Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-21

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i'al TO Portland but should oppose 1t by all mea $.
am satisfied the voters of this town would oppoe
il TO man shoald fsyo the enlargem IT OF
the stat House unless it hould apps to BE- abso
Iutely e-sary do So and certainly not the ud
ing of Il one. think am safe Ia say ng that
the people Of this town woul not be will & 70 as
| sumo the extra burden which the new b,ildins
would put upon them. certs My should not thnt
Il advisable for the state to the expense Of
the bu dng a. this tim. Many of the towns in this
State and This town with Others, hav, been ia debt
iuce the war, ard We feel like payiVg IL of before
mourning AM extra expense that can be avoided
Wfasior.
Hon. c. c. Cornish writes
Nv views Ia regard to the praetibihty of the
scheme for removing the state Capital TO Portland
probably comedies with the spirit of the greater
part of citizens that is spirit of strong opposi
ton II to me that the location of the above
city Is 4 very bad argument and sufficient TO defeat
the measure The astern and Northeastern sections
Of the state and especially Aroostook county have
developed in population and wealth faster than any
other part OF our State, during the past twenty
wears Now with the tendency that there Is to in
crease east of the kennebec, and with the great
promise of future growth. to move the capital into
an extreme corner. less than nifty miles from the
boundary line, would be unreasonable and imprac-
ticable. No doubt our legislators would fare 50
well In Portland "a Augustus or any other place but
the disadvantage TO be incurred by such remoy al
would far outweigh this. such is the opinion of my
townsmen also. who are, think. almost to a man
opposed to the Idea. For a new building must
.srly be erected, IL the removal Is made and to
sumo. in addition TO our present debt. this extra
taxation, would be wholly unadvisable and most
strongly would they protest v II frankly say that
| am In favor Of an enlargement Of the present
State House and At an early day. 1t may At come.
time be necessary to remove the capital, but when
such time comes, II at all, IL should by all means
proceed eastward. In that direction 1t moved one
never will it go back again. in my opinion.
Winthrop-
Hon. Elliott Wood writes
Permit M to say in relation TO the question OF
the removal of the state capital TO Portland that
mature reflection do not favor IL. II II must e
moved. by all means let 1t 60 TO lewiston But the
people 10 this section are opposed 10 any change,
and II they thought there WAS any danger or pos
sbify thst the i gisA would vote for removal
should all Join the third branch" and oppose H..
With my pres. N, knowledge cannot sAy whe her
favor enlarging the present state House buid-
ing new. am certainly In favor of doing
the other. The state has outgrown the present
State House and must of necessity build new or
enlarge very 1t Is . question of expense aud
convenience. When the good peopbr of PSrfland
talk II building State House for $500 900. Is the
meres- bosli. In nv judgment NO sum than
o. 900 90, n ed be considered when We begin TO
build rev Capitol, and the people here would Sc
riousiy TO paying the heavy taxes required By
this large outlsy.