Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-07
North Jay Holds
Largest Rally.

North jay Me-, Sept. 6.-(SpeciaD.-
Tit largest Republican rally evei
held in North Jay was addressed, this
afternoon. by Hon. Henry w. Cakes
of Auburn and Hon. Benedict F
Mqher of Augusta.
Mr.. Cakes in complete and thor
ougb argument. exposed the siam and
hypocrisy of the present administra
ton. with reference TO the Prohibitory
Law, when ne pictured the conditions
prevailing in various sections oil
Maine due to the gross notification OF
the prohibitory law during this adj
ministration pledged to correct any
and all abuses existing of previous
Republican rule-and now after tw1
years of dismal failure confronting the
people with the same old arguments
Tie audience responded with enthG-
sia3m significant as it was emphatic.
Judge b. f. Maher following Mr.
Cakes made thorough and complete
analysis of the Democratic pretentions
ana reviewed their performance as
against their promises in tie matter
of the legislation particularly in re-
gaf6 to the labor matters. calling
special attention among other things
to the following:
Main is one of the few states that
has no law requiring the protection OF
machinery 81 as to prevent 50 far as
is possible the manning and killing of
industrial workers. At the convention
of delegates representing charities and
corrections of the State of Maine.
hal in I,nn
1911, the Hon. w. r. Pattangall deliv"
cred an address on the enforcement Of
the chile labor law. Addressing him.
sell to the women lie said that the es
sential thing for them to concentrate
tn II efforts upon was the passage of
q law requiring the protection of ma
ehinarv, and cited instances to show
the necessity for such a law.
At the last regular session of this
Democratic reform Legislature, know
ing from experience the need of such a
Law. bill was framed along the lines
of one that is in successful operation
in the state of Kansas This bill was
put into the hand of a leading Demo
cratic member of the House ~ Repre-
sentatives who pronounced it a good
one, he had ii in his possession for
some time and then concluded that
he did not care to introduce it. The
bill was then given to Representative
weymouth of Saco, who introduced il.
1t Went to the committee on legal af-
fairs. Pattangall chairman. A few days
after its introduction a notice appear
ed in the paper to the effect that aft
er a certain date no hearings would
be held by the committee on lega
affairs. Being anxious about the bill
friends of tile same saw Mr.. Pattan-
gail. who assured them that the bill
would get a hearing and not to give
themselves any uneasiness about il
notwithstanding this assurance the
bill received no consideration and ~
company with many others was re-
ferred TO the next Legislature, by Mr.
Pattangalfs committee.
What about this performance as
against promise in the matter of pro-
gressiVe legislation?
Judge Maher impressed upon the
audience the -whelming in
portance of the senatorial situation
ard the argument builded upon the
reciprocity attitude of Senator Gard
ner as contrasted with the tireless eff
forts of Hon. f. C. Burleigh against
that measure was met with significant
approval by the audience