Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-12

got to be reckOned with. 1t is a good
sign for the future OF this State. and
of this nation, that there is such Il
party whose wishes, while they are ST.
lent in the convention, have got to be
considered il the conventions; and these
people have come to realize gentlemen,
l believe that the law is not automat-
ie; That the law does not enforce itself,
and that back of every institution
there must be men of integrity and
wisdom in order that that institution
may do the work for which it was de-
signed; and SO it is an important con-
sideration--this matter of the men who
are upon the ticket, and whom the peo-
pie elect, Political parties are neces-
sary-some think a necessary evil
bue nevertheless necessary; but when
a political party sets itself up as ahead
of the people themselves, when mill
tary standards come ahead of patriotic
standards il seems to me the time has
come 20 call halt, and the people are
calling a halt in this direction. l be-
lieVe that the people are not satisfied
simply to belong to a party made up
of it's leaders governed by bosses whose
rames never appear on the ticket, and
there may be spells. say that the peo-
pie want & chance to express their in
di.iduai convictions in these matters
Nov the lengths to which the party has
rone is well expressed by the gentle
nial from Pressure Isle when he says
that ne believes that the ballot should
be made easy for them to vote straight
instead of to vote crooked, and when
he uses that epithet crooked as APP
piled to the Independent voters OF TINS
State-as applied to the man who has
the courage
Mr. SMITH of Pressure Isle: Mr..
Speaker, | did not use the expression
"vcte crooked" The gentleman IS
mixed.
Mr.. DUNTON of Belfast: l beg the
gentlenan's pardon. 1t was the gentle
man from Milo who used that express
sion. | say that when we publicly pa
rada before this Legislature elected By
the people, and before the state OF
Name in the Legislative Record, such
exnressions as that, and approve them,
ii is time that not only the people OF
this state hut the men of this LegiS-
lature rise and condemn it by their
votes.
T second the motion of the gentleman
from presque Isle that this vote be
taken by yeas and nays.
Mr.. DuRGIN of Milo: Mr.. Speaker. 1
hone the House will pardon me for Just
another word. | suppose that every men,
her of this House who possessed three
grains of ordinary Missouri horse-sense
understood what l meant by the word
''esooked" I simply meant split tick
ct, l have no doubt but what the gen
tleman from Belfast (Mr. Dunton) knew
what | meant, but has seen fit to play
upon an expression. He is welcome to
the benefit he gets out of II. There mas
been suggestion from some OF the gen
tIe,nen who have spoken here upon the
other side that We who were taking TINS
position were not following the dictates
of the people who sent us here. l don't
know how il is with others, but 1 Will
say that l have made some inquiry in
my section of the State as TO whether
they desire this change or not and, with
some few exceptions, / find no clamoring
for the Massachusetts ballot.
Mr.. ROLFE of Portland: Mr.. Speaker,
after l received my nomina ton in the
direct primaries | received pamphlets
from different sources asking If ! would
vote SO and So The reply | made TO
each and every one of those questions
and among the questions was the ques-
tfon in regard to the matter which is
now before you. and to all inquiries
replied that if / was elected l would be
elected alone and upon my own merits.
and | would make no promises whatever
upon any one of the questions thar We're s
submitted to me- Since that time j have
taken particular pains TO determine ~
best / could what the people demanded
in the section which l representa-, ana
while / may say it is not unanimouss
nevertheless l believe that the peoRle s9kz1
Cumberland county today aresdeHei
a ballot similar TO the MaS44cNQ<
ballot; and for that reasons Mr. Si,e 4
1 want to go on record Ia st1ppcf
that ballot law. Il q, X 81 q
The SPEAKER: The duestioa Pef9FeS {;
the House is on the motion 5pf t1ae Ee@<S
tleman from Pressure Isle. Mr. Sut&H9Z7
that this bill be indeinitely postpu
Upon that question the gentleman nAaA
demanded the yeas and nays. As many {
as are in favor of that demand will rise
and stand until counted.
sufficient number having arisen,
The yeas and nays were ordered, 90 VI
The SPEAKER: All those in favorspt@
the motion of the gentleman fr1n3
Presque Isle. Mr.. Smith, that the bill bezI
indefinitely postponed, when their nam&S 4
are called will answer yes; those OPP
posed will answer no. The clerk will
call the roll. &
A. Benton. Brennan, BROWN
Churchill, Clark of Portland, Crowell.
Currier Davis, Donovan, Dresser, Dur
gin. Eastman, Eaton. Elliott, Estes,
Farnham, Gallagher. Gamache. Gardner
Goodwin, Gordon, Hartman, Hartman.
Hutchins, Jenkins. Jennings, kelleher of
Portland. Kelleher of Waterville. Lawry,
Leary, LeBel. Libby. Mason, Maxwell
Maybury, Merrill, Mildon, Mitchell of
kittery, Mitchell OF Newport, Mooers,
Morneau. Morrison, Newbert. Packard
Pendleton, Pitcher Price. Quinn. Rey-
nolds. Roberts, Robinson, sherman
Smith Of Presque Isle, Sprague. Stetson
Stevens. Umphrey, Violette. Yeaton-5
NAY:-Allen. Austin, Bass. Benn, b.
Their, Bowler, Bragdon of sullivan, Brag-
don of York. Bucklin, Butler, Chick
Cochran, Connors Cook, Cyr, Desco-
teaux. Doherty, Dunton, Eldridge, Emer-
son, Farrar. Franck Greenleaf of Au-
burn. Greenleaf of Ousfeld, Harper.
Higgins, Hodsdon. Irving, Johnson. Jones.