Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-06
|Sk0WHEcAN LOCAL NEWS
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/ vote under the old system we might
have had even more trouble than
that through which We just have
passed.
1.-THE people Of the state should
| proceed carefully before they dis.
card the Primary. always have
been an advocate Of 1t and believe
| today II our enrolment laws were
strengthened and made state wide
that We would have as effective and
as fair method Of nominating
candidates as can be devised.
Corruption existed under the old
caucus law and would be INDUCED In
with even more impunity then than
! now. 1t was easier to cover up ir-
| regularities in the old days and that
no doubt was the reason we did not
hear much of them.
THE people themselves now
nominate their candidates. whereas
before small groups of political
| workers had that power. believe
i. would be q step backward to re-
turn to our former system and our"
| people must not be swept of their
feet by the pleas of those who AL
ways have resented the passage Of
! the Primary Law. -
! Governor Baxter and President ..
Coolidge :
"The Republicans OF Maine are on
| trial. The fact that we hold our-
| election in September gives US &c
I prominence wholly out of proportions
! to our size or our normal influence
! in national affairs. If our party.
! should meet with defeat in Septem-t
Der it would dishearten Republicans
! throughout the country and would
show that New England is not
| united for n New England man. Om1
| the other hand. II we carry MaineA
i by an old fashioned majority. the
Republicans from the Atlantic to the
| Pacific will DE encouraged and WILL
| see in our victory the promise of an
| overwhelming Republican landslide.
F. Maine is a pioneer and now has,
! an opportunity to make n contribu-l.
| ton to the cause OF Republicanism
| throughout the land. ] am confident
! that we shall not fail in our duty.
| President Coolidge was born In New
! England and was raised on O small
| farm just as thousands Of Maine
| boys have been raised. lie typifles
| the New England character. There
| is no man in the country who bass
! the confidence of the rank and file
of our people as does he. =
President Coolidge and his as
sCciates in Washington are vitality
| interested in the result here in
| Maine and l call on every Repub-
! iican to take this to heart and see to
| it that Maine does not fail the Ma
| ton in this crisis
Water Powers
THE question of water powers
| has been widely discussed during the
past few years. Today am as
much interested to have a sound
water poIicy for the State as ! ever
| have been. The principle of keeping
| Names water powers for Maine peo-
| pie is established by law and Is
| based upon an overwhelming favor
| able public sentiment.
1.-The development Of the water
power resources within the State 10 I
| desired by all. The people how
ever demand that all publicly owned !
! water resources shall be retaiped by
/ the State. Personally I should be
| willing to lease these resources on
| favorable terms to private corpora
. lions but always shall oppose q
| transfer or sale Of them. They
belong to the people and never
| should be alienated.
las for myself l believe the State
| should develop its publicly owned
; water resources and I do not fear
/ public ownership in so far as water .
cerned. 1 should not want the
State to manufacture or sell hydro
, electricity at retail, but ! do believe :
, that the building Of storage dams by
1 the State and the sale of power in
| large blocks to distributing COM
| panies Is highly desirable. II the
! people Of Maine are not ready for,
| thia advanced step these privileges~e
can be leased. and then as ther
! years go by. and as public senti- 9
ment changes, new plans can be de-
| veloped.
THE proper handling Of the water
power situation means everything to,
Maine. / do not want to see our
| hydro electric resources tied into az
| great super power system which In
| my opinion would drain Maine of its
| last resource. / believe 1t Is proper
| for the people of this State to in :
quire of those who seek office how
| they stand on these questions"
Women In Politics
"One Of the encouraging features
of these meetings is the large num-
, Der of women who are attending
them. This shows that the women OF
! Maine are prepared to share equally
with the men the burdens Of gov
| eminent. !:
| Inc TepuDllCdHS Oh MAINS WeT0,
among the first to give to women
an equal voice In party manage
ment and the presence Of women on
political committees has had A
! stimulating effect and has been
productive OF much good.
1.-THE standards of party affairs
have been elevated due to the
presence of women Since l became
Governor l have appointed num-
Der of women to important public
positions and without exception
they have performed their duties
with entire satisfaction and their
point of view has meant a great
deal to the departments and institu-
tions with which they have been
connected.
"As time progresses more and
more women wifi be given public
positions of trust and I hope that
they gradually will be interested
enough to run for the Legislature
and in other ways become closely
connected with the administration
of the States affairs"