Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-13
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
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soon as the Governor can get his sigma
ture TO the bill, or the public health,
peace and safety of Maine is in danger.
Can there be "a more absurd thing than
this brought before men? We have our
position to maintain as senator's, stand
ing here in our places with the dignity
of senators of the State of Maine. Let
us do our duty, and let us have an I'M
Outstanding between these two bodies
from this time henceforth that we are
for the interest of Maine and that no
lobby shall influence u.s. that the inter
ests of the people, of the whole people
shall be our interest and our work. When
we have done that and gone back to our
= homes, / believe we shall hear Nv ell,
done. good and faithful servants
move, Mr.. President, that we nom
concur with the House in the adoption
of this amendment. (Applause)
Mr.. COLE of York Mr.. President, l
am very sorry that | am not endowed
with those dramatic powers that char
acterizc the senator from Aroostook.
am very sorry that / did not attend
that play in Lewiston, last night, and
come back so enthused with it that |
come here and attempt to so over it
again i'll the Senate.
| do believe there are a few honest
men even in the Senate who disagree
with the senator from Aroostook, and
who are fresh from the people. I do
not know that the voice of the lobby
may not have been heard in this SEN
ate, but do know that it is not being
heard at this moment. | am positive
Of il.
/ come from a great summer resort.
d section of the State of Maine which
depends very largely upon people who
come frcm other sections of our coun-
try and make for prosperity in my own
section. / am therefore deeply interest
cd in any resort in the State of Maine
which derends upon that class of peo-
pie. As ] read the Constitution of the
STATE of Maine. it was enacted for the
benefit of the people, and although that
saving clause of the emergency that
public safety, peace and health should
be necessary for an emergency clause.
Yet in this day of the world of an elias
tic Constitution, which we all agree
must make for the general welfare of
the people.
Thirty years the Constitution of the
United States was taken literally, and
no man would dare to go outside of the
literal construction of it, but there
came a time when the Constitution was
broadened.
The Constitution of the State of
Maine is no more sacred than the Con-
stitution of the United States and is
10 he interpreted for the benefit of the
people of the State OF Maine. | am no
constitutional lawyer. / am willing to
leave that to the gentleman from the
House on one side and the gentleman
from AroQstook on the other. | be-
lleVe the members of this Senate and
Legislature when they vote should vote
their ccnsciences and that they can
do II, without violating any oath they
have taken here.
l believe in the great principle Of the
emergency clause in this bill, and that
the emergency may mean the welfare
of the people of the State of Maine
whether this bill goes through or not.
The little village of Bar Harbor con-
tains estates valued at S6.92S, 500. THAI
is a part of the prosperity of the State.
These of us who know the upbuilding
of summer resorts know that they are
made or lost in Il single season: that
II
pend on the work of this year; that
what happened, five years ago to any
place has seen its downfall We know
today, that automobiles are a part of
5. our everyday life. We know that the
( spirit OF the times has an onward
movement and that Bar Harbor cannot
uliye in the dark ages much longer.
Every man who REALIZES this onward
tipxe1nent,s knows that the Legisla-
i & re tcslsf remove the ban from Bar
u 5lo not know what is the
y 5f411ee Of h<e law remaining there. but
b Imagine was because of the in
tefest of several people engaged in
chi tain business. and the wishes and
j slesifes of the wealthy class who wish
& ~ teF1lpTes themselves from the every
Is or sordinary people.
tbs rot altogether the wealthy peo-
pie who ride in automobiles. The
well-io-do. the great middle class, are
becoming today those who ride in
/. automobiles. There is not more rea-
Son lwhy Bar Harbor should be sep.
Y arated from every other portion of
s4puY' State than any other town,
S There is no reason why a citizen of
this city or any other city should not
have the same right to go into the
town of Eden as he has to go into
the city of Augusta.
For one, / believe the time has come,
when we should remove that bar up
on Bar Harbor to the people who wish
to go there.
What will happen if this bill be-
comes law? Ninty days after the
Legislature adjourns will be the first
day of July. All arrangements will
be made in the Spring. The people
going to places want to know that
their arrangements are made before
the season opens, or they will go else
where.
If this matter Is not allowed to go
through; if there is uncertainty as
To whether automobiles are going to
be allowed to go into Bar Harbor, this
summer, it will make great differ
ence to large body of people, whether
they go there or elsewhere. 1t is not
a question of Bar Harbor alone, for
from the time they leave Portsmouth