Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-02
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and privately. to assist in the treat
ment of this disease, and the State Is
waking up to the idea of appropriate
ing public money for its control and
regulation. l have no doubt the
So9thern states and the southwest
anu west are getting great many
people from New England, who go
inere expecting relief from tubercu-
iosls, and who become public
charges; and | am certainly glad to
see mat somebody is willing to ask
the Federal Government to help the
situation. e
note by the press that you are still
on the job with reference to the
Mexican situation. How much longer
nave We got to wait for that good
President of yours in Washington To
wake up to the outrages he has per-
mitted, which should have been
stopped months and months ago in
M .so While | probably don't agree
with you on many political questions.
am pretty sure that | do on the
Mexican situation. What is going on
there is quite contrast to the way
we handled similar situation in
Cuoa and the Philippines. If We
could take possession of Mexico and
establish some form of honest gov
eminent and give about 10 years of
ooJect lesson along those lines. with
S SON schools, they might be able at
the end of that time to take it back
ana run II themselves, but il looks to
me at present as though they hadn't
ANYBODY in that country who had the
least conception of the rights of citi-
zens, and mighty few citizens who
mad intelligence enough to demand
their rights in an effectual way.
Trusting this will find you well and
happy, l remain
Yours truly.
tSigned WILLIAM r. HAINES.
On July Is l received the following let.
the above letter to me, as 1 had re-
quested:
Governors Office. Austin. Texas.
Hon, William T. Haines.
Governor of Maine
Augusta, Maine.
My Dear Governor.
Your letter of July p is received.
ihank you for sending me the car
toon l regret exceedingly that the
publication of an excerpt from your
letter to me has caused YOU anv
political worry. AS / wrote YOU at
the time, my private secretary made
the mistake of allowing the news
paper reporters to quote from your
letter during my absence | am en-
closing the original letter which YOU
wrote me herewith. The advocates
of the present administration made
an issue of the Mexican question and
PcAAos III TIC OIL a
Democratic candidate for Governor
to succeed me. Wilson, Bryan and
Burleson all wrote letters to Texas
endorsing the candidacy of Thos H.
Ban, who used to be in Congress
from the Houston District, and quit
Congress to go into the railroad cor
poration law practice. Mr. Ball was
supported by practically all the politi-
cal bosses and political preachers in
Texas. Mr.. Ferguson, his opponent,
mad never held h,rt
was successful business man and
farmer, having risen from a very
humble position. | stumped the state
for Ferguson, and the members of
generally, as well as my friends
throughout the state. The primary
election was held last Saturday, and
out of 100000 votes polled James E.
Ferguson, whom my administration
supported, and whom the National
administration at Washington OPP
posed. was nominated by 10000 ma
jority.
/ think the nation, as well as this
state, agrees with my policy on the
Mexican question. Down here in
Texas the people love the flag of our
common country, and are ready to
endorse any policy which has for its
purpose the defense of it's honor and
the life and property of the people
whom 1t represents.
Yours truly,
o. B. COLQUITT.
Now this Is all there is or ever has
been between me and Governor Colquitt
with reference to the Mexican situation.
am willing to be represented and car
.ooned as a Napoleon on a horse, but
ion't like to be accused of swapping
horses while crossing a stream, or
my policies during a single
political campaign.
Please give this communication as con-
'picuous place in your paper as you
ave the statements heretofore made
With reference to me in this matter 1
hink it is due to me and to the people
# the State and would be much appre-
dated.
With kind regards, 1 am
Yours truly.
WILLIAM T. HAINES.