Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-27


upon this bill by suggestions # bay.
come from sources that the amher,
themselves do not fully undersd Pa,
| want to say here that in ra,nipior
the lobby. so-called. aid pah,lorl,
this especial kind of Lobbyist, bag
less influence in this LiSisla tu thor
in any session of any Igislat that
I have ever known anything abo. And
in my opinion, for the INST part,ar,.
beers of the so-called lobys wbraye
spent any more time here han ba,oan
necessary to go before IL comm coo
of this Legislature and ex ain In ri
their interests in matters .nder co ia
Grafton. have wasted the own NJ
and the money of their nployer -
that extent.
Now I say this bill is : climax,f
this human welfare progm of ns
Legislature, because. impoant as 10
other features of that proam ara.I
believe this to be the mo.importa,
and to have the most vitalfect mo
the life. the average life che ave.
age man throughout this ate. Tn
heroes of the old days in advapc
of civilization were those 10 w.,
forth to battle. in nrilliant ulrms an,
with flashing banners and t,lara -,
music The heroes of civhton !,
these days are those who woIhe toll
crs i'm the various branches ipd,,.
try. And as it WAS true in TIL davs
that the march of civilizatioas ~
'eHaeo with ledfI III cost ana i1f life
and limb upon the battlefield II l..
true now that in the natural 60 80
business and industry there to-
rible toll taken every yeIaeo,,,a,,
life and of human limb. thA
toll is paid in the agg.he on br,
suffering that is causef W. III
industry that is neceS boiH 40
of us all. Many II pc, m M
and mangled by whirlinafto. liz
belt has looked his laste,s. ND -
in the surroundings tbi,.
common TO him through IN
surrounded, perhaps, byboI al IN
that work by his side, ao,,. IN II
the physical anguish o., an ~
has had to bear the ~ 'eDr, IA
brought to him by the 'aiSe III
was to become of tho, IN fG, . Il
were dependent upon I VI a, MI
their daily bread. 1t Niulca ,v
far as Legislative actieo efS ca =
necessity for that ment, VHcius.
case of those stricken - not
ress of modern industf., II oYerllh'
introduced here. -
We all of us look =
natural expectation of life TO q
late afternoon, when it will be-
part, after the busy cares of life
over, to look back in the sunset "A
to review the events of former Vi
And in those days, if they Shall d
to any of US, | can think of no n
ter in connection with this legisla
winter of 1913 that will give me
any one of you greater satisfac
, than that we have had somethiny
do with relieving these toilers of
industrial life from that fear of v
for those that are nearest to Il
and making it necessary hereafter
the grief that comes to the striC
wife and children to be increased
the fear of want that now too o
adds to the grief that is natural
that is unavoidable.
Now Mr.. Chairman and gentle
of the committee, | have asked ,
indulgence for few moments jus
indicate briefly what seems to m,
be the place of this bill in this le
lative program. / believe that
Legislature is going to add the GRO
ing achievement to a program, alre
impressive. A bill has been repor
Perhaps every member of this Sci
and every member of the House !
have amendments that he would
to suggest. Perhaps not one men
is fully satisfied with every provi.
of this bill. But l submit to you, /
in view of the urgent need of le
lation of this kind, in view of the
mite promise made by both parties
the campaign, in view of the car
consideration that has been given
this very able committee resulting
the bill now before US, that each mi
Der of the Senate and each men
of the House, after such AMENDING
as have been proposed here are G
sidered and disposed of according
the will of the majority, ought to {
this bill his hearty support, and
shall hope that, after the will of
has expressed itself in s
as may finally be ado
ed, the bill may receive the unanim
support of both branches of this l.
islature. (Applause.)
The CHAIRMAN: The Bill for y
is Senate Document
SIS. We will take up the amendme
in their order.
Mr.. STEARNS of oxford;
after the very eloqu
of the senator from Arc
took, President Milliken | would
presume to take great deal of
time of the Senate in any general
marks of my own. l feel that he
given the Senate the general scope
such a measure as is now before
and many of the reasons why s.
legislation is desirable at this time
/ do, not feel that it would be W
for me to undertake to go into the /
tory of such legislation-the hist
IF workmen's compensation acts