Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-28

the WiseSt and best. Il knows M
rank or title. 1t hangs its xpn of
death at the door Of the hizhez- in
power and wisdom as often as rho
ignorant and Door
Believe me. am not blaming the
man VINO contracts this disease moro
than his neighbor whose good for
tune alone enables him to escaoe. hut
no man knowingly and no man ie-
norantiy need under this law make
this wicked mistake. If it were nv
purpose to stir your emotions by re-
cltai or cases. II chose to make this
argument one Of sentiment rather
than OF cold logic I surely might stir
SOME Of you to action.
May | mention one case. In rho
nelghboring county where I live is A
young man. comparatively, As or so
years old, to whom have been asked
by many Of you TO carry messages of
good will when I see him-wlich is a
splendid habit, by the way, Of this
House. I met him On the train only
a week ago and I carried the mes
sages that many members OF this
House sent. I hope ( viii never see
'iAAAA dN>h@i- LIZ StOOA There Win
hand on the shoulder Of his son. be-
ing led wherever he would go. stone
blind forever, through no fault of his
own.
This great war that is destined TO
lift the world over many centuries Of
progress has not failed is here The
underworld. the diseased world. with
its appalling dangers the war has
opened TO our view. has also revealed
the need of the surgeons knife here
and we must cut and cut deeply il
the rotting ulcer is 10 be removed.
I have no faith in that medical
ethics that covers crime or worse
than crime that will not betray a
victim of sin but will betray the babe
at it's mothers breast. that will not
betray the man with his drawn dag
ger who folds his robe of self
righteousness about him as the vic
Tins All their untimely graves that
would not betray Judas but would
betray his Lord and Master
| Judge no mans conscience save
my own. l am not here to question
YOUR right OF judgment. Far be it
rom NE 10 pose As keeper Of your
duties to God or man but for me.
knowing the awful history OF these
things. the deaths and living deaths
along this trail. where men and
women perish. or worse than perish.
IN generation after generation.
through no fault Of their own. The
pailOr of disease with its entailing
,,,l@ univ r~~,l
right is health and happiness. where
one in ten of men and women go 20
untimely graves by some man Or
womans sin. II | knowing this and
more should fail in voice and vote
20 protect these unborn generations
then God in Heaven have mercy on
my eoward1y soul.
The argument often used to put this
grave and great issue aside has been
20 wait until the larger centers and
states passed upon it Mr.. Speaker
and Gentlemen of the House Nearly
century ago some genius with
prophetic vision wove into the warp
and wool into the texture of our
State, a motto not yet. thank God. be-
trayed. Y direct From the con-
duct and voice OF every son and
daughter of this State whose names
are 10 stand immortal N its annals
cowardice has had no part. From
King TO Milliken. our present Gov
ernor whose name is courage. cow
ardice has had no part. IN every field
in which men have stood apart from
their fellows cowardice has had no
part. In lit-rature and science. IN
every branch that helped TO make our
State great. cowardice has had no
part. May We hope our motto will
not fail as today in the hearts If our
successfully assailed.
T hesitate Mr.. Speaker ind Cen
tl,men to take your hurried time for
further discussion but this pitiless en-
envy Of mankind must nc slain. Its
accursed power must be wiped from
the kingdom Of man. Let US marshal
every force IN our State that shall
help 70 make clean and pure every
life and every home within the boun
dairy Of its splendid domain. 'Ap-
piauset
On motion Of Mr. Phillips of Bar
Harbor the bill then received It's sec
ond reading.
on bill An Act 70 amend Section
l. of Chapter n of the Revised stat
utes. relating to town and private
ways Rep. Bean Of Minot spoke II,
favor and Rep. Barnes Of Houlton
spoke in opposition. Their remarks
follows:
Mr.. BEAN OF Minot: Mr.. Speaker.
and gentlemen Of the House: Before
entering into the merits Of House
document number Il / desire 10 say
that the road question AS it affects
farming communities and country
towns in general is one of the most
serious questions which confront the
rural communities at the present
time And the question OF winter
roads or the handling OF. snow roads
IS often is expensive TO country
town as the maintaining Of the sum
-ner road. Several of the rural towns
in my section expended last year
fifty percent Of the amount raised by
taxation on repairs Of highways And
the amount expended On winter
roads equailed. and in many cases
exceeded. the amount expended on
summer roads. Or IN other words
twenty Ave percent of the tax raised
in many of the towns was expended
On snow roads and in 4 great major
ity of the cases the roads were even
then 10 a great degree impossible or
oof u,,;ta hlo for travel