Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-26

ana the national government has learn
ed one thing-that Is, you cannot mako
a good soldier with rum in the camp.
say that IL you can't make a good SOL
der with rum In the camp. you can't
make good citizen with rum In the
country. I sincerely hope that this
great State viii ratify the Shepherd
amendment when it comes I'D next Jan.
uary. And you can't do It IL you put
lot OF wet Democrats into power.
We sent the very finest OF Amer1.
cans across the sea. We who ara
fere are only culls. The finest are
across and they are fighting like An.
orleans. When they come home. how
glad we shall be to see them and
welcome them, with cheers and way-
ing flags. While they are away. let
rs Danish all forms Of evil from orr
country so that they will march into
clean and decent country in which
to live.
spent most of my life before eet-
ting into the gubernatorial game in
educational lines. Getting into Of
ice was sort of mistake. The
Legislature got scared of a wave of
reform that was sweeping along and
lassed a primary law, so that If any.
fody could get about 500 SIGNATURES
N five counties each he could get on
he ticket Well some 10000 of them
asked that my name be placed on the
hcket-the Republican, tor I would
n run on any other-and when tina
votes were counted it was found that
] had about 100000 more than all tha
rest of them. SO | got out of school
into politics and down there It's for
four years.
Among the things that have stoos
hclore us for many years has been
enc stronger than all the rest in that
Enc. Fer wears, ever since the Fran
C"-friSsian war, it has been said
mat young man could not com
Etete ms education without coursn
Ill some of the German universities
so l with countless thousands went
TO Germany and took tho course
nat went on and finally this war
came upon us and il suddenly broke
'Poh us mat never again will an Am.
'flcan think of sending mis- son to q
herman university. Where then,
Ihey can't go 10 England or France
BECAUSE Of their pecu,iar forns =,
f'gher education. SO it must he hAre
J" our own American colleges and
tH'EorSlticS, the best in the world
AND here also must come all the
oNs OF the civilized world 90 learn
me lessons Of literacy, of freedom
and of democracy. When I get ont
OF the governors Job | want 10 get
back into the work OF helping those
hcys secure the right kind OF educa.
ton.
We as nation must see that pe,-
gium Is restored. that Alsace and
Lorraine have their native French
:; ven back to them instead of the
rated German language. Poland
must ne freed. Russia must be made
democracy and the whole bill Of
restoration must he paid by the ty-
fants who have forced this bloodv
Gnd unrightous war upon the world
we didn't want this war, but we
can't see bully choke a little fell
low; see our own women and child
rem sunk on the high seas and ma
uons ravished, unless our blood is
winter than l think it Is. I heIieve
You thought much like the PennsvI-
Nanla Quaker who met a rufian who
mt MN on the cheek, turned the
c'hcr cheek toward him. The ruff
ran MT again. Brother Quaker then
TOOK off his coat and rolled I'D his
sleeves and said: Friend, I think
nave fulfilled all the Scriptural re-
iulrements and now | shall proceed
70 knock h --- out of thee" That's
our position exactly.
I'm glad to be here TODAY ana
congratulate you on your very s,c-
fossfui rally and assure Won that ~
the rural vote will only turn out vo,,
VIII WIN IN walk. And they must
turn out IT is as much their duty
20 wore as it is for their sons in
france to fight. Turn out and re-
elect your fine Governor, Carl r
Millilien.
Governor Brumbaueh's speech Was
puncluated throughout with laughter
ana applause. 1t was added to whom
chairman Niies called out:
some Governor they have n
pennsylvania" and called for three
cheers for Gov. Rrumbaugh, which
were given with a will
Som" time was then passed nv
scores of tho audience who wished
70 greet again. or for the first TINA
Governor Milliken and Goveroo,
l'rumbaneh, after which thew Iet,
Tor their homes. every man. woman
and child voting it a grand succeae