Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-24
TAFT DEFENDS
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Of the welfare and duty of these
United States.
There is a chapter in the history
OF our Country of which We are not
proud said DR.. Lowell. 1T is that
which followed the close of the Civil
, War and the death Of Abraham Lin
coin. A quarrel broke out between
President johnson and the Republic
can majority in Congress. 1t be-
came so bitter that he was impeach-
ed by the House of Representatives
and the Impeachment came up for
trial by the Senate. If the two.
thirds majority in that body requir-
cd :or conviction had been obtained
1t would have been a blot upon our
! h!stor.i and a strain upon our in
stltuuons. resulting, by no means
without justification in the conduct
OF the President. from Partisan tenn
per, which threw the lead into the
hands of the extremists of the party.
That unfortunate result was pre-
vented ~ the courage of a half
dozen men. one of whom ought al
ways tie held in veneration here for
But although the impeachment was
defeated, the state of temper result :.
Ell in legislation for the reconstruc-
ticn ii me South which the whole
Country regrets today II the deci
SION OF great public questions be af-
re ted by temper they are sure to
De decided wrongly. Let it not again
make the mistake that was made
at that time"
Herbert 5. Houston. who will speak
at the City hail tonight, said this
noon that Blaine had had 1.-The true
International vision when he took the
le2d IN forming the Pan-American
Union. The League of Nations was
was that conception enlarged on a
world scale and made efficient bv
treaty and by organization. If AM
erica tailed to join the League it
wound give Germany an opportunity
to divide the Allies and ultimately
10 develop alliances that would mean
future wars
Ex-President Taft said that he al
ways enjoyed coming to Maine and
declined to make any comment re-
Sarding the statement of Ambassa-
dor Henry Morgenthau that this
Country would be at war with Ger.
many :gain.
The special car bearing the corn,
OF speakers on tour in behalf of the
League 10 Enforce Peace arrived at
the Union Station at 1135 this aft
ernoon and in the party were: Ex-
president Taft, DR.. \. Lawrence Lo-
well. president Of Harvard Universe.
~; DR.. Anna Howard Shaw. honora-
ry president of the National Wo-
mar Suffrage Association: Dr.. Ste-
phen :. Wise, Rabbi of the Free
synagogue. New York CITY: Her
bert S. Houston. publisher of Wor,d.s
Work: John H. Walker. Illinois state
Federation of Labor: Thomas G.
Chamberlain. Captain First Anti.
Aircraft Artillery L. S. A.. Miss n.
Katherine Locke. noted lecturer ana
corps OF stenographers and secre.
taries.
The party was met at the depot BY
wee President Robert Treat White
house of the Maine Branch of the
League to Enforce Peace; A, r
Laughlln, president of the Portland
Chamber of Commerce; Ralph q
w. Brewster. Guy L. Dunton and n
w. Hoegg. Jr.. representing the Rota-
ry Club; DR.. Elias Captain. DR., Cvrus
Brlggs Israel Bernstein and Louis ST.
mon, representing the local YOUNG
Mems Hebrew Association and the
Bnai Birth Lodge.
Automobiles were provided for the
guests and after stopping at head
quarters at the Lafayette a few mo.
ments ex-President Taft. DR.. A. law.
renee Lowell. Herbert S. Houstor
John II. Walker and others were tak.
en- to the Falmouth Hotel where thew
were the guests at luncheon of tho
Portland Chamber of Commerce and
the Portland Rotary Club. DR.. Anna
Howard Shaw and Miss Locke were
guests at luncheon at the Congress-
Square Hotel Of the women OF Port.
land under the auspices Of the wo.
mans Literary Union. Rabbi Wise
was guest Of the Young Mems Heb
rev Association at the Preble Hons.
The conference opened this after
noon at 2.30 when the meeting was
called to order by Mayor Charles r
Clarke who extended a brief address
of welcome and introduced President
Arthur ]. Roberts of Colby College as
chairman Of the afternoon session.
Bishop Brewster invoked Divine
blessing.
Imediately after the luncheon at
the Falmouth Hotel this noon ex-
President Taft went to Auburn and
this afternoon he delivered an address
before the Auburn Chamber of Com
merce.
A large audience. including dele
gates from every section of the State
attended the opening session of the
conference this afternoon and the
seating capacity of the City Hall au-
ditorium will be taxed tonight as
thousands will be admitted to the con-
ference and reservations have been
made for those who have not secured