Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-08

ii we get one it is because we are
fooled by politicians. gsas..
Now what is it that the citizens OF
this district really want to accom-
plish? They care but little about m
dividuals in this fght-they believe
as dc. that principles are superior
to persons take ii that what the
people want to accomplish is by their
vote in September to give an effee-
tive expression of their sentiment on
the most important questions of the
day.
"Shoot a. a Mark!"
New consider fer a moment wheth-
er this can be done by sending 10
Washington Mr.. Lawrence, the Pro-
gressive candidate.
In this country there always has
been and always will he. two princi-
pal parties y majority party in con-
troll for the time being and an OPP
position party to be in control next
time At the present time the No
tional House is composed Of 800
Democrats ~ Republicans, 9 Pro-
gressives. Progressive Republicans.
/ Socialist and ! Independent, with
one vacancy. If we are in harmony
with the 290. we should certainly send
a Democrat If we are opposed u
their policies We should add one to
the 127-the opposition. To add enc
to the 9 would mean nothing, and
would simply be shooting in the air
| prefer to shoot al a mark, especial
ly If by shooting in the air You arc
likely To hit somebody YOU don't in
tend to.
The ga gentlemen. are going to
lose control pretty soon, and then
the ~ having grown To majority
will be the dominant party, and then
we can accomplish something. This
Is a business proposition, not mat
ter OF idealism. No doubt the Pro-
sressives in Congress are animated ~
nigh ideals but they do not have =
copyright On all the high ideals there
ne They have no committee APP
pointments. little influence and no
aope of the future. TO my mind l.
would be II weak. futile and ineffee-
tive act in the present crisis To add
one to the ProgressiVcs now in
Congress-. Let us adopt such q
heir ideas as appeal to ns-if they
IRE not already adopted. Let us
work these things out in n business
ike way. without hysteria. without
prejudice, with an open mind, looking
NJ. ~ tha ultimate benaflt Ia rho
| state
a., 1910, ..e..e.L,
The Progressive candidate seems II
| he a little peevish about my candi-
| ~. 40 s,,eseosfe that como ove-
- ST., hit, II 10 ,,fart3rnate thai
- 80 ~, candidates apainst he
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| .,s,s,l.stl,,. .i,r,,ino rooinatiao
| - talia,.ir,o IN, Mr. rawraoPc
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id's anu ie''iiiS NV l'oVi''. -
hck' the losef 10 suppoi '"e "'i'i.
MS proposl''oh "a' iii"ue !" So
alth ana aaeeleia'e PRIV isi'ii i''''ae
airy It out II &c eP.e" - ~ -
bat Mr. Roosevelt had more votes
nan MI. iait' WHICH Seeihou W my
ntireiN foreign To TINS question, anu
lso on the ground that ne couiah
consistently enter the RepupIlcan
primaries
Can Lawrence Justify Running?
co,,arad that noint nv bavino If
.,5.1or.+,,,a hafarabana tba+ tho WV
,a. sho,,,d CON himself anvthine he
,osirod ~ Progressive
,,.,,,,.l.ss;,.o. u an,hEnan or Ran,ihlican
rha nraetical idea was ia make use
+ the onIv machinery that we had
ha,d fnr osoartaininp tho Wishes
3 H. nao,1a no he sure il was call
| "A q penuhlican urinary but that
ras tho aplv nri,nar, there was ex-
| -. H. p.,,,o,.,.o III. ND nohoav would
-. tha,,,ht tha less of Mr. Lawrence
"a hotb submitted orr faith
tha docisior of the neonle II would
- .ott1ad tho ecbism in the marty
"a nc oo,,ld have baatan ont the
,a,,,ocrats in a walk but that is all
GOV. ,,oI, Tho burden is on him now