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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-28
Christianity in Politics.

This discussion is not to be in the
nature of a sermon; we desire to talk
to men and men are not wont to listen
to sermons nor are they inclined to
which reluctant attendance at Sunday
church service infrequently brings to
but to question; not to direct action
but to query it.
In speaking of Christianity in poll
tics we do not intend to discuss petty
politics but politics in the sense of the
science and practice of government.
The first question we venture to
phrase is. How far do the principles Of
Christianity influence the conduct of
government in this country? We would
answer, only in so far as the men who
conduct the government are trained in
the principles of Christianity; we do
not believe that statesman would
seek TO defeat measure by declaring
that II was not Christ-like
Then we would ask. Should Chris
tianity play large part in the de-
cisions Of political councils and the
plans Of the makers of our laws? To
answer this is to define Christianity as
it may affect government. Whether
or not one believes In the divinity Of
Christ, one who is lover of truth
cannot deny that the principles of
Christ have been made the foundation
Of a program of life that far excels
all others In the happiness of Its re-
suits when followed. Concede to the
cynic for the moment that the Christ
was only great teacher without a
vestige Of divinity. the Importance OF
the Christian program is not mitigated
by the concession. Wherever the
Christian program has been followed
or partly followed. there has the his
tory of manknd's success been en-
larged We define Christianity In Its
relation to politics, then, as that school,
of philosophy founded by Christ and
dedicated to the welfare of mankind.
Should Congressman rise in his
place and deslare OF bill under con
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-28
Industrial Resentment.


The letter which we are publishing
today from the Montgomery County
(Pa-) Manufacturers Assn to Presi-
dent Wilson ought 70 set the admins
tration to thinking seriously of a work
that may be forced upon them at the
next session of Congress. We use the
word forced" advisedly. The wa
has not saved Democracy. Imports
continue abnormal in. spite of the war,
and war orders have only in a small
way relieved a situation that had for
months grown constantly worse. This
has been more than Offset by other
war conditions.
It is useless for the administration
or its partisan friends to longer de-
clare that there is no industrial de-
preston of country wide character
and grave menace. Until after the
November elections the Democratic
party's very life depended upon lullins
the anxieties of the voters. Every
mention of the dire results of expert
mental tariff legislation was met with
shouts of denial and cries of "calam-
ity bowler" OF late some most ar
dent supporters of the administration
ditions throughout the country are
becoming very serious. In spite of
enormous crops, millions of the coun-
try's population are suffering because
prices of necessities remain at record
attitudes and employment is reduced
by startling percentage.
Today the tariff issue is not one of
party exigency but one of vital import
to the people, regardless of party. By
the suggestion that the administra-
ton may be forced" to act. we meant
that the temper Of the people is bound
to be revealed unless relief comes soon
from some source. The war prom
ised relief which has not come. We
felt the war prices" before they did
In England or Canada The people
are tired Of excuses; they are i'm
patient Of experimental law making;
they are Disguised at Democratic pre-
tense: they have no faith in Demo-
cratic promise-how long will they
suffer excuses. experiment, pretense
and broken promises to hold millions
In poverty and want?
The letter Of the Montgomery Man
ufacturers' Assn is one Of the first
symptoms that tolerance had reached
the breaking point. 1t is the second
letter to the President from the same
source. But the first was mistakenly
sent in the heat of the campaign. The
second at this time should demand at
tention. Other industrial and COM
mercial organizations can hardly with
hold expression of cumulative indig-
nation at the hardened political con-
science which closes it's eyes to suf-
fering which 1t has created and re-
fuses to grant the relief which lies
within its power.
The President may yet receive a
new Interpretation of American psy-
chology.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-28
What Do ! Care For Him?

Few men have ever spoken the lie
that rum has been a help to them; no
man can be found who will say sin
cerely that he considers the drinking
of alcoholic liquors necessary for his
good. Cencede then that rum is
neither necessary nor helpful to any
one.
Thousands Of men have spoken the
truth that rum has been the ruin of
them. If millions told the truth, they
would say the same thing.
Therefore, if rum Is a menace to
millions and a need nor necessity to
none, why have it? Can you justify
its sale on these grounds? And are
not these grounds correctly stated and
unassailable bits Of truth? If the
greatest good of the greatest number
Is a rule for action, why sell rum? We
submit that Prohibition has the right
Of eminent domain in the constitution
of the United States.
Did your congressman say, ITO He'll
with the man who gets drunk; rum
doesn't hurt mel" or something which
could be translated that way? Or did
he perhaps say, my state makes mil
lions of dollars out of the rum traffic.
As for the man who rum ruins-what
do l care for him?"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-28

Every citizen Of tho United States
may feel moro vitality than ever before
how fortunate among nations this ma
ton is. His citizenship is an asset
that is now tansibly worth life, lib
erty and tho pursuit Of happiness to
Inn. No merely theoretical or debat.
able advantages now mark tho differ
ence between citizenship ip America
and in Europe. The difference 10
measurable in concrete terms of life,
limb, Freedom to furtheir his real in
terests, and security in his possess
sions.
Pondering that in humble gratitude,
Americans may we'll go into the new
year with high eourase.-Saturday
Evening Post.
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No Need Vet of Bigger Navy.

Topeka DAILY CdpItdI.J
While Great Britain is the first sea
Power, with 81 battleships, and the
United States on paper ties with Ger
many in second place with 3S, Japan
ranks fifth with 16. The naval strength
of the United States is on paper more
than twice that of Japan, but in reality
is nearer four times, in view of the fact
that this country will have no occasion
to make an attack upon Japan in the far
East. Our defensive strength as against
Japan's offensive is as four to one. And
1t is as a matter of national defence, not
offence, that the jingoes are endeavor-
ing to raise a scare among the American
people. Should Germany and England
come to grips on the sea, the statement
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-28

The war service record has been set
up by a Lancashire man, who left
England for the front on q Thursday,
was wounded on the firing line on the
following Monday and was back in
England in a hospital on the succeed
ing Thursday-the eighth day after
he left England.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-28

900 Of people is an extravagant
proposition. and in war one must aim
at what is attainable and not the
reverse.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-28

he use his phone as he wanted to have
his boots come out. When told to go
ahead, he stepped into an adjoining
room, put his mouth to the transmitter
without ringing or taking the receiver
down and told his landlady to send in
his boots, that she would find them
standing at the foot of the bed in his
room. Mr. Donohue, who had been
watching him, informed him that in
order to get anyone he must ring up"
and put the receiver to his ear, so the
son of Erin gave the crank a vicious
turn and got the receiver at his ear
just in time to hear the operator call
out Number" Number Mines" says
Crowley evidently thinking it was the
voice of his landlady inquiring the size
of his boots.
Here is this weeks potato situation
at Houlton and Caribou The Bangor
News correspondent from the former
place says:
Potatoes are selling from so to IS
cents per barrel and very few are being
brought in. The outside market is also
very duh. 1t is thought that the price
will be low until after the New Year,
while some claim that they do not ex-
pect to see the price go up much high
err"
Then the Caribou writer says.
Nineteen years ago at this time po-
tatoes were selling at SO cents per bar
rel. Even at that price we opine the
county was better off financially than
/ it is today
of tot te.
to stand behind the statement that she
has one of the first if not the first
flock of chickens Matched out this sea
son, because last Sunday flock of ten
was ushered into the cold winter of
life and of 1914 The Times man ad-
mits that they are the first he has
heard Of
The stem and stern for the three
masted schooner to be built next spring
by f. S. Bewker at his yard at Phipps-
burg have arrived The timber for the
keel is being cut in the woods of north
ern Maine and is expected TO arrive in
January.
A former member of the Portland
city government now rushes into print
with protest against the ci. fathers
of that burg smoking while IN session
Safe to say that he was not looking for
any box of cigars as Christmas pres
ent.
A welkknown Bar Harbor citizen
has been having fine time raising a
| flock of chickens and planning on look
ing after some of his friends at the
proper time as well as providing for
his own family. Well. imagine his dis
gust the other morning to find when
he visited the hen house the heads of
about half of his pet flock on the
ground. Someone had evidently ad-
mired the chicks enough to annex a
few without asking permission
| The writer of letter 10 the Rockland
Courier Gazette on the question of the
| lobster fisheries on the Maine coast
after freely and forcibly expressing
| his views. closes with the words: 1.-The
law is ALI right, and should be en-
forced II is in the fishermen's hands.
/ Will you protect the industry that
| means your livelihood, or not? Give
/ this question your careful considera-
\ ton"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-28

Hunting in the Maine woods is
safe and sane" compared with that
in Minnesota, northern WISCONSIN
and Michigan. The hunting season IN
Minnesota is of only 20 days, yet IN
that time II hunters were killed and
y wounded, while in Wisconsin and
Michigan 81 hunters were killed IN a
season almost as short.-Maine Woods.
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Maine Gossip
The Play. Boy Wind.

(Alice NJ. Shepard, in the Boston Tran
script.)
The Play-boy winds abroad tonight,
| heard him even now alight
Among the oak trees withered leaves,
Where breathing softly he achieves
The sound of rain. All, roguish wight.
He chuckles at the fancied plight
of those, in finery bedight;
Whose ear the, pattering deceives-
The Play-boy wind.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-28

And then. retreating, in full flight
His spirits undergo blight,
And banshee-like he walls and grleVes
Around the corners and the caves
Content if he some soul anrght-
The Play-boy wind.
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AUGUSTA LUDGE UlhrCiURI
CUSHNO(


CUSHNOc CHAPTER, NO. 43,
r.. A. NJ. Special eonvocation at Masonic
Temple Thursday, Dec. 81, at 7.30 P. M.
Work in p. M. and M. Il. M. degrees.
Sojourning companions are cordially in
vited to attend.
GEO. EVERETT JONES, II. p.
CHARLES r. CHASE, Sec.
BETHLEHEM LODGE, NO. IS, r. G.
A. NJ Special communication Mon
day, Dec 2s, at 7.30 o'clock. Work in F.
c. degree All sojourning brethren are
cordially invited to attend.
JOHN C. ARNOLD, w, Ms
PEARL E. FULLER, Sec.
AUGUSTA LODGE, NO. 141, F. AND
A. M. Special communication Tuesday
evening Dec. 49, at 1880. Work In the M
NJ degree. Refreshments. All soJourn-
ing brethren cordially invited to attend.
ALBERT L. PINGREE, w. M. =
WESTON LEWIS, Secy.
ROSE OF SHARON CHAPTER, NO.
,3, o. E. s. Stated. meetings the hrst
Wednesday of each month at Masonic
Temple All members sojourning IN the
city are invited to attend.
ETHEL NJ. BABBITT, w. M.
ELIZABETH A. THOMPSON, Sec.
aug2A M wifi
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A Sacramento despatch in the san
Francisco Chronicle of recent date
says. Twin brothers, 81 years DID,
who came to California in 1s4s, re-
turned to Sacramento and viewed
the state capital the other day Tor
the first time since 1851. The men
were H. J. and c. D. Hathaway OF
Houlton, Me-, and Piedmont, Cal.
respectively. They told Secretary Oh
state Jordan that 81 years ago they
came to Sacramento from San Fran
cisco in a rowboat. and were almost
swamped on the site of Capitol park
by the swell from steamboats, tnat
were operating about the present site
of the city. This was during the
great food of 1861. H. ]. Hathaway
was the contractor who furnished
much of the stone for the foundation
of the state capitol. Both men when
Youngsters 15 years old boarded {,
shin and came to California around
Cape Horn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-28
ODD FELLOWS HALL

ASYLUM LODGE, NO. 70, REGULAR
meeting Friday=evenings at 1.3O. Friday,
Dec %, election of oihcers.
w. F. CURRIER, N. q.
E. +. WESTON. Sec.
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Someone connected with running the
financial affairs Of the city OF Bangor
recently had violent attack OF nnahce
fewer and the attack lasted until things
kind and otherwise were said about
Dr Auditors bill Well, anyway, the
disease ran along until last Monday
printed bulletin of the patients condi-
tion was issued, in which in column
was found an error Of only $23,940.l3
The Commercial comments on the little
mistake and remarks that after having
"a boston man costing only $40 per day
to do the auditing of the city auditors
work, perhaps a $30-a-day man might
straighten out the situation.
The Boston Globe recently asked the
question: What is the biggest fishing
port in the world?" The Portland Elk
press admitted that Portland ought to
be but was not and then the Sheepscot
Echo recalled the times when Wfscas-
set was one of the largest on the coast.
A, big feet of fishermen sailed from
Westport, Southport and Townsend
Harbor (now Boothbay) and Wiscasset
was their headquarters. But that has
been for many years an almost forgot
ten matter
A new supply OF material for the
PASSPORT canning factories has been
found in great deposits Of scallops near
the southeast shores Of Campobello Is
land, New Brunswick, near Herring
cove. The deposits are in deep water
but plenty Of fishermen from the is
lands are ready to tackle the heavy
work Of dredging. as soon as the fac
tories are ready to receive the goods.
The Island Falls correspondence of
the Bangor News tells one that ought
| to be preserved. He says;
A friend Of the writer, Mr.. Donofue,
| a New Limerick farmer-telephone
406-3-had among his other men the
other fall an Irishman, Crowley by
name. who had left. some OF his be-
longings at his boarding house in
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CANTON AUGUSTA, NO. 9, r. M.
Regular meeting every third Tuesday
G. S. PEAsLEE, Capt.
RAY NJ. BURNS. Clerk.
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A former member of the Portland
with a protest against the ci. fathers
of that burg smoking while IN session.
Safe to say that he was not looking for
any box of cigars as Christmas pres
ent.
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JEPHTHA ENcAMPMENT NO. 3,
meetings at 7.30 o'clock every second
and fourth Tuesday. .
c. K. STEWART, Scribe.
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The stem and stern for the three
by +. S. Bewker at his yard at Phipps-
burg have arrived. The timber for the
keel is being cut in the woods of north
ern Maine and is expected to arrive in
January.
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o.. O. G. C, MORRILL, COM.
nandery. No. $40, q. o. q. G. Regular
meetings second and fourth Tuesday
evenings at $50 O'Clock at Golden cross
hai b SAUNDERS PATTERSON. N. @.
LETTIE L. WING, K. R.
w. Z. CLOUGH. F. X. X
m-w-f.
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viz: that women should sit helpless IN
cold dismal little rooms and thesr
children face starvation.
I'VE stand upon this appeal and feel
that in the presence of a nation with
humanitarian instinct we stand upon
solid ground.
Let all who will sneer at the sug-
gestion that the business men OF TINS
country do feel for the woe and SUI :
fering of their employees Nevertne-
less the broad, clear fact STANDS OUT
that In our former letter the Business
Mems Association of Montgomery
county based their appeal on human :
itarian grounds. We called Tor neip
to avoid that which has now happen
ed and we called for it from WASH
ineton because it was only IroH'
washington that this help could come
Only at Washington and only under
volr direction can the tariff whicn
now paralyzes the industries OF TINS
country be so amended as TO slve
them that protection which VIII III
this depression. Read our rorne.
letter. please, and refresh your MINI
as to what our appeal was.
"It is upon that appeal that we sun
stand.
"It will not meet the situation to an
swer us by saying that the war mas IN
terfered with Importation and. therefore,
We do not suffer from foreign competi-
ton. In the first place, importauons
have not ceased. That fallacy might as
well be exploded here as to be reserved
for further discussion Destructive mo
portations have not ceased. In the sec
ond place, the war has placed some busi-
ness at our disposal and to this extent
helped us, but despite this fact SO great
has been the blow against our industries
by the present Tariff law that even with
the help of such war orders as have
! reached us our Industries as whole lie
I'VE place this question squarely be-
fore you: Why do you not make your
theories successfully work or give us
those that will? The BUSINESS world is
asking just that question and we now
| bring it to you direct. You must accept
| the responsibility for the conditions
which we now face. Had your theories
which have been enacted into laws by a
docile Congress, brought forth peace and
plenty In the land you would have ac-
cepted the universal gladness as a part
Of yoar reward. and the business men OF
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-11-26

The foregoing libel was subscribed and sworn
to before me this tenth day of October. A. D.
1914 WALTER A. COWAN,
Justice of the Peace.
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THE REpuRIdCAN JOURNAL THURSDAY. NovEMRER 70 1914

the size Of hens eggs. The soil il fairly
level, but not very fertile. Montgomery,
Alabama, the first capital of the Con-
federacy, did not seem to possess many
charms for me, for / was asleep when
the train stopped, the only time ever
was asleep when l should be changing
cars.
The cotton fields. are small, ] to acres,
in comparison with the sugar cane fields
of thousands of acres. We awoke next
morning at Lynchburg, Va. was still
sleepy, but thought best to rouse up and
see the country, which seemed very billy
and largely covered with oak, spruce and
poplar. The river far below flowed in a
double channel. The hills are largely
covered with timber. Houses of all de-
criptions are scattered among the hills.
The people must live by something be-
side farming as we see only a few small
pieces of corn. Grass fields look as
though the hay crop was light. We see
few poor looking cattle and some small
orchards. Apples are picked and piled
in large bins. A man from New York
says they are shipping thousands of bar
rels to England. We passed through the
tobacco fields last night. The crop is
said to be light and mostly harvested.
Land is said to be $25 per acre and up
wards. They cut grain SO close that
grain fields look like sheep pasture.
The old battlefield of Manassas was old
plantations. 1t is more cleared and more
level than other sections of the country.
Doubtless the little cak timber now
growing has grown since war times.
Black slabs marking important points in
the battlefield were pointed out to me.
After crossing the Potomac we prac-
tically leave the red soil of the south,
though the country is evidently under
laid with red clay from which brick are
made. The surface of the soil is rather
light. In Baltimore are hundreds of
engines all steamed up ready for work.
The scenery changes in many respects.
Colored people are no longer provided
with separate cars. Baltimore is the
finest looking city we have seen. We
saw little of Washington except what
was seen from the bridge across the Po-
tomac. The country improves in appear
ance and fertility northwerd.
left Philadelphia at 10 a. m. and
reached Midway, near Boston, at Up; m.
1t is Unnecessary to describe New Eng
land scenery as it is already familiar to
the readers of The Journal.
GEO. M. COLE.
Midway, Mass, Oct. rs, 1914.
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area of bog and numerous oil reservoirs.
We pass the Associated Oil Co. refinery.
In some places the soil is SO unstable that
the road has to be built on piling.
At Pittsburg are dozens OF Oil reser-
voirs. There are no trees except those
planted. There are lots of fruit trees
and grape vines, and some grain and hay
curing in the field. The large orchards
form but small part OF the country.
Hotel Brentwood at Redwood is an eie-
giant TWO story concrete building and
about the only building in town. In some
places they appear to have system OF
underground irrigation, as the ground is
wet in streaks. Tracy is larger than the
average town. Near Manteca is an ex-
pensive irripating system with large
bitches and underground pipes. Instead
of grain, we now see fields of melons
and grapes. Rijou is $40 miles from Los
Angeles. We see lots Of sheep. Mo-
desto is one of the largest towns. Much
fruit is preserved here. At Ceres we
see a car load of grapes in bulk. We
pass many peach orchards, fields OF mel
ons and come alfalfa. Toward evening,
we reach typical Dakota scene. On
our right it IS level as far as we can see.
There is not dozen farm houses to dot
the whole half circle. The native grass
has coarser seeds than the native, Buff
falo grass of Dakota, but is more scanty.
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Robert ]. 6urdette Dead.

PASADENA, CAL, Nov 10. DR.. Robert
J. Burdette, preacher, author and hui
morist, died at his home here at 2 O'Clock
this afternoon. He had been i'll for the
greater part of two years and for the
last week had been in state of coma.