Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-14


number il rot majority Of those who,
Ike myself, have always opposed the
advent of automobiles, but who now
believe that if they are to come, the
only safe and sane way to admit them
is as | have indicated.
Very truly yours,
(Siened) BENZ. l.. HADLEY."
have letter also from the select
men, signed by all of them. and the
town treasurer. urging upon me TO use
every effort to get the emergency
clause attached on this bill. Gentle
men, ] was selected by the people of
my town, and they voted at meeting
called since this Legislature has been
in session. by vote of more than two
TO one TO have this law repealed, and
they also voted to ask you to put the
emergency clause on DO you believe
that | agreed with the gentleman from
Patten tMr SMITH 10 have that
emergency clause taken out? | did not
(ApplauseD
Mr. SMITH of Patten: Mr.. Speaker
I simply desire to say to the House
what would be apparent TO every MEM
Der of the House upon a moments re-
Election, that the gentleman from Eden
(Mr Sherman) has not discussed the
3 issue al all. He has simply presented
an argument from a commercial stand
point Now Just for one moment will
| delay you The gentleman protests
very vigorously that he did not assent
| to the taking out of the emergency
clause, and that he never was satisfied,
and he reitefates that Now | desire
/ in answer To that, which answers the
whole proposition, 10 read To you the
testimony Of the gentleman himself
(Mr Sherman). and YOU will find it on
Page III of the Legislative Record of
March :, and this is his language: Il
was satisfied with the bill as reported
by the committee until / found out that
II was positively true that they We're
10 buy referendum: and that is the
reason why | have had this emergency
clause put on" That is the testimony
of the gentleman himself
Mr.. NEWBERT Of Augusta: / wish
to say to the House that when am
Governor if Judge Smith is as alive
and brilliant as he now is. he will be
my first choice for any vacancy which
occurs in the bench of the Supreme
Court of this State: nor do / know
a gentleman who would more adorn
that position.
| do not believe that the gentIeman
from Eden needs any support from me.
This morning. believe he is right in
his contention. All the discussion here
resolves itself into simple PROPOSE
ton. The issue before this House.
this morning. is not the Constitution
of Maine. The issue here resolves
itself into the rights of the people of
the town of Eden-if they shall long
er be kept out of their rights by an
act Of the Maine Legislature If il
were necessary even to stretch the
construction of the special amendment
| believe we should try to right this
wrong. and give these people Justice
Now there has been nothing said here
to show that any man believes that
10000 voters of Maine could be bought.
Every man sitting here knows that
the multimillionaire cottage owners Of
Bar Harbor, with all their money, can
organize. by the employment of able
able attorneys. and employment Of
canNassers. to the end they can not
only get 10000 subscribers, but thev
can gel $4,000 and not have to buy 4
man. Ii is we'll known When Tho
great lobby behind these multi-mil-
lionaires-non- residents of this State
practically support the bill, | think
that attitude should arouse the sus-
pic!on of this House, and ii is we'll
known that they intend to take this
TO a referendum. and they are able
TO do it: and they believe referendum
would kill the bill
Now | submit, gentlemen. that the
fisherman living in hut on the is
land of Mount Desert was there be-
Tore Wall street came there. He had
then his rights he has today his
rights. | would rather support the
contention of the people of Bar Har-
Dor who live there all the year around
who get their living there: who
have their homes there: who support
their schools and all their institutions.
IheN have their rights, and they are
the people who constitute the town
OF Eden. | am not going into dis.
eusslon of the Constitution of Maine.
DO know this-you have thought the
measure is an emergency measure.
When 1t is so decided by 101 members
OF thlS House. and there is no other
way TO eonstrue H. This is an emer-
sency measure: ii is in the interest
Oh the people, not only in Bar Har-
Dor but in this State, and when a
matter like this is ii the interest of
the people, as against the multi-mil-
ilonalres of other states, it comes
mighty near being an emergency mat.
ter under the Constitution of this
state. (Applause)
Mr.. MITCHELL of Kittery: Mr..
speaker. / have no disposition to at
tack the report of the judiciary com
mittee, nor would | say ANYTHING
against my friend on the other side
who made such gallant defense for
post-offieers in the limited time that
was placed at his command Neither
would | say anything about my friend
OF the same family who wants 10
make a member of this House a cam
didate for Governor. but | first want
MIN to be elected Mayor of Augusta.
We have heard a great deal during
the time that | have served as men,
Der OF this Legislature about the auto
mobile at Bar Harbor; it has been in
ana out; and the lobby, like the poor