The Portland daily press., 1892-09-07


New Bldg. at Ref. School. ....... 100000
1921, 10000
Apparently for permanent property to
endure for years to come, and evidently
necessary.
Support of paupers, Gncrease). 49,. S 100000
Settlers in MadaWaska, unusual. -. 100000
S57,ooo.oo
The first of these items could surely
not be disregarded. The second was
held by the Legislature with no political
division to be providing for just claim,
and the last was the payment OF debt
of long standing, so to speak. These
items amount to over $400, 1000. 00-near
ly half million of dollars of appropria-
lions not expected when the reduction in
rate of one-half mill was recommended
and made.
1t might be added that as TO all these
appropriations, Democrats and Repub-
licans, as many of one as of the other, ac-
cording to their representation, will be
found upon the record as voting in favor.
Possibly, the scale of comparison
which the Democratic teachers have
adopted is taken from the reduced salary
list as established in 1879, under the
administration of Democratic Governor
Garcelon, which was VIGOROUSLY
''blind' passed to divert attention from
the remarkable course of that Legisla-
ture in favor of the educational and agri-
cultural interests of the State.
True, they did ''scale down. the sal
aries in that year, much as they scaled
down the vote in the Fourth Congress
ional District Conventions. But they
! how To- tool
600. 90 for free high schools then passed
a law suspendingo the operation Of the
free high school law Of 1878, for one
year, then paid out what was due for
free high schools which had been taught
in the preceding fall, some $14, 900,
and appropriated the balance Of about
1928 900, to pay various individuals for
valuable services in and about the State
House-more money paid for additional
State House help, than all the Increased
clerk hire paid for necessary work by
the Republicans since.
This is Governor Garcelon's own state
ment regarding it as the record shows.
open to anyone's examination.
Then again, there was in this memoir
able year; law regulating the State
Board of Agriculture, allowing some
three or four thousand copies of. the
agricultural report to be printed for cir
culation among the farmers of the State.
This Democratic Legislature passed a
law. it can be found in the session laws
of 1879, entitled''An act to prohibit the
payment of any money from the treasury
of the State for agricultural purposes"
and under this law, the Agricultural
Board were crippled and SO remained
until subsequent year when Repub-
IL 81 +1,aI orI
and gave them back the same and greater
facilities-which have since been aug
mented by successive Republican Legis-
latures.
estate Printing has increased" say
the Democrats. True, it has. Ittakes
five times as much paper. and five times
as much printing to print the laws OF the
last session as it did the session of 1878,
because there are five times as many laws
The reports of the different boards have
increased with creation of the boards,
and the number of reports has increased.
For instance in 1878, of agricultural re-
ports there were printed 1000, incl, Il, 900
These are very valuable to the farmers
of Maine. Do the Democrats grumble
at this increase?P robably in the light of
the above named law, which may evil
dence very we'll their actual love for the
farmers of Maine.
If the Democrats of Maine are what
they were, they would deprive the far
mers of their schools, their agricultural
reports and their Board of Agriculture.
State postage has increased says the
Democrat. Correct and it cannot be
| avoided as business increases. The only
remedy would be to abolish all boards,
offices and clerks and Ego back to the
Dark Ages"
The increase in printing and in postage
follows and will follow the development
| of the State, and the increase of its de-
partmental business, no matter what
party may control, and it is hardly to be
| expected that such will not be the case,
even at it is with any successful business
of any private citizen.
1.-THE truth, the whole truth and moth.
| ing but the truth" is that Names expen-
ditures are as economical, as carefully
guarded, and as faithfully accounted fol
as is the case in any state in the Union
Especially in any state having the same
fostering care of education and agricul
ture, the two interests nearest and dear
est to the hearts of the greatest number
of Maine people. @