Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-20

tation to new conditions of the same
faith In the people enunciated by JET
ferson. repeated and emphasized by
Jackson, and the great Democratic
leaders of a later date, will provide
ample remedies 1t was this faith that
gave courage and lighting spirit to
our ranks when we marched to yiete-
ry under Tilden and Reform: and
again when with ranks united and re-
cruited we won victory under Cleve-
land who in terse and forcible Ian
guage stated another modification of
the great principle taught by our
founders when he said, public office
is public Trust; and again we have
recognized this fundamental prirci-
pie of our party when eloquently ex-
pressed by William J. Bryan, that
great idealist in American politics,
who, whatever his failure in tact or
the qualities of party leadership, has
never failed in his devotion to the
peoples interest. but has found in them
the handspring of his active partiei-
patton in political life and inspiration
, for his eloquent tongue.
Senator Johnson, after summary
of national conditions, in which he de-
cIared that ti,A Democrats in the Unit
ed States Senate, although not in con-
| troll of that body, have shown a pur-
! pose to execute, as far as possible. the
| mission with which they have been
| intrusted, and lave supported the
House of Representatives in it's at
tempt to redeem the pledge of the par
| ty to the people. passed on to con-
sideration of State issues.
| eli
ernor of Maine because the people be-
lieved that he was in full sympathy
with their cause and that if elected he
would have no other master to serve,
and YOU know he has justified their
| faith For the same reason in Massa-
| chusetts, Governor Foss was elected
against the combined forces of an Of
fiee-holding oligarchy and comhina-
tions of capital, which could see only
in the opportunities of public service q
broader field in which to advance
their own self interests. There has
been a sudden awakening of the peo-
Pile not only in Maine, but in every
state of the Union.
| Have we fulfilled the pledges which
we made to the people of the state OF
Maine? Have we shown that the ad-
ministration Of our States affairs il
safe in the hands of our Party? We
most gladly present to the citizens OF
| Maine for their careful consideration
the work which has been accomplished
by this administration
The Prohbitory Law.
In all that has been done our OPP
, ponents find nothing to criticize. They
ADMIT the greatly improved financial
condition Of the State but seek to min
, imize il and claim that they would
have remedied the conditions they had
caused if the people had only been
: more patient and submissive. What
has been done is an accomplished fact.
, and the people of Maine have now
cached the condition where they
/ want facts and not conjecture. They
are fair minded and will judge rightly.
We have no hesitancy in committing
to their judgment the work of the adj
ministration, but we are told that
there has been a failure to enforce the
; prohbitory law, and 1t would seem
from what is said by the Republican
press and many citizens, some of them
, honestly no doubt and others dishon-
{ estly. that never before has there beer
, a failure to enforce this law. 1t is moi
r a pleasant task for anyone to consider
the part which has been played b,
Maine in connection with this law
/ which for fifty years has been upoi
a our statutes. and for more than
g quarter of a century within our consti
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