Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-08-29

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and persistent line of division between
the parties. 2
] The cause is readily apprehended when
1t is remembered that the tariff question
| is always presented as ,one not merely
effecting the general prosperity but has
specifically involving interest of bread
, to the millions
| Southern Democrats in Control.
Mr. Dingley said the revenue tariff
only make the duty so low on articles
which can be made or produced here
that it will encourage their Importation
| from abroad instead of their manufac-
ture at home.
| Democrats in Congress from Maine
may be personally opposed to free trade
as applied to our State, but their per-
! sonal protests do not count as they are
Ioblfged to vote with their party and as
| the Democratic caucus decide. Just as
| they did when reciprocity was before
| Congress, the Democratic caucus COM
PEELED them to vote against the interests
| of their State The Democratic caucus
| is controlled by the Southern Democrats
who have little regard for the protee-
tlAta~ uulltS It9ulItu ny the Northern
border states.
Practically every important committee
| in the National House of Representa-
| tives is now presided over by Southern
| Democrat. Forty of the Sc charmans are
Democrats from the South. Change the
| United States Senate for a protective
majority to a Democratic majority after
March 4th next and it is probable that
| 50 of the II great committees in the
United States Senate will have Demo-
cratic ehairmen from the South.
Vote for BurIeigh and Haines.
| Every voter in Maine has an important
duty to perform and every voter within
| the hearing of my voice should decide il
he is in favor of such a charge, as his
vote may elect or defeat the Republican
Representative from his section; the vote
of that representative at Augusta, next
winter, may elect or defeat the Repub-
liean candidate for the United States
Senate from Maine, man who has been
tried and tested, and who from my
own knowledge of his service as MEM
Der of the House was one of the most
useful men to his constituents and val
liable in the councils of the nation that
has been sent to Washington from Maine
| in recent years. He needs no recon-
mendation from me; the evidence of his
usefulness can be found in the state
ments of thousands of old soldiers in
the 3rd Congressional district, in the
testimony of the farmers and the bust
| ness men of Maine, in the visible eGi-
dence of his efforts found in the cities
and towns of our State, where federal
| buildings have been erected and public
works undertaken, or you can find the
written evidence of his labors in the
records of Congress. not only his labors
| for the people of Maine but the record Of
| his vote during his IA years service, a
man pre-eminently qualified to represent
| us in the United States Senate. the Re-
publican nominee, Hon. Edwin c. Bur-
leigh.
/ Equally as important as the choice of
the United States senator from this
State is the choice of the next Governor
of Maine Never in the history of our
State were we in greater need OF the
iservices of a broad business man to take
| charge of the administration of our
State government, a man who has trav-
eled the road of experience, has learned
| its lessons, and can apply it to the
found in the Republican nominee for
Governor; successful in his own bust
lness. now in the full height of his man
HOOD and experience. anxious and ambi-
Itious to give Maine the most progressive
and husiness-like administration that it
has known in it's history, that man is
Hon. VIM. T. Haines.
/ Conservation in Maine.
1 In conclusion let me say l believe in
conservation in all things, yet progress
sive and liberal administration of our
state Government / believe in conser-
walton of our business opportunities in
Maine and am against their surrender to
Canada or foreign countries under the
democratic free trade program. / favor
the conservation of our natural re-
| sources Maine, although belonging to
!! the older portion of the United States,
lstill has splendid forests to preserve;
amid these forests and not far from the
central portion of the State Mount Ka-
tahdin raises its peaks more than 5000
fleet above the level of the sea. Sur
rounding Mount Katahdin are magnif-
cent lakes and ponds; the whole region
lis wonderful. attractive and beautiful:
lmore important stllait lies between the
lsources of two of the great rivers OF
Maine The water power value of those
great rivers is very largely dependent
ION the continuance of the wild country
linswhieh they start The conservation
of the flow of our streams is one of the
lgreat questions of the times. 1t is inn
possible to estimate the great CONNER
cial value of such policy. In the coun-
try today there are II great national
PARKS: the first one to be created was
the Yellowstone Park set apart under
Ian act of Congress in 1872 These great
national parks today comprise some
thing like AZ millions of land. BY the
passage of the White Mountain Appa-
lachian Forest Reserve Bill the federal
government committed itself to the
maintenance and protection of forest re-
serves in the East All of the great
national parks today are in the West.
1.-The greater portion of our population
in this country is located in the East
and always Will be-
For years there has been a demand in
Maine and New England for the setting
aside of the Mount Katahdin region as a
national park. In response to that wish
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