Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-06

In touching manner he told Of
the way in which his father con-
WINGED him that the flag of the Union
was their flag.
| The American people are so apt to
want to change the organic law when
abuses arise under it. We know that
in cities, political rings have become
very powerful. People chafed under
it, being dictated by bosses. 1t never
seemed to occur to them that there
were remedies. We have the pri-
mary law. What has that resulted?
That seems to be step backwards.
People are confined in their choice
to those who are willing to enter the
struggle in a primary in order to
win a nomination. No longer do
State Legislatures choose Congress
men. There is no complaint against
it. Mr.. Cooke expressed the opinion
that the old convention system
should never have been left.
| He next attacked the alcohol ques-
ton. Local option. state prohibitory
laws search and seizure laws did not
arrest the evil. Then was the Con-
|
resist that tendency to doctor our
basic fabric
Mr.. Makers Introduction Of Mr..
| Kaufman
| The personal touch in Mr.. Makers
| introduction of Mr.. Kaufman, was
| especially clever. The POSTMASTER
recalled, when a quarter of a century
nf he
University football eleven, he came in
| touch with who was then considered
the Star Reporter of Washington.
none other than Mr.. Kaufman. In
| all that time, Mr.. Maher declares he
has followed the progress Of this
man, but never dreamed he would
have the pleasure Of introducing Mr..
Kaufman to a Maine audience.
Mr.. kaufman's Humorous Opening
That reminds me of a story. which
began, which began" then turning
to Mr.. Maher and bowling smilingly,
an appreciation of the highly compli
mentary Introduction on the part Of
Mr.. Maher as one football player to
another I'll say, "There isn't half
in the world that could follow through
that lead" And continuing with the
story, in his well modulated voice,
Murphy was a man who led mod
erately quiet life at home with fire.
quent sessions in the police court.
He died. At the funeral the good
priest said number of very nice
things about the late Murphy. The
eulogy was long and exhaustive Fin
ally the widow leaned over to son
and whispered, "Dinny will YOU go
over and take a look at the corpse
and see if it is Murphy they are
talking about"
Had quite time getting here.
Started from New York and finally
something happened Just outside Of
Portland. Found ourselves at $50
this morning back of Poland Springs.
Saw a sign. 1t said. You take this
road at your own risk Well, we
had taken every other road that way.
But soon, we found out the risk. 1t
was a pole cat. / would suggest to
you law makers, that you make
law. making pole cats carry tail
lights. After we ran into the pole
cat we made such speed that we had
five policemen chasing US. But just
as they caught up with us. they let
lus go past. Guess they thought we
,were all gassed. / know what to do
with the dog when he runs into a pole
cat. But how do you bury your auto
mobiles?
+, my little girl aged six was look
ing at the map great deal during
the day. She thought We had been
Il through four states and back. She
had been asleep in the bottom Of
the car. but at this time awoke and
said, I'VE must be out of the United
States. because it smells SO different
The skunk may be a source of wealth
but not a source of pleasure"
Red Skunks in U. S.
There is another kind of skunE-A
Red Skunk-isn't even worth skin
ming From Portland to Portland
the nation is full of them. There is
an economic sickness. This is so I'M
! til we accept one remedy, laws that
will further protect; measures that
will crafty aliens in the land OF our
forefathcrs,
Some U. S. Statistics
! The census of 1910 was poppycock.
the entire system was ridiculous A
man was asked if he were illiteIate
and if he replied, no then he was
so classed. There was no degree Of
illiteracy. The facts We're disclosed
in 1918, that IS per cent illiteracy
existed among the enlisted men of
single states.
The foreign labor in the steel and
iron trade in 1918, showed So per
cent; slaughter and meat industry
81 per cent; bituminous coal, Sc per
cent; silk and dry goods. "A glass
manufacture, 3S; wooden. 81; cotton,
SO; clothing manufacture. 70; boots
and shoes. q; leather tanning, 81;
cigars and cigarette making, SO, oil,
81; sugar, S..
This dangerous condition existed
during the war. In this country 81
per cent of the Austrians were still
aliens; IS per cent of the Armenians;
so per cent of the Bohemians; SO
per cent of the Bulgarians; 81 Cana
dians: IS Croatians: So English; 50
Fins: 81 French; 80 Germans; g.
Greek; II Hungarians; 81 Irish; ~
Italians: "a Mexicans; "a Ruman-
ians: 50 Poles; - Russians; 95 Ser
bans; 81 Spaniards; IS Swedes; IS
per cent of other nationalities.
immigration has leen steadily in
creasing while the ratio of naturall-
cation has been decreasing.
1.-THE Essentials Of Amerieanism."