Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-05
Continued from F4ge 0ne)

- than she could possibly get un
Ger Taft's reciprocity. Ii has para
lyzed the business OF the country, de-
moralized trade, crippled manufae-
tories, forced capital to become
fearful and hopeless, denied to Ia
Dor employment and made the
farmer a victim of political free trade
theories and handed over his mar
ket to the foreigner and his future 10
the pauper labor of Europe. In the
face of such a darkened future our
only hope is in the return to power OF
the party of Mckinley and Dingley
and the re-enactment of laws that
shall protect American labor ana
American Industries and restore again
the prosperity OF other days.
The recent elections in this and 9TH
er states have proved conclusiVely
that the so-called Progressive party
is unable to meet this crisis,S that 1t is
helpless to accomplish anything in the
way of legislation or 20 work chanSe
iii the government In its present
condition the Progressive party mas
neither at stake a great principle nor
any ground of hope, and believe that
the time has come When the Republi-
can voters, now counted in the FRO
gressiye party, will see that their duty
lies in standing with their frlenas, the
Republican party, and not IN lenulng
assistance to that party which TO-DAY,
in state and nation, is opposing those
things in legislation that nave hlaae
this republic the greatest among lhe
nations of the world.
The election of four Democratic
ongressmen from Maine would mean
,e endorsement of that free traoe
,Iicv which has crippled and Will ruin
, Good old State of Maine. 1t seems
"a me that in this hour of danger the
ties of the men of Maine who have
a ballot demand that they should
se above mere party and unite
e.ainst those policies, theories and
.o1iticaI experiments that are so dis
etrous to the best interests of our
State.
That Public Utilities Bill.
The last Republican legislature was
The most progressive of any IN the
history of our State. great many
measures for the good of the people
were enacted and the progressive
platform of the Republican party was
faithfully considered in every DIT OIL
apislation. Among the great meas
sres enacted by that legislature was
tho Public Utilities Bill, which created
a commission to investigate and reg
,,lata the conduct, affairs. rates ana
charges of all the public service cor
norations in the State, their orsanl-
zation. their issue of stocks and ponds.
tho conduct of their business ana
their rates and charges to the people.
II was a measure called for by the
Deonle. 1t was defeated by the DEM
ocratic legislature of 1911. 1t was
enacted by the Republican party IN
1919. in face of the most bitter oppo-
sition of the large corporation inter
ests of the State. Its enactment INTO
law was a great victory for the peo-
nIe It's passage was hailed by the
people and the press everywhere as
one of the greatest public measures
ever enacted in the state for the pen-
eft of the whole people. 1t was law
that gave a square deal between labor
and capital, between the people ana
their service corporations. 1t was, or
course, great victory for the Repuo-
lican party of Maine, who had enacted
this law in face of bitter opposition
on the part of Democratic politicians
After the adjournment OF the legis-
lature, three Democratic politicians,
residing in the city of Watervllie, dis
covered for the first time that the peo-