Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-29
Rep. Murdoch Talks
To Progressives.

| Library hall was we'll filled, Thurs
| day evening. when Hon. II. F. Gard
ner Of Portland and Hon. Victor Muir
| dock of Kansas, addressed the audi
| ence on the issues of the presen,
| campaign. Music was furnished by
| AN orchestra before and between
speeches.
ID. II. Darling preceded and intro
duced Mr.. Gardner as the first speak
| er. Mr. Gardner was literally APP
plauded during and at the close Of his
remarks.
He opened by mentioning the sud
den growth of the Progressive party
and said there was no reason for
| backward steps that are not for sell
fish reasons. He referred To the
present national administration as
the rule Of the minority No signs
Of IA landslide" said he, are present
and nothing short Of landslide car
Iand Mr. Peters in the Congressional
chair of the Srd District
The speaker then paid his respects
to the three candidates, characterizing
w K. Pattangall as many sided.
able lawyer and he'll fool YOU If he
can. John A. Peters as the one
man who moved heaven and earth to
see that Taft delegates We're sent To
the Bangor convention; not even
good mixer who knows little what the
people want. Edward N. Lawrence
as "a plain business man, who knows
what the people want"
Mr. Darling then introduced Hon. VIC
tor Murdock, representative Ia Congre- :
from Kansas Mr. Murdoch is Il clever
orator. who holds his listeners.
Every eye in the United states is on
the 3rd Congressional District of Maine.
It is in the spot light, and. as this dis
trict goes. Sept. s. is an index of the
future political battle of 1916 1t is the
first gun and all men of political turn
Of mind are looking TO the 3rd Maine
District. All Washington is looking this
way" said Mr. Murdoch.
Something has been closing the door
of opportunity and the particular busi-
ness of the Progressive party IS To prs
open the door and Keep it open. That has
been said before. Republicans have SAID
il but the difference is the difference be-
tween pretenee and honest endeavor; be-
tween sham battle and real war. The
partisan see-saw from one party 10 the
other is valueess. and there can be 10
progress in going from Republican pro-
lection to Democratic free trade and vice
versa
The speaker next referred to the great
frauds that Have been pfacticed on the
government and cited specific cases that
have wrought great harm.
He referred to the report of his oak
land speech at printed in the kennebec
Journal "GarbIed, said the speaker.
He quoted what ne had said, and his ex
act words used at the Gardiner rally are
as follows:
s'why should the people of Maine send
a Republican to Congress who viii no
sooner arrive at the Capitol than he will
surr ender himself To a system of politics
which believes in the boss and the ma
chine. in the control of the many by the
few, a system whose alliance with spc-
ciai privilege is not Only natural but
inevitable"
Mr. Murdoch proved to he somewhat
Of humorst his funny stories. told
to illustrate his points. caught the au-
dfenee He said: We will have no
amalgamation with the Penrose kind We
are hunting iubilation, not a funeral.
AT the close. his efforts We're reward
ed with hearty applause and after the
meeting many stayed to congratulate the
speakers of the evening.