Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-28
by Any Means"

SATURDAY evening, Aug. -. 1918. Mr..
f. e Nowbert. candidate for L. S.
senator on the Democratic ticket,
rlade a patriotic address" in two
rnases His text tells the story:
Defeat the Huns and the Governor"
No one will question Mr.. Newberts
patriotism. so far as national spirit is
concerned He IS American to the
core. and his skin and bones (par-
t.cularly his tackbone) and tissue are
ro:hing but American, even If as he
rcoclaims every drop Of his blood is
Gt rman" and therefore he knows the
difference and is "A better American
than the average.
But Mr.. Newbert is not supporting
tn war Governor" Of his State as
he demands that Republicans and
everybody else, support the war
President He thunders that any
harder by criticism is a traitor to the
r. country and is prolonging the war.
hight or wrong the President should
b. supported. upheld and backed IN
iii this war is ended and ended
right.
nut the Governor OF this safe
v.o. as war governor is a lieu
tenant OF tho President. just as
anxious To see the war ended. just as
Z earnest in his every endeavor, has
jus: as much personally at stake, as
has the President. is a bird of anoth-
= e.. color 70 Mr.. Newberr. whose
slogan is Defeat the Huns and the
Governor and he apparently adds.
ettto vocc. by any means"
Mr.. Newhort talks Of politics is
\ eG,ournod ana Of constructive
criticism for tho observance OF Re-
politicians. and lends the power Of his
. pulpit cultivated eloquence to such a
:. campaign ~ unfair, unjust and unre-
liable abuse OF the Governor Of this
= State as is seldom INDUCED or
coUntenanceG nv men appealing for
public support. He has made the
chef topic ~ his discourse, every
i, where he speaks, the state aid for
dependents ~ soldiers and sailors
To characterize his public statements
or this question IN the kindliest way
: rcssihle and convey the truth, is 70
ray that they are mislea ding and
: that they create not only distrust OF
public oficials whose duty it is to
operate the law. but bitterness
against the law itself.
AZ Bath Mr.. Newbert reiterated his
claims OF an iron rule" made by
Governor Milliken against mothers
~ our soldier boys" despite the fact
that every case he has named has
teen refuted by abundant proof The
sworn statement OF the town fathers
Of Sanford would seem to settle the
Mrs. O'Brien case. yet Mr.. Newbcrt
goes on repeating his misstatements
nhcut g. W. are led to fear that he
will continue TO do so even after
Sergeant O'Bricn, the soldier son of
the mother who died n pauper on
tic town farm of Sanford" makes a
public statement that his mother was
neither pauper nor object of charity;
tlst she did not die ION the town.
that she had the best OF care before
anc after he came home. and that
ths loose statements made by politi-
Clans are false in every particular.
The Pittsheld case too. has been
CLEARED up in the same manner by a
letter from Mrs. Vining herself. who
resented the publicity and the false
hoods that caused her name to be
landed in politics. Mr.. Newbert
ttili insisted at Bath that she is ex-
listing by the charity Of a neigh
e"r.' He declared at Bath: Moth
ers will have to become one of three
things: Objects Of pity: objects of
Charity, or paupers."
Mr.. Ncwbert has been told that he
-fas misstated the law. He has no
doubt seen the published facts con-
corning the cases OF the "pitiful" OBJ
5ects Of charity" the "pauper"
mothers he has described to his
audiences. He must know. then,
that he is misleading the people of
his audiences IL they believe a single
word he utters.
Is that the patriotic spirit which
he demands that Republicans exer.
Csc toward the President? Is that
constructive criticism" Of the Gov
ernor. who is doing all that any man
could do to support the President
enc to win the war? Is that the
conscience and loyalty which he
would typify as necessary to the ma :
tion in . war crisis? Is Mr.. Newbert
talking like statesman? Do you
! hear Senator Fernald indulging in the
ecties Of the ward heelers In the
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