Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-23

fed that they did not sign the petition
in presence Of Chas- P.@Lemaire and
Brother Crockett states that c. II. Rob
erfs and Arthur GaveI will SO state and
/ admit tia. testimony in sea and
bore fisheries He asked for copy NJ
certain evidence and reserved all rights
regarding new evidence. Agreed -.
Leon G. c. Brown said by Substitut-
ln- words inland fisheries ana game
for sea and shore will accept the sal
testimony. with the exception IF that
CT z. e. Ivory. who testified that h
didn't sign the verification. Agreed TO.
Mr.. Moreys Argument
MAY it please Your Excellency
wish could marshal the facts BET
ter than have opportunity. ] feel ono
u most important questions has arls-
en-, that you will have to pass on a.
Chief Executive Of Maine
remember few Years ago when /
vas in the Senate and you President.
a bill came Up placing the proof o.
negligence you were against. but after
considering il. YOU supported and "a It
the deciding vote making it a Law.
The constitution gives 10000 voter,
right IN sign and present a petition
that such legislation shall be referred
As much right az 10 breath the air
and enjoy life. Part and parcel Of our
! Law. Notifications may be made and
2mc ndments to our Constitution tut
the organic Law is the Law I claim the
rooeedincs II this case is without
right in attempting to violate tn.
rights of citizens
W" are confronted with the require
nents and nowhere do u-e find in Inc
Constitution the things which bother
the opposition in this case. The law
court has passed on some Of the quas-
tione involved, II IS fortunate.
When the bill vas originally passed
as an emergency act and BY. Constitu-
ton took from Us in Lewiston home
lUlc in part, which We had a right n
enjoy. it was indeed matter. which
10 those loving their rights. thought
courts only could determine il right or
not. Only those opposed to our rights
thought they could pass il with tho
emergency clause.
A.. II was decided in our courts and
FAY our courts are our only safety.
Not knowing what the decision might
Be, partial preparation had been ma de
for the referendum and it came ONLY a
fe " days before the expiration Of the
time and the accomplishment was the
source Of the highest gra,ihcation
In the first place it is said and | shall
show that few errors If a few men
are made to throw out thousands OF
rames.
Mr.. Morey here read from Maine
case, Gliding that such decision was at
war with the land. the rights Of man
and will Of the people
We come to very serious question
, / cannot see where for one,ninute the
petitioners have shown the right 10 70
INTO the case and the charges made
nave not been proved. Court says Gov
ernor can, after 80 days. 90 into ca Sc
IN case Of fraud or perjury by petition
er or certifer.
Thirteen thousand. two hundred
have petitioned you and only three
have been called fraudulent. No evil
lence produced; asked for il. Coun-
, sci produced none and admitted il
With this frank admission let's take
up forgery Fy clerk No evidence
likewise regarding the magistrate
Fraud: Where is it?
Moison, the Biddeford petitioner cir.
: cuiator. said all bat three signed and
he and others say all gave permission
for him TO write their name
BY terms Of Constitution giving
right 70 sign. nowhere is it required
that he should sign on back of petit
ton. The form is not in accordance
with requirements. Nowhere requires
that verifier shall appear back OF
front, simply that he be signer
Court says name Of petitioner shall be
written or his mark made. We say he
had right to write it by proxy.
We think that if referred back tc
court that we might be reversed The
. / unprecedented war may send back mer
with both arms shot away. and shall
he he prohibited from signing a nett
ton?
Mr.. Morey reviewed at length the
, circumstances Of securing and certify
ing the Biddeford signatures and asked
where could be found the fraud in tina
place.
Portland is silent The clerk was
here but not called on. Have a right
to suppose names all right. Bangor
comes with 220 names that couldn't
be read and the clerk prodsced fna
list OF 20 only. That was even reduced
10 five or six. In Augusta. a list was
presented Errors creep in. but not
fraud. WateTvile had a few and the
: same in Bath. Then they come. the
last thing. to Lewiston, in which il is
said $50 or 40 appeared, not on the
list.
There came some Lewiston men by
chance to court today. ] asked per
, mission to examine that list They ex-
amined three Of 81 sheets. | submit,
following report:
Whole Humber examined, 81 found
10 on the list. said not to exist.
Mr. Morey then cited individual
cases, which were questioned. but now
claimed TO be in, correct form. dcciph
cradle and on the voting lists.
Is it any wonder that of the 81
known not TO he there, that these mon
examined the charges brought at the
last moment and found Is? And we
will examine the rest in the morning
Is ii any wonder that Your Excel
lency has asserted that YOU will. if nee
essary go over the lists yourself?
believe you will find the disputed lists
diminishing rapidly and find no fraud
Now take