Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-14


ctpsc 81 TINS YOU have kept the respec.
or ta!s House, and you have earned this
hiSh regard which today this House
tenders 10 YOU.
We lave come together from MANY
parts OF the state to work together
and today after all the contention we
are together / bring to you, sir from
the members of the House, yoar fellow
members ana mine, not only a message
OF respect and regard. but / bring tn
So9 IN thei name a simple gift. 1t is
q Hilt OF sola You have earned IL.
MANI men OF ability have preceded
9oa III this state in this high office Of
Spe@.;er. When the roll is made up, sir.
aud your name goes among the rest.
we say this and We say IL from tho
te'ut because we mean it, that Won will
be considered inferior to none and The
cquas Of any.
MI Speaker, ] say this is a gift OF
god, type Of what Is least furnished in
this Wcrld and most enduring; il marks
TIE hour, sir. and should teach YOU and
US that life goes on by the tick of the
clock. and that no man Of us lives in
yesterdays, nor yet in tomorrows, but
we all live in today; nor should you nor
we borrow trouble from the great past
through which we have come nor from
the unknoWn tomorrow which spreads
before us. You will bear this gift, Mr.
Sneaker. to your home; ii should abide
with YOU throughout your life, and
when YOU look upon its face, whether
at midnight or at noon time. we would
have you remember. sir, that scattered
tho hills n Maine 70,
of Maine. and in the cities and villages
of this state there are at least $50 men
who are your friends they are YOUR
friends because you have made them
your friends by the high and honora-
hle and able attitude which yau have
assumed here in these fifteen weeks
behind us. Don't forget this. that the
hearts of $50 men will beat FOR you
though We may never gather together
again to look into the faces of each
other.
So, Mr.. Speaker. bring you this
small gift bearing with it an expression
IF tile respect, regard and affection OF
this House prolonged applause)
CHR, Newbert then presented gold
watch 10 the Speaker.5
The SPEAKER; Mr.. Newhert and
gentlemen of the House. my friends:
Thank yea cordially and sincerely for
th:s gift. OF course | shall always keen
It, and Of course / shall always treas
uro ii as one of my most valued possess
ions. and as a memento Of the most
pleasant, interesting and valuable ex-
aer.enee Of my life. But beautiful and
,amable as this is, Mr.. Newhert and
gentle men, it is as nothing compared
with my appreciation of the sentiment
expressed by You through Mr.. Newbert.
1t is said sometimes that duty done
or attempted To be done is Il sufficient
reward in itself, but, gentlemen. / can
not deny that it is sweet to hear an APP
probation of an attempt to perform 4
duty. l only wish that felt that I de-
served it in any degree, as expressed
in the too kind words Of our friend
from Augusta chr. NewberD and ap-
parently seconded by you with your
expression of sympathy with his re-
marks.
1t has not been by reason of my ef-
forts, gentlemen, that any success
| has been attained in the conduct of
the business Of this House., | could
mot have done anything without co.
operation ON your part. | feel that [
owe you. gentlemen. as much and
more than You owe me. When We
came here we had no idea-I had no
idea that the difficulties of this ses-
sion would be so great, that the ses-
sion would be SO prolonged or its du-
ties SO arduous; and | could not have
hoped to have conducted my part in
| 4 b.. ffair af tbi- in, rpn,
To your satisfaction, or to mine, if l
had not had the most cordial cooper
alton from every one of YOU; and es-
pecially | want to say. from the gem
tlemen who do not belong to my poit-
zeal party but who are on the other
side politically.
And ] want To say and l say ii sin
cerel4. that j feel very grateful indeed
to the Democratic party here repre-
scented and their leaders for the kind
and cordial treatment which they
have given the Chair in the admins
tration of the duties which have de-
Nolved upon him at this session. We
had no idea when we came here that
we should be here so long, nor that
we should have so many matters and
difficult things to accomplish; and /
want to say right here that | believe
that no legislature has ever assem-
bled in the State of Maine that has
had such an arduous task to perform.
taking it by and large. L believe when
we come to look over the records of
this session and see the things that
we have done and have left IN done
when we look over the
whole record of this session.. | do not
believe any man would deny. that this
session of the legislature is made up
of men in character and standing who
will measure. up well with those who
have gone before. The results of this
session will show it. 1t has shown
that the members OF this legislature
have advanced upon problems of the
greatest magnitude and have accom-
plished results which indicate that
they have had a single purpose for
the good of the State, and that they
have been willing to sink their per-
sonal views, and party views even,
and finally when they have got right
down to business have shown they
have been single minded for the good
of the State.