Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-30
Governor Guest
at Lincoln County
Boom Maine Meeting

Damarscotta, June 29-Lincolr
county held a Boom Maine day here
today and men and women from al
over the county were there for the
event.
Gov. Baxter was the guest OF
honor delivering the chief address Of
the Afternoon.
The morning was devoted to in
formal discussions and greetings tc
new arrivals. Dinner was served al
lain called the meeting to order.
The speakers Of the afternoon
were Gov. Baxter, James @. Guinac
president of the State Chamber OF
Commerce; Luther Maddocks and
Mrs. Florence Brooks Whitehouse.
Gov. Baxter on State Issues
When Governor Baxter rose tc
speak he was given a rousing wei
come. After acknowledging this
greeting, Gov Baxter spoke in sub
stance as follows:
I have come here today to discuss
with you certain problems. | am glad
that we have problems in the state OF
Maine; if we had no problems we
should soon become a very soft and
easy going people. With a state just
as with an Individual. if we have
problems and ycXing questions to de-
eide we face them and decide them
and by doing so we become better able
to carry on the work of life, and 50
it is not to be regretted that there are
serious problems in the state of
Maine. All we have to do is to CO
operate and face them Squarely, and
we will all be better for having done
so. Most Of the troubles that come
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mectinps can smonth ov"r tn tn iaaIl
&c, "a ,,i,,,rinretandf,re 49, 49,.
CROFT evtont wan tn hnIr i, o,.ar;.
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The different oroins in tho St,te to'
cntba, sn tho7 tho,, vii cono 70 -"
Snetho,' ,,i ~, i,s+ n,,a IN, ~,
nninfI .n ~ M ,bc sdynnco,nnS+ ~ ~
H. hirho.+ ;,rtoraat az n,', Iito1 oe
Msina -
want tn taI;n the nconlo of Maine
;rto NV contiInnoe. taiI ,be,, Va ,,hat 7
nnna,nIv amJ fr~"l|. with tban,: me-
sent tho facts az SOC thcn,' and thon
let mo nnonla of rho Statn docida What
is to be d',ne believe = governor
IF bo Lac con,.ictionc IL bo "a idna g
no Lcliny,e arc for tho hest ;mtnrestS
~ tha ct,to sbo,,Ia tn1I 10 Mania Of
tho STATE ahout Them Whila am
Govermnr this Year and noxt am 60
inr to dov"tn nv time 70 cong over
thC State ana sfavine rirht in the
State of Of Maine. meeting the ! people of
mo state ana taIiIjne things dvor with
them, and then Inave the questions for
,hr;r' Gnctsin,, sLaIi nnt bn CON
tout 70 rowan in he COM Portable Of
ticn !, no Sta+n Cani+ol nnd iust do
~ n,tino ,,.orI, 90 no Statc hut 7
er, c4,i,r n,t y.fonnver can ia meet
no n,an onJ women of INV ctata and
then NV wnrl, viii have been done
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1coHoHay
Tho first problem for the citizens of
Maine to consider is that of economy.
I believe. after investigating the inn
portancc of some IF the other queS-
tions. that that Of economy prcdomi-
mates. During tho past few years
the expenditures of Maine have in
creased tremendously. We all know
that the time would come when eX-
penditurcs must he checked. | felt
and the Legislature felt. that that
time had come. and although it is not
easy to say. No" it seems n me that
II was very necessary to say mo-
and during the last session of the
Legislature it was my duty to check
some of the appropriations and l did
so cunscientiOu&ly. and | gave my
reasons in every case for doing so.
have been connected with the
State Government off and on for 6