Oxford Democrat., 1920-05-25
Mr.. Perham's Attitude.
BRYANr's POND, May II, 1922

| BRYANT TOND, may 1 4, 1oIO
To the Republicans OF Oxford County:
In reply to inquiries from interested
parties, who have the right to know,
wish to make the following statement:
believe that the people have right
to know the attitude of candidates on al
important questions. We all realize that
the business of the country must be
done by large combinations of capital In
order to do 1t economically and eff
ciently. believe that these corpora
tions should be run for the benefit of the
state and the people, and not the state
and people run for the benefit OF the cor
porations. No one objects to capital
having liberal returns for every dollar
honestly invested.
l believe that our natural resources
should be developed for the business ia
terests of the State of Maine and through
this development will come benefit to all
the people of the state.
I believe that conditions are about
ripe for great business development in
our state. The high price of labor In
our mines, the high cost of transporta-
ton and the uncertainty of regular
supply of coal for industrial purposes,
even at exorbitsut prices, makes our un-
limited and constant supply OF electric
power, under proper development and
reasonables rates, look good to manu-.
facturers. II We keep a steady hand
with our electric power, the business will
come to the power, instead OF the power
going out of the state to the business
and I believe that every possible safe
guard should be employed to secure this
end.
I believe that 1t is our duty to look
after the interests of our state, just as
believe that 1t is the duty OF the people
to look after their own interests, which
are always Identical with the best inter
est of the state, and to see that men are
nominated for office who represent their
interests and will safeguard them in our
legislature.
have no quarrel with our corporation
interests, which are now as always, seek
J ing to have men nominated for office
who represent them and can be relied
upon to defend them and to vote for
their interest. This is the consistent
thing for them to do from purely bust.
| ness standpoint; and 1t Is just as con.
| sistent for the farmers, the merchants,
the mechanics, the mill workers and, In
fact, the men who are doing the actual
work of the state TO seek the nomination
of men who represent them, and can be
depended on to defend them and to vote
for their interests. This is but com.
mon sense business proposition on both
sides, and IL the common people who
have an overwhelming majority of the
votes, allow the other fellows to nomi.
nate the candidates In June, we must
vote for them in September, and We shall
have no right to complain as there is no
one but ourselves to blame for 1t.
Personal friendship, local pride, and
the "Good Fellow" proposition are al.
ways worked over. time to make the voter
forget bis own interests and his duty to
his party and bis state in nominating
candidates for office.
am farmer and represent the aver.
age citizen of Oxford County. am un-
der no obligation to any interest except
the interest and welfare of the common
people, which must always depend on
the business prosperity of our county
and state.
To this end pledge my best and un-
divided efforts.
Yours very truly,
GEORGE W. @. PERHAM.