Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-29
MADISON.
Congressman Peters, Judg e
Lawrence and Others Ad-
dress Voters on Political
Issues of the Hour
FIRSI REPUBLICAN RALLY
THERE OF CAMPAIGN

Noy evening III Union nan with an
audience of representative voters
and a good sprinkling of ladies'
present At 7.30 o'clock came an
open air concert by the Skowhegan
Military Band. At 8 o'clock the meet
ing was called to order by Rev. f w.
Weber, chairman of the Republican
town committee. On the stage were
G. d. Perkins, candidate for county
commissioner; WILDER Creation of
Starks, and Republican candidate for
representative; Harry Goodrich of
Palmyra, and candidate for sheriff;
Judge Lawrence of Skowhegan, and
Congressman Peters. The first speak
er was Mr.. Lawrence, who said in
Fart:
Il have been told that there Is GER
tain number of voters who call them
selves Progressives. l shall speak to
those who have true Progressive ten
denotes, and not those who would
naturally come under the ban OF the
pure food law. They are conducting
a campaign that is largely shooting up
in the air.. So far as | know there is
only one political boss in the Republi-
can party in the State of Maine and
that is the one who sits in the Cover
nor's chair and has occupied it for the
past two years. In his speech at
North Arson Mr.. Gardner called his
political opponents A gang of mer-
cenary thugs We have too many
parties now. The only hope of the
ProgressiVes is to lessen the plurality.
In speaking of the record at the last
Legislature of the Republicans, Judge
La wrence said: "They urged a Just
and equitable compensation act an6
did not pass it because of a few Pro-
gressives who used their power for
personal ends. When Mr. Gardner
was asked certain questions as to why
he did not vote against measures in
the Legislature his reply was simply,
Because l did"
Mr. Lawrence then took up the mis-
statements of the Democrats as to the
presence of Seth Carter when the veto
Of Gov. Haines was drawn up on the
mileage bill and showed its fallacy by
reading signed statement of the
Governor saying it was false in every
particular, except that either Carter
or Pattangall might have been in his
office sometime during the day. In
speaking of Gov. Haines' stand on pro-
hibition Mr.. Lawrence said: He met
the situation fairly and openly. He
found that the Governor could not re-
move sheriff 1t was his duty to
communicate the condition of affairs
to the Legislature and call for the re-
moval of the sheriffs at their hands.
This was done with the result that
four sheriffs were, removed"
Mr.. Lawrence then - referred to a
statement in the Brewers Journal say
ing that Gov. Haines had signed his
death warrant by obeying his oath of
office. In closing, he said that there
never was Legislature that referred
so many things to the next one as
Pats"
Congressman Peters said in part:
I don't come here for the direct pur-
pose of changing your mind have
great confidence in the capacity of
the voters ir the Third district in
making up their minds. You want to
know what a candidate stands for.
II you don't agree with me- don't vote
for me. The Democratic idea in the
last campaign was reduce the cost of
living, and they obtained power I'M
der false pretences. He told the
story of man who took the whole in
side of bank and finally confessed to
the owners saying that they might
take his body as that was all he had.
Finally one old gentleman spoke up
and said, I would like the gall"
Mr.. Peters said when the dismem-
berment of the Democratic party came
he would like the gall He said the
Democratic steam roller would press a
man out fiat in Congress- Out of 80
important committees in Congress the
chairmen of 81 We're men from y of
the Southern states who looked after
Southern interests You are going
to hire new hired man for Governor.
| say that when a man can show the
financial record of Haines you should
stand by him. The Governor has
brought about the accomplishing of
more than any other Governor in the
history of the State. There is and
mas been to some extent split in the
Republican party. Some go to the
Democrats and other only half way to
the Progressives. They don't re-
AiSiiipeF as 10 winch instrumental litV
decided the election last fall, whether
II was Patt or the Lewiston Journal.
We don't have to guess.
In Mr.. Gardner's speech at North
Arson l didn't hear one single princi-
pie that the Progressives stand for. 7
Know that the Progressives will not
obtain more than half as MANY votes
as they did last year. Something has
happened The people are going to
stand with US now and get behind the
State and county tickets There has
been no time so important in the past
20 years. Vote for your homes, YOUR
business and your jobs"
Mr.. Peters spent considerable time
In discussing the tariff and told of the
present situation in the national Con-
gress. the proposed payment of s25,-
100000 to Columbia.
Mr.. Goodrich, candidate for sheriff
OF Somerset county. said: II am a
Progressive Republican or a Repubu-
can Progressive which ever way Won
wish to put it. | am a Roosevelt Re-
publican and ALWAYS shall .he -,