Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-02
Editorial Comment
Governor MiIIiken's Stewardship.
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| portland Press.)
At the Republican State convention
Governor Carl f. Miliken rendered an
account of his stewardship, and O
most satisfactory one it was. 1t did
not fail to make an impression upon
the 400 delegates and their alternaa e.
who were present and it especially at
tracted the attention of the newspa-
per men from outside Of Maine who
came to hear Col. Roosevelt spea,s ard
| Incidentally took in the convention.
Few people in Maine fully appreciate
| the great problems which G, Vel nor
Milliken has had to meet. During tho
! first three months Of his occupancy If
the executive office he had a Legisla-
ture on his hands before which there
came for consideration many matters
of vital importance TO the Stare At
the time the attention IF the people
was focused largely upon the National
| Capital and upon the war and s.
much of the work of this Legislature
and the Governors attitude toward;
some Of the important questions it
disposed of were lost sight Of 1t is
! sufficient t. say at this time that Gov
crnor Millken more than met the eX-
pectations of his admirers for the way
| he handled the legislative situation.
He introduced the budget system ~
making appropriations, so that while
10 necessary appropriation was over
looked, the matter Of expanding the
peoples money was approached in
something like a scientific way and
there was little Of the log rolling and
waste Of money which has usually
characterized the handling of the
States finances in the past.
Before the Legislature adjourned.
President Wilson delivered his mem
orablc address to Congress which re-
suited in a declaration of war against
Germany. The Government hanl
ling Of this situation was prompt and
entirely satisfactory. The Legislature
appropriated a million dollars as {,
war fund: it enacted such laws as the
emergency seemed to require and the
executive officers promptly proceeded
to put Maine into condition to dis
charge her obligation to the country.
From that moment Governor MIlljhcn
has devoted his entire time ~ the A.
fairs Of the State. The calls which
have been made upon him dn, ing the
past year have been many and varied.
He has been obliged to make ma ~
trips to Washington to confer Will:
federal officials and he has kent N
close touch With Names senators add
representatives in Cor gress and has
acted in harmony with them in pro-
III ,D'. ;,,to
Maine has been extremely fortunate
in possessing & Governor Of such et'-
ergy, zeal and decision Of character at
such a critical time as Governor Mil
liken has proven himself to be. and
when the history Of this period G. Nos
to be fully written it will show that
the State has measured up 10 the
standard established in the past III
times Of rational stress and that its
war Governor has neglected no oppor-
tunity 70 maintain Names reputation
for patriotic cndeaVOr.
Governor Milliken was elected to Of
fee on a platform which Obligated
him to enforce the laws of Maine
without fear or favor. He has ful5lled
this obligation in every way. For
the first time in the history of Maine
the prohibitory law has been strictly,
impartially and uniformly enforced.
The record Governor M:l,iken has
made in this respect common Is him
to the people Of Mainr rs IN official
who says what he means and does
wat he says.
In juno Governor Miliiken VIII GENE
before the Republicans IF Maine a,ain
for denomination as z candilate for
Governor. He will encounter no Up
position in the primaries. BY party
usage he is entitled to a re-nomina
ton and his splendid record and
achievements would. in any event. in
sure him being accorded the honor If
Cnce more leading his party To VIC
tory Moreover 1t Is safe to predict
that he will be reelected Governor of
Maine by as handsome Il lrrality as
was given him in 1916. This State has
ever been known as one which he
lieves in the policy of keeping in office
in time of war nell of experience and
good judgment who can he relied uron
to protect and safeguard the pnillc's
interests in any emergenc" ard in ac-
cOrdance with this established rrln-
clple Governor Milliken's reelection
in September is practically assured.