Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-08-13
KENNEBEC SPEAKS.
FIRST GUN FIRED AT ISLAND
PARK, AUGUSTA.
PETERS SOUNDS KEY NoTE-Ex GOV
COBB MAKES RINGING ADDRESS
CLANS AND LoBsTERs GALORE.

liGbDs started tine AnlFn uAHbTlCt CpiiBASo
sional campaign with a clam bake, roll
call of towns and speeches.
The affair was held at Island park,
beautiful picnic ground near Augusta.
Among the invited guests were ex-
Gov. Cobb, of Rockland, Col. Frederick
Hale, of Portland, national committeeman
for Maine, Judge B. F. Maher, of Au-
gusta, l.. T. Carleton, of Winthrop, Ii. NJ.
Bigelow, of Portland.
The dinner was preceded by roll-eall
of towns, conducted by f. j. Ham, chair
man OF the county committee. Every
town but two reported, most of them
being represented by more than one com
mitteeman. There are about 375 towns
in Kennebec, ana nearly 800 were present
-279 by actual count,
The roll-oall was followed by stirring
address by Col. Parkhurst, chairman OF
the State committee.
Lack OF space permits a report in detail.
Judge B. F. Maher presided at the post
prandial exercises, introducing in turn
ex-Gov. Cobb, Mr.. Peters, Col. Hale and
Mr. Bigelow. All the addresses were full
of enthusiasm and hope.
Naturally interest centred in the address
of Mr.. Peters, the republican candidate
for Congress, who spoke as follows;
Mr.. PETERS ADDRESS.
Gentlemen, we are entering upon real
fight, and l want to say that am in 1t to win
We can win if you viii put your backs into It
This is not exaggeration, no mere figure of
speech. You gentlemen here represent the
activity and efficiency of the party in Kenne-
bee county. Your county will largely deter
mine the result of this election. You have
nearly twice as many votes as any other one
county, and if you swing sotidiy in any one
direction, it will be almost conclusive in the
result.
You take some chances in coming here be-
cause have noticed lately that il more than
twenty-five men get together in any one spot
for the purpose of taking counsel together In
relation to public affairs, they are instantly
denominated ring, aud are held up to public
scorn as a part of an intolerabie machine.
take it, however, that You belong to
actly the same kind of a ring that do. That
ring which embraces all citizens whose public
spirit influences them to abandon their pri-
vate affairs for the time being for what they
believe to be the good OF the community. l
have been temporarily promoted from the
ranks to help lead in this hght. shall de-
vote all my time to it until somebody sur
renders. am enlisted for the war, gentlemen,
and believe that you are, too.
THE SAME OLD FIGHT.
This is one OF the most important poiitiea
contests-most far-reaehing in its results
that you have seen. The election last
November was largely based on individuali-
ties. The great figure Of Theodore Roosevelt
dominated the field. Tariff legislation was in
embryo. Every body knew in general way
what the party stood for. We realized that
the doctrine of protection was denounced by
the democratic party as unconstitutional and
robbery OF the people. As general propo-
sition il the same old fight over protec-
tion against free trade
That battle is now over; the democrats won
The vote against President Wilson exceeded
the vote for him by more than million, but
be won and the general propositions OF the
democrats are now being crystalized into law.
We know what their idea of a revenue law is
and we are beginning to realize its effect, but
whether we like it or not. the country at large
cannot vote again. In this section OF it, how
ever, we have chance to express our senti-
ments. God knows I wish we did not have
that chance, because it is due to the untimely
death of my friend and your friend, whom we
elected last fall to represent the ideals of the
people of this district, and If he had lived we
would have been content, knowing that we
were adequately and ably represented in
Washington
But we cannot shirk the duty that is thrust
upon us, even If we would. Names voice is
usually heard in September and is listened
for with interest. This time we shall speak
again in September, and the result will be
eagerly watched for all over the country. Let
us see to it that we speak in no whisper.
WHICH WILL VOC CHOOSE.
AS look at it the real proposition which is
put up TO us is whether or not we shall send
democrat to Congress.
OF course. if you believe that all protection
principles should be squeezed out Of the reve-
nue. laws, il you believe that tariff protect
ing your business fnem foreign competition
is unconstitutional; II you had rather have
the duties removed from potatoes, oats,
apples, lumber products and the other things
that we produce in this northeastern section
OF the country where the democrats have
little influence in Congress; il you believe
that the best way to trim tree is to take an
axe and cut 1T down; then you should vote for
the democratic candidate, and If you vote In
nothing more to say.
But IL you believe what the convention of
1850 believed when it nominated the immortal
Lincoln, ''that while providing revenue for
the support of the general government by
duties upon imports. sound policy requires
such an adjustment of these imports as to en-
courage the development OF the industrial
interests of the whole country, and we COM
mend that policy of natural exchanges which
secures 10 the working man liberal wages, to
agriculture remuneratiye prices, to me-