Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-28


es the principles upon which our state
is founded and the princinles along
which it is attempting to live. have
also leeh impressed With the breadth
of the editorials of the Portland Press.
During the time when the subcommittee
was working upon the utilities bill.
read ue editorials daily that came ont
in the Portland Press | read the edi-
torials on the good roads bill | read
its stand on the woman suffrage ques-
ton. Won all the great questions that
have ben before this Legislature. and
I have no doubt that they came from
the penof one who has gone to the Great
Beyond But they represent the true
principls of the Republican party and
the tfH principles of the people of the
state o Maine, principles of progress
siveness of honor and of honesty. And
it seem Ia me, gentlemen, that if we
are to send $1,000 year, if it is alb
solutely necessary, that if we are hon
est wthourselves, whatever party we
belong tC we should spend it with some
paper tbs will at least give value re-
turned.
%
Age | I've no criticism of the edi-
tor of In New Age, and in all kind
ness to tat paper. in all kindness to
| the editoref the paper, | see no more
reason VIII the New Age should he the
paper of Il State of Maine. than some
other littl local country paper pub
| liShed oncta week up in the north of
- Of ha no
west of theitatc. If it is a political per-
quisite wha comes from power, then
| pension theman who needs ii but do
not spend t States money in burying
| il up whergo one will ever see it. If
we are to snd our money, and if these
| adVertsemes are really necessary. l
| believe, MrPresident, that il is the
| duty of thisenate. regardless of what
fever the Hose may have done. TO go
on record answering proper eXpendi-
| ture of the SITES money. and that we
| ought to votin favor of some paper
and | care ne whether il is Democratic
| or Republiea if the Democrats are in
| the majority ere and will change to
a good paper nat the people read. then
| let the Demrats. if they have the
| votes. have Z paper But ] can see
no reason. unss it is reason of ex-
| pedency or dgency-that the party
| to whom that aoney goes needs it more
| than the partia to whom the other pa
J pers belong-Dy, it should remain
where il is. bl | do not believe that
this matter sIald be indefinitely post
poned. Mr. PRESENT.
The PRESENT: The question is
| upon the mote of the senator from
| Aroostook TIA he Senate concur with
the House in utadoption of the minor
| ity report, Gig not TO pass that the
Senate rccede I'd concur with the
| House.
y viva voce fOt was taken. The Chair
| being in doub4 rising vote was had
and l. senator's citing in the afiirma-
tive and 10 notn. in the negative. the
motion to indefinitely postpone was lost.
The PRESfDENF: The Chair will
state that the rprt of the committee
has been aeeeptd the bill read twice
and has passed. be engrossed.
Mr.. COLE: Nj President. move
that the Senate asist and ask for a
committee of conference.
The motion was greed to-
The PRESIDET: The Chair will
announce the Apartment of the com
mlttee later N Senate has Just re-
| eeived a messagT from the Governor.
which the secrctsH will now read.
TO the Senate andHouse of Represent
tatives:
Gentlemcn:-Tn n inaugural address,
delivered, ON jan last. referring to
| the prohibtory Iav said
For many years It has been sub
| iect of political eoHention. In 1910, it
was again submittal to the people and
by majority vote in 1911, it was again
| re-afirmed and kept in the Constitution,
| If the people rule. as / believe they
| should, this question is settled. and no
public officer has any authority but to
execute the law against liquor selling
IN faithful and impartial manner; and
shall do all in my power. during my
term of office, to encourage the honest
enforcement of all of our statutes
against the liquor traffic; and ! ask all
good citizens who have the love of their
fellow men at heart TO join with me in
TINS undertaking. / especially ask the
press of the State, without regard to
IT'S poilueal or party allegiance, to help
| IN creating public sentiment against
| rum selling and rum drinking. re-
gard the last election as a special test
upon the question Of the enforcement
| of the prohibitory law No statutes
should ever require such test, but the
determined efforts of the liquor interests
| in the State and outside of il. for the
past few years, have made this question
so acute in our politics that the vote
of the people, giving EXPRESSION to their
| sentiments concerning il. is of the
greatest value to all charged with the
duty of enforcing this law IT seems
to me now that. after the long and heat
ed discussion we have had upon this
subject, both upon the stump and in
the public press, with the vote that has
followed, it may now be considered as
well nigh settled. No further discussion
! is necessary. All that remains is for
the law officers, especially sheriffs, city
marshals, and county attorneve 10 dc
their duty and enforce this law in ac-
eordanee with the oaths they have
taken.
1t has not been more than two and
a half months since I daIiyerad that
message. During this time MANY
complaints had been made TO me by