Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-06-23

The weather interfered with the
attendance at the Democratic Field
Day, Thursday, but there was a rep
resentative gathering of Democrats
from all over the State, IA of the 16
counties being represented. 1t has
been long time since a National
committeeman of one of the great
parties has been in the State. but
Hon. William r. Pattangall. Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor. was
able to secure the attendance of
National Chairman, Judge Cordelle
Hull of Tennessee, who made the
first address of the afternoon. fol-
lowing a buffet lunch in the Water
Vile Armory. The speaking pro-
gram took place in the Opera House.
Mayor Leon 0. Tebbetts, Democratic
candidate for Congress in the Third
District, presided. Judge Hull gave
a resume of the alleged shortcom-
lngs of the Harding administration
and stated that the Republican party
was today as always the hacker of
special privilege.
Mrs. Evelyn Newell Blair of Mis-
souri,, national vice. chairman, point
ed out to the men what she believed
TO be an essential difference between
woman's and a mans political
outlook. saying that it arose from
the fact that d woman has a voca-
tional bias because 80 per cent of
women have the vocation of wife
hood and motherhood. This voca-
tional bias gives women routine
method of doing things, while man
works on the piece time basis
Lewis A. Donahue of Portland.
candidate for Congress in the First
District said that there must be q
establishment of Americanism
rather than the proposed back to
normally" slogan. Bertrand G. Nc
1ntlre, former candidate for Gov
ernor, urged organization in order
to secure victory. William K. Pat
tangall of Augusta. candidate for
Governor, was given cheers when he
rose to speak.
Besides those already mentioned
leading Democrats present We're
Daniel Cony Of Augusta. State chair
man; Mrs. w. +. Pattangall, vice
chairman; and Ex-Governor Oakley
g. Curtis.
The buffet lunch was furnished by
the members of the Waterville Pat
tangall club and was much appre-
ciated. Drcw's Watcrville band
played for the luncheon at the Ar
mory and also before and after the
exercises at the Opera House.
Judge CordeIe Hull
Judge Cordeile Hull, national
Chairman of the Democratic party,
spoke in part as follows:
The country is approaching an
other biennial election. This event
Will claim the attention of the voters
according to their interest or lack
of interest in good government.
Upon what possible theory can the
people be asked Or expected to elect
another Republican Congress next
fail? If elected. there is every rea-
son for the country TO believe that
such Republican Congress would not
and could not rise TO any higher
level than its two predecessors. 1t
Is due to say, on the other hand. that
1t could scarcely be expected to
reach a lower level
The proposal for the election of
another Republican Congress is a
direct invitation to the American
people to ratity the record of the
two incompetent, leaderless, and do
nothing Republican Congresses in
power since March 4th, 1919; and
also TO take the serious risk of con-
tlnuing the period of business de-
preston. decentralization and eco
nomic prostration such as that given
TO the country by the first II months
OF the Harding administration.
Why should even the most igno-
rant voter favor the election of an
other Republican Congress COM
posed largely of the membership of
the present Congress, which Repub-
lican leaders and Republican news
papers throughout the country have
characterized in language more
canning than any that has been
spoken by its political opponents?
When Secretary of War Weeks SOL
EMMY testified in a recent speech.
that the highest public estimate of
the present Congress was that it had
reached the lowest ebb." his state
nlent implied many important things
not expressly mentioned. This es-
urate of Congress by the secretary
and the general public necessarily
means that this Republican Congress
has reached the lowest ebb" of any
previous Congress of whatsoever po-
htical complexion in the Nations
history; that the present national
administration. to the extent that
the great legislative branch of the
government can make it possible.
has reached correspondingly low
ehb" and that the Republican lead
ership in control has reached the
same Lowest ebb." A political
party in control of the government
Is the governments itself.
1t would be cimplimenting Secre-
tary Weeks too highly, however, to
rest this sweeping indictment of the
Republican Congress upon his tes-
tlmony alone. That rock-ribbed Re-
publican paper. the Boston Tran
script, has pronounced this to be the
worst Congress of any within the
past twenty years. This statement,
which has not yet been contra
dicted even by Republicans, with the
exception OF Vice President Cool
!dge. Senator Lodge, and one or two
others, implies that this is the worst
Congress" with respect to willing