Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-05

of the Democratic platform of 1892 in
its free trade plank. He recalled the
hard times of the second Cleveland adj
ministraton. when the country had a
, Democratic President. House and Senate
and the Wilson tariff act. and urged
those present to vote for the keeping of
the protective system under which the
country had so greatly prospered.
/ He declared that Republican prosperity
was endangered by the election Of Dem
ocratic senators and representatives in
Congress. He aralrtasls "a. representative
10 the Legislature and in voting for sem
ators in the county who would assist in
the choice of a United States senator a
Democratic representative in the Legis-
1ature would vote for Obadiah Gardner
who is in favor of Canadian reciprocity,
which is a direct blow to the farmers of
Maine Mr. Gardner was paired three
times against the repeal of the Canadian
reciprocity agreement. which allows the
cheaper products of Canada to come into
this country free of duty
The speaker said that while this reel
procity agreement was not yet law.
because Canada had not yet accepted it.
there was great danger that it would
be accepted by Canada at the next gem
eral election The provinces of Quebec
and Saskatchewan had already declared
for it.
The Republicans attempted three weeks
ago i'm the Senate to repeal this reciproei-
ty agreement and Senators Johnson and
Gardner were both either absent or pair
ed against repeal. that is in favor of the
reciprocity agreement. The attempt to
repeal the agreement was lost 81 to %.
Had these two Maine senators voted to
repeal the agreement it would have
been off the statute books as far as the
Senate was concerned.
"Why should Johnson and Gardner and
Sam Gould and Dan McGillcuddy vote
against the interests of the Maine farm
ers?" the speaker asked, and then an
swered the question by explaining that
they were obliged to caucus with and
act with Southern free trade Democrats
who cared nothing for the prosperity of
New England In order to maintain their
party regularity and standing.
He touched upon the attacks made by
Congressman Gould and Senator Card
ner upon Edwin c. Burleigh and said
that they might have been better oecu-
pied by remaining at Washington and
voting for the interests of their constit-
uents
Mr.. Burleigh's Position.
In conclusion Mr.. Goodwin clearly de-
fined the position of Hon. Edwin C..
Burleigh. the Republican candidate for
United States senator. Said he:
'Mr. Burleigh stands against reciproe-
ity. He stands for the Republican doc
trine of protection to the American la
borer and the American farmer and for
good times. Obadiah Gardner stands for
reciprocity and the free trade doctrine of
Democracy. The people will not stand
it, you will not stand it. If you do moth
ing else on election day see to it that
you send to Augusta as representative
a man who will vote to elect as United
States senator Edwin G. Burleigh of Au-
gusta." Great ApplauseD
Mr.. Goodwin. as Well as the speaker
who proceeded him, held the closest at
tention of those present from start to
finish and the general opinion was that
the rally made decided impression in
favor of the Republicans upon every vot-
er who attended II.