Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-02
Combined Sheer and Prayer.

ana the tone OIL MS eaihpefioh
erences this year. ii looks as II ne
were unwilling that any Democrat
save himself should represent the as
trict. If he should try to double
cross his party, after all II has zone
for him, we cannot believe that he
could carry any considerable numoeI
of Democrats into the Progressive
camp Still, he has large personal
following, especially in his own eoun-
ty. and he might be able to do consid-
erable mischief If he really wants TO
do so. But we hope to see him come
out like the true man any loyal DEM
ocrat he used to be and help carry the
old Democratic banner TO victory
Rockland Opinion,
The thread of life The Hon. Sam
uel w. Gould suspends the sword OF
Damocles, and oliver Otis first sneers
and then appeals.
The writer used to stub off the ends
of his toes in the brooks of Somerset
county and he has known the genial
Sam Gould since long before Fat
tangall aspired to Republican bossism
down in Washington county, and sahl
Gould has been the corner stone, the
main stay the man on the firing line
of Third district Democracy since
Patti was bawling for bread and m ,
iasses. 1t has been Sam Gould who
ffdded up TO keep the organization
alive. and who has gone out in every
campaign to shoot ideas and courage
into the committees and voters.
For generation in Maine when no
other could be persuaded to stand the
expense, the lambasting of the cam
paign and the chagrin of sure defeat
il has been joyial, self-abnegating
Sam. Gould .ualo has been pushed to
the front as a target-and he has al
ways taken his medicine" In 1919.
with Pattangall boss and no hope of
winning, Sam Gould was ordered into
the gap and won. He was the strong
Democratic card in central Maine and
went to Congress- much to the sur
prise and disgust of Patt and Cy Da-
Wis and Fred Plaisted. who had
squelched Gardner and thought they
had "appeased' Gould by comforting
upon him a bootless honor.
Last spring dawned sure thing"
era, to the minds of Democratic lead
ers, and the Third district Democra ~
had opportunity to show its apprecia-
ton of and make good" to, good
sold Sam.
Did they do 1t? Well they would
gladly have done so, but Patt. the
boss, is not allowing any SURE
things" to slip by unnoticed.
Somehow--WE don't know how-it
became noised around that Sam Gould
had become dsloyal to Democracy;
that he was agin the team" that
had won Maine Democracya all ii had
enjoyed ip 80 years; that he had re-
fused the contribution expected of
him.
goat because he was not supporting
the rum ring with funds, while vot-
ing for the Webb law That killed
Sans chances, in spite of a host of
efnyal friends who know of his ster-
w 40 RAn B1aT
what he has done for the party in the
last 80 years
But Sam had actually voted against
the rum trust in Washington,
And Sam. who had been mggine
Maine Democracy for generation
had not come forward with the sur
demanded by those whom he had rea
son To believe We're generously pro-
vided for by the booze makers ant
wholesalers.
- There's the whole story-Sam yot-
ed wrong and didn't pay all he wa
assessed.
The liquor interests are frantic T.
increase their strength in Congress
They see eternal ruin unless they ca
add men who will vote AGAINS'
such as the Webb law. They didn
want Sam Gould any more--am the
do want Patti, there can be no doub
Does any man in Maine doubt it? .
But Sam Gould and his friend
would come In very handy this SEP
TENDER, so Editor Otis seems to thinl
and after being surprised that NJ
Gould should ask anything real, NJ
Otis gets down on his knees an
prays that Gould and his Thousand
Of admirers and loyal supporters. re
pudiate that stand for the Webb la
and send Mr.. PattangaIl TO repeal /
OF course, according TO the ethics /,
Democracy, as squirted into it by Y