Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-09
;1troeRLPHIC PROCEEDINGS
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\" ANAL. but the principle
zines w. enough so that we held a
vas s, r,S in Boston Harbor. and we
tea-pa." war OF the Revolution on
won .n sc;ple illustrated by the Bos-
the pri.artv. which involved only a
ton cad, in money but represent
few po.;nciple as broad as the uni
verse. nrot help but think. Mr..
! caA hat the opposition, although
speaks. not realize it would not
they y. .hsm Of realizing it-that the
sceus Scion to this matter. when
spp piised has it's basis IN seinsnness.
anai,I .rs unconscious that that Is the
gnes hut let us analize it bit and
scs ..hether or not it is so. What
see WIZ WIZ can there be in having
advsn''m money turned over to a
pdollS school in given town?
p,foen,nao .sjble advantage can there
What ,, II. take. for instance. a
be: Aroostooll County where the
,own "rnnorts a.parochial school by
town ,sn in whole or in part-the
tsSatio,".' IL the same whether it is
rrlnc,p,. or in part. II the money
in VIZ nv taxation 1t is taken from
tsS. neople in the town. If it
al Wv. that all the people in the
bapp'.r ~. of the same religious de-
town as the school. what pos
n s,s hardship could it be in that
so,s 70 prevent that town from rails
NN" ,syes for that purpose: If /
my IN that town. paying part of
lVee that went to school purposes
tEe %" town. il the Constitution
su s;.sd that town from assessing
rfOa. ,sy II could not prohibit me
mat Contributing ten dollars to-
'fOI, .he same school exactly. run
Nafu same parochial authorities.
'a ms a private institution.
ent saw. all of the people in a
lii town belonged to the same
fei'an,iration that ran the school. it
deav rot make the slightest diff
cOu'u "a those people whether or
lele. .hev hand over their money UNI
no Denomination or under an APP
..llat;on called taxation or whe'her
h.nd il over under an appela-
,.n allied contribution. 1t takes the
wv ao amount of money to run the
az ,oo, so the hardship which at first
% ,aoa you think may come. certainly
sst come upon the people who run
'aai =, ..itution. Then. If there is any
,..ntare in having taxes. 1T must
having the taxes of those peo-
n.ho do not belong to the same
f e as the people who run
institution. 1t must be. then.
r;,hont their analizing it. and with
". their realizing it. possibly. "
w"st he that the basis of this pro-
M. .;t;on is to seek for money from
w .he neople. from those OUTSIDE
., a. ,h;s particular denomination. in
.,sr N benefit this particular de-
romination's school
Now there have been demands out
,;is NJ those Aroostook cases, out
.ss ~ our usual appropriation bills
~sich we have. The Mayor of Port
,.na authorized Senator brewster to
. D,r .hs other day in this House that
=. vcs approached by the Bishop OF
n,r,and and asked for S22j.Uoo or
.vhlic money to be turned over for
.sa use of the parochial schools. The
,.r,e demand has been made in South
p,ruric,, 7 am informed. and from
nsny other places demands are be-
49, mode for mora and more pubic
rorav for UNCONVENTIONAL ard sec
tartan purposes.
Now. the best possible argument that
Gould he made in favor of this amend
mont is. at this present time. that II
hs granted before greater INJURY De
done TO these people. that it be granted
Y i+fore the habit becomes estaOlishcd'
! q, that We shall have to take away any
more money from them than we nave
! n now. / am sincerely sorry that It
Is necessary to suspend any appropfla-
ion. l. am sincerely sorry it any school
that needs this money may be hurt pv
this bill, but the time to attend to TINS
natter is when it will do the least
harm. when it will be the least hard
shjp when things can be more easily
n adjusted SO that cEt. ybody by 1851
can adjust their affairs so as to come
under the requirements Of this bill.
Let me say, Mr.. Speaker. in conclud-
Ink these few rambling remarks. that
appeal to the members of the House,
not for any new thing. not for anything
that Is untried, not to go on any WIG
goose chase. but to get back to the
= fundamental American doctrine OF our
ancestors. of total and complete sepa-
ration Of church and state.
appeal to you. gentlemen. to be
men; to vote according to your con-
Niences, not according to your polit-
teal ASPIRATIONS; to vote on principle
and not on policy. / ask you to vote
Just the same as you would If you
we're casting the Australian ballot and
nobody knew how you were voting.
II THE balance of the debate will be