Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-02

ever unpleasant Il may ssem; and l
will simply close by saying that all
that have said In my judgment has
nothing whatever to do with the pro-
position before the House, eLaughter
ana applauss). 20 when. you gentle
men come to vote ! hope you will
vote from the question OF the saia-
ries of the Justices of the Supreme
Judicial Court. thank you. Cap
plauss).
Mr.. McILHERoN Of Lewiston: Mr..
Speaker and gentlemen Of the House:
have listened very attentively to the
discussion before the House anN be-
lieve that you should vote on this
matter - individuals representing
your own community. You are sent
here by the people and vote on this
question for the people. We may APP
pear to be In legal slavery here in the
House. but We do not want to drive
our constituents into legal slavery,
We form our own Judgment by our
own observations: ana, talking about
lawyers. they should be eliminated
from this question altogether. /
brought q matter before the Judi
ciary committee composed of ten law
yers. Nobody appeared against it.
but they brought in a report that it
ought not to pAas. and YOU all know
| what that bin was. 1t was a law
that was In conflict with the divine
law, but they brought I'm a report
ought not to pass. Now, think that
| this matter that Is before the House
at the present time of increasing the
judges salaries should not be consid-
cred. A chain is just as strong as it's
weakest link and that State may be
| compared In the same manner. 1t is
just az strong as it's weakest citizen.
know men who are bringing up
large families whose pay has been
cut fifty per cent. within the last six
| months. Are we having a lot of elo-
| quence in behalf of those men who
have got the great responsibility be-
fore God of providing for large fani-
lies. and do we hear great oratory and
i great pleas for them. DO you hear.
men come in here and tell about the
men who 30 out in the virgin forest,
with the Drawn and muscle. and pro-
duce wealth for this State? Do we
hear any great eloquence in their be-
half? Do we hear any great eIo-
quence for the men who 60 into the
shops and the mills and produce the
wealth that the people of the Su-
preme Bench also enjoy,--some of the
| Injuries that they produce? We do
not hear any great eloauence for
| them. Gentlemen. vote justly; vote
fairly because the tax will come from
those poor people to pay the in
creased salaries, If you increase the
salaries OF the judges Let us not
imagine that there is such a halo of
Justice surrounding the Supreme
Bench. want to give credit where
credit is due. I have come in contact
with men who disgrace the Offices
that they should adorn, and I will
not stand here and vote to take mon
ey out of the poor mans uocket and
enrich the man that is enriched with
such a beautiful mind. and that we
nave got to throw a halo around and
look up to him as though IL was a
divine right that we were giving ado.
ration to. Gentlemen, I hope YOU will
vote understandingly on this cues.
ton and that Mr.. Bragdon's motion
will prevail.
Mr.. WOODRUFF of Brunsw;ck
Mr. Speaker, + do not wish unneces-
sarlly to proiong this discussion.
was convinced before I heard the
| eioqaence Of this morning that the
salaries OF the justices of the sunrere
court ought to be increased: but
there are other salaries that ought
I equaiiy to be increased. Economv
mas peen spoken Of here as an elastic
term; and whatever way we NAV de
nne 1t, there is something that is
more important than ECONOMY. Fa;r~
ness and justice and the vital weyfa 70
Oh the state OF Maine are more i'm.
portant than dollars and cents. lad.
Vocate thorough discussion of thi.
question on the ground that was
brought forward by the gentleman
from Perham. Mr.. Bragdon. 1 think
the Wnoie question Of salaries ouyh,
10 De taken into full and fair consider.
atioh' SUFFICIENT study being given IL
II SO that the whole range of salaries
can De properly adjusted; and on tina,
ground object to the immediate
passage of this bill to increase tbf
salaries of the justices of the supreme
court. "'i'e
| Mr.. PERKINS Of orono: Mr.
speaker, think It is time that every
man In this House should know ius,
now ne 10 going to vote, and I move
for the question.
The SPEAKER: The nrev;o,,.
question Is called for. All those WIN
are IN favor Of ordering the previous
question will rise.
| a sumcient number having arisa,
the previous question was ordered
Inc SPEAKER: A sufficient mum
per having arisen, the previous o,Ies
Ton Is ordered and the question is or
the motion Of the gentleman from
Fernam, Mr.. Bragdon, to indefinitely
postpone the bill. The yeas and NAYS
nave been asked for. Those who arr
In favor of voting by means of tbe
yeas and nays will rise.
A sumcient number having arise,
the yeas and nays were ordered.
The SPEAKER: The members n,
the House will assume their SEATS as
| required by the rules and answer IN
the call by the Clerk. The question
snaH the bill be indefinitely most
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