Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-14

candidate on the Democratic ticket
are OF the same opinion.
Water Power Storage
I'm regard to the water power stu
alton / shall not attempt to discuss
1t any further than TO say that [ am
unable 70 see the wisdom OF the state
itself attempting development either
for power for storage purposes. In
my opinion il would entail too great
al expense and that it should not be
undertaken by the state. | believe
this development by private capital
should be encouraged and that in any
development which might take place
all interests of the state, whatever
those interests might be. should at
all times be properly and carefully
safeguarded and that the state
should be paid fully and fairly for
any rights Of its own which may be
the subject of sale or lease to priva tie
corporations. | believe in the reten-
ton within the state. for the benefit
OF the people of Maine, Of the power
here developed, as is now provided by
law. Unless there is some settled
policy there will never be any sort
of development of power or storage
! oped and without benefit to anyone
just as they have been for a hundred
| years. 1t Is time the people of Maine
/ were awake to this fact.
/ AS far az I can see. my position
| (and I have always held the same
| Vews) on this question is practically
! the same as the present view of my
| opponent on the Republican ticket
! although his position at the last ses-
! sion of the legislature was somewhat
! different.
! I'm passing II may not he amiss t.
comment on the matter Of Bible in
| struCtion which has been discussed
| somewhat. 1t is not my purpose &c
! take more than a moment on that
! but I do want to answer a charge
| that has been made against me per-
sonallv by those who know that the
! charge is not true. II has been said
thar | do not believe in reading the
| Bible in the schools. I was for five
| years a principal of n Maine higl
school. | never opened a morning
/ session in those five years without
! reading the Scriptures and always
offered personal PRAYER. ! do believe
! in the Bible in the schools.
| "G wish to say just word on the
! prohibltory law ana its enforcement
I will speak briefly. First, | am in
/ favor of the law. both in regard &c
the federal and state law. I wish &c
leave nobody in doubt on that point
II is immaterial Whether the law is n
popular or unpopular law. 1t is law
I The question is whether YOU and / as
. ordinarily self respecting ana law
! abiding citizens by privately or pub
! Eclr diSrcgardinC one law. wish tc
bring al law into disrenute. We have
no right to say that Ne do not wist
10 have our personal liberties inter
fcrred with. There is no such thing
. n personal liberty where We are con-
! fronted by an cdiCt Of law. The
trouble is We do not think about II rs
much as We ought, but il is time thai
we did. -
"Ordinarily some OF the matters
/ 10 which / have brion" allUd cd
would he of some interest 10 the
voters of the state. possibly Of chiet
interest. but into this campaign has
I been injected an issue never before
/ raised in this state during its cN.
iStenCe as n state for more than q
/ century. II is to be regretted that
in Maine where peace and harmony
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