Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-08-21
GooDwIN,s ANSWER.
Where He Stands on Reciprocity and
Presidential Preference.

| During the meeting at Searsport last
| Friday evening, when the republicans
held a very large rally, and while Mr..
Goodwin was discussing the tariff issue,
gentleman arose in the audience and
asked il he might ask question. Mr..
Goodwin replied, certainly" "Do you
stand for reciprocity with Cannda a. pro-
posed by President Tsftf'
AS quick as q fash MIR. Goodwin re-
piled: al do not stand for it. | believe it
is great danger to the State OF Maine.
(Applause.) 1t was a mistake to advocate
it, but Mr.. Taft is not entirely responsible.
Every democratic congressman from
Maine voted for it, and the two republican
congressman, Mr.. Kinds and MIR. Guern-
sey, voted against it. My opponent. Mr..
Gould, voted for il. 1t is now written
upon our statute books; II is still burn
ing issue in Canada, and while the Cana
dams rejected 1t last year al their election,
the two provincial elections held this year
have been carried by the liberals upon this
issue.
at the liberals should return to power
at any time, and accept this agreement
there is very great possibility that they
will and that, too, at once-reciprocity
would go into effect at once. 1t would
diminish the value OF every farm in
Maine. 1t is q dark shadow over our
Maine homes. 1t is a menace to the
agricultural industry. 1t is a mortgage
upon every farm.
Congressman Gould and Senator Gard
ner have been down here in Waldo county
during the last week. They have not said
a word about reciprocity. While they
were here, two attempts have been made
in Congress to repeal reciprocity. They
were defeated by the democratic House.
Congressman Gould was paired in favor
of reciprocity; Senator Gardner the same.
"Instead of being in Washington look
ing after the interests of their constitu-
ents, they are down here trying to explain
to you the free trade doctrine OF
democracy, and why they, being in favor
OF prohibition, are running on a rum
platform. Let them define their attitude
on reciprocity to the farmers of Maine.
say to you, If am elected shall vote and
work against it to the best of my ability.
(Applause.l
''This leads me to another proposition.
Senator Hanson, editor OF the Waldo
County Herald, in yesterdays paper had
an editorial in which he states in sub
stance that next week he should publish
an article showing that there was grave
possibility that there may be no election
OF President by the people in this cam
paign, and showing how the constitution
provides for such an exigency. He states
that the present house OF representatives,
of which Mr.. Gould is q member, may be
exactly tied, inssmuch as the vote is cast
by states, and the matter would go to the
Senate, but that the vice president OF the
Senate would act as President only until
such time as Congress might be able to
fill the vacancy, and therefore there might
be posi- bility OF the election OF President
coming into the sixty-third Congress, and
that inasmuch as Mr.. Goodwin was likely
to be member of that Congress, he ought
to inform the people whether he would
vote for Taft or Roosevelt, il the question
that Congress.
81 wish to thank Mr.. Hanson for his
kindness in assuming that / may be q
member OF the sixty-third Congress. /
shall certainly try my best to be elected.
(Applause1. OF course it is none of Mr..
Hansou's business as to how shall vote
between Mr.. Taft and Mr.. Roosevelt. He
is democrat and not interested. His sole
purpose in asking the question is to en-
deavor to stir up strife in the republican
party between the Taft republicans and
the Roosevelt republicans. The democrats
| would like to get us into row before the
State election, but want to say to MIR.
| Hanson and his democratic friends that he
cannot do this. To-day we are all repub-
licans in the State of Maine, and we are
going to redeem the State with a united
(Applause).
SIT is, Of course, evident that there is
only one chance in ten thousand OF any
such proposition as Mr.. Hanson puts up
to me as ever coming before me. 1t is al
most absurd to suppose that the people
will not elect somebody President; that
the House will be q tie; that the vice.
l
| legal luminary from nowhere in particular
would be able to change the constitution
or add to the constitution SO that the
sixty-third Congress would ever have to
act in the matter.
"But Mr.. Hanson thinks it would be
cowardly on the part of Mr.. Goodwin not
to inform the republicans of his district
| how he will vote as a member of that
Congress, and ! am very glad to answer
him, although his language is more forci-
BILE than polite in making his request, and
i say to Mr.. Hanson and his democratic
friends that when / take my seat as q
member Of the sixty-third Congress, as l
expect to, the republicans of this district
will have voted in November for President.
| A majority OF them will have voted for
either Mr.. Taft or Mr.. Roosevelt. OF