Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-24
Names Duty in the Election.
Lewiston Journal.)

The controversies into which Governor
Curtis has fallen, is an admirable oppor-
tunity for his critics.
The Governor is very interesting per-
son. Long used to doing business in his
own way he is apt to forget that the
States business must be done in the
States way. There have been a very few
great men who were able to forget this
and they were born lucky. Evidently
Gov. Curtis was not born that way. For,
in holding up the expenditure Of money
in construction OF the various buildings
authorized and ordered by the People in
the Legislature OF 1915, the Governor has
cost US big sum of money. In other
words he has been q very expensive
luxury.
The Job of work on the Home for Feeble
Minded that but for Gov. Curtis could
, have been done for fair price If it had
been done when ordered, Is now to cost
US great deal more. The buildin. for
the new wing for the Augusta State hos
p,tal. held up by the Governor for no ade-
Quate reason on earth. must now be done
al war-prices. AZ a loss Of thousands and
thousands OF dollars to the State. So
with other delayed constructions.
No. Evidently Gov. Curtis was not born
lucky, i doesn't always pay to take a
chance on holding up States business for
personal, or notional or party reasons or
any other peculiar Psychological pecca-
dillo
The Governor makes a good deal OF the
cash balance in the treasury. The public
has long since learned all about those
things. They know that all money comes
from their pocket. They know that
money piled up in the treasury is money
that personally they would enjoy more II
put to proper uses in public service than
hospitals, schools and wards or else left
with the people in the peoples pockets.
They know that if the State has so much
more money than it seems TO need. the
State has made a mistake In ways Of op-
preston of the taxpayer They know
that the State has no RICH. 70 raise that
money for purposes OF public benefit: de-
lay these benefits: deprive the people OF
the enjoyment OF those benefits and then
use the bank-balance TO brag about for
purposes of reelection.
Bigger things than Gov Curtis bank
balance confront the Maine voter this
year, In view of the grave issues of a
return 70 a policy that shall safeguard
New England industries against the Free
Trade doctrines OF the democratic party;
that shall take the absolute control OF this
nation from Texas to Alabama, Georgia,
Tennessee and Virginia and give fair
percentage Of influence to states north OF
the Mason and Dixon line; that shall put
a man like Hughes in the place where
the schoolmaster now ratiocinates.-in
view Of issues like these there is to be
no hesitancy on the part Of Republican
and Progressive. He Is going to vote, not
for Gov. Curtis bank balance built up OF
over-taxation and skimping the replace
nent account of the State, but straight
away for a rehabilitation Of the new Re
publicanism in place Of that old democ-
racy still located in Texas and Virginia
and fathered by Wilson and his bosom
friend" Colonel House, the Texas War
wick.
They are going to vote straight this
year-for Hughes and Fairbanks in State
and in Nation.