Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-08-30

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tan and be Democrat, neither could
he be Christian and be member OF
a secret society, Mr.. Emerson seN-
pressed his mind in this matter say
ing that he thought if the Democrats
and the members of secret societies
were taken out of the churches they
would be small indeed.
Mr.. Emerson extoled eX-president
Wilson and his administration. He
accused the Republicans of continued
Misrepresentation and mentioned
that wemen's suffrage and national
prohibition both came about during
a Democratic term.
Mr.. Emerson also spoke Of the
state affairs and of the expense OF
repairing and keeping up the Blaine
mansion.
In closing he urged the Democrats
even if defeated this fall to continue
their work until we have as we surely
will a Democratic president and SEN
ate and a league of nations and q
world at peace.
Mr. EmersOn's speech was followed
by two vocal solos by Mrs. Rosalie
Cote who sang The Rosary You
Gave Me" and Call Me Back to Your
Heart" and was accompanied by Mrs
Rose Borden. Miss Rachel ConanJ
who this year will be a junior at
Colby college gave paper. in the
introduction she quoted from a Req
paper of that mornings issue. which
stated that the Democrats did not
expect a victory this September and
she urged all Democrats to get out
and vote on September 18th and not
let that statement become a fact,
Miss Conant spoke of the Newbury
case and stated that he was tried be-
fore a republican judge and jury
She compared the Wilson Admins
tration with a republican senate and
that of President with a republican
senate and stated that he had not
been able to accomplish anything
Miss Pauline Cloutier gave a cello
solo and an encore being accompan-
led by Mrs. Borden.
John L. Fish editor Of the hide
acknowledgements was the third
speaker. Mr.. Fish prefaced his adj
dress with a statement in which he
said there were two things which he
was not and that he was not a polti-
clan nor n public speaker. He said
that he should not assail Governor
Baxter for on the whole he felt that
since the death of governor Park
hurst, Baxter had filled the bill most
adequately. TO the women voters he
urged clean campaign with faith in
the choice of the people. Mr.. Fish
stated that the women should never
have lad the ballot according to his
way of thinking and that they did
not need the ballot to bring to pass
great issues. He hade splendid tri-
butte to the women of the w. C. r. L.
and what they have accomplished by
their Christian faith and persistent
work. Mr. Fish stated that one
should feel free to vote for who ever
he chooses and for whom he con-
siders the best man or woman for the
office regardless of party, and urged
absolute fairness in campaign work
on both sides. Mr.. Fish said that in
our own individual lives and in the
churches and in secret societies to
which we belong we have certain
standards or ideals and so we should
have certain standards in the politi-
cal work and life by which we should
gage our work in politics.
Mr.. Fish said that women could
not be mons equal, that the could no
moro descend to tho status Of mon
than cOnld tho angels in heaven 50
descend. He urged the voters to re-
member the golden rule and go TO
tho polls and vote and to have faith
in the choice of tho people and tho
leaders they elect as VIC have faith in
tho God above.
The last speaker was EN- Congress-
man Samuel w. Gould, who as al
ways interested and also amused his
hearers. Mr.. Gould stated that Mr..
Emerson had said many of the things
that he would otherwise say and that
he was not like Mr.. Emerson in first
having been a member of the Proh-
bition party and neither did he agree
with the last speaker, Mr.. Fish in the
fact that the Lord had a hand in af-
fairs political and if he did, he had
made an awful mistake in the agent S
he had had working for him in the
present administration in Washing
ton.
Mr.. Gould mentioned several of the
founders of the country and their
wisdom which has stood the test Of
all the ages, and especially of Thomas
jefferson. who drew up the Constitu-
ton of the United States which
stands out as boldly today as $50
years ago and of it's division into
three parts, the Legislative, judicial
and executive and of it's splendid
workings at the present time. Mr..
Gould also spoke Of State affairs,
saying that he did not think that Gov.
Baxter nor anyone else knew much
about the affairs at Augusta and the
Republicans We're not agreeing among
themselves and so Of course We're not
getting anywhere, ana that mon
should be elected to office who would
agree on the issues.
Mr.. Gould also spoke of the tariff
question and said that both parties
believed in tariff and that the diff
ference was that the Democrats
wanted only enough tariff to pay eX-
penses of running the government
while the Republicans wanted enough
to make many more millionaires. lie
spoke of the eXorbitant profits made
on farm machinery and other manu-
featured articles.
Mr.. Gould spoke of several of the
things accomplished by the Demo
Gratis when in office, among which