Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-25

| the Progressive state committee, and
| the general substance OF the speeches
was that the Progressive party had
come TO stay. Joseph Walker. Repub-
Iucap candidate for Governor in the
last state campaign, but not a Pro-
| gressive, received the biggest reoep-
ton Of any speaker. OF the $4,000 sub
scribad. Walker contributed $4,000.
| Charles summer Bird, Progressive
candidate for Governor last year, was
cheered as the next Governor when
| he was presented and declared that
beginning in June of last year, the Pro-
erossiye party had been able 10 mus
ter 100000 votes by November Mr.
Bird also advised against any amalga-
nation with the Republican party. The
Progressive party, Mr.. Bird declared
stood for the conservation of humanity,
q much more important thing, he as
serted than the conservation of for
ests, or mineral lands.
Tn, going to show you that minis
ter can do better than college profess
sor in raising money any day. an
nnunced DIR. Perrin as he arose ana
ordered the ushers to pass out sub
scription blanks While the ushers were
doing this, Dr.. Perrin announced that
Charles Henry Davis of Cambridge,
who was not present because OF 4
death in his family, had subscribed
$4,000 and in addition had promised to
give one dollar for every ten given in
this state, provided $4,000 We're raised
before May |. or two dollars for every
ten provided the $4,000 were raised be-
fore April l.
And thus we see the cold shoulder
turned on Frank a. Munsey, the man
who turned all his publications over to
the service of the Progressive party
last year, but who mas, since election,
advocated the getting together by mu-
trail compromise of Republicans and
Progfessivts. Mr.. Munsey believes
that the TWO must hang together or
hang separately. He is convinced that
neither faction can ever be strong
enough TO defeat Democracy without
TIC tiiu vi a -iNftN BNi'tiiAH6t VI ~
voters of the other.
From the defy" flung out by the
Boston meeting, one might almost be-
lieve that some Progressive leaders,
who have been defeated in their ambi-
tons while in the Republican party,
were now ready to hang for the sake
of hanging the old Republican party.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
Whereas. we believe that no commun-
ty can continue permanently on nrm
foundation unless social and industrial
justice be rendered TO the working men
and women of that community;
Whereas, in order to promote this So
cial and industrial justice in Massachu-
setts We have to introduce certain bills
in the state Legislature, among others
bill providing for an eight-hour day for
women, bill providing for an elSht-hour
day for city and town employees, Dill
providing for minimum wage FOR Wo-
men and bill providing for old age pen
sions; and
whereas We believe that every
working man and woman in Massachu-
sets is vitaly interested in the passage
of these bills, therefore,
Be it resolved: That we do hereby urge
every working man and woman IN Mas
saehusetts to cooperate with us III Sc
f9ri9|S ths e al IN e Ria pet
tjons and resolutions TO the state Legs
lature and the various members Thereon,
and to cooperate with us In Dulldihs up
the party and to carry out these ana
Similar measures which have for their
purpose the creating of better lyins con
ditions for the working men ana women
of this State