Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-08-02

Judge Philbrook, after completing
this portion of his address stopped for
a moment and someone in the front
seats. yelled
Go ahead Talk half an hour long
er!"
Il ought not TO talk about liquor or
the financial issue. You have already
heard those subjects ably discussed in
the Kennebec Journal and elsewhere, "
Judge Philbrook continued.
Public Utilities Commission.
THAT Bangor platform had another
plank. IL said: We. favor a non-par-
tisan public service commission, to pro-
tect the rights of the people and at the
same time fair to invested capital You
say the Democrats had something
about public utilities commission in
their platform. They simply said, we
believe in a public utilities commits
SION and stopped there.
"1he Republicans favor public util-
tiles commission on as broad lines as
the supreme judicial court of the State
In Senator La Follette's state of Wis
consin matters brought before this tri-
bunal are decided with all the dignity
of a court of law. for the men compos-
ing the tribunal are broad-minded and
patriotic business men,
Some Of you may inquire what is
the god Of a public service commission.
Out there in Mr.. La Follette's state.
whore the public service corporations
are controlled by d public service COM
mission the people are getting the fair
est and most equitable rats Not only
car tn gnral public go to the public
service commission and get their rates
fixed but IL the people get up ruinous
competition the pablic service corpora
ton can also go to the commission and
ask for regulation of rates.
THE workinsman must have fair,
decent and liveable rates from the
great public service corporations and
the capitalist must have fair returns
for his money and a decent protection
for the money invested. These are the
things that the public service commits
sion will give.
Two Reasons for Names Condition.
"One reason why the State of
Maine is in bad condition politically
is because of the prevailing restless
ness and the other reason is because
it is not developed as to its resources,
consequently the young men go off
to other states, where the resources
are better developed and where bet
ter attractions are offered
when a man goes from Mr.. La
Foliettes state to New York with a
bond of a public service corporation
he can get money on it for the men
in New York know what the law is
in that state, that a public service
corporation cannot issue bonds unless
it has suitable resources behind it
But when a Maine man goes to New
York with bonds Of public service
cooperation the capitalist does not
know whether it is good or not, be-
cause in Maine there is no public ser
vice corporation, and so he does not
have time to look it up and The young
man goes home without his money.
Republican Party Means Progress.
That's what the Republican party
of Maine stands for-progress We
will have a public utilities commission
that will be looking out for the well
fare of the people
Maine is going to move forward
| when It's ldDtf SdlAiShNa oho W.
| its capital is developed.
You Young men come into oul
house and stay with us and work
with us.
I'm the past is months you haven't
seen any movements along these lines
have YOU Have you any reason to
expect them IN the next is months
with the party in power? Come with
| the party of progress and help BRING
progress TO Maine in the truest sense
81 say to the. Republican party
that having made these promises II
is bound 10 keep them and the keep
| ing of them will give it great power
| and help it to draw great FORCES &c
| it."
A great outburst of applause foi-
| low Judge Philbrook's remarks anu
| as soon as it died away Vice Presi-
dent Wilcox moved rising vote o.
i Ia