Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-08-23

VIII De COVERED oS our september
election Names representatives in
Congress will be called upon to re
wise the Tariff Law. Shall this re-
vision be made by a Republican or
by Democratic membership,
AS Republicans we are charged
with further duty. however. for il
ve desire TO reestablish at Wash
ington a representative government,
under our Constitution
then We must by the result Of our
election in September interpret fol
our sister states the drift in the
Our September election will exer-
else a vital il not a controlling in
fiuence over the November election
This influence does not depend alone
upon Names votes in the electoral
college but rather upon the known
and recognized qualities of our cit
izenship and by the influence we ex-
ercise as September State. Names
verdict is at all times of great in
fiuence but this year with new issues
and old issues in new form the coun-
try turns to Maine as il has never
done before. The issues OF the cam
paign are pregnant with importance
and upon their determination rests
the destiny Of our country. perhaps
Of the civilized world. Maine Re-
publicans have great duty entrusted
to them and l urge upon you to ac-
cept that duty as paramount OBJ
legation and in the three weeks tina:
viii intervene before election 70 Iay
aside your personal affairs and give
70 the service of the Republican par
" ana thereby to our state and 70
our country your time and your in
nuence. so that when the votes are
counted on the 18th of September
Maine will have registered her con-
demna ton of the autocratic and in
c'flcient Democratic administration
at Washington. her endorsement OF
the principles OF the Republican
party and OF Harding ard Coolidge
by the largest Republican vote tina,
has ever been cast in Maine. To do
Tess than this is to be false TO our
convictions and recaIcitrant 10 our
duty.
During the past six weeks | have
visited every county in Maine. have
met and talked with many THOUSAND,
Name men and women. Everywhere
| have found them alive 10 the i'm
portance q our election. intere in
ana enthusiastic over the Republice-7
Party and its principles. fully CON
sclous ~ the fact that the decls red
policy OF the Democratic admiristra
ton at Washington as accepted bv
the Democratic candidate ior presi-
dent contcmplates taking from our
government certain essential a,tr;b-
utes OF sovereignty and giving them
10 tribunal functionins on foreign
soil where We lack equal representa-
iton.
everywhere / have found both
democrats and Republicans favorin-
Some sort of an association or if YOU
please q league between the SOW
ereign states ~ the world il the IN
tcrest. Of humanity and of peace. bat
nowhere have l found approval OF
the application Of their principle un-
der president wilson's LEAGUE Of
Nations. We DO not as Republicans
oppose an association between ra
tons to prevent war. re favor i, b1,
We arc unaterably opposed il Mr.
wilson's application of the principle.
Everywhere have found approval
OF the Lodge reservations and the at
tltude Of our Senators.
As result OF my contact ~ith thn
voters of Maine during this period
Of six weeks / am convinced ,h.-
there is much greater interest in
the election than has been usual in
The past. Republicans everywhere
are militant and active and in ev
cry town | have visited T learned ~
Democrats ~ho diss ppfovins Of the
administration at Washington pro-
pose to vote the Republican ticker
nave the fullest confidence that
Names verdict in SeptemhcI- viii
America nism. oppose Inter.
hationaiism and give cheer TO the
lovers Of constitutional government
throughout the land.
In introducing NJ. HAYS. Chairma n
Ham said:
Maine is. indeed. honored TODAY ss
no other state has been or will he i,
this campaign, by having with us so
Young man as rou,
next speaker. This is his first sneecb
IN the campaign, and the last one,
and Maine has been selected as The
State TO receive this KEYNOTE spe.ch
not only for Maine but for the whole
country
Three years ago at a meeting of
the National committee to elect a
chairman. this Young man from In
diana. thinking that he knew some
'"'nr about politics. had an ambition
to serve his party as chairman of the
-."'''h,al committee. an ambition that
VAS gratified. and he has since
de monstrated to the people of this
country that he had the ability to do
The job and does know something
A bout politics.
In the campaign Of 1918, President
Wilson issued proclamation asking
the voters OF this country to return
10 Congress men of his own political
faith and men who believed as he did.
This young mans job was to see that
these men were not elected and when
the vote was counted after the elee-
ton. ne had Republican Congress
and Republican Senate, and after
the vote is counted next November.
we will not only have a Republican
Congress but a Republican President
md vice President.
Maine owes this young man a debt
IF gratitude which cannot be paid in
collars and cents. 1t must be paid in
he only reward he asks. votes. Let