Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-29

that 100000 was invested in the
plant. One of the owners told him
few days ago: 1T is impossible for us
to make anything this year because
we can't sell our goods in competition
with Belgium. We are running at
loss and trying to tide over until
change comes" Gov. Haines contin-
ued: There is not merchant but has
less trade because OF this tariff law.
We are not going on with this policy
he declared. Next September we are
going back with q bump so the Demo-
Gratis will feel it,"
State Out of Debt
He touched upon State affairs and
| briefly said that the State was out of
debt. Our credit is good and there is
| surplus in the treasury. We nave SO
institutions of charity In regard to
the State growth he showed that the
| 100000 bond issue in which the
| money was to come from automobile
owners was to be the greatest benefit
| to the farmer, that these roads We're
| to be built to the towns and not
through and village where the town
had $500 inhabitants. He showed a
map of the proposed interlocking sys-
tenn that illustrated how proportion
ately they were laid out. He then
| showed a map of the State aid roads
and how they interlocked the State
| highway. He stated that there Is not
| Maine town that has not state aid
roads. He condemned the Democratic
press for holding up the public ser
vice law, declaring that this was done
| because the Democratic leaders saw
that this would be a popular law and
they did not want Haines to have the
| credit for 1t. In closing he said that
the election of the Republican ticket
this fall was not a matter of policy
but 1t was a stand for decency, moral
ity and the UNFOLDING of the homes.
Cong. Peters of the Ord
Congressman John A. Peters got a
glad hand from the audience when
| introduced by Chairman Merrill Con-
gresham Peters started by saying;
This is a Republican year" He said
this was so in Maine as well as in
other states. He spoke of the vote of
the Third Maine district last Septem-
Der, of the argument that the Pro-
gressives put up that Lawrence could
get more votes than Peters. They took
this argument from the fact that
Roosevelt had poiled more votes than
Taft. I'VE had no answer for this ar
| gument but since then we have wiped
out this argument by my election last
September and by half dozen other
elections throughout the country" He
presented figures of the different cleo
lions that showed in every instance
the Progressive vote had fallen off
from % to rs per cent. He said Pro-
gressive leaders do not expect to win.
In speaking of the tariff he said that
the new law was framed for the bene-
fit of the Southern part of the coun-
try" The Democrats say to me that
it is too bad that New England is be-
ing hit so hard" He continued mo
administration ever got so far in
wrong as this administration in for
eign matters. 1t is evident that the
Democrats are not big enough for the
job In conclusion he said that there
| is a great Republican tide that will
sweep this country this fall. His final
words were that this State next Sep
TENDER would go Republican by 10000
| to 10000 plurality. Il firmly believe
this if we go on as we have been go
| ing"
| Col. Parkhurst
Col. Parkhurst reminds one of a big
fire cracker when he rises to speak
| The fuse burns nice and bright but
soon there is a tremendous explosion.
| Then fly the arguments. The points
pierce home to the audience and he
leaves his hearers in the highest of
spirits. He believes what he says and
he says things that count. He did not
speak at length Saturday but with
force of argument laid out the plans
of the campaign. He cited more in
stances of the loss of Progressive votes
to the Republicans throughout the
country and gave the figures of the
| primary vote of Indiana that took
place Friday. This shswedathe same
relative loss of Progressives as in
every other state. He said he was in
terested in this campaign because the
| present tariff affected his personal