Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-21

nomination for governor. speaking at
the Silver theater here Saturday
night under the auspices Of the Wa
terville Woman's Republican club
declared that there is an organiza-
ton in the state at the present time,
born he knows not where, that has
a magnificent creed, but has for its
final motive the creation Of religious
hatred.
II want to say" said Mr.. Earring
ton, that in these days the time has
come when every right thinking
man and woman should think more
should be thinking about is the diff
ferences in religion. We were too
big in the days of the war to ask
what a mans religion might be and
why should there be any difference
now? On this Easter eve 1 want to
ask you If you think we can afford
to let our hearts entertain anything
Of the bitterness toward one another
because we happen to have a defer
ent creed or religion.
A fair sized audience greeted Mr..
harrington although not as many
people came to hear him as was ex-
pected on account of the stormy
weather. Mrs. Grace Wells Thomp-
son of this city introduced the
speaker.
At the beginning of his address
Mr.. Harrington assured his audience
that he was always glad to speak
before an audience of people living in
Kennebec county and has asked them
not to think him as speaking too per-
sonally when he inquired If they had
not rather uphold Kennebecker
against a candidate from another
county In the coming election for
governor.
You have sent me to the senate
twice." said Mr.. harrington, land 1
believe that l have never done any
thing there that would make the
people who voted for me for that Of
flee take away their support.
Perhaps you would like to know
how / stand on certain questions,
averred the senator. First. there is
the water power question. l do not
believe in the state going into BUSH
ness for itself and handling the
waterpower or storage of power re-
serves on it's own account. We have
seen how such a thing as govern
ment control of public utilities work.
ed out by observance of the way in
which the railroads were handled
during wartime l do believe that
the state should give private capital
right to take over such develop
ments but not without adequate re-
turn"
Mr.. Harrington affirmed that he
did not believe the people along the
kennebec valley would differ from
him for they have seen how industry
mas suffered because the water sup
ply Is not controlled.
II nrnCnna 1oIfnc
!, interested in my stand on the pro-
hibitory law" said Mr.. Harrington.
Il do not care whether it is popular
or unpopular, l believe it Is a good
law and should be enforced. I be-
lieve in the state and the federal
prohibitory laws. I believe that men
and women who countenance the
making of home brew in their home
are working against the law. You
can talk of personal liberty and in
references with personal liberty but
l believe that 1t is all nonsense.
The speaker was very emphatic in
his statements favoring the reading
of the Bible in the schools. He stat
ca that he understood that rumors
had been circulated about the state
saying that Mr.. Harrington did not
believe in the reading Of the Bible
in the schools.
Il want to say" declared Mr.. Far
rington that | was the head of a
Maine public school for five years
ana every morning at the opening of
the daily session l read from the
Bible and offered personal prayer.
l do believe that we should have the
Bible in the school, the home and in
business. This rumor has been cir
culated by a body of men in the
state"
Concerning the issue about appro-
priations for parochial and sectarian
schools. Mr.. harrington said he did
not believe that there was an intelli-
gent Catholic in Maine who favored
state aid for parochial schools and
that he himself did not favor such
grants. He stated that he was n
Protestant and for IS years had been
church member.
III 1t had not been for the fact
that two parochial schools in the
State were receiving State aid"
said the speaker. this issue would
never have been entered into the
campaign. voted against the
Brewster Amendment because I be-
lievc that such matters are fully
covered by the present constitution.
Mr.. harrington quoted Charles
Andrews of Augusta as saying that
If the Amendment had passed. Mon
mouth Academy would probably
have had to close it's doors. He de-
scribed the conditions in many
Maine towns that made it necessary
for academies to exist, taking Lin
coin Academy for the example. AS
there is no high school in Damaris-
Gotta the tuition for pupils wishing
high school education is paid by the
town and il this was prevented by
the Amendment it would cause a
serious situation in many towns as
there are eight such academies in
the State and 1t would take some
time for high schools to be built or
for these academies to find other
revenue for the law would prevent
the town from paying this money
into the private academy for tut
ton. ..
Mr.. Harrington explained that it
really did not make any difference
in the case OF an amendment to the
constitution II passed by two-thirds
vote at the legislature as far as the
Governor was concerned for the
amendment would be referred 10
the people whether the Governor
wished to veto il or not.
At this time Mr.. Harrington STAT
cd that somehow. he knew not how
an edict had gone out in the state
Of Maine to get Harrington and let
the Legislature take care of itself
He stated that it was always dam
cerous to start prejudice along re-
ligious lines.
Senator Harrington told OF
woman who he says is going around
in the city of Bath claiming she is
member of the American School
protective Association and urging
fhe neople to vote for a certain can