Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-18

sues Of the actual campaign In other
words. Maine has been q strong Repub-
Iican state in its national elections. sim
ply because the people in their state az
Sa.rs do not divide politically, wholly;
and / believe that is right Il doesn't
matter whether i. is the Prohibito-y law
or some other law. We know, perhaps,
that il is the Prohibitory Law which has
made the Democratic party q power in
the State in the last few years. Il is
AL very well that il should be so, and
tnat OR people should not go TO the
polls and vote blind. one ticket straight
through believe that !, is for the safe
~ OF our state tina, we keep these is
sues apart, and would be better for
other states if they did the same.
Two years ego l looked Up some Of the
statistics 10 see how our people vote. and
I found that since 1881 tAere had been an
average OF from twelve TO fifteen thous-
ana more votes cast i. September than
in November, showing that our people
are more Interested in state affairs than
in national affairs. This morning !
swert into the Secretary O. States o.7ce
national election and the election to-
Goyernor OF two years ago.
TIE Presidential v2te was as follows:
Taft -7,o-7
Wilson Observation-Disclosures. l,l3
Roosevelt NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $3.50
Lees ....-..'..'-..-...-..'.'-' --'--
t5atIn Observation-Disclosures. ~
The total was l.a.5+l: and rtere cannot
he q member CT tajs body say that mat
campaign was no, carried into every
NOOK ara GRANNY OF the State OF Maine.
ard that any man esCared going 10 the
ipol.s if anyone could get MIN there.
Every a. a1la5.e man was brought. and
get the total vote cast in the most siren
.uous campaign ne have efe- seen il o.
lifetime was - 81
II the 1912 SIberD2torla. CAMPAIGN
there were ii 81 votes cast FOR Cover
rcr, ard il The ~! campaign there
were a. ), votes cast. showing ;lat at
ihe state election there was & difference
q less than four hundred votes from
three years ago. ard az. tire Presidential
election there vas & falling of a. aoou,
-5,en votes. Or about = "-i- ," -
round numbers.
Il seems 20 ne that those prove concl1-
siyely that OR people are more interest
e! in Stale affairs taan they are il the
November s,ecuoas. IT, senator from
Lincoln has lois yoG o: ne vas- amount
@: mercy brought II here ii september
- CORRUPT tie voters That n2-y BE so
in ;he Party thar Ae represents. because
e may have seen II, bat IN the party
Hat 7 represent don't know q any. l
should say there would DC : greater cor
rspuon il November wae1 tie slush
tsri Q. the .1a,.on would be Dumped in
he--.
II ih4 gr4.. mass o. lie voters demand
ms. taey should be heard from. A':t Il
yol Vii take : map o: the State OF
Maine YOU will find that the great mass
Of TIE voters live Ear north OF the great
ter G: states extending from New Ham p
shire 70 TIE Pacific coast. Calais IS
-zrther north than IIe White Mountains
CT New Hampshire. and We think OF
Item as q c9ld climate il November.
North of Calais IS q stretch OF more
tina. two hundred miles until you get 10
Ns5awasha. as t.e crow GieS, 50 that
al thai TERRITORY which LES north O.
TIA. Is north o. the noEtAernn?ost point
OF ne I-s- VI SAYS F---~-- N-->>--N-
er!y 10 the Pacific
I believe there IS q great education
il, our political campaigns, and one thar
the state Of Maine may we'll protlt ~.
When We hold our election in Septen; :
Ter We get the best material that the
political parties Of other states can
send into this state. AS has been said,
Maine Is looked 20 for the result or
cur election through the Union. We
get the best orators that the coUn-
trv can afford in both political par
t.es. but when i comes November We
dent hear ANYBODY. and We wouldn I
hear them-we might hear someone
in Portland: they might possibly get
as far north as Augusta-but TO send
those men into the northern part Of
our state. and have Your orators there
IL November. and have the people
come from their homes, would be al
most n impossibiiity: while the states
that are south Of Us. and the states
that are west OF Us are able 10 take
those national speakers and send them
across the continent. without the loss
Of a single day. We should have -
depend wholly TO educate our people.
Upon local speakers. as they are call
ed But al the present time. as !
have said, We found az the last cam
paign almost the whole Cabinet OF
President Wilson N the State Of
Maine. ne found nearly all the lead
ing orators Of both parties from the
Senate and House OF Representatives
IN the State OF Maine, and il IS not
only 3 pleasure but an education for
every citizen TO he able TO listen to
these men HIS mind may be made
up IN advance. OF il may not ne made
up in advance. but every intelligent
citizen Is not only willing TO go TO hear
them hat delights - hear these men.
and II We should change our election il
seems to ne We would be debarred not
only from the privilege, but also the
opportunity. OF learning something that
would be OF benefit 10 US.
For that reason. Mr.. President, and
the reason that there doesn't seem 10
ne to be any insistent demand on the
part OF the people. / believe the mi
ro-i.y report. ought not TO pass, should
be accepted.
Nj. BOYNTON: Mr.. President, 7