Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-04
Miss Betsy Points
(centinusd from paes ons)

been bread line. She said that oil
Republicans who cast vote for the
Democratic give encouragement to the
| radicals.
Miss Edwards held the Closest at
| tention Of the large crowd and In
| closing said that Thomas B. Reed
| said that the skies are bluest in
| Maine, the grass greenest In Maine,
the air purest Ia Maine, the attrac.
| tive women more loyal In Maine ana
sturdy men more sturdy" and that
she had faith In the loyal women
and sturdy men OF Maine, that on
September 8 they would cast. a bal
lot. not for the Red nag Of Radical
| ism, but for the fundamental prin-
oiples Of Republicanism and for Cal.
vim Coolidge and the Stars and
Stripes forever"
Mr.. Folsom spoke briefly relative
| to the facts Of election day and
| said that the issues Of the way the
state affairs had been conducted was
of much importance to Maine and
that one hundred cents was received
| for each dollar expended. He spoke
in complimentary terms OF the way
| the state affairs had been conducted
| in the last few years. and Of the
| financial saving to the state on the
| budget system and that the people
| wanted to continue the same method.
He spoke briefly Of the men on the
| county ticket. He said that the two
! men for candidates as senator's, Hon.
| Clyde H. Smith of Skowhegan and
Frank H. Holley Of North Anson,
with their several years of legiala-
| tive experience. were peers as legis-
lators and that Captain John Healsy
| w n % he - a.
| company in action would Come
Across" when elected sheriff.
! At this point a question arose
from the audience What about the
candidate for governor. Brewster. IL
| he klansman or not?" To this
| question Folsom replied, that Mr..
Brewster over his signature had
| within a day or two stated that the
only secret society of which he was
q member was his fraternity of
Bowdoin college. Mr.. Folsom said
that during the recount in which ne
assisted he grew. to admire Mr..
Brewster much more than at first
/ and that people should take Mr..
| Brewster's word.
| The closing speaker was Senator
| beggs of Ohio. He said that he
came to Maine to speak without
| enumeration and that he came be-
cause he wished to tell the people
, the truth about National affairs. He
said that the history Of the Republi-
can party In America is sAch a his
! tory that We do not need to sbe
ashamed of it, but that some people
trying to advance selfish motives.
He said that because he was a ia
| Their. he was more interested In the
/ future Of America than Of the pres
ent day conditions.
! He said that he was. himself, al
! most a foreigner and his grandfather
came here from Scotland, n coal min:
! er. who didn't have enough for his
| children to eat and that they had
met with great success here, and il
! was because this country had bern
made what it is by the sacrifices Of
those who have come before. no
country over which a flag floats
would receive so intelligent and wei!
dressed audience at a political rally
and so many automobiles parked As
here tonight, and in no country car
the childfen and the heritage Of re-
; liSious liberty and financial success
is wonderful privilege to America;
that 1t was even an asset to be born
poor in America for il man was
worth anything at all he could ac-
, Quire a training which he would
drive ahead.
He said that when he went to con-
gress, he thought he was a progresc-
i've, but after being there six years
he is called a stand Fatter." He
asked what progressiveness is and
said that a Democrat gave a very
good definition BIZ saying that a pro-
gressive' is one who stood pat with
everything except his mouth, and
over that he had no control. Mr.
Reggs mentioned the progress IN
transportation in agriculture and in
dustry that has been brought to pass
iE America in the past few years and
he said that il all Of those people
who had rather not enjoy the pre-
ducts Of this progress mad better get
cut of America. He said that he
knew Senator Wheeler well and that
he had never known him to advocate
one constructive thing in his life.
In detail Mr.. Beggs went into the
tariff question and explained that q
town could not be 4 town unless
founded upon tariff principles and
from illustration showed how it was
necessary if one were to pay his
taxes which pay for the progress that |
every citizen wants and demands. i,
that there must be the tariff princi-
pie. He said that the Democratic
speakers and papers did not stand |!
for anything but were abusing Wall
street and big interests. He then
spoke of the tremendous debt that
the Democrats incurred during the
war. 26Sbillion dollars and compared
it with that Of England and Franco.
He spoke Of the decrease of the debt |
which had been brought to pass DUR I,
ing the Republican reign of. the past
four wears and of the budget system. |
He said that mills cannot possibly
operate unless they pay profit and
that a speaker said tax on shoes
vas making the people poor and he
said that the truth Of the matter was
that there was no tax on shoes.
He urged that on Monday the peo- !
pie go, men and women both. to the