Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-24

of 1913 and until recently has been
| regarded as a great Progressive asset
| in his part of the State He was pres
ent at the meeting and is one of the
most loyal and earnest of Hancock
Republicans. Mr. Patterson says
that he is working with the Republi-
can party, because he believes it the
best medium through which to gain
those things in which he and other
erstwhile Progressives believe. Like
many other Republicans he voted for
Roosevelt, because Roosevelt had been
Republican president for two terms,
was a marked example of Republican
success, and must be considered Re-
publican to all intents and purposes.
He continued in the Third district
campaign as a Progressive, because
he was led to believe that the power
of the Republican party had passed to
the Progressive party. He now UNI
derstands that the Progressive party
is a negligible faction in the present
campaign and wishes to give his en-
ergy and ability to the party which
alone can enact the principles in
which he believes into law.
No "PsychoIoey" About 1t.
The men present from the fishing
towns do not agree with President
Wilson that the business depression is
psychological. Capt Thomas Nichoi-
son of Bucksport says, THE tariff law
of 1918 has done us great in
jury" The greatest blow, perhaps, is
the giving of the Porto Ricar market
to the Canadians. This market was
formerly one of the best markets for
fish and potatoes, two of the products
upon which the people of this COM
munity depend for support. The
removal of the tariff has given the
Porto Rican market to the Canadians,
for the Maine people are not able to
compete with them on account of OBJ
stacles they cannot remove. For in
stance, American fishermen cannot
obtain bait in the Newfoundland bays
except by payment of license figured
at $3.50 per ton on the tonnage of the
vessel licensed. This obstacle alone
gives the Canadian fishermen an un-
fair advantage. And with free ac-
cess to the Newfoundland waters the
Canadian fishermen can sell fish in
Bucksport at a price lower than the
lowest price the local fishermen are
able to reach On this account many
residents of the section are removing
to Canada and it is now difficult to
hire men to man the vessels
Governor Haines.
Features of the meeting We're speech
es by Governor Haines, Congressman
Peters and Chairman Parkhurst. Gov
ernor Hanes was introduced by Capt.
Foss, Hancock county chairman. The
governor was received with hearty APP
plause and got underway quickly with
his address He stated that Maine is,
because of the great area and varied
interests, a difficult state to govern
with pleasing results to all. for things
that are Well understood in one Sec
ton are not correctly interpreted in
another, through ignorance of the con-
ditions. When he took his oath of Of
flee, however, he did it seriously and it
has been his constant policy TO sup
port the laws of the State according
to his oath, without regard to section
al misunderstanding. Some sections do
not understand the highway laws 9TH
er sections do not understand the la
Dor laws or some bit or routine bust
ness coming to the State House for at
tention. In spite of this difficulty the
present administration has looked
back with pride upon fifty years of
successful Republican administration,
during which not a single important
! Official has failed in loyalty and in