Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-08-15

continued the speaker, for his entire
term he played politics constantly So
successfully did he do this, that the
moment the Grange turned him down
as State moster and elected Mir. Stet-
son. he came out as the Democratic
candidate for GoVernar-as the Grange
candidate-with his fences all built
tfGm that moment TO the present, Mr.
Gardner had been the Grange candi-
date Tor first one office and then am
otter. He had been the self-styled
Grange candidate for Governor, State
assessor and United States senator.
This" continued Mr.. Cole is the
same thing as though Mr.. Haines and
l should announce ourselves as can
didates of the fraternal orders to which
We belong, the Masons, the Odd Fell
lows. the X. of p, the Red Men. and
SO On 1t is the same thing, for the
Grange is but great social and fra
tefnal order. ] say 10 you that a man
Who will do that, not only belittles
himself, but he belittles and aisgraees
the order itself.
But to go further. The Grange has
endorsed and declared for prohibition.
Obadiah Gardner has now come out for
al
of 20 yearsl Is that consistent on the
part of this self STYLED Grange candi-
date Is he supporting the PRINCIPLES
OF. the great order of which he sets
himself UP as the political representa-
i've! Inc fact is that Obadiah Gard
nsr Is ehdeaVoring to play both sides
ne is trying to please the saloon eIe-
hiehl ny such talk as this and to pla-
eate the prohibition element and he be-
ileVes IN honest government by pos
ing as the Grange candidate.
say to YOU that Obadiah Gardner
Is unfit TO fill the office which he now
occupies and I tell you he won't fill If
atter March next" Great applause.1
Mr.. Cole declared that Sen. Gard
hef was appointed to his present DO.
sutton only as political expedien-.
lie was made senator so that he could
pose as the Grange candidate and the
orange senator. thereby helping the
democratic party in this campaign
Dy fooling the honest members of the
Grange.
senator Gardeners bill for the pur-
chase by the government of the ex
press companies, the speaker insisted
to be an absurd proposition. If the
United States wanted a parcels post
1t could have one without going to
the trouble of purchasing the express
companies. The express companies
did make exorbitant charges. They
We're trust. But that was no rea-
son why the nation should purchase
them. 1t would be just as reasonable
and sensible to enact a law for the |
purchase of the Beef Trust, or the |
Steel Trust, or the Oil Trust. or any |
other trust, as it was to consider for |
an instant the purchase by the gov
ernment of the Express Trust.
Haines Discusses Good Roads.
Good roads were largely the theme |
of Candidate Haines in his speeches |
of the second and last day of his |
speaking tour in York county. In |
each of the seven addresses made by |
him that day, he made it very clear |
that he was firm believer in high |
way improvement.
Il have enjoyed by trip through |
York county," me told his hearers.
because it has given me an oppor- |
tunity to become acquainted with |
section of the State with which | hal |
been unfamiliar. l have ridden over
some very good roads, since coming |
here, and over some very poor ones |
In this county you have every
thing necessary for the construction |
of good highways. You have the sa1l |
product. A top of gravel and coat
ing of tarvia, to prevent its blowing |
away. will give YOU a road the equal
Of any that can be constructed"
He discussed various methods of
road building and asserted that inven-
tions for use in road construction
were being made every day These
inventions would give the best of
roads with a minimum of expense.
Good roads are a splendid investment
There is nothing in the idea that
these roads were solely for the auto
mobile. They We're for the benefit of
the farmer Results in other states
and countries prove this. When a few
years ago New York state made a
bond issue of S50,0o0,000 for highway
improvement. there were 1900
abandoned farms in that state.
The last reports of the highway
commissioner show that since then
this number has been decreased to
coo and that only 16 per cent of the
roads in the State are improved.
The same was true in Massachu-
sets. Where, when highway inn
provements began, there were hum
dreds of abandoned farms, today,
there is not one.
In France. where the Improvement
of highways began soon after the
French Revolution, the statistics
showed that the farmers had larger
per capita saving than any other
people in the world.
Last year, when the Sil .009, 900 of
sewer bonds were issued by the city
of Paris. they We're subscribed eight
times over by the farmers of France.
Improved highways in Maine mean
an immediate decrease in the number
of abandoned farms and an improve
ment in the wealth Of the State. 1t
will make farming a more profitable
industry. and at the same time in
crease the State revenue from the