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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-09

the South, too. But he didn't say
anything about the "scabby protec-
ton" that has thus far saved the po-
tato raisers of the North and South.
On the other hand. Southern free
traders with a bumper cotton crop or
their hands are frantic over eondi-
tons confronting them. They neve,
cared anything for the home market
They said all we have to do is to ex-
port our cotton for which the world
Graves They always opposed en-
couragement of American shipping
Recently majority In voting for the
repeal Of the free tolls further dis
couraged American shipping.
They have recently. through the
Underwood tariff law, closed many
cotton mills In the North or reduced
the hours and wages of the employees
and discouraged the building of other
mills. Now they find themselves
confronted with great foreign war
there is no adequate means to carry
their cotton to Europe.
They have succeeded In destroying
ths purchase power of the American
people and therefore stand to lose
multiplied millions on their 1914 cot
ton crop. And yet, these are the
men who stand at the head as we'll as
furnish the majority Of members for
the great legislative committees of
the House and Senate.
The South will have an object les
son which may teach 1t that the busy
mills of New England ara better than
the unreachable market beyond the
seas of which the majority spoke so
encouragingly in reporting the Under
wood tariff bill.
Names election. the only Septem,
Der election, Is attracting attention in
Washington. There are four Con-
gressmen to be elected In Maine. A
number of Democratic members of
Congress as we'll as Republicans. have
TOR the past few weeks been aiding In
that campaign. OF course, each OF
the sitting members are at home en-
gagged In campaign activities. 1t
would be . distinct disadvantage to
any of them to be called back to
Washington.
On the 25th OF August Democrat tic
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-09
FOR kENNEeEc SENATORS;

FOR kENNEBEc SENATORS;
JOSEPH w. ALLEN, Mount Vernon
MARTIN F. BARTLETT, Waterville
WILLIS e. SWIFT, Augusta
FOR COUNTY ATTORNEY:
WILLIAM H. FISHER, Augusta
FOR REGISTER OF DEEDS:
JOHN NJ. EASTMAN, Benton
FOR SHERIFF.:
COLBY GETCHELL. Waterville
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER.
ARTHUR w. LEONARD, Oakland
FOR COUNTY TREASURER:
BERT P. STUART. Belgrade
FOR REPRESENTATIVES TO
LEGISLATURE;
JOHN H. RUSSELL. Augusta
ARTHUR ". SOULE, Augusta
SANGER N. ANNIS, Waterville
CHARLES E. BUSHEY, Wateryiiie
EDWIN w. ELLIS, Gardiner
FRANK L. BESSE, Clinton
CHARLES II. DRUMMOND. Winslow
FRANK c. MEADER, Chelsea
GEORGE r. MANSIR, Pittston
FRED ToWLE. West Gardiner
ANSEL L. BRANN, Winthrop
JOHN E CARSON. Mount Vernon
ALBION w. BLAKE. Oakland
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@, Mr.. GardnsPl

Below We are publishing another
letter from Mr.. Gardner-not to ue
but to another to send to as. the Hon
Geo. w. Heselton. Gardiner, Me. 1t
Is to smile! Mr.. Gardner having dis
covered that the Progressive doctrine
of recall of judicial deeisions is de-
eidedly unpopular In Maine, tries to
ease himself down In the ra{erTed to
communication, which adroitly side
steps the real issue. and is remarkable
only for what IL does not contain.
Take your medieine. Mr.. Gardner; you
won't gain votes by lodging. Read
his letter and smile with Us:
September 4, 1914.
Hon. George w. Heseltoh,
Gardiner. Maine,
My Dear MT. Hesslton,--I realize that
an effort is being made by partisan news
papers ana irresponsible asjiators In this
campaign TO arouse prejuaice AGAINST
the Progressive party on the ,sEounds
that. II we are successful, II will mean
the Reorganization of eur Supreme Court.
] believe that the one act which Gov
ernor Plaistad performed daring his adj
ministration, that amended itself
more than any ether. TO every fair mind
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-09
Boston Daily Advertiser)

we are indeed surprised that Presi-
dent Wilson should call il a question
or patriotism that the Americtn people
should cheerfully submit to new taxa
ton in time of peace, merely because
Congress refuses to interfere with the
various forms of extravagant graft
which 1t now cubsirizes. 1t is not a
question of patriotism att all. 1t is a
question Of common sense. Anr we arel
grieved to see that Woodrow Wilson,
who has given so many examples Of
plain common sense, in the past
eighteen months, should show himself
20 c.diy lacking, in this instance.
In the first place, the President takes
the one month, when all commerce was
absolutely paralyzed and holds 1t up
as an example of what We may ex-
pect, as steady thing, although COM
merce is already beginning to show
signs of revival. In the second place,
he is absolutely silent on the admitted
fact that the present Congress of the
United States is the most wasteful, the
most extravaganza, ever known to his
tory. In the third place. he insists
that the money for the continuation of
the many forms of public graft shall
be raised by new taxation (Which in
eVltably means higher cost of liying1
at time when the whole nation is
grooming under the excessive and res
ord breaking height to whichc the
prices of the necessaries of life have
risen.
1t is impossible for any saneman, in
this instance, to deny that, on all three
counts, the able and patriotic President
Is guilty of deplorable lack of plain,
ordinary, old-fashioned common sense,
The fear of the destruction of COM
merce is already subsiding. The allies
clearly command the sea, and their
ships will soon be ready to do much of
the commerce they formerly carried
on. But, if~they do not, the President
has already declared that he is going
to create a new merchant marine I'M
der the American flag The United
States is planning to open up a new
commerce with South America, and
the business men of this country are
already planning to do it. Yet the
President takes a month when COM
meree wa sat it's lowest ebb, and call
culates, on that basis, for a big tax,
which is really unnecessary. Even he
says that the loss in revenue may not
go above sixty millions, but he calls
for war tax of hundred millions.
The ablest financier VINO sat in the Sem
ate, in this generation, has declared that
Congress, by proper and wise economies,
could lop off $500. 900 from the expend-
itures OF this country. What he said was
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-09
THAT LAST MESSAGE
President Urges Addition to Peoples Burden but Congress Does
Not Abate an Item of Graft


/ absolutely true. But President Wilson
| makes no plea for any sort of economy.
| In reality, he asks the country to wink
at the enormous and objectionable ex-
self-"a patriotic duty''-in order that
this abominable graft may go on. undis-
turbed. He puts it, that there should
strength and sufficieney 70 the treasury
| of the United States" But in reality, II
means that. there should not be any In
reference with the personal perauisies,
and the astounding PORK barrel legis-
| lation of Congress.
But even If the people wer etc declare
| that all congressional graft is sacred,
and that 1t is necessary to keep on, year
! after year. passing bold and shanefuiiy
1t still remains true that the President
has not the right to ask the people to
force the price of living still htgheS--for
his demand amounts TO that. No form of
that did not finally fall on the wage
earners of the country, or that was not
paid, eventually. by increases in the to-
tails of the weekly bills at the butchers,
the bakers. the grocery store. Taxation
always, inevitably, comes out of the
pockets of the working man and the
working woman.
On the other hand, bond issue does
not necessarily amount TO the same thing.
The interest and principal of a bond is
sue are met in period extending over a
generation, and in that time the nation
| may develop resources which may be
ample to cover all the charges on the
| loan. The bond issue does not materially
increase the cost of living at once, and
may not increase it at all.
In President Cleveland's time, for ex-
ample, the national debt increased about
S250,00o,000 by repeated borrowings, and
nevertheless the cost of living was the
lowest known to this generation.
1t is not necessary to ask any other
nation SIhSCriba h0ndS
There would be no supreme difficulty in
selling 100000 600 of United States bonds
over the counter In these days whep SO
many avenues to Investment are closed,
crops of it's history. The stock exchange
has been closed tight. so that many in-
vestment houses would have no difficulty
in meeting all the demands of their GUS
toners who want TO buy sound securities,
even at low rate of interest.
We admit frankly that we are disap-
pointed in this message, the weakest that
President Wilson has sent 20 congress
in the past Is months. II Is plainly a
blunder, it is SO indefensible at every
point. it avoids all reference to the as
founding and reckless extravaganza of
Congress so nimbly. that it is a diseredit
to the President 1t should never have
been written. 1t should never have been
ever their party affiliations. whatever
their abilitySto endure thee norn1ous bur-
den of the high cost of living, which al
ready rests upon them. in these times of
against it. And We hope they will do so
in unmistakable fashion. What right has
the President, In this hour of trial for
the great body of American wage earn
further increased. so neediessly and so
scandalously, while congress shamelessly
refuses to abate ono item in its own pub
lie or private graft?
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Democratic Tariff News.

The Plant shoe factory Of Boston
employing 1000 hands has closed down
for two months.
The Hood Rubber Company has laid
off 1900 men.
The Wakefield Knitting Company
has suspended work for an indefinite
period.
A New York City daily estimates
the number Of people out of work In
that city at half a million.
Orders for structural iron for Au-
gust, 1914, shows a decrease over Au-
gust of one year ago of more than
so per cent.
Sugar has again advanced rs cents
a bag.
The beat sugar crop of Colorado
will be only fifty per cent. of its last
years production.
Sole leather has advanced In price
and is now quoted at one-half cent
per pound above it's record price for
three years. (Leather is on the free
trade list.)
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The Tendency of the hiour.

Two weeks more if it could be had,
of the present tendency would show
the most remarkable blending of the
forces standing for better moral and
civic conditions, regardless of party,
that the State has ever known. In
the last ten days or two weeks the
newspaper man with finger on the
public pulse has felt the steadily
changing sentiment of the people.
Votes for principle under a specific
party tag, have been thrown aside.
Men have recognized their duty to
preserve what has been gained as of
greater necessity than of proclaiminG
to the world how great am Il"
In spite of the frenzied urgings of
leaders and their bitter and ire
sponsible denunciation of this and of
that, the men of the rank and file
know what has been, and is being ac-
complished. and what a vote cast for
hopeless ticket might mean. Be-
cause of this knowledge, Progressives
and Party Prohibitionists are an
nouncing themselves for the men and
the platform that stand for better
tiyic conditions.
II is useless for such as the Hon. H.
p. Gardner and the Lewiston Journal
to deny this fact, or to denounce and
assail every Progressive who has the
courage Of his convictions. Scores
of the ablest and best known men in
the Progressive party are publicly
declaring themselves for the Repubn-
can candidates, because to vote a
Progressive ticket would be voting to
reinstate a diseredited and disgusting
regime.
Faster and faster. as the days go
by are the men of the rank and file
of the Progressive party recognizing
the common sense and justice of the
statements of these men.
That which is true of the Progress
siyes is true also of Party Prohibi-
tionists. On Thursday we shall pub
lish one of the most remarkable let
tiers, in its clearness of perception
and honesty of purpose. that any
newspaper has ever had the privilege
of publishing. We invite a careful
reading with unbiased mind, for the
writer IL man against whom
question of the purity of his motive
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A Prayer

God of the hosts that fight and die,
Mid smoke and din, and shot and shell,
Through all the noises of a hell
The curse, the groan, the battle-cry,
Our prayers go toward the far blue sky,
o Lord. to ask that we may be
From pain, and care, and sorrow free,
Until at last we come to dwell
Near thee, on high
God of the multitudes that groan,
And yet strive on where cannon rolls,
Where death hews down it's bloody tolls
Whose weary hearts begin to moan
Amid the battles sullen drone.
o Father, hear our humble prayer
Protect this country bright and fart
We lean our swards. We lean our souls,
on thee alone. Amen.
Margaret E. Sangster, Jr., in The
Christian Herald
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CEOIEF

has never arisen. His honest avowal
of his position and earnest setting
forth of his reasons are of vital inter-
est at this time.
Do not fail to read the communica-
ton to the Kennebec Journal by
James H. -Ames, twice the Party Pro-
hibition candidate for governor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-09

Leader Underwood, without notice to
the House, presented a privileged
resolution demanding that all leaves
of absence granted Congressman
should be Cancelled and Congressman
be recalled to Washington. This was
done on the day when the last prim-
airy was being held in the South.
A primary nomination in the
Southern states is equivalent to ali
election, hence all the Southern mem
bers could be recalled without
jeopardy to their positions or loss of
their salary. Northern members of
Congress who still observe the con-
stitutional elections in November,
might wish to spend short time in
their campaigns at home. In all the
Southern states, for considerable time
before their respective primaries,
members of Congress had been absent
for weeks and months. 1t is this
way the South seeks to use by strong
arm methods it's control of the House
of Representatives to prevent full
and fair discussion of national issues
in the State of Maine. What do
Maine people think about that?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-09
That Would Give us a Merchant
Marine.

That Would Give Us a Merchant
The vice-president of the Interna-
tional Mercantile Marine Company
Mr.. P. A. S. Franklin Of New York
City, recently stated: II the United
States government will grant us the
same terms that the British govern
ment gave to the Cunard line this
company will Immediately begin the
construction of two steamships that
will be equal to the Mauretania and
the Lusitania. And the contracts
will be let to an American shipyard."
That's the whole story. Just give
the American capitalist protection and
there will be no trouble about an
American merchant marine. 1t may
not be generally knewn, but the Brit
ish government gives the Cunard
steamship line $1.100,000 a years and
in addition to this the British gov
ernment loaned that great steamship
company the sum of s13,oo0,000 at a
very small rate of interest which real
ly provided the capital to build two
such ships as the Lusitania and the
Mauretania. What is more the Brit
ish government has given in the form
of subsidies the enormous sum Of
more than $500, 900 during the last
so years, to encourage her merchant
marine. We pay wages In the
American ship yards and upon
American ships that will average
more than twice as high per man as
either Germany or England pay. and,
IL We are to successfully compete
with those great commercial nations
we at least will have to apply some
kind of protection. The Republican
party of Maine Ia pledged to the up
building of an American merchant
marine; the Democratic party IL for
free trade. We are losing more than
s700,oo0,000 year by our lack Of fore
sight In establishing a merchant
marine of eur own under the American
flag. VIII you vote for the interests
of Maine and America or for the In
terests Of Europe?
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Patti and Mack squirm.

The Hon. d. J. McGillicuddy and
w. r. Pattangall are trying to dis
count the declaration of Cong. Peters
that the South is in the saddle with a
Ratchet out for the North and North
east in particular They cannot get
away from the 20 to one domination
of the committees Of Congress by
southerners, but are squirming des-
perately over the effects of the pre-
vailing southern Democratic tariff.
Dan Mack says potatoes are grown In
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REPUBLICAN ADMINISTRATION AN
ERA OF IMPROVEMENT SAYS owen
r Waterviile. Maine. Sept. 8, 1914.

Mr.
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wish
sheriff o
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-09

market. is still on the move upward
Now, this may prove to be valuable
freak of nature, at any rate il il keeps
on growing, by another FAN it surely
ought to be large enough for Single
bolts" But we would advise not tc
have it "cut down." especially If it is
in good position for a shade tree. 1t
must be that our lady farmers were
destined to accomplish wonderful
things in this line. We hope to hear
from many others in the near future
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Editors Letter Box.

The publication Of q letter In this
department Is not to be taken as
an endorsement OF IT, view by the
Kennebae Journal. This column
is maintained for the discussion OF
matters OF general public Interest
son and not Of : libalous or ebu-
Sive nature
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-09

Information lately received informs
the South Sanford correspondent of
the Sanford Tribune that Mrs. w.
which has attained a height of feet.
and like many commodities" on the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-09

At any rate the war removed from
Liege to place that has q name
easier to pronounee.-Youngst lO)
Telegram.
Rheims Boston Globe.
No: Przemysl and WetocSysk.
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AUGUSTA LODGE DIRECTORY

ROSE OF SHARON CHAPTER, NO.
13, o. E. 8. Stated meetings the first
Wednesday Of each month at Masonic
Temple. All members sojourning in the
city are invited to attend.
ETHEL NJ. BABBITT, w. NJ
ELIZABETH A. THOMPSON, Sec. .
~ ly2S m
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REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS
For Governor:
William I. Haines
State Auditor:
Timothy F. Callahan
For Congress:

list Dist, Hon. Asher C. Kinds.
2nd Dist, Hon. Harold M. SeWall.
srd Dist, Hon. John A. Peters.
9TH Dist Hon. Frank {. Guernsey
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ODD FELLOWS HALL

ASYLUM LODGE, NO. &c. REGULAR
meeting Friday evenings at s. Friday
evening, Sept. H. work in the Second
degree. -
Z. f. WESTON, SEQ.
dtf
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CANTON AUGUSTA, NO. 9, p. M.
Regular meeting every third Tuesday
at o'clock.
G. s. PEASLEE, Capt.
RAY NJ. BURNS. Clerk.
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JEPHTdA ENCAMPMENT, NO. 3,
Meetings at 500 o'clock every second
and fourth Tuesday.
J. II. TOWNSEND. C. P.
c. z. STEWART. Scribe.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-09

r. 8. CAPEN RE5ENSH LODGE NO.
81, l. o. o. F. meets End and 4th Wednes-
day evenings at 500 o'clock.
EDITH H. CURRlER, n. G.
SADIE E. METCALF. Rec. Sec.
mch26 m-w-flyr
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Searsport. Me, Sept. 7.
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CALANTHE LODGE, NO. 50, K. P.
Regular convention every Wednesday
evening. Meetings commence at 8.
LESLIE J. DAVIS, c. c.
GEO. E. FRYE, K. of r. and s.
m-tu-Wed II
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CAPITAL AERlE, NO. 1866, E. Q.
Eagles, meets in F. o. Z. hall. 2S Water
ST.. first and third Monday of each
month at o'clock
GEO. w. JENKINS. Prea
BERT D. PRAY. Sec.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-06
[ eAan Rlnnkaa hu AanrM-A

Lever Blocked by Henry.-After a
stubborn legislative fight and much
filibustering on the part of Congress
man Henry of Texas, which lasted
throughout the entire day. the Texas
congressman, with the aid of a mix
ture Of Republican and Democratic
votes, succeeded late this evening in
preventing Representative Lever from
having the house pass the Hoke Smith
warehouse bill, says a Washington
special of yesterday to the Columbia
State.
AS soon as the house resumed its
session today Mr. Henry began his fill
clustering tactics and it soon became
evident that he did not propose to al
low the Smith bill or any other cotton
measure 10 receive consideration until
his own bill should be passed.
When Mr.. Lever got the Smith bill
on the way. there were frequent inter
ruptiOns and delays on the part OF
Mr.. Henry. who. taking advantage OF
technicalities, made points of order
against il. calling about every 30 min
utes for a quorum. This consumed
about three-fOurthS of the day. When
Mr.. Henry took the floor he declared
that the bill was ''reeking, saturated.
intoxicated. with federalism" and
that instead OF being called a bill to
license warehouses under government
inspection it should be called bill to
abolish state warehouse laws. This so
aroused Mr.. Lever that he made
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-06

fiery reply and assailed Mr.. Henry
vigorously for his attitude on this
measure.
AS the debate proceeded the situa-
ton became exceedingly warm and
the remarks which passed between
some of the members were not all of
the friendliest kind. In fact, since
Mr.. Henry has taken stand that he
will let nothing take the place of his
bill and that he will filibuster against
adjournment until he passes 1t, much
hard feeling has come to the front
among the Democrats.
AS the matter now stands, with ad-
journment probably only ten days off,
it does not seem likely that Mr.. Lever
will be able to do any more with his
bill at this time and should he fail the
blame should be charged to Mr.. Hen
rvs account.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-06

Columbia State, Monday: Mexico
having become fairly well pacified, the
Rev. Neill E. Pressly, D. D., who has
been in South Carolina since the seiz-
ure last spring of Vera Cruz, leaves
October 10, via New Orleans for Tam
pico, where he has charge Of the mis-
sion Of the Associate Reformed Pres
byterian church and is also vice and
deputy consul of the United States
DR.. Pressly has been missionary TO
Mexico for the last 35 years. Last
night DR.. Pressly preached in the Cen
tennial A. r. P. church on east Laurel
street and also addressed the Young
Peoples union of that congregation, He
is the guest Of relatives in Columbia
Before returning to Mexico he will at
tend the wedding Of his son to Miss
Bradley, which will be celebrated IN
Abbeville, october IA.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-06
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1914.

between twelve and fifteen hundred
gallons of beer in the watts" and al
so twelve to fourteen gallons of red
eye" in buckets and kegs, about the
place. over in Cherokee county on
Saturday. Sheriff Thomas and par
ty of deputies, captured and destroy
ed a stilling outfit not far from
Kings Creek. The three men ope-
rating the outfit when the posse ar
rived, made good their escape, but
are known TO the officers and will
probably be arrested later. About
500 gallons of beer and large guam
tity of mash, malt, ETC., were destroy
ed