Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-11

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We have he4ra This morning dis
cussicn Gf the water powe-x Of The
state q Ea5-e- and I p-es--z- = has
been il the mind OF ever gentleman
here, what wsre our rights. what we're
our duties ard whz. were CIR oaisgz-
tIons II that regard The-e have been
oiher MEASURES introduced N ts.is Leg
zslature- al Of which depended tpoa q
fundamental charge n the lzw. IN the
fundamental Lax. the constitution Of
The State
Now. gentlemen. ] am not tS-k-
erer CT the constitution: ! ~an- the
gentlemen q this House 20 distinctly
understand that; but I am . believer
IN dignl5et discussion OF principles If
We have outgrown this ancient 6ocu-
nent. If IRE wish TO change n I Ger
tain way the conditions under which
we are living let Us sit down together
and take counsel with one another and
bring that 10 pass; and that IS all tne
interest that ! have IL this matter
%,--p ~e9- --s-E -+z-a -raS=E-,r- rsr.aS-sr-T<
coming before rs on every side. that
perhaps after hundred years i. was
not too late. and il was an opportune
time 70 take counsel with one another
as 10 the future
1 am aware that this bill will cost
some money; I am aware that / am
-respassing perhaps On great mat
ter, bur think every gentleman in
this House. if he will soberiy consider
this matter. viii reach the conclusion
that ii is al least something that the
people Of the state Of Maine should
consider and consider we'll
This bill in the new draft provides
for a submission Of the very question
itself 70 the people Of this State; it
provides for an election of the. mem
bers Of this convention without regard
to party tag. that is. their name on
the ticket upon which they are 70 vote
bears no party utilization You viii OBJ
serve that and you do not need any
Interpretation from ne. that each mem
Der Of this convention is TO be paid a
thousand dollars That provision was
put into this bill in order that per-
haps little higher grade Of men than
we are would be attracted IL such
thing were pos sible. But what ! am
trying to impress upon the gentle
men of this House is that the sober.
sensible men of this State. and the
women. too, for that matter, should
meet in this State House and discuss
matters which affect their bus mess and
economic future. and come to some de-
termination about them. so that If the
State of Maine is to go ahead in one
direction il may do so, and if we are
going 10 refuse foreign capital pro-
lection in this State, we may do so.
Now this State. gentlemen. in the
last ten years has remained station
AIRY in the matter OF population 1t is a
weII-known fact, and it has been called
TO your attention this morning, that
the tax rate in this State has more
than doubled in the last ten years.
and your increase of property is not
in the same proportion.
You have determined here In this
House that the agriculture of the
State is at stapdstill, so to speak.
So / say to you, gentlemen OF the
House, with the tax rate increasing
and your population stationary, your
property not increasing. your agri-
culture in danger, that it is time for
you to determine certain fundamental
propositions of government If We are
TO progress and become and continue
to be the great State that we are
The SPEAKER: The gentleman
from Auburn. Mr.. Wing. has moved
for the acceptance of the minority