Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-09-11

Following a march through the city
streets to the music of the Augusta Ca
Diet Band and HalloWell Drum Corps
with red nre and torches flaming. with the
crowds along the sidewalks catching the
infectious spirit of the occasion and
cheering the marching Republicans, a
big mass meeting was held Saturday eve
ming at City hall Saturday evening to
listen to the stirring address Of Senator
William E. Borah of Idaho.
Mr.. Burieish Chairman
The chairman for the evening was Hon
Lewis A. Burleigh, who introduced the
speaker in a very eloquent address OF
welcome, in which he also emphasized
the fact that the outcome of the election
in Maine is being watched with the deep
est interest by the rest of the country,
and that the outcome here will have a
deep and decisive effect upon the presi-
Dental election in November. He well
coined the Democrats in the big audi
ence and said that he hoped that they
had come with open minds, ready to re-
ceive proof and weigh issues in con-
scientious manner.
Senator Borah
When Senator Borah advanced to the
front of the platform he was greeted
with a tremendous outburst of cheering
When it had but partly died down he
spoke as follows: Mr.. Chairman, EEL
low Republicans, citizens of the great
State of Maine: I count it a great honor
to meet at this time so many of the peo-
pie of this community. The eyes Of the
entire nation are now, and will be cen
tered upon you with the deepest interest,"
until the final outcome Of next Monday s
election is known
He gave a number of extracts from the
platform adopted at the Baltimore con-
yention of 1914, such as Wilson's pledge
to protect the rights and property OF
American citizens at home and abroad
the promise of his party to work for the
overthrow Of fraud and political trickery
their promise to eliminate unnecessary
offices and useless salaries; the promise
thew made to keep all legislation in the
omen and numerous other pledges which
were then made and which now, Senator
Borah affirmed, have not been IN any
wav lived I'D to. And he had the PROOFS
He deied anyone to deny any OF the
statements which he made, and among
other things he placed particular en-
nbas,s on the fact that not measure
mot a bill that has been passed by the
nresent administration has been framed
and passed in the open, and ne strohsN
5o,o,,nced the caucus method of leg1s-
lation which, he stated, excluoes 'is
nress. the people, and prevents ahyoiie
from knowing anything definite aoou
| hr, such measures and bills were pu'
through even to the number OF votes
| cast.
..yo,, will find out how your own rep
..+;,.. voted on the Underwood
hin which was sectional in effect ne
stated"
Tho sneaker also averred that GoVerno'
! Hughes has been handicapped py ms po'
s;tion on the supreme bench' thal o.
no has gone in his campaign state
,,o,+s no has been absolutely right pu'
that he has not gone far enough oeea0o'
he has not been in a position 10 A'o'
oil the details of what has been soiie
A., in Congress; that if he (sen. hoi oil
.,s ~, that he knew of conditions there
-. would not be believed, but that ne
w. NO proofs right with him II anyone
cared to question his words
| Johnson and the South
He then went on to explain 'he
-,.nrer in which Congress has been
dominated bv the Southern states
through the cauc1s methods, ana
showed the results, saying that tie
South as a whole is for tree traue' aii y.
the North for protection, tnat a..
Southern products ana INDUSTRIES
which need it are fully protecteu' even
to the raising of peanuts ana rice
but that the North, when peileVes a.,
nro+act,on. has none, and he asked
whv Senator Johnson had not trled u
even I'D by getting a little protectlon
for such commodities as hay, potatoes
or butter to offset the peanut ana rice
duties of the South He said tnat the
Democrats have even gone SO ar as
I to make a distinction between All
eora goat hair and wool, which nave
come down through the ages together
and wool is on the free list While soa'
hair is protected, lecause wool Is
crown in the North and goat mar III
the south. Is tiiiS d,SNi
sa;d that he would not bother to re-
fer to the one term pledge mace ps
Wilson in his platform. "RepupilcanS
will see to 1T that he keeps that pieuse
all right and a storm of cheering IN
terrupted the senator.
He then proceeded to show now Wen
the Democrats had kept their party
pledge to cut out useless offices anu
reduce salaries. Giving the actual hg-
,,res. he said that silce they have oeen
in power no less than 1878 offices
have been created, with salaries 70
match. and that the horde of inspec-
tors. special agents and officers that
have been thus established may only
be likened to the locusts Of the days
of Pharoah's time. And he added that