Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-07

and for this purpose alone: | realize the
fact as unquestionable. and the presid
ing officers realize, that MIR. owen
having testified that there We're AZ
licenses in the county of Sa gadahcc,
| the impression might get TO the minds
of some members not wholly familiar
with the record of the United States
| licenses that that was a strong indica-
, ton thar intoxicating liquor was sold
there To excess. without giving the to-
| tai OF the other counties with Which
gentlemen here are generally familiar,
that would disabuse the minds of these
| members of evidence which otherwise
might prejudice the case.
In the printed document, Mr.. owens
division Of the figures which he has
reported are given. He states there
are 1900 licenses in Maine. Would that
alter the minds of the presiding ofic-
efs?
The PRESIDENT: We think it is nor
admissible.
Mr.. PATTANGALL | understood the
presiding officer that il was admissible
Ia state the number in Sagadahoc?
The PRESID DENT: Was that objected
lta2
Mir. PATTANGALT.: No. it was not
objected to. / want to ask one ques-
ticn. / don't think would introduce it
as evidence, but ~ part of the record
of the House without the Introduction
of the document, would the presiding
officer rule that ii would he proper in
| al gument to quote frem the message
of tic Governor, or should that be in
PRODUCED as evidence in order Ia be
used IN argument
The PRESIDENTS: The attorney gen
eral probably would not object.
Attorney General WILSON: | should
proba bly, not insist upon the MESA &c
noing introduced in evidence.
Defense Rests.
The PRESIDENT: Is there anything
further Mr.. Attorney General?
Attorney General WILSON: No, Mr..
President, / will see that the exhibits
are in.
Exhibit : marked. Plan of etreets.3
Mr. PATTANGALL: Mr.. President,
and Gentlemen of the Convention: /
realize the iatcncss Of the H0ur and |
will cnaeaSof 10 present the matter as
briefly as | can in justice to the case.
prefer than / ought because this is the
sort of a case in which neither party
coming before the bar of this court tc
answer To charges should be hurried in
his defense nor one in which the pro-
secuiion should be hurried in the pres
entatier Of their case.
regret, and every sane man not only
in this convention. but in Maine must
regret that when So important a mat
ter as this is To be. presented To con-
VontiOn such as this and through You
to tie people of Maine that it comes
in the closing hour of the Legislat ure
when many members feel it incumbent
upon them not even To stay and hear
the evidence and vote: when we arr
obliged to present the case 10 perhaps
three fourths of the members of the
House and Senate.
We all regret that, but we have ne
control over these proceedings; va
have to take them rs they are. to meet
conditions that confront us and to trust
N the good sense and judgment and
justice and reasona bleness of the
large traction of the Legislature which
Is staying tonight to do its duty.
As my brother stated in his opening
and 1 want yoa To recall it to your
mines, III iilt NtlpIt History OF lh4llHS
from 1870 down to 19l. only SO many
cases OF this kind have been presented
te Maine Eegislatu in number. the
same number that you are being called
ipon to try IN the last days of one
session OF the Legislatures. doing this
KIND of work as much as 90 years of
your predecessors have been asked to
do.
| is a hard duty to thrust upon you
II IS a hard duty to put upon the men
who represent those who come before
You 10 answer charges. and il is hard
Duty Tor counsel for the prosecution.
Bel )re | present any argument di-
rcctlY concerning this case, there are
one or two things that | would like to
suggest to YOU. This sort of 4 trial
may seem a IRENE ndous joke To the
thodghtless. 1t may seem to some that
We have been acting out n scene here
this afternoon which ought TO move to
laughter even those who sit enga ged
in the solemn business of acting as
judges. 1t does not SO appeal to my
nina. You never will have either as
legislators or as officials occupying any
other sphere of duty a ease of more i'm
portance presented to YOU and one that
should weigh more heavily upon your
hearts and cOnsciences. and when YOU
are asked in this hurried way to act
on charges presented almost at the
moment they are to be answered. and
Recommending to the Governor Of
Maine the removal from office oil a pub
lie servant. VINO. no matter what tech
meal faults may be found with his adj
ministration. has served the people of
his county so satisfactorily to them
that for q life time they have endorsed
nm. YOU never will have a duty put
mon you that ought to weigh more
heavily than that,
And now what are you considering? ,
Each and every one of you think YOU
are considering Il question addressed
to your sound discretion. Do not in
this case or in other case like it get
the idea that you are trying crimi-
nal indictment, complaint. a war
rant, or even an impeachment. Ev-
cry charge set forth in the resolve
that / hold in my hand might be tech
nically proven and yet on your honor
ard on your consciences YOU could
say fool that iS not host for tbn