Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-08-03
FROM TIE Portland Press.
4 PillsDury Lie.

The publishers Of the Age received $1,000 only in
1856, the last year of democratic rule, but when
Stevens & Blaine got the printing in $780, the cost
leaped from $4,000 to 900 the first year, and
continued to increase until it reached 30OOo.
That is the way some of your taxes GO. The
journal is "loyal."-Naine STANDARD.
The Maine Standard has made the above asser-
ton several times during the past four years Its
attention has been called to the utter fasity Of the
statement Eben F. Pillsbury knows it is false. In
1874 it stated that on another democratic year the
cost of printing was $500. The Press called at
tenton to the fact and without recourse to the
records, showed that three times that amount had
been paid ont. The Standard made no correction
OF reply. Now it re appears with the above story.
1t is not our purpose to devote our time to ex-
posing the talsehoods of the Standard. For the
next six weeks one could do nothing else. But to
show how brazen lie the editor of that organ can
get up we have obtained from the office ofthe State
Treasurer the amounts of money which Fuller &
Fuller, the publishers of the Age receipted for as
compensation for printing in l8j6-thc last year
of democratic rule in Maine:
Amount paid Fuller 4 Fuller from the
appropropriation for Roll of Ac-
counts" for legislative printing done
during session of 1896, l,33I 80
1856, from the appropriation for print
ing, Z,fo1 ~
Amount paid same parties March %,
1857, from the appropriation for "Roll
of Accounts" for work done in 1895 S,90J Is
Amount paid same parties April IL 1897,
from the appropriation for additional
Roll Of accounts, 3.jil 65
Amount paid Fuller and Fuller out Of
appropriation for "Roll Of Accounts"
for 1858, for printing done IN 1896 ,o
and first four days of 1857, 1913 10
Total for the year 1876, s2O,s3O 40
Cost OF printing for 1856 as given by
the Piilsbury organ, SO 600 90
Difference between actual cost as
shown by official records and Pills
burys assertion, Sl7.SJO ~
The above is a sample of the correctness of the
statements which the Maine Standard has been
publishing the past half dozen years respecting
State expenditures. Because the paper Is pub
lished at Augusta it is understood that its inform
alton is from official sources. Indeed, there are
instances where it has stated that statements like
these were based upon official reports Nor is the
fact that these statements are glariDgy false the
most disreputable thing connected herewith.
The editor of the Standard KNOWS THAT THE
STATEMENTS he has PUBLISHED ARE FALSE. He
knows it, because the falsity has been proved to
him by the publication of the ofic ial figures. Mr..
Pillsburys organ will probably continue to repeat
the above and similarly outrageous falsehoods.
son Advocate, Rockand Opinion, and similar un-
scrupulous organs. The notorious Dr. Jordan of
Bangor, a correspondent Of the Standard, when
cornered recently respecting one of his infamous
ISLANDERS, coolly declared that man writing for a
newspaper has a liberty to write as he chooses
without any censure. This must be the policy
adopted by Mr.. Pillsbury, the chairman of the
Democratic State Committee.
AS attention has been called to this subject, it is
proper to give the cost of State printing in the re-
publican administration Immediately preceding and
those which followed the democratic year of 1856,
previous to the war. The following figures, en-
bracing all the moneys paid out for State printing
in those years, are taken from the State Treas
urer's books;
ls55-Blaine and sayward, Sl2, 1903 Oh
lS57-Steyeps and Sayward Is 405 60
1855 do do l2,997 so
1859 do do ll,24S 06
Total for four years, $50 80
Average cost for four years, Sl3,739 OS
Cost Of democratic year 1885, S2O,S3O 40
Democratic expenditures per year
over republican, S7,O9l Al
If Mr.. Pillsbury and his friends can extract any
comfort from the above facts we congratulate
them. He may also congratulate himself that
his persistent and glazing Misrepresentation has
called forth the above extract from official records
so damaging to Mr.. Pillsbury's party. This sort
OF lying, Mr.. Pillsbury, is too stupid to be useful
even to the democratic party. Brace up and de-
vote yourself to another branch of fictitious writ