Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-30
Disappointed in MGlntire.

NJ. McIntire, the democratic can
e.4.s for Governor Of Maine. spoke
In Auburn Tuesday evening. HIS
.peech brought out not one new
issue; not a single argument for
turning out Gov Milliken in the
n DIST OF his service. We will not
ran his address weak" for he did
a. we'll as anyone, unused to public
speaking and lacking magnetism or
IN orator, could do with nothing to
cay. II was simply a perfunctory
performance. without heart and with
out hope Mr.. McIntire must feel
that he has no excuse for asking
that Gov Millken be turned out and
himself put into Office.
The democratic State campaign on
"Selective draft" and Mothers
Aid" issues died last Saturday.
Gov. Milliken's speech put the fin
> lshing touch to it at Island Park. IL
takes a good deal of hardihood for
any democrat TO discuss them adj
-yersely, from now on,
Mr.. McIntire did not choose to re-
peat many things he has hitherto
.ea!d He was compelled TO speak
Highly Of Mr.. Milliken. He admitted
that Gov. Millikcn had made an ex-
.cc'lent Governor.
, That's what We think. and that's
What the everyday voter thinks.
Gov. Milliken will be reelected by
very large majority. So too. will the
6e,erat in Congress. They have
Stacked Pres Wilson better than his
own party They have been 100 per
cent behind him. The answer is
don't swap horses crossing a
- etream. Lewiston Journal.
\ Piscataquis county farmer of
Democratic convictions within the
week has asked the writer for an ex-
PLANTATION Of the recla ssification and
State aid for soldiers dependents dis
tarbance. He wanted to know if the
Governor could arbitrarily fix a rule
FOR local and district boards to fol-
l1p He was told that the Governor
could no more interfere with the
Judgment OF the exemption boards in
placing draftees in the various class
es than he could Interfere with the
sttrreme Court,
He asked IL the Legislature had not
provided that no dependent of soldier
or sailor in the country's service.
should become a pauper; and if the
Governor could interfere to prevent
eoidier from receiving aid from their
rome town. regardless of such de-
cendents age. He was told that the
hw so provided, and that the Gov
crnor not only could not prevent such
aid. but had no desire TO do So indeed
that he was every day personally Civ
Ing his advice and assistance in such
cases where dependents or town
f,thers are unfamiliar with the law
o. procedure.
This Democrat then volunteered a
oft OF Information, speaking for him
sell, his family. and some of his
Democratic neighbors and townsmen
He said:
L. G. c. Brown were speaking in our
county we went to hear them. We
, had heard much Of our candidate for
governor as a nne type Of man. a
splendid speaker. and that he would
: make startling revelations. We had
d, teard much OF Mr.. Newbert as a
great orator. We knew Mr.. Brown
ord had little use for him.
Well. Brown spouted and we had
= stand II. Newbert spoke and we
couldn't believe what he said Mr..
McIntire had no revelations to make,
net even a single strong point. We
we're disappointed in McIntire. He
gave us no reason for voting for him
other than party. He admitted what
we knew, that Milliken is good
governor. He assented to what we
&C not believe when uttered by other
speakers. AMI 10 such abuse Of the
Governor as appeared to us like per-
sonal spite or hatred that had been
rnrsed Up here in northern Maine
We have no use for hymns of hate {"
or that spirit in Maine political af-
fairs"
:. We did not ask this man how he or
Tits Democratic neighbors will vote
on Sept Q.