he considers them
both guilty. One of the stock phrases
used by nearly every advocate Of this
mongrel license law, is mo question is
settled unless settled right and IT
would certainly be Of great interest to
every loyal citizen if the Governor. or
attorney general, or the Godfather of
resubmission. the senator from Knox
or even the new senator from Waldo,
would tell the people how large ma
jority would be required to settle this
question right"
Another campaign promise, was an
economical administration, and how
economy was praetieed in one way, was
by the Governor vetoing the SIC. 900
appropriation for the children's hospit-
al in Portland, and no institution is
more deserving of assistance than this
yet the Governor was not only will
ing, but exceedingly anxious to put on
the taxpayers, very nearly an equal
amount as the expense of the extra
session-simply money squandered for
what? To make party capital, and TO
make good with the liquor interests,
and in an effort to prove its economy
the Democratic party in its platform
states that the State tax has been
decreased from five mills in 1910. to 1
mills in 1912" but they forgot CD evil
IDENTIFY. to state that the tax for 1911.
was six mills.
Another stock argument in favor of
this mongrel law. was that the Ne
majority of less than 500 was so small
that ii was not a reliable expression of
the will of the people, and they should
have another chance to vote on this
liquor question: but If the verdict had
been reversed, and there had been a
Yes" majority equally as large, it
would have heen heralded abroad as 4
great Democratic victory As major
ity of faa or so or even FIVE, the Dem
ocratic administration would not have
claimed that ii IVES not a reliable ex-
preston of the will Of the people, \
large proportion of the members of the
Legislature were elected by very
small majorities. in some cases by 4
very few votes, but slngularly enough.
the administration has not taken the
ground that the laws should be chang
ed, SO that in sueh cases. the voters
should have another opportunity u
vote. and thus better express their
preference,
Governor Plaisted viii of course be a
candidate to succeed himself as the
ehef executive of the State, and if
elected by even a very few votes, this.
too, will be a great Democratic vic
tory rs well as thoroughly reliable
expression OF the viii Of the people,
But If there shonld be a Democratic
majority of 1900 in the cities, and n Re-
publican ma iority of nearly 1900 in the
remainder of the state, carrying out
the same line Of argument as in this
liquor question. the present admin
stration would doubtless claim that
our laws were unfair. and should be
changed, SO that the cities might haVss
Democratic Governor. and The Re-
publican towns. Republican Governor.
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