Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-15
|lULD IN FORMAL
OF.
I|NATOR CANDIDACY

/. 1 formal statement issued Tues
3 ,sbt at Augusta, Arthur R. Gould
q ,..ous Isle announced his candi-
= ,or the United States Senate in
d ,,s,!al primary election to be held
\ octoher.
81 :, Fellow Citizens OF Maine:
, ming to the untimely death of
..,.or Bert N. Fernald it now be-
. the duty Of the voters Of the
= !. # Maine TO elect his successor.
q !, man must consider it a great
4 ,r to represent the State of Maine
! -. United States Senate, and in
.tirs this announcement l fully ap-
~. not only the honor but the
Accessibility.
II, was plainly the intention OF the
LIARS Of the Constitution that the
!, senator's should come from differ
sections Of the state they repre-
!. IN order that there might be
,li,v Of epresentation: and this
Ans he particularly true of state
,rh extended territory as our
IN. Of Maine. It has now been Is
fI,-, since the eastern part Of the
' N. Of Maine had a United States
! r,tu, and It is owing to the urgent
E,u.st Of many prominent citizens in
i eastern sections of the State that
Ih.rs reluctantly decided to become
}laniidate.
,,XI come before the voters as bust
sv man. Having been born in Penob-
n, county and having spent the
!. Eater part Of my life in Aroostook
UNITY in the development of it's bust
kss and Industrial interests, I feel
S&.t ny qualifications as a senator lie
kiripally along the line of assist
be- in the business and industrial
i Of the nation in general, and our
En State in particular.
believe there Is a place In the
1 rited States Senate for a business
Z Ian to work and not talk. I make no
tk.ims to being a public speaker, but
I lea worker and believe that I un-
kntand business.
| an a firm believer in the policies
y economy as advocated by President
Roosevelt, and if elected will use my
list efforts TO assist him in carrying
BIT these policies that the great bur-
sn Of taxation may be lessened.
am not a pacifist. I abhor war,
( eEt believe that the only safe policy
Bis country can pursue to prevent war
to properly prepare ourselves that
I bier nations may know that we can
Efsnd ourselves,
an firm. believer in the State of
aine and in its future industrial de-
3hpment We should encourage every
fcyement that tends to build up the
= pate Of Maine, fine example of this
ping the Carlton bridge which is now
ping constructed between Bath and
ovich, In which project I was
ASrh interested from the beginning,
d although from the eastern part
The State, did what l could to bring
% pass
! am opposed 10 the United States
llrlng the World Court or any other
fnngling alliances with foreign
flntries, and If elected shall vote
Fsinst any proposition along this line.
have always been strong advo-
u Of fine highway system in
alns, and If elected to the Senate will
my efforts to procure as much ma
haal aid as possible to assist in
aldlns our state roads.
come from the foremost agricul-
fal county in the United States.
VEasrstand the problems Of the farm
VI ana will use my best endeavor to
sst in solving these problems.
asa business man fully appreciate
great blessings that prohibition
~ brought to the working men and
paf families, and if elected shall fol-
Inc traditional policy of the State
Maine in UNFOLDING national prohi-
mere are now FIVE lawyers repre-
alg Maine in the Congress of the
Isa'ea states. If you believe that
N number should be supplemented
IN BUSINESS man. and that that busi-
man should come from the east
part Of the State instead of giving
H. United States senators to the city
tVfland. and if you further believe
~ am qualified for the position, ]
(" appreciate your active support.