Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-29

siVe MefherS ca me Bn TIE, : iN' lat tran
from Pci tland With the loiinSaa party
and among them were; cha Is "A
MillilSen. Rev. c. Il. Mosher. Rev. Hen
~ +. Dunnaek, e W. Church and ".
II Gannett. Others noticed in the par
~ were Halbert p. Gardner of Port
land, member OF the Progressive Ma
tionsl committeeman from Maine;
Afhill L. Irving. State committeeman
from Aroostook county; W. b. An
dreMs. State committeeman frcm Cum
berland county: Lewis 4. Goudy.
Frark II. Haskell and George c. Web
Der OF Auburn.
Governor johnson was taken to the
square in w. II. Gannett's automobile,
while q machine owned by Charles a.
Milliken took Mr.. Allen and National
Committeeman Gardner to the speak
ing place. The automobiles took their
positions amid great deal of cheer
ing from the crowd and strains of the
Progressive rallying song, Onward
Christian Soldiers discoursed by the
Augusta Cadet Band of IA pieces, F.
A. Dennis. director. The automobiles
were decorated with small American
flags and many in the audience car
ried these flags. which they waved by
way OF salute u litt sI'eeht7i
Governor johnson introduced.
Charles H. Hichbo,n introduced
Governor johnson in these - Is;
Ladies and gentlemen OF the goa3 ity
of Augusta, | take great pleasure IN
presenting to you q mal big enough
to be on the ticket With Tie lore
Rooss welt. man big enough IL tYe
cleaned up his native state - all
fern:t. Governor Hiram Jthnsoa.'
tsreat appIause)
G6Ferner johnson made a fine I'M
preston upon his audience as he rose
to speak A man of magnificent phy-
siqle. whose every attitude bespeaks
that of a fighter. his gestures even
| being made with his fists rather than
| his hands. the California Governor
| showed himself in the few min
! utes that he was allotted to- speak
| here to be a man deadly in earnest
and the only regret was that he couid
not have spoken long enough to have
eene more into detail upon the fanda-
mental propositions of the principles
of the new party, which he was able
to merely outline.
lie declared at the outset that the
new party movement was founded up
on two basic proposluons. The hrst
was the right of the people to govern
themselves by majorities. as they see
fit and second that the first care of Il
government should be for it's men, wo-
! men and children.
The first proposition" he contin-
ued, was one which we supposed the
! old party to which some of us once
| belonged had always agreed, and when
| we of California went out to Chicago
| with 1900 majority expressed for the
| candidate of our choice we supposed
| that the party would obey the win of
a majority of its members"
| He declared that it was on account
of the failure of the Republican party
| to register the wishes of a majority
| of its voters that men and women
met, in August. in new convention
| in Chicago and declared the right of
! the American people to rule them
selves. He said that it was not
J sham battle but real livv& battle
4 upon Vital issue. He found the
| people in the East as well as the
j West felt the moving power of the
/ same great principles. wholly patri-
otto. half religious and half militant.
and We're going forward to redeem all
| mankind"
| Greatest Two Handed Fighter.
/ He characterized Col. Roosevelt as
| THE greatest handed fighter that
| America has ever seen, a man who
| has a punch and isn't afraid to use
it," He said that Roosevelt had been
/ criticised for too free use of the big
stick and bringing down his clenched
| fists with emphasis shouted, Il tell
| you that after man has been an
| Executive of a state or nation for
! Is months if he hasn't found occasions
|, when he has been moved to take a
stick or club and beat his way
through all opposition he is not worth
/, his salt" (Applause.)
I He has been vilified and abused,
/, but today, enshrined in the hearts OF
+ our people as no other man Of mod !
e~~ times, is Theodore Roosevelt
(Cheers.)
4 Governor johnson drew some laugh
\ ter from the crowd by stating that
he should devote his attention to the
|. Democratic candidate for the Presi-
dencv principally, his reason for not
mentioning the candidate of the
1 '.moribund remnant" of the Republican
party being that it was doubtful II
he secured single electoral vote
week from next Tuesday"
! "The battle is between the man of
dynapEc energy and infinite courage
! and the man of mental inactivity and
metaphoric speech. The wonder OF
I this campaign is that the Democratic
candidate has not been able, thus far,
4 TO make any definite statements as to
/ his position upon any important Ma
/, tional question"
Governor Johnson in conclusion pre-
dicied the success of the Progressive.
party and the bringing about by that