Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-17
Wilbur c. divers Platform.

of Maine wotld elect mayor on such
!. platform as that made public by Viii
bur c. oliver Of Bath. and every mayor
would live up to his platform, the vice
trust and the booze trust would soon
go out of business in Maine. 1t is
doubtful if men. coming out as openly
for law enforcement and warning
friends and opponents that they would
live up to such as the Oliver platform
if elected. could be elected in more
than two or three of our Maine cities
An officer standing for decency and re-
spectability could be elected in a rural
community of Maine, 5Fati the doctrine
of personal liberty has soaked into
the hides tAsIetty sfqepls. the Ht'eltt
crate and irresponsible who care not
for the future or fer ought but their
own depraved appetites and passions.
This class vii. support the doctrine Of
the cyclone swept covered bridge"
the self government regime of Pattan-
gallism. the drink when YOU please
and carouse where you VIII plan fost-
cred by the rum interests. Such voters
do not want the Oliver platform and a
man with red blood in his veins to
enforce it.
Declaring that Bath is a wide open"
city and that not for many years IT.
ever has the law against disorderly
houses, gambling places and the sale
of intoxicating liquors been so openly
and fagrantly violated as at present,
ex-Aldernan Oliver made a public
proclamation, Friday night of what
the public may expect from him in case
he becomes the Republican mayor of
Bath. The announcement was made,
Friday, that the Republican city COM
mittee had set next Thursday evening
as the date OF the ward caueuses and
Friday evening for the general caucus.
Immediately there was much speeula-
ton as to the attitude to be taken by
Mr.. Oliver. He settled all controversy
by the following announcement:
During the past few weeks / have
been asked many times if was to be
candidate for mayor this spring and
MANY good Republicans have offered
me their support.
Il am not a candidate; | shall do
nothing whatever to secure the nomi
nation; j do not expect to be either
m a6 or oil 7 a
certain of this because upon the plat
fern which / am going to announce
don't think anyone can be elected. L
am willing. however, to accept the
regular Republican nomination on this
platform, and because I do not wish
anyone to be deceived or nisled if he
votes for me because in the unlikely
event of my election, shall enforce
the principles of this platform to the
letter, without fear or favor, and re-
CARELESS of whether it hurts my friends
or my enemies), / state publicly and
explicitly the policy | shall pursue.
TT is pretty generally known that
Bath is wide OPEN Not for many
years, If ever. has the law against dis
orderly houses, gambling places and
the sale OF Intoxicating liquors been SO
openly and fagrantiy violated.
quite recently a man from another
city, who is said to have chain Of
disreputable houses through the State,
has opened such an establishment here.
and there are many others. Some of
them are vile beyond the limit of de-
scription permitted in a Newspaper: all
Of them are necessarf1y bad and they
are running many of our boys and girls.
1T is possible that the full extent to
which these vices are carried on is not
known to the present administration.
but enough is known to it to cali for at
least pretense of enforcement of the
Law.
1.-The law is ample to drive these
places out of business; every man on
the police force, without exception in
my opinion. Is ready and willing and
would be glad 10 enforce the law II
given the necessary Instructions. They
are ali honest and faithful and should
be retained in Office.
With this preliminary statement, IL
the Republicans of Bath see fit to NOM
mate me, and a city council pledged to
support the following program, will
accept the nomination, with the under
standing. if elected:
1-If the candidates for city marshal
are not satisfactory 10 both the city
council and myself. the city council may
elect me city marshal, as it has q legal
right to do, and / will accept the election,
but will draw no part of the salary OF
that Office except so much as may be
necessary to pay a clerk; the balance of
the salary of that Office TO be donated 10
the Home for Aged Couples and Old Men
2.-Every house of prostitution, every
gambler and every dealer in Intoxicating
liquors, and the owners of property al
lowed TO be used for immoral or illegal
purposes, TO be reientlessly prosecuted
+ by all means provided by law, and driver
out of business.
3-The prosecution to the limit of the
runners in and solicitors for houses OF
Ill fame. There are at least hve sucf
places open in Bath today several, If moi
all of them have out runners soliciting
the patronage of Young men and women
in one case within my personal knowl
edge. man has deserted his motherles
children TO live In one of these houses
and gets his own living by soliciting
business for IL
4-In this condition of affairs the finan
cial end of this administration is of les
consequence than usual but ! will guar
antee that the financial affairs of the cit,
shall be conducted as efficiently am
economically as in the past. at least. x
5.--The square deal You often hear D
Il but seldom see H. Every man will hav
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