Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-20


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salary was and accepted it and made
contract with the State of Maine.
This is entirely different.
If it had been the intention, Mr.
President, to start this procedure in
order to put a stop to these increases
of salary, would not this veto have
applied properly to the State super
intendent of schools-no new work
was put upon him under the statutes
of the State, he is practically a coll
lector of data do not say this in
criticism of the Governor-instead of
starting in and defeating the purpose
of the people of Kennebec County in
trying to, MAKE 4 court?
l have said this ~ President and
fellow SENATOR. in justification of my
asking this Legislature to do this. l
would not ask this, or any other Leg
islature, to do anything that l did not
believe in myself.
l want you, fellow senators, to IN
derstand the situation when you vote
upon this question. 1t is not a request
from an office holder fer an increase
of salary. 1t is demand from the
representatives of siXty-t three thou
sand of people that they be given
tribunal in which to conduct their
business.
Mr.. HERSEY of Aroostook: Mr.
President, it is a solemn thing for a
legislative body to overrule the veto
of it's Governor 1t ought never to be
Will he
pressive reasons given by that body,
and in which the good of the State is
involved.
Listening to the senator from Ken
nebee. this morning, his reasons did
not impress me. They seem 10 be rea-
sons coming from a senator who is
somewhat honestly influenced by his
surrounding environment, but feels as
a member, of the Kennebee bar that
the bar is not getting all it desired out
of this private bill, feeling, no doubt,
that he is practicing before Judge in
his local court for which he would de-
sire to do something. Now standing
i here as a senator 1 stand as most of
you to- unnfluenced by any local con
ditions in this matter. To be sure in
my own county | have many applica-
tions, and they appear in bills before
this Legislature. for increases in sal
| aries.
! My county has some of the 81 meas
! ures pending before this Legislature
mentioned in the Governors message.
and l thought, as you thought, that if
| those ffty-two measures are to be
| threshed out in this Legislature, as
this measure from Kennebee that was
vetoed, was threshed out. to go before
a committee and have an cx parte
/ hearing where the men i'm favor of
| salary appear and want it, and the
! people hear it, you and | felt that ,we
wanted to be heard for our county,
| for our clerk of courts, for our reg
| lister of probate, for our officers in
our county, that asked for an increase
of salary, we wanted hearing and
wanted to get as much of an increase
| as possible.
| | can see, as you all can see, if that
| does occur in the closing hours of
| the Legisla ture, what a lobby, what
| trading among those who come here
and advocate those measures, there
| will be. What an influence would be
brought upon this Legislature. You
| vote for my county and | will vote for
| your county; you vote for my officers
and | will vote for yours" / do not
say that such a thing could be carried
out, but il is such influences that we
ought not to have.
While l can appreciate the feelings
of the senator in speaking for his meas
| TIRE from his county, l admire the
strength of character and manhood,
the ability and the courage of the Gov
ernor of this State, who dares 70 Veto
a measure from his own county and
flom the bar of which he is Il mem
DER Not a natter scen, til county of
AndroscogFin or from tae county of
cumberland, but he selected matter
from his own county to veto.
The senator says that you should
make an exception in this case, above
all others Why? First he says it