Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-05
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apparent from The different converse
tiens that are carried on in the differ
ent towns in the county.
The people know how Governor Bur
leigh will stand on the reciprocity bill
and they know how Senator Gardner
will stand and has stood.
The people of Maine have .the word
of Edwin C. Burleigh that he stands
for the repeal of the reciprocity bill,
and they. too. know that Senator
Gardner favors reciprocity. that he
paired with Senator Crane who was
standing for the repeal of the reel
procity bill. This is regarded as an
example of Gardeners attitude toward
the farmers of Aroostook county and
the state of Maine. Mr.. Gardner went
back on the grange which he repre-
scented for many years when he turned
his hack on prohibition.
Hon. Ira G. Hersey.
The Hon. Ira G. Hersey of Houlton
was the second speaker of the evening,
AMI he won his audience from the
start He dwelt on reciprocity for
some little time, and showed what the
attitude OF the Democratic House
was on reciprocity. He told how Pat
tangall, who was cunning the passage
oc the reciprocity resolution (and,
by the way. he stated that Pat
tangall was chief gunner In
the Democratic navy waited for
time when number of the
anti-reciprocity members were absent
and started to rush the passage of
the resolution and Pattangall got by
.;t "
Hersey told of how. when the matter
came up for consideration in it's first
reading a motion to reconsider the
vote was put and Pattangall, chief
gunner, had the motion laid upon the
table.
Later, when Mr.. Pattangall counted
noses on a certain day, he found again
that he had a chance to push the
reciprocity matter and moved to take
from the table the motion To recon
slider. He summoned his powder
monkey and was satisfied With the
ammunition at hand, so primed his
gun and took aim. But he missed the
| mark, for his front sight or fore
sight" was twisted the day that Gun
ner Pattangall laid the motion on the
| table. He had not set any time fof
a further consideration of the motion
His usual effective foresight had GER
| tainly been out of plumb for upon in
formation by a certain Republican Mr.
Psttangall was informed by th5
speaker that the memorial had ex-
pired.
The people in this section lave never
forgiven Plaisted for his stand on the
Childrens Hospital veto. They fee
| ii we must have this kinFof economy
with the Democratic party they would
| rather change over to Republican
principles and cut down the appro-
| priation for bugs and do something
| for our poor and unfortunate.
The Patt-Cy Vaudeville.
Mr.. Hersey gave vivid mind pic
ture of Cy. Patti. and Col. Fred, ant
he gave history of their political up
risings and down sittings He showed
| that the seat of government of Main
| had been moved to Waterville from
| Augusta and that the Siamese twins
| Cy and Patt, were running Punci
and Judy show of their own and wer'
| adept ventriloquists. That though tn
| voice of government seemed TO ISSUE
from Augusta that in fact ii reall!
came from Waterville. The gathering
that attended the Republican rally wal
about three times as large as that II
| attendance at the Democratic rally.