Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-08-09
\ ROUSlNG MEETING
HELD AT SKOWHEGAN.
Continued from Page One.

the plantations after the Progressive
organizers had been there and as il |
hustrations, he said that in Caratunk |
there were only two Pregressives and
in The Forks, one.
Captain Roy l.. Marston read a let |
ter from Col. Fredk. Parkhurst, chair
man of the State committee in which
Mr. Parkhurst stated facts in regard
to conditions as he saw them He also |
read letters from Fred Il. Smith of
Pittsficld and Representative Farfari
from Ripley, who WAS elected as II
Progressive, last fan. lie also read one
from John Mctcalf, also a Progressive,
last fall.
Fred Holley, secretary of the county
committee, spoke with a good deal of
spirit. Mr. Hnllcv was Il Roosevelt
worker, last fall, and is no was strenu-
Gus in the campaign for Judge Peters
as he was for Mr., Roosevelt The fore
noon meeting closed with three cheers
for Judge Peters.
Following is given the letter of Chair
man Parkhurst of the Republican
state committee, who could not be
present:
t'elltSHt, nit. <tHS+ y, t'lo.
Hon. Roy L. Marstor, Skowhegan, Me
Dear Sir:
l acknowledge and thank you for tbs,
invitation to be present at the meeting
in S!loWhegan on next Friday and re-
gret exceedingly that | cannot at the
present time accept, but as you know
we Republicans have not any hired or
ganizers to bear the burden of our
work and am finding the OBLIGATION of
starting the campaign throughout the
district a pretty arduous one and Just
now am Obliged to forego pleasure trips.
such s journey to Skowhegau, for
the sake of working at home.
If. later on in the campaign YOU have
a meeting al Lakewood. as YOU suggest.
and give me an invitation, Will ar
range to come over.
You will, ! am sure, be interested to
learn that the daily developments in
crease my confidence in the election of
JOHN Peters
There is, throughout the district a
growing feeling of apprehension as to
the effects Of the tariff bill which the
Democratic administration, under the
control of the Southern members. pro-
pose to enact
More and more each day our people
realize that it seems To be particularly
aimed at Maine's agricultural and man
ufaeturing industries. If the hill had
been framed for the express purpose Of
Furnishing Maine for its Republicanism
ard the able leaders it has furnished
the Republican party. it could not have
more directly accomplished the result.
| am in constant receipt of letters
from outside the State inquring about
the situation and expressing interest in
the result. There is little question but
what a Republican victory at the pres
ent time would be n great encourage
ment to Republicans everywhere and
corresIpndingly dscouraginG To the
Democrats.
On the other hand, if instead of
| choosing Mr. Peters, the district should
| by reason of the Progressive homina-
| ton give Mr.. Pattangall plurality 1t
| could be seized upon from one end OF
| the country to the other IS endorse
| ment of the Democratic program and
would encourage the Democratic ad-
ministrat tion. IN continuing the course
which Wo all so bitterly oppose.
The vote for Roosevelt last November
docs not furnish a proper standard by
which to measure the actual dIVlsl3n
of the protcetionist sentiment between
the Republicans and the third party.
Just as one swallow does not make d
summer, So enc single vote for Roose-
Welt as a third party Eominee does not
make a Progre ssiVc out OF RepdDlicl4
" ha now analyzes the situation and
realizes as you and l that our only
snance of beating the Democrats is
With Mr. Peters.
In support of the statement that the
November vote for Mr.. Roosevelt does