Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-25

life of the nation and the Constitution
of the land. What did Lincoln say?
Compromise with them? No. Contrast
that message of our Governor with
these words from Lincoln. Listen to
what Lincoln says. You have listened
to the Governor now listen To what Lin
coin saws
Let reverence for tho laws be taught
in schools. iu Summaries and in col
legeS: let it pc written in primers,
spelling books. anu almEuacs: let it
be preached in legislative halls, and en-
forced IN courts = justice, and in short
let il hecnme tie political religion of
the nation. aEd II the old and the
young the rich and the poor the grave
| ard the say of all sexes. and tongues,
and colors. and conditions, sacrifice I'M
ceasia-i% upon its altars."
Am / marsh? II you think am. I
want you TO listen to something fur
| Their. | have great respect for the lead
err of the Democratic party in the SEN
ate Of the United States, Mr. Oscar w
Underwood of Alabama Now, you Dem
| ocrats, take notice that Oscar w. Tn
! derwood the other day in New York on
the public platform said this:
"Shou.-- / stop TO criticize our gov
eminent | would say that the people
suffer far more from the failure to en-
/ force the laws on the statute books
| than they do from the lack of proper
! legislation. How many remedial laws
are to be found on the statute books
| that, if fairly enforced, would remedy
| the evils we complain against2 But it
| is so much easier to cry out for new
| legislation than 10 insist that our neigh
Dor shall go 20 Jail for violating the
| law we already have.
IF there ARE evils in our government
ms II exists toda it is not it it's Or
- 70 M 1t is due To the failure of
/ 10 - cf.ce 10 honestly fairly, and
/ 5d-tIg 5crgafn the duties imposed upon
| them. The remedy is plain and the way
is clear The people should drive from
! the places OF power and responsibility
( the unfaithful servant and elect those
who Will be faithful and true to the
trust imposed upon them"
Don't answer me that the Republican,
party of the past has been guilty here
and there of notification of the law
that is not any answer for your duty
and mine at the present hour. Your duty
and my duty is to stand by the political
party today that will stand by the laws
of the State of Maine.
| Mr.. Chairman, just one word more and
/ / am done.
Rome once had a most wonderful sys-
tenn of human law. Its laws against
crime have been the models of all coun-
tries to the present time; and yet there
came time in Roman history when
these laws We're in the hands of unfaith-
full officials, who allowed them to be
openly and shamelessly violated, and
Rome became famous as a city of law
lessness, where its vices We're placed or
sale in the open mart and Rome Tell.
And where the temples OF the Caesars
stood,
The lean wolf unmolested made her lair
Greece attained the highest pinnacle
in the history of nations as the mother
of arts and sciences Its culture has
never been approached by any nation in
history But there came a time wher
her laws, too, were disregarded, and the
| lawless classes We're in place and power
Demosthenes, in speaking of the fall Of
Greece, said: what is it that has ruin.
ed Greece? Envy, when a man gets 2
bride; laughter, If he confesses it; mercy
to the convicted; hatred of those who
| denounce the crime
1t is as true today as ever in history
and Holy Writ that righteousness ex-
alteth "A nation;'' it is as true of the state
| as of the individual that THE Wages OF
| sin is DEATH
Lord, God of Hosts, be with us yet,
| Lest We forget, lest we forget
| (Applause)
Mr. WHEELER of South Paris: Mr.
| e 1,
mittee, l rise In my place as 1 have
| risen before in my brief experience IS a
member of this House for the sole pur-
pose of discussing in a fair-minded man
ner certain features of the question be-
fore the bar of this House which relate
to special privileges advanced by those
who represent the city population as SCI
, over against the rights and privileges
| possessed by those people whom l rep.
resent in my own constituency and as
a class.
! had not intended to participate in TIM
discussion because j did not apprehent
that at this late period in the history vi
this question the discussion would run
into channels into which it was dragged
by the first speaker. The issue before
the bar of this House has been bidder
and befogged. The question now-ant
gentlemen of both parties in the calm
candor of their own minds agree witt
me-the issue is not prohibition, license
temperance and intemperance, but 1t j!
this: Is there a demand on the part o.
the sovereign people of the State Of
Maine at the present time, after a FIRE.
and impartial expression of their opinion
in September, 1911. that they should sc
soon again be put TO the expense ant
! the interruption of their business am
the distraction of their peace OF mine
to again go through the campaign whic.
has at the end of 1t only yes" and {
no to be set aside at the will OF pol
iticians i'm the dominant party, be thea
yours or be they mine, gentlemen. ] d.
not rise for the purpose of critieising tbs
highest Executive of the State of Maine
! hold IL to be the duty of every either
to be above party lines, and as either
seeking only the best interest of his com
monwealth to support the Governor O.
his State so long as he is right and 81
long as he is sincere, because we know
in this House that influences are TOSSED
against the Chief Executive at all times