Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-08

tween Protestant and Catholic. 1t is
a fight between tolerance and intoler-
ance, between right and wrong, be-
tween true Americanism and false
Americanism. Thousands of Repub-
licans are marching side by side with
us to help keep Maine in the Union
and from becoming a part of the In
visible Empire.
I'm Saturdays newspapers. an adj
vertisement appeared containing a
list of men and women in Maine wfo
| ere said to be supporting Senator
Brewster in his candidacy for gov
ernor. When l first learned of this
advertisement I called several OF
the people whose names appear in il
and found that the advertisement
was an absolute fraud, quite in ac-
cordance with the campaign methods
pursued by the supporters of Sena-
tor Brewster up to date.
"In the original advertisement the
name of DIR. Allen Woodcock of Ban
gor appeared and his name is being
used in western Maine. Because DR.
Woodcock was in Bangor and could
reach the Bangor papers with an in
dignant denial Of the right of any
body to use his name in this respect
and with a statement that he was
no supporting Brewster for governor
his name was omitted from the adj
vertisement,in the Bangor papers.
THE name of Hon. William +.
Cobb. ex-governor of Maine, appears
in the advertisement although Gov
ernor Cobb personally assured me
that he had told the parties re
sponsib1e for the advertisement
that he had not authorized the
use Of his name in this respect and
was not supporting Senator Brew
ster.
"The name Of DR.. Adam P. Leigh
ton Of Portland appears in the adj
vertisement although he had also in
formed the parties responsible for
the advertisement that he was SUP
me his personal assurance that he
was supporting me.
II have not had time to go through
the entire list. I instance these
three names, DR.. Woodcock. DR..
Leighton and Ex-Governor Cobb. as
sufficient evidence of the fraudulent
nature of the advertisement. I have
learned that the advertisement was
sent out from the Brewster head
quarters in Portland by Frank B. W.
WEIGH, executive secretary Of the
Republican state committee.
mo political party in Maine has
resorted before to such a fraud as
desperate as this. 1t ia characterize
tic of the methods employed by the
unholy alliance Of the Ku Klux Khan
with the present Republican ma
chine. If lying can win this election
Maine have a reasonable regard and
respect for the truth. I will carry
the state Monday by $4,000.
Says Brewster Endorsed BY Khan
Speaking on the Khan issue in
issue between the two candidates is
leading issue of the campaign and 1t
essentials q political organization.
ance OF political power in Maine and
other states and therefore it becomes
a direct issue as to whether the fun
damentals of Constitutional govern
ment on which we rely for peace and
safety should be maintained or
whether we should accept q new
form of secret government imposed
by the Khan"
senator underwood upneI0 the ola
form OF constitutional government
by saying that our present system of
constitutional control both in the
nation and the several states, being
divided into three divisions, the OK
ecutive. legislative and judicial. act
ing independently of each other, at
forded protection to the citizen and
freedom to exercise his constitutional
guarantees.
Mr.. Underwood said he would not
go SO far as to accuse the Khan Of
an attempt to destroy the present
system OF government, but that the
plan was to place Klansmen in DO
litical Office wherever possible, who
must under the oath Of obligation
they have taken, obey the order of
the secret imperial government es-
tablished at Atlanta, Georgia.
This secret government IL q char
tered corporation. owned and con-
trolled by certain individuals" said
Senator Underwood. and through