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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-02
"Whom the Gods Would Destroy

Yesterday we puDHShed long letter
by, and at the request of F. D. Cum
mings, Portland, an ardent disciple of
the doctrine that all is devilish that
l do not personally approve" Mr..
Cummings deals wholly in the noble
art of generalities. His doctrine is
that Of the Lewiston Journal-a scat
tering gun of general abuse of all OPP
position, and sycophantic praise of the
momentary idol-which idol, by the
way, may be shattered in moment
and rs bitterly and unjustly assailed
as others.
Cummings copies the Dingley idioms
and style of invective, and in Ding
ley's absence the associate editor cop
les Cummings. There you have the
loop of defence Of Progressive su-
periority in Maine.
Here are Cummingsesque express
sions proving the purity of Progressive
principles and the impurity of Repub
ncan principles, and just where these
principles so widely differ.
The Republican party is a poor old
blind Samson grown corrupt with years,
who prefers to pull down the pillars of
the temple upon friend and foe If he can
not be permitted to lead a vicious life;
and this he asks men to assist him in do
ing in order to save them from the DEM
ocrats-"A plague on both your houses. "
The Republican party, grown old and
currupt, forgot humanity. bowed to greed
and worshiped only place and power.
Today It stands a blind beggar asking for
the renewal OF trust which IL has vio-
lated and the perpetuation of an arro-
CANT, unresponsive, and reactionary ma
chine. This is why the Progressive party
can not consent to engulf Itself in its
waiting NAV.
And here are Lewiston Journal ex-
pressions written under the inspiration
Of the Cummings letter and confirming
the Dingley Cummings conviction Of
the Republican party:
In our opinion. Progressives have not
the slightest intention of getting to-
gether' or coming back with the Haines-
Hale Burleigh crowd, so long as they run
things on the Aldrich plan.
When the Republican party in Maine
awakes from its lethargy and begins 10
see the vast opportunities that lie before
IL In a true advocacy Of liberalism in
politics when 1t begins to follow the
path marked by Theodore Roosevelt;
when II abandons Toryism; when II
Dumps those leaders who are of the race
that fills the political cemeteries where
reside Foraker, Cannon. Taft and that
Inns of erstwhile heroes whose names are
but rarely Whispered nowadays in polite
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-02
A False Claim Refuted.

The National Child Labor Commit
tee of New York, asks the press of the
country to aid it in correcting a false
impression that is being studiously
and insistently put forth. 1t wishes
the people to know that the Progress
sive party is not alone in supporting
federal child labor law. Following is
the letter speaking for itself:
The reports of Mr.. Roosevelt's
speeches in which he is declaring day
after day that the Republican and
Democratic parties are opposed to
federal legislation against child labor
have called forth the following state
ment from owen r. Lovejoy, general
secretary of the National Child Labor
Committee:
Mr.. Roosevelt seems to be unaware
of the changes in Congress and the
advance of public sentiment since the
days when he was President and the
Beveridge child labor bill was pend
ing; and he ignores the fact that to-
day child labor bill, introduced by
the chairman of the Democratic eau
NhSt PtDAiilS Dt1OIc the I1Ou5e VI
Representatives. 1t has among it's
supporters oscar Underwood, majority
leader Of the House, Speaker Clark,
Senator Gallinger, Congressman Rup-
ley, a Progressive from Pennsylvania,
and other leading men of all parties.
I'VE have no desire to enlist in
partisan controversy. We feel that
since federal child labor legislation
has been recognized by men of all pc.
litical parties as right and necessary,
II is unfair for any one party to at
tempt to make political capital out Of
this particular issue. Mr.. Roosevelt is
a member of our Committee and a
warm friend of our work. but loyalty
to our friends in other camps conpels
us to remind him and his allies CT the
Palmer-Owen child labor bill which
they have evidently overlooked"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-02
Sherlock Holmes Idsa.
New York Telegam.)

While the ordinary man is seeking
earnestly, but mostly in vain, for a
cause of the European war that will
be satisfactory to his reason. the idea
advanced by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
is of interest.
The physician, publicist and author
of Sherlock Holmes says the conflict
was the result of an insane notion
that the Germans are chosen people.
the most cultured people, the best
settlers and the best warriors"
The best of Notwithstanding got
that idea thoroughly infused into their
very blood-the next step was clear.
If they were infinitely the best people
living amid such tribes as the bar
barous Russians" 1.-The tickle French"
and 1.-The beastly Servians and Bel
gians" (to quote one of their recent
papers), then why should they not
have all the best things in the world?
Utterances Of the Kaiser certainly
tend to bear out the idea. BY the way,
the cultured ones ignore Great Britain
in the matter. Either a cut direct OF
maybe can't think of anything severe
enough to say of ''perfidious Albion
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-02
A "City Beautiful Plan.

Smaller cities might well pattern
after the city of New York which is
now planting trees for any property
holder who cares to apply for them
and pay only what the trees them
selves cost the city. All that has to
be done is to fill out the application,
and these are already coming in for
trees to be set out next Spring. The
Park Department furnishes the tree
with everything else that is needed,
such as soil. tree guard and the like
and performs all necessary labor,
such as cutting through concrete side
walks where that is necessary, dig
ging the hole. planting the tree and
watering it. So far indeed has this
cooperative tree planting scheme
been developed that a guarantee is
given to replace the tree if it dies
from natural causes within period Of
three years. In order that planting
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-02
MAINE FAIR DATES.
PITTSTON

Miss Alice Scott and Mrs. Fred
woodell are visiting friends in Boston.
Mrs. Louise Pierce and children
returned Tuesday to Boston.
Miss Lillian Fossett and friend Mr..
Plastridse, returned Friday to Boston
1Iarlon Fossett, who has been SUBJ
shutting on Route II for Mr. Robin
son, resigned Saturday and returned
to his duties at Bates College. Ar
thur Stilphen of Gardiner is now
substituting.
Arthur Mansir has moved from Ran
dolph to one of the Ice Cos. houses.
Central Maine Light & Power Co.
has wired the houses for lights as far
as Chauncy Hunts. Several houses
remain to be wired.
The scholars attending Gardiner
High school from here are Glenw6od
York. senior: Clifford Mansir, sopho-
more; Sarah Rollins and Arthur
Emerson, freshmen.
Miss Bernice Bates of Augusta,
visited Mrs. Roger Lapham Sunday
Miss Leafy Goodwin is working IN
the millinery store for Mrs. Ora
Miller.
In less than one week after the ex
IRENE heated term, when the mercury
was reported above 100 degrees. came
the night of Sept. %, when the ground
froze and frost formed on window
panes. Though this put an end TO
crop production, crops have already
been raised worthy of mention, in
GLIDING: 500 baskets of raspberrios
marketed by E. A. Lapham. beside
many others used at the home table
and nearby; two bushels of fine plums
raised on one tree belonging to Char
les Fossett; Is quarts of cranberries.
an unusual crop in this vicinity, grow
ing without special care in the pasture
belonging to William Rollins; R. H.
Lapham raised 26s bushels Of oats;
also 30 tons of ensilage on l "a acres
Of corn. The rows of corn were 50 rods
in length and from one row the binder
cut and threw out As bundles. Mr..
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-02
Coming Events
ct. 1-s-Eastern Maine Music Festival,

Oct. 1-s-Eastern Maine Music Festival.
Bangor.
Oct 5-Series of library Institutes FOR
two weeks under auspices Of State Libra
Lewiston, Dover and Bangor. opens.
Oct. 5-!-Western Maine Music Festi-
val, Portland.
oct. 6-9EJont State convention of Bap-
fist and Free Baptist churches, Auburn
and Lewiston.
Oct. 12-Columbus Day.
Oct. 12-knight of Columbus conven-
ton and exempiifcation Of Fourth De-
free Portland.
Oct. l5-odd Fellows Field Day. Ban
gor.
F.. Oct. 2o-Annual reunion Past Grand
Representatives Association, at klvertol
Park. at !, Portland.
Oct 20-Bangor & Aroostook Railroad.
annual meeting, Bangor.
Oct @-Grand Lodge. OF Rebekshs. an
nual meeting, Portland.
Oct. 20-21-State Conference of Charities
and Corrections, Bangor
Oct. 20-2i-State Conference of Chari-
ties and Corrections, Bangor.
Oct. 2l-Maine Division, International
Sunshine Society. annual meeting, Lewis
ton.
Oct 21-Grand Lodge 7. @. o. f.. an
Oct 21-Maine Central. Somerset and
Washington County Railroad Companies
annual meetings. Portland.
Oct. 2l-22-Maine Council, D. A. r.. an
nual meeting in Portland.
Oct. 22-National Anti-Tuberculosis AS
ISOLATION, district meeting, Bangor.
Oct. 22-Grant Eneampmert, Patriarchs
Militant, annual meeting. Portland.
Oct 27-zs-29-Maipe State sunday
School, annual convention, Bangor.
Oct 29-30-Maine Teachers Associa-
ton at Portland.
Oct. 29-3e-Formal opening of the Long
fellow Birthplace, Portland.
Oct. 30-Quarter Century Travelling
Mems Association. Bangor.
Nov. Moose hunting season opens in
Maine. closing Dec. l.
Nov. 9--Maine Eye and Ear Infirmary
annual meeting, Portland.
Nov. Maine Pathological Society.
annual meeting. Bangor date to be
Nov. l7-1s-Maine State Pathological
Society. Bangor.
Nov. BIB fi-I5-State-wide Community
Efficiency Conference, Augusta.
Nov. ESTABLISHMENTS Community
Efficiency Conference (place of meeting
not fixed)
Dec. Moose hunting season In Maine
closes.
Dec. 7-Portland City election.
Dec. S-Supreme Court law term con-
venes, Augusta.
Dec. S-United STATES District Court
conyenes Portland.
Dec. s. 9, 1o-York county Poultry Assn
show.
Dec 14-westbrook city election.
Dec. 15-Deer hunting season in Maine
closes
Dec. 15-17-State Grange at Lewiston.
Dec. 15-17-Freeport Poultry Associa-
ton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-02
Editorial Comment.
Old Soldiers.
New York Telegram)


A glance at the ages of the superior
officers in active service in Europe to-
day will raise a question whether our
own rule of compulsory retirement at
GA is wise or at least necessary
The French Generals Joffre, Pau
and Gallieni are near 20, while on the
English side Kitchener is GA. Smith
Dorien 56, and Sir John French az.
and General Grierson. uaho died In
France the other day, was 81.
Nearly all the Germans are cam
paigning in Francs for the second
time, having been there An 1870. Gen
eral Won Emmich, capturer of Liese,
is &C.; General Won kluck Is es, Cen
eral Won Hansen, who has just given
up the command of the Saxon army,
is IS; General Won Heeringen "a,
General Won Einem 81, General Won
Buelow 6S, General Won Moitke &C
and General Won Hindenherg 81.
Why Europeans should be active
years after our military officers are
supposed to have outlived their use
fulness is worth investigating.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-02
"Why Sugar Is Soarine?"

Under the above heading the Country
Gentlemen has very interesting ar
ticle by Andrews Wilkinson. The
writer of this article has attempted to
condense the information contained in
that article for the benefit of the read
ers of the Journal. There have been
many explanations of the cause of the
rise in the price of sugar, some of
them absolutely wild. For instance, a
grocer stated in the presence of the
writer that we Imported half of our
sugar from Germany and, of course,
that source of supply would be cut off.
We gather from the article referred
to that the worlds crop of sugar is
seventeen million tons. Germany pro-
duces 100000 tons. France 1900, 900
tons, and Austria and Russia each
about 100000 tons.A England con-
sumes about 100000 tons, and of this
amount has bought of Germany about
100000 tons. Germany has sold other
countries smaller amounts. The bal
ance of the amount of sugar consumed
by England has been supplied by her
colonies. The United States consumes
100000 tons, and produces 500. 900
tons, and buys 10000 tons of the Ha-
waiian Islands. 100000 of Porto Rico
100000 of the Philippines. and the bal
ance, 1,S0000 tons, has been imported
from Cuba. England's supply being
cut off from Germany she will be a
strong competitor of the United States
for the Cuban crop. That fact alone
would probably keep the price where
it is at present. but in addition to that
Germany, Austria. Russia and France
are being overrun by armies, and it is
very probable that they will not har-
vest anywhere near the usual crop.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-02
Growth of Political Game.

The moving picture shows promise
to be one of the most powerful factors
in defeating the Democratic candi-
dates for Congress in the nine states
pared by the Oregon headquarters
bearing the figure of a woman trum-
peter calling to the women voters to
stand by their disfranchised sisters
in the east The legend on the slide
reads: 1.-THE National Democratic
Party blocks the Federal Suffrage
Amendment; Defeat the Democratic
Candidates for Congress" This idea
has been adopted by campaign man
ayers In the other suffrage states and
will soon be displayed in the moving
picture houses from Seattle to Phoe-
nix, Arizona.
Miss Margaret Fay Whittemore, IN
charge of the Washington state cam
paign, writes that already their cam
paign has achieved such results that
both Progressives and Republican cam
paign headquarters look upon them
with great enthusiasm and each OF
these parties has even offered them
the use of their own headquarters as
suffrage headquarters as well.
I'VE have promptly refused these
offers" writes Miss Whittemore. we
informed both the Progressive and the
Republican Headquarters that we
were absolutely non-partisan ana
could not ally ourselves with either OF
them, We told them that we were not
opposing the Democrats because they
were Democrats but simply because
they were the party at present in con-
troll of the national government and
were opposing the federal suffrage
amendment. We told them that If the
Republicans or Progressives We're IN
nower and blocked our amendment,
we would oppose them in the same
way"
Theodore Roosevelt advises the peo-
pie to find out who are supported by
the liquor interests and then defeat
them. Other leaders Of thought and
service are forsaking the "hoorah'
plan of electing candidates because
some interested propaganda makes
big noise for them, and are urging the
voters to "allow" the election only OF
men against whom nothing diseredit-
able or questionable can be found.
This is the ultimate province Of the
unperverted franchise. The political
game, characterized by honesty and
sincerity and played to defeat greed
and dishonesty, is the greatest game
in the world 1t is more necessary to
defeat bad men than it is to elect sur
passing good men. Women are play
ing the game right and the next de-
cade will place the women of this
country as an irresistible power in
politics.
Let the Woman Suffrage Union de-
feat Democrats who oppose progress,
and then let them defeat Republicans
who drag their feet and delay the
march, and by and by. men will learn
better than to stand still for the sake
of the moss of filthy lucre which they
thus gather.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-02

J., 80 years young, who with his three
daughters has been for the past five
weeks at Mountain View, Rangeley,
thought thai he would like to go fish
ing last Friday; and, as the guides
We're all bush elsewhere, one of his
daughters accompanied him. They
went out on the lake (Rangeley)sand,
although 1t was very rough, Mr.. Hart
caught and, without a net, landed
7pound salmon. The fish was as
lively specimen as one would wish
to see; and went over and under the
boat, into the air and into the water
in its efforts to get free from the hook
so firmly plated in its jaw. Mr.. Hart
stood up in the boat playing the
struggling creature until the right
moment came. when leaning over he
caught it by the glls with his fingers
and tiumphantly landed the big fish
in the bottom of the boat.
A leading Milo Republican called the
other day at the home of leading
Milo Progressive. On meeting the
latter the former greeted him with
"Halloo, you old Progressive" Before
he could reply, his young son piped up
Papa isn't a Progressive. He's d
fool" The story was rather too good
to keep that's how we happened to
hear of it says the Milo Eastern Her
aid.
Archie Roosevelt, son of ex-PreSi-
dent Theodore Roosevelt, who recently
visited Fort Fairfield, after hunting
trip in the Tobique, is said to have
had with him a moose which he killed
during his expedition, the spread of
the horns measuring 81 inches.
A facetious Bath citizen whose
housemaid is from Northern Europe,
informed that goodlooking young lady
Monday evening on his return from
business, when she remarked on the
coldness of the weather for September,
that 1t was SO cold that the Park
pond had been frozen over and that
the oysters in the pond had found 1t
so cold that they all got out OF the
pond before it froze and climbed
trees of the park from which the
park crew had great difficulty in dis
lodging them and replacing them in
the pond THAT balm one baig lie.''
the maiden replied with the winsome
smile.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-02
1915.
Jan. 5-7-westerA Maine Poultry Asso-
1916.

1915.
Jan. 5-7-westerA Maine Poultry Asso-
citation, South Paris.
Jan 6-Maine Legislature, biennial ses-
sion, Augusta.
March 22-27-Lewiston and Auburn au-
tomobile show.
April s-Grand Castle. knights of the
Golden Eagle, annual session, Carmel.
May 4-6-Congregational Conference
and Missionary Society of Maine, annual
meetings, South Parish church, Augusta:
May l-6,-Masonic grand bodies. annual
meetings, Portland.
June s-l0-Maine Division, Sons of
Veterans and Ladies' Auxiliary, annual
meetings, Bangor.
June 2Y-30-New England Typographical
Union convention, Portland
MAINE FAIR DATES.
Oct. 6-Litchfield fair.
Oct. 6-S-Shapleigh and Acton Fair.
Acton :
Oct. 6-s-East Somerset Fair Hartland.
Oct. 6-S-West oxford Fair. Freyburg:
Oct. 13-15-Sagadahoc County Fair,
Topsham.
Dec. l5-17-Freeport Poultry Associa-
ton. Freeport.
Oct. 16-Branch Mills Grange Fair.
Jan 5-i-Western Maine Poultry Asso-
citation, South Paris.
January first week)-Bangor Poultry
Association, Bangor
Jan 5-s-Passamaquoddy Poultry As
ISOLATION. Lubec.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-02

may be made which will most nearly
conform to the needs of any locality,
the Park Department reserves the
right to select the kind of tree to be
planted and decide upon its location.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-02

political society, then may there begin to
be a getting together.
Men of this stamp have controlled
the fortunes of the Progressive party
from the moment of it's birth-a con-
ception in hatred.
Men of this stamp have famed the
flames constantly, for a selfish pur-
pose, with such insensate declarations
of meaningless jargon against the Re-
publican party. They have constantly
called upon the world to see the GUS
sedness of few whom they picture
with hoofs, horns and forked tails (but
without proof or direct charge, be-
cause that might be criminal libeD
and then declaring all the Republican
party Of that type.
Men of this stamp proclaim q
mighty difference between the "prin-
ciples'' of the Progressive party and
those of the Republican, but they con-
fire the proof to their own declara-
tions in invective and generallties.
1t is men of this stamp that fling
tools OF the interests right and left,
and who talk about ''manipulators of
corrupt politics." that profited by as
ISOLATION with and the franchise of,
the men they now abuse. The Pen
roses and Hales and Aldriches were all
in the party then. Other men of the
party were no better and no worse
than today. Few, if any, have
changed in morals materially. If they
are corrupt men now, then they were
corrupt men when they were arm-in-
arm brothers of their present traduc-
ers; the intimate associates of the
Dingleys, the Cummingses and THE
Roosevelt.
If there has been a change for the
worse it has been in the men who de-
vote their days to better generalities
against former friends and fellow sin
ners. If, as they claim, they have
suddenly become so much better, why
did they, in the recent compaign, in
dulge in such reprehensible methods
of politics-methods that would have
disgusted a Richard Croker or
Thomas Platt.
If men of this stamp are SO high
and holy, why do they suffer the cam
didacy and give large support to, such
men as Sulzer, who has not only had
serious charges preferred against
him, but against whom the charges
have been proven? Can the Ding
leys and the cummingses go as
far with any of their overworked
straw devils of Republican politics?
We are tired, and we believe the
general public is tired, Of this idiotic
continuous performance Of abuse by
indirection and without an iota of
basis; the daily inference that Pen
rose, or Aldrich, or Gallinger, or Hale.
or anybody else is constituencies
fiend because some consummate ass
in jealous rage has said SO. No proof
Of political crookedness is ever offered,
but living campaign of unfair, dis
honest, lying, deceitful generalities Is
waged. Not one of these men who
make such reckless charges can name
a single instance of corrupt politics or
conduct detrimental to public inter
ests on the part of the men whose
names they drag in the foul slime of
their own mouths.
Is it any wonder that the Progress
sive party is dying so rapidly, when
it is nurtured only on the pap of gall
and sublime Misrepresentation?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-02
Editors Letter Box.

The publication of letter In this
department is not to be taken an
an endorsement Of its view by the
Kennebec Journal This column
Is maintained for the discussion OF
matters of general public interest
when kept within bounds of rea.
son and not OF libelous or abu.
awe peture.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-02

A little daughter arrived Tuesday.
Sept. 20 at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Jones.
Fred Newson. who has been living
at o. w. Boynton's for a number of
years, returned Monday to Augusta
to attend school.
Dora Reed will spend the winter in
Augusta, where she has employment
in a publishing house.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-02
The Red Prayer.

The Red Prayer.
philadelphia North American.)
Cathedral chapel,
Altar, pew p
All pray to him of Galilee;
., help us, Lord,
To kill!
Teuton, Russian, Serb and Frank,
In murderous guise. in serried rank,
All pray to him of Galilee;
., help us, Lord,
To kill,
The stoled priests the waters lay
On tongues that take new faith and
pray
To that meek one of Galilee;
o, help us, Lord.
To kill!
The sounding pulpit breaches zeal
TO bending forms that suppliant kneel,
And pray to him of Galilee;
Q, help us, Lord,
To kill
The victors from the bloody field,
Where lie the dead who would not yield,
Give thanks to him Of Galilee,
Who gave them strength
To KILL
o, man of sorrows, prince Of peace
Who came in love that war might
cease
Behold thy children!
Bow thy head,
A second cross is thine.
The plowshare has become the sword.
The sanguinedG earth bears but one word