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

cracy. I think that you should be
willing to give up your time so that
we can poll the Democrats of Maine.
There are $4,000 Democratic men Of
Maine. and there ought to be just as
many Democratic women. If we could
do that we would have $4,000, but
we don't need that.
This year I have the impression
that the woman vote will show differ
emit"
He quoted story that Mrs. Blair
had told that women understood men.
If that is true, it is goodbye TO a
senator and four congressman from
Maine Uaughter).
Il am going to suggest one matter
in sentence in regard to State is
sues: The Republican candidate for
governor is appealing very largely on
the proposition that he has been a
very economical governor. want you
to disseminate through the State one
or two things. In this year. 1922. the
direct State tax is almost exactly
100000 more than the last year Of
Gov. Curtis administration. In ad-
dition he has to use s1,10o,00O more
on tax on transporta ton companies,
and this is direct tax on YOU.
I'm 1922 the combined State tax
and railroad tax are $500 900 and in
the last year of Gov. Curtis admin
istration they We're s3,500,000'
The most extrayagant governor
Maine ever had was Governor Mill
ken. He spent s1S4,0O0 fixing up an
executive mansion. If you elect me
governor l shall never live in it, for
am not accustomed to living under
such conditions.
Under Governor Baxter more mon
ey was spent last year than under the
most extravaga giant year of Governor
Milliken's administration. You can't
get any State report from any depart
ment for 1927, they haven't been
printed yet. The total payments from
The State treasury last year were ex-
ceeding 100000 and the total paw
ments from the State treasury for the
two years Oakley c. Curtis was gov
ernor We're s16,000.o00. This calls for
an explanation from the Apostle of
Economy Qaughter).
Il would like TO sec campaign con-
Quoted on legitimate lines l think il
is our duty as Democrats to keep the
campaign within legitimate lines. The
accepted Republican view is that
| President Wilson failed in his efforts
to negotiate the treaty Of Paris. and
that Secretary Hughes and President
Harding were successful in negotiat-
ing their treaty. President Wilson ne
gotiated a treaty that every nation of
the world except the United States
joined, and the only thing that kept
1t from being ratified was a partisan
majority in the Senate. And Secreta-
ry Hughes and President Harding sue
ceedcd in negotiating treaty that no
nation except the United States has
ratified, and that only with the assist
ance of Democratic minority senators
ltughter). And the conference at
Washington, the heralded triumph of
diplomacy. has tied the United States
to a restriction of the naval construc-
ton program. leaving other nations
to do what they will, when they will"
Mr.. Pattangall referred again to his
plea for a legitimate campaign and
mentioned prohibition. He had not
agreed with some who had wanted to
have some kind of plank on this sub
ject in the Democratic platform. hut
had stopped worrying since Presto
Harding's administration had gone into
the bootlegging business. LaughterD
The remainder of Mr.. Pattarigalrs
address was An appeal to those pres
ent 10 form complete organization
and begin work as soon as possible.
ExCongressman McGiIicuddy
Hon. Eanicl j. MCGlllicuddy of
Lewiston, the last speaker, sid that
it was his opinion that a campaign
was being approached full vital
principles, the same principles for
which democracy has fought since
the time of Jefferson, equal rights to
all and special privileges TO none. II
know the present members of the
/. Ways and Means committee. that
committee is composed of IS men, Il
or them Republicans: IL of the II
Republicans are multi millionaires.
whose money is invested in the
special interests of the country that
a'iC hlIOChlHS db tl!e tOofS VI AOI-
gress for special legislation. Those
men were put there for a purpose,
and as soon as they We're able they
cut off the surtaX and the excess
profit tax and saved these special in
terests hundreds of millions of dol
lars. Now YOU are intelligent people
and YOU know that if the tax is TAX
en- off in one place if has GOT to he
put on somewhere else. Now. you've
got 10 raise the money. and they are
going to put it onto the great mass
Of the people and they hope the
people will not know it. I am glad
that the women at least have their
eyes open and that they understand
men and kno-- that kind Of man
which we find in the Republican
party"