Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-13

offenders. practising what we COM
monty know as notification, L shall
most certainly present such officers to
the legislature for impeachment pro-
ceedings. They are the judge and
the jury; they are supreme in our
system of government, and | want to
say to you people of Bangor in all the
kindness of my heart, that If you
don't want the prohibitory law en-
forced, you do not want to vote for
me for Governor. If elected, / may
not be able to enforce it everywhere,
that is in every county, but l shall use
every provision of the constitution
and the laws placed in my hands for
that purpose. I shall also exert all
the influence | can from the office |
hold in every honorable way to bring
about an honest and impartial en-
forcement of this law. If you want to
sell rum, If you want to rent build
ings in which rum may be sold, in or
der that you may get your part of the
profits from rum selling, if you be-
lieve that it is better for your city in
the long run. as I do not, to cater to
the whiskey trade you don't want to
want to do all you can to secure my
defeat, because knowing Bangor as
we'll as I do, the commercial center of
Eastern Maine, one of the finest cities
in New England, and the great mass
of its citizens of the highest type OF
manhood and womanhood, the most of
whom are alive to the curse and des-
truction that comes from the use OF
Intoxicating liquors to the home and
individual to the great blight that 1t
always brings to every community
where 1t has uninterrupted sway, | can
never lend my influence as man, or
give my official acts to anything at
anytime but that which will bring
about an honest and strict enforce
ment of the laws prohibiting the sale
of Intoxicating liquors.
r. This has become an economic ques-
ton. The most of our state have
come to appreciate the value of the
principal of prohibition. Over one
half of the people of the United States
have set their faces against the liquor
traffic Many states have now pro-
hibitory laws or license laws which
amount to prohibition in the county
unit. The temperance map of our
nation now shows less than one half
the territory remaining black. More
than half is white, and the map maker
must revise his work year by year for
the bright sun of moral intelligence
and economic advantage is fast
sweeping over our land. Gentleman,
National prohibition is not far away.
Congressman John A, Peters of ELS
worth was introduced following Gov
ernor Haines His address was mainly
such as he has delivered in other coun-
ties and already reported in this paper.
In opening he paid a fine tribute to
Chairman Parkhurst. saying that he re-
garded his election last fall as very
difficult one and that it would have been
more difficult or impossible save for the
efforts of Col. Parkhurst. He pleased
his audience when paying tribute to
Congressman Guernsey who shared his
office with him at washington for sew
eraI weeks upon his going there after
his election when he said: 1T was a
great favor to me, as the Democrats, not
expecting me to show up down there
had not provided a place for me-
Congressman Peters explained that the
third district victory last September had
startling effect upon elections follow
ing throughout the country, just as tht
! Republican victory in Maine this Sep
TENDER will have strengthening effec
on other Republican campaigns ending
| il November.
It was question last fall, according
to Congressman Peters, whether the
anti-Democratic voters should use Re
publican or Progressive ballots witt
which to defeat the Democracy. 1t is nc
longer a question; it is a known and &C
cepted fact that the Republican party
alone can and will win from Democracy
and restore the nation to prosperity.
THE Republican party is needed ir
power" said the congressman. THE
safety of the nation demands it." And
then he went on to say that Republican
principles are greater than any candl-
date or group of candidates; that nc
candidate should be elected In spite OF
principles, that no principle should be
sacrificed because of a dislike of candi-
dates. The principles the thing in the
party He said ne thought not a great
many Democrats would vote a Repub-
lican ticket, but believed thousands
would stay at home and he illustrated
his statement in this regard by figures
representing elections of former years
He also gave the following figures to
| illustrate the dying of the Progressives:
| Iowa-Rep gain 1000; DEM loss 1000;
Prog. loss 1i,000.
New Jersey-Rep. gain 1000; Dem. loss
1000; Pro. loss 1000
Massachusetts-Rep. loss 1900; Dem. loss
5000; Prog. loss $500.
West Virginia-Rep. loss 100; Dem. loss
9000 Prog. loss $500
Maine-Rep. gain 5000; Dem. loss small;
Prog. loss $500.
California-Rep. enrollment-both Dem.
and Prog.
New York-Prog. enrolment 10000 and
800 600 votes for Roosevelt.
Oregon-Rep. enrolment 10000, Dem.
Al, 000 Prog. 1l,00O
Pennsylvania. 19l2-Wilson 395, 600, Taft
279 000, Roosevelt, 447, coo.
Pennsylvania, 19l4-Dem. enrolment
1889 900, loss 52q6 Rep. enrolment $4,000,
gain 90cc, Prog enrollment as 600 loss