Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-12
Friday, April IL. 1912.
Judge PhiIbrook's Address.

JuQ90 FHtibfVON . fNtAfNSSs
Sympathy is extended to the editor
of the Waterrilie Sentinel. to whom
FEN the duty OF writing AGAINST space
In saying something about the Ban
sor convention. Our neighbor starts
off like this:
Z .Sympatl1y Is extended to the Hon
Warren c. Philbrook 10 whom fell the
task Of talking against time at the
Bangor convention"
1t must be hard writing against
ones sympathies, particularly when
one goes deliberately about deceiving
his clientele we offer our condo
lences to our contemporary, the nifty
juggler of sentences upon the ingenu-
fly with which he can make little
carriage of truth bear such burden
OF false information. No one wishes
to dispute the Sentinel's declaration
that Judge Philbrook did WE'LL" that
che showed ingenuity" and would 60
the Democratic mouth-piece several
better in reference to the Waterville
orators eloauence, personal magnet
ISM. diplomacy, and brand of good
nature that never Jagged and was in
fectious.
His home paper may dislike, for po-
ltical reasons. to do the Hon. Warren
C. Philbrook justice, but more than
$500 men from every hill and valley Of
Maine. have gone back home carrying
!. the news of bright forensic star
that lights the heavens of kennebec.
We congratulate Judge Philbrook;
we are proud of him, and we assure
our readers all over Maine, as well
as in Waterville. that the silly shots
of Democracy but show the attractive
briliiancy of the target.
Judge Philbrook made many hits in
an address that was all too short to
suit his hearers. but in some cases he
punched his hits as:
1.-The young men of Maine. through
whose veins the red blood rushes
swiftly and strongly, are even now
holding the balance of political power
in this State. Shall the Republican
PARTY draw that rising army around
its standard or shall our political OPP
ponehts win their fealty? This con-
vcntion, and future conventions, and
the pans and pohcles winch we ior-
mulate and adopt from time to time
''..saciaiI business ana economic fac
+. tors enter into the public life of today
Which must be reckoned with before
the problems Of today can be salts
fcctorily solved. The Repubhcan par
" must be alert to consider those
new factors II 1t would be influential
for the future.
> 'Stin waters soon become stagnant
and so VIII a man VINO rs simply a
stand patter and nothing more
Irrational progression is with US
and has come to stay.
Safe anchorage should not be de-
serted in the face of an impending
storm, but the mariner who always
waits Tor the soft signing or sum-
mer breeze will be slow to reach his
final port, ss -
Some shrink from conflicts and the
clash OF arms but real advantage is
seldom obtained without some effort.
The coming campaign should be
hailed by the Republican party both
in State and Nation with delight
commensurate with the struggle re-
Quisite to victory ~
Or when he paid his respects to the
Democratic leaders and policies as
follows,
ave have never incubated d noun
tain and Matched out mole hill.
we may nave failed simetimes TO
~, p'o'u s .n sny ~, 20" by, ~ 'n -.
+. openly persisted in saving that the
will of the people cannot be enforced.
or III telling majority OF the voters
ma. W. ni'i.oii.s ~as rs, 80. az .na
,l4a dec,sion wss IN barr,ony win The
views Of a minority.
Some town clerks may have made
errors IN counting oaiio.s, or IN COM
forth the monstrous proposition that
60. =. a. ~ eoun's y. e So 'i. ,,s