Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-02-14
state Neutrality-suspicious. of the
Press.
From the Rockland Free Press.

IreSS.
From the Rockland Free Press.
The grccnbackcrs of this county will he
likely to ask the representative from Camden,
and tie senator als0 to justify their action in
renoriing Il contract for printing with the
highest OF three bidders. The bids will be
seen in our columns. On Tuesday. Mr.. Per-
ry of Clmhcn reported in the House a con
tract with +. F. PiIlsbury K Co. Mr. May
hew made 81 minority report in favor of
contract with Sprague, owen Nash. BY
tl- arrangement, Mr.. Perry votes gratuity
of some two or three thousand dollars to
pillshury. That illustrates pretty well the
sincerity Of the gamationi'ts. Perry has
sold out body and soul to the democrats.
From the Bridgton News.
4 very surprising thing has been done by
the fusionist majority of the Legislative Com
mittcc on printing. They have awarded a
contract for the State printing to +. +. Pills
bury 4 Co., publishers of the Augusta green
back paper. when there were two other bid
dcrs lower. George l.. Mason offered to do
the work Is per cent lower than Pillsburv 4
Co.. and the Kennebec Journal bill is . 40
per cent lower than Mr. Nason's and Is
- per cent. lower than the fusion bid. Re-
form outside ''our party"
From the Bddeford Union and Journal
1t is significant fact and well illustrates
the fusionist idea Of retrcnchment, that the
Committee on Printing (of which that great
apostle of Reform" Wilder Washington
Perry, is n member, voted by a
strict party vote to award the contract for
State printing to the highest bidder, instead
of the lowest, and thus put into the pocket of
the National Democrat more money than is
saved by the much talked-of "Salary Bill"
No matter the National Democrat must have
government pap or it will die.
The honest voter will remember these
things when again asked to elect men who
have thus shown themselves UNIV orthy to be
trusted.
From the Ellsworth American.
1t will be interesting to the taxpayers of
this county to learn that the majority of the
legislative committee on printing have voted
to accept the proposals of +. +. Pillsbury 4
Co.. Notwithstanding the fact that two other
responsible firms made lower proposals. No
one can doubt the responsibility of the parties
making the lower bids, nor can the committee
deny that the bid of Pilsbury 4 Co., was the
highest of the three. The committee sat with
closed doors and their action was the result
of n strict party vote. Manifcstly it was
done in the interest of refreHchment and re-
form. In view of the action which has char
acterized the House thus far, how hollow
these words sound. Save on the jack
spigot and lose at the printing bung.
From the Gospel Banner.
The question of the State printing is excit-
ing no little interest. The committee has re-
ported a contract with +. F. Pllsbury & Co..
although his bill was much higher than that
of George f. Mason, or that of our present
State printers, Sprague, Owen & Nash. 4
minority report put in and the subject
laid over. When it comes up there will be
an exciting debate The difference between
the contract made and the lowest one pro-
posed, amounts to several thousands of dol
Lars. in the aggregate, and it will be urged.
in the interest of economy, that the lowest
hi -inrc the parties. to say the least, are
equally responsible, should have been accept
ed by the committee.
From the ArOOstOok Pioneer
This year the political complexion of the
| printing committee is changed. A demo-
cratic-grecnback majority has decided to tenn
porarily turn deaf ear to the cry for re-
trenchment and reform, and carry out the
long-cstablished principle of victory and
spoils one and inseparable, now and forever.
There were three bids for the State printing
. Of the current wear submitted to the commit
tee from the following parties: T.. +. Pills
bury & 60. of the Maine Standard. Spraguc
Owen 4 Nah of the kennebec journal, and
(,eo. Y Mason. practical printer Nason's
BIC wac 3 81 per cent below Pillsburv &
Cos while Sprsgue. Owen & Nash's
Ma - J = per cent. below. Nevertheless
the committee. by 4 strict party vote, voted
TO give the State printing to Pillsbury 4 Co,
thus actually robbing the treasury of more
than three thousand dollars. Oh. eonssten-
pk- hon al l.,st in, H.,
jewels we should not waste much time hang
ing around the halls of legislation
From the Bangor Wing
Mr.. Pillsbury has got his plum. The
State printing goes to his office, although two
competitors would have done it for less money
and probably have done it better This is
what Mr.. Pilsbury calls reform Boston
HeraM.
Pillsbury has not got it yet, although a
packed committee has reported in favor of
giving Pilsbury IL IL per cent. more than
was asked by parties who can do the work
better than he. 1t remains TO be seen whcth-
er the House Will ratify this last item of Re
form.
From the Lewiston Journal
A very surprising thing has been done by
the fusionist majority of the Legislative Com
mlttee on Printing. They have awarded
contract for the State printing to +. +. Pills
bury Co, the publishers of the Augusta
Greenback paper, when there were two other
bidders lower. George Il. Mason offered 20
do the work ID per cent. lower than PiIlsbury
& Co., and the Kennebec journal bid is 2 9-l9
per cent. lower than Mr.. Nason's, and l63 per
cent. lower than the fusion bid. There will
! be minority report, recommending the Civ