Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-07-21
AT ROCKLAND
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trict
Mrs. Gannett who is vice chairman
of the State committee. called atten-
tion to the fact that the Democratic
women are organizing for the first
time this year and that this has meant
an increase in all Democratic activ-
tiles. The Republican women were
fully organized two years ago and
have kept their organization, she said,
but warned that nowhere must it be
allowed to sIacken or fail to function.
She asserted that the Republican rec
ord is entirely fav"" "able to place be-
fore the voters this year and referred
specifically to the york of Governor
Baxter, Of our Senators and Repres-
entatives in Washington and OF the
National administration.
Chairman Peacock said some high
compliments to the participat ton of
women in politics, declaring that more
women vote and that they vote more
intelligently than men. He urged that
judgment Of the administration at
Washington be deferred until they
have had time to do their work. "They
had to put out the FIRE, remove the
rubbish and then start to rebuild" he
said.
OF Governor Baxter, Mr.. Peacock de-
clared that his record is clear and will
/ not seek the sponsibilities of the
governorship which We're put upon
him, but that he has devoted his en-
tire time to them and has given the
State a good administration. He de-
serves the full support of the people
for the next two years and it is i'm
portant that YOU elect a Republican
legislature to work in harmony with
him. said Chairman Peacock.
Governor Baxter himself asserted
that politics is business. the peoples
business. that during the time he has
been in Office he has often gone about
the State trying to tell people about
it and to interest them in it, and that
he will conduct his campaign in the
same manner. He said that the State
auditor will have closed mis- books tor
the year within a short time and then
we shall known just where we stand.
IONtI HoI IDdAleE referred 10 a DrdC-
tice which he began last year of issu-
| ing to the newspapers detailed finan-
cial statements on what has been done
with the States funds and in the con-
duct of the States business. and de-
clared his purpose to do the same now,
as soon as tine facts are available.
People who handle the States money
Shnn11 ri c
and be careful what they do with it,
| he said. and promised that he would
| take all the time possible from his ad-
| ministrative d1ties this summer to en-
| tighten the people on State affairs.
| Congressman White made a ringing
| speech. explaining what a situation of
waste, chaos, despair and extravaganza
| confronted the Republican administra-
| tion when it went into power a little
| more than year ago, and telling a
, part of what has already been done
toward restoring order in the govern
| mcnt and confidence in the people. He
mentioned numerous important pieces
| of legislation which have been enacted
] to bring relief from the ills bequeathe
| by the former administration and stat
| ed that Congress has passed an aver
| age of more than one law day since
| it has been in session, while the House
alone has passed an average of two
and one-third bills a day, which is far
| from doing nothing" as is often al
legged. Referring to the financial rec
ord of the administration. Mr.. White
| declared that it is little short Of mar
velous and gave figures definitely
proving that billions of dollars actual
| ly are being served under present man.
agement. I'VE are saving in tax re-
ductions alone,' he said, more money
| than it cost to run the government 1U
years ago." He also explained that
two billions have been cut off the ma
tional debt, that over three billions
| have been Topped off the running ex-
penses and that other economies have
been made in the effort to give the
country relief from the crushing bur-
dens that 1t was carrying after the
war.