Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-22
With Interest to Republican
Speakers Arguments.
Words Of Wisdom by John A.
Peters and Judge Maher.
Convincing Reasons Of Malns's
Prosperity Endangered by Tariff.

A most excellent Republican meeting
was held, Thursday evening. in the
Town hail. winthrop, addressed by the
presiding officer of the assemblage
Hon H. f. Foster of Winthrop, Hon
Benedict F. Maher OF Augusta and
the Republican candidate for Congress
from the 2rd District, Hon John A.
Peters of Ellsworth.
| Previous To the speaking the Win
throp Military Band led by A. G. Fas-
set played several selections in the
business section ana marching up to
the pretty Town building gave a brief
concert on the we'll kept lawn before
going into the hall. Nearly every
seat was taken by a representative
gathering of men and women Of Cen
trail Maine.
! At O'Clock. Lawyer Foster opened
the exercises with four minute
speech.
| Little did we think, Il months
ago" began MIR. Foster, while here
in this same hall listening to leading
men of Maine that at this time. this
year, we should be here again for the
purpose Of discussing a Congressional
campaign. Now, tonight, while he has
been called from us we cannot speak
upon the serious matters that will be
called to Your attention without eX-
pressing our reverence for that bril-
liant young citizen and able congress
car Of the srd District, the late Hon.
Forrest Goodwin.
1T is 4 preeuliar campaign, larger
than the opposing candidates is the
National policies involved. If you de-
sire to express your endorsement of
the Democratic tariff bill why vote
! directly for the Democratic candi-
date Mr.. Foster said that he re-
called reading the statement of ii
Washington correspondent that the
| Democrats in Washington were looking
,anXieusly to Maine to see whether the
Underwood tariff bill of Democracy
lwould be approved or condemned by
the people of Maine. This bill said
the speaker. seems an especial attack
upon the American farmer. 1t was a
startling proposition. As the senator
from North Dakota had asked What
crime has the American farmer com
mitted to justify this Democratic at
tack
Il would simply say to you voters OF
Winthrop examine into and judge OF
the records of the several candida es
and the principles they stand for II
gives me great pleasure to introduce
to YOU that brilliant young citizen of
Augusta, our sister city, the Hon.
Benedict F. Maher"
Judge Maher was given a glad hand
reception by the audience. He said III
part:
Parties and Issues may be divided
into those that are accidental and
those fundamental. The great issue of
the last TWO years for the first time
since the Civil War have been basic
and fundamental. As Carlyle said of
the Pennsylvania Congress and its re-
suits Democracy was born amid the
bullets of Bunker Hill" The principle
then born was that of majority rule
This principle continues to guide the
nation down to the Civil War i'm which
, majority rule amid the blood and
smoke of battle was again the goal
of coEtending foes. From July A. 1853
began the nations second epoch of the
nation Majority rule during the war
had been al stake.
Now a year ago at Chicago this
principle WAS at stake. Out of the
contentious there grew the third party
and we are now confronted by por-
! ton of it. Adherence to this princi-
pie of majority rule controverts every
ground of its existence
AS result of the present campaign
in the 3rd District of Maine shall we
, be governed by the will of a minority?
, our Congressman is our representa-
tive, Your representative and we
, cannot afford to send representa-
tive of the minority Democracy. There
exists no compelling duty on any vot-
er to subscribe to the false theory that
the minority shall rule
The tariff is really an accidental is
sue whose solution the rights of men
do not attend.
This Observation-Disclosures greatest
men-all of them. have held that a
protective tariff is constitutional. The
Democrats claim it is not that the
tariff should be fer revenue only with
out protection-but the bill of Under
wood and Democracy protects the
'F'btiA Ct ttt Isl VI uiii IT. tiIt MOI III
and East and a great portion of the
West
| democrats in theory seek the de-
struction of protection, Republicans
would equaiize the cost of production
IN this country and abroad and by an
added duty faster develop an MAIN
tain our industries. manufactures, COM
merce and products of the soil.
Abroad free trade England and
protection Germany were compared by
the speaker who claimed that British
prosperity WAS geing down hill while
Germany, since 1879, by leaps and
bounds was pushing her manufactures
to the front. In England the cost of
living has been lessend maybe but
wages there have been lowered below
the ratio.
! Under protection the United States
has been wonderfully prosperous" the
speaker said. Here the poor man OF
today is UNNECESSARILY better off than
the king of Yesterday Everybody for
decade willing to work has prospered
barring some handicapped by accident
of fate.