Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-25

he can TO help re-elect Gov. Haines
and it is understood that about 30 of
his Prohibition friends who have here
tofore voted the Prohibition ticket, are
now working for Gov. Haines.
A man in Kennebec county, the only
man in his town for many years to
vote the Prohibition ticket will this
year for the first time vote the Repub-
lican ticket.
snail We run our schools on rum
revenue? Shall we submit to the in
terest of the Brewers Association and
turn the State over to license? Shall
We send Democrats to Congress to
cripple Maine industries with a tariff
that requires mills TO be shut down or
run on ess time than any time in 20
years? Shall we vote to return the
democrats to power in Maine and
thereby have another administration
of free rum as under the Plaisted ad-
ministration?
These were some of the many i'm
portant things brought to the atten-
ton of the voters of Pittsfield, Satdr-
day evening, at a Republican rally
when Hon. John A. Peters Third dis
Il.
Milliken, president of the last Maine
Senate, were the speakers.
DR.. A. E. Porter presided and PRAYER
was offered by Rev. H. \. Ford. Mr.
Peters was the first speaker. He said
! the Democratic party had gone into
power at Washington under false pre-
lenses and had smashed its promises
to pieces. In 1912 it said in its plat
hot t1.o
the cause Of the high cost of living and
If the Democratic party was put into
power that the tariff would be lowered
and the cost of living reduced
Are you getting anything cheaper?"
The Democrats took the duty from
beef Are you paying les for beef?
They took it from lumber. Are you
getting your lumber to build with any
cheaper? They took it from leather.
Are you getting your shoes for any
less"
Mr. Peters said that of the go import
ant committees in congress the chair
men of 81 of them were from Southern
states. He told of four representatives
from Connecticut who asked for the
protection of their home state indus
tries and they were told that they were
not to look after the interests of Con-
necticut but of the Democratic party.
He related an incident where be-
cause of the free trade now existing
on account Of the Democratic tariff
separator factory in Pennsylvania
was Obliged to shut down because
these separators in Sweden were made
much cheaper than the firms here
could make them. In Sweden men are
employed IA hours per day at 80 cents
per day and we are asked to compete
with them.
Congressman Peters told how Demo-
Gratis OF Mass. had said when the tariff
Dill had been passed 1T is too bad
that nothing can be done for the in
terests of New England industries"
They were told by the twelve southern
states in control at WASHINGTON 10
bring the cotton industries down south
Where the cotton grows. Il charge that
the Democrats have not exhibited the
judgment in the affairs of government
mat you would in your business and
would want your agents to-" declared
Mr. Peters. He told of how the Dem
ocrats when meeting a crisis to avert
money panic had 10 resort to a Re-
publican measure though they had
peen crying about the success of their
new currency bill.
In speaking of State issues he said
tnat the State was in the best fnan-
ciai condition that it has been in for
years. In closing Mr.. Peters said
tnat the indications were that the COM
ins erection would be repetition of
GOV. CieaVes' time which corresponds
70 tne present time, when Cleaves got
's'oVo plurality following the first two
years OF President Cleveland's admin
istration.
MI. Mllliken told why he had Joined
.he progressive party in 1912 and said
ne was still progressive but for the
jest interest OF the state he was going
70 vote the Republican ticket this fall.
re SAID that the Governor had done his
iaii outy for Prohibition. IT saw to
you that conditions are better today in
"aihe IMAM they have been in nv
rl,ennory. They were the worst under
: iaisteds administration" He said
enat Maine should vote for Haines be-
eaose the liquor interests were anxious
1oi ms oefeat and said SO in their an
nuai report Of last October Mr.. Mill
heh toid OF the hearings before the
Ae. isiature for the Impeachment of
huIil1ying sheriffs and how Curtis was
connected with the affair in Portland.
IN considering the public utility law
ne uoid how Pattangall, when the
democrats were in control in 1911
stopped public utility bill from being
passed and had the bill referred 70
the next Legislature.
Pittsf1eld band furnished the music
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