Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-04-21
| Stubborn Cases Of Stomach
Trouble Yield
Promptly to
| TAN LAC
Editors Letter Box
Howard Davies Announces Platform
Ta Locomotive Engineers
$4,000, 900 Bottles Sold

Portland, Mdlle.
My dear Mr.. Shaw
On March 18th you wrote me that
your organization by unanimous vote
endorsed me for the Office of United
States senator. I highly appreciated
this endorsement and your express
sions of confidence contained therein.
| replied, however, that l was in no
sense a candidate for this office.
Since the receipt OF your letter
more than 10000 people have en-
dorsed me despite he fact that there
was published broadcast in the State
my statement that I was in no sense
candidate. I have circulated no pri-
mary election petitions. ! have solic-
tied no support neither have l direct
ly or indirectly done anything that
could be construed as trying to create
public sentiment favorable to my cam
didacy. Therefore, my conclusion is
that at least 10000 people have sought
me as candidate for the Office of
United States senator. I believe it my
duty under all the circumstances to
make the campaign.
The business of the government is
tho peoples business and they have a
right to know the principles and pur-
poses of those who ask for support.
The use of large sums Of money in
our elections has shocked the moral
sense of our people. 1t appears TO be
the vital and controlling factor. We
read from authentic sources that an
enormous sum of money was offered
for seat in the United States Senate
hy a citizen of PENNSYLVANIA: IN the
campaign for the election of Senator
Newberry of Michigan there was eX-
pended a sum equal to the amount of
his salary as United States senator
for more than 40 years, and as a re-
suit Of which he was convicted in the
> courts of Michigan OF perjury and
corrupt practices. Nevertheless a
ma iOritv of the members of the
United States Senate, including Sen
; ator Hale, voted that Newberry had
transcressed no Law that would rem
der him unfit for that body. The ex-
:
elections is destructive of our form
of government, poisoning its wells at
| their source.
The Federal Government is contin-
ually encroaching upon the functions
rightfully belonging to the states.
/ There is no greater menace than the
, increasing tendency 20 conduct many
Of the affairs of the states by bureaus
established at-Washington.
, Needless for me to say that one of
) the great problems Of the day is the
industrial problem. Wages must be
kept at that standard where the
} workers may comfortably maintain
themselves and live with independ-
; cnce Of spirit and self-respect. They
cannot go back 70 the pre-war stand
ard of living. Allied with the indus
trial problem is the problem of the
, deferred compensation belonging to
, the soldiers. The demand Tor the
soldiers bonus is just demand.
The service men are entitled to it as
4 matter of right. We should not at
tempt to put our industrial house in
, order until this obliga ton is fully
, met
{ The Direct Primary, now in sue
, ccssful operation in every northern
: state, the Initiative and the Referen-
5 dunn and the election Of United States
senators by direct vote of the people,
| have received continual criticism at
J the hands of the reactionaries. They
J fail to realize that the average man
, today, by whom l mean fhe man in
{ the shop, in the store, in the mill. at
the forge, in the office and on the
farm. is well qualified through habits
of reading and study brought on and
developed by the general circulation
of good reading at an extremely small
price, to pass efficiently upon ques-
tions relating to government He
needs no one to nominate his candi-
dates. He is able to nominate them
himself without the Intervention OF
delegate conventions. He should not
be denied the right to petition the
Legislature under the Initiative and
Referendum, for this has always been
a sacred right since the inception OF
our government. He is abundantly
qualified to select mon for the office
Of United States senator without
turning over to the members of the
legislature his right Of selection.
l believe that a majority of people
realize that the future of the Repub
lican Party is along broad, progress
! sivc lines. IF they do not, | venture
to predict that they will come to full
realization of this fact at no distant
day. The progressive believes in a
broader life for the average man, in
better homes, better working condi-
itions, better schools "; ges that viii
bring independence Of thought and
spirit. and larger participation in
the affairs of government by all our
people. The reactionary believes that
the average man is sufficiently pro-
vided for as he is, or perhaps better
than he deserves to be. Maine is
larger by 800 square miles than all
the rest of New England. Maine pos
scsses the best farms to be had at the
smallest pIice OF any state in the
Union. and a potential water power
development matchless in its extent
and possibilities No state has so
small a percentagetof iiliteracy in its
farming communities as our own, vet
in 1910 Maine had Approximately
co 900 farms. In 1920 Maine had ap-
proximately 10000 farms. The pop
iulation of Maine increased in the last
so years only 100000 people To those
Of us who love Names hjstory md