Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-10
TAX PAYERS
PROTECTIVE UDlon Of Maine
Meets at WitslYiNe.
Toe Attendance, Though Eol LilN,
us Enthusiastic.
Prominent Men Present Made
And Letters Read.
rspseisl to the KkssrsEo JOURNAL.

Especial to the KEssEBEo JoUKsAL.l
wArEgvILLE, March s.-Ths number tha,
responded TO the call for neetir Of the Tax
Payer. Protective Union si city hall yes.si
day was rot ali ,hst might have been desired
Il wa however good number considering
the condition Of the weather ard travelling
apoo the county rosd' What the gathering
lacked In numoers Is ~ locally perhaps
made up by the number Of delegates from
the CT unties Of the State.
Eight counties we're represented: Kenne-
bee, Piscatsquis, Penobscot, Waldo,
s. rnerset. AndroscoggiB, Cum berlsnd and
York. 1t ~ss plesstf z feature TO know
that such s vide interest vas read in the
Oh jser Of the union. Il was 8 .emperAie
meeting There vas no wild tax Of rad
cal changes and ove'turniug OF The affair.
Of the State, bu. rather tslk Of organization,
and concerted action 10 carry OUT the work
begun in the last Legisislure.
The meeting vas called TO order by Pres
dent Hall C. Burleigh At 10 30. Prominent
among thote pr sent were Prof. A. y.
Rogers Of the ate College, Prof. J. O.
Winslow Winthrt p, L. Merrill. Stevens,
W. N. VinIon, Gray. joel Richardson,
Newport, Hon. B F. Chadoourne, Bidde
ford, Hon. A. NJ. Spear, Gardiner, r
Alden, Winlhrop, .. W. Green, Bangor,
Il. ". NJ K en-, FtVeburg, W. T. Hsines,
Ws,erville, DR., G.. NJ. Twitchell, Augusta
On recaiiIIg ine meeting to order Presl-
dent Barieigh said
Gentlemen, the Oh iect Of this meetip g
is, | doubt rot, converssnt to every person
present But that there be no misuudeI-
standing Will say It is to create deeper
interest IN the great question that is para
mount to all Others to every tax payer in
Maine, equalization Of taxation. The
myousnce Of this organization and the
lece,sity Of immediate vigorous snd united
action will be clearly sat forth by gentlemen
present, who have given this matter much
careful study.
There is one question that has been asked
me over ard over sgsn, by some of the
leaders in both political psrIies which l wish
20 answer here ard now. so that every per-
son In the State can understand our position
and the question Is this-Do the Tax
Pay ers fro1ective Urion propose to nomin-
ate separate psrty ticket:
No, We propose to do what is in our
po~er to put in nomination men within our
several parties who are either tried and true
20 cur cause or able men who will pledge
tbemselyes to do all in their power to carry
cur the oil i, c;s Of this orgsnizadhn.
We propose to break up he ring eleme nj
ahich has not only dictated who should be
nomiT ated for the important { tfices of the
State, but has led powerful lobby at the
State House TO defeat ali wholesome and
Just IL gislsiion
Mr.. Burlt gh than called upon Prof.
O. Wi1siow TO preside over the meeting as
the former was in attendance against the
wishes of his pbyticisn and hardly felt
squal to the duties Of presiding officer
Pfof. Wiuslow in pleasing remarks referred
20 the business in hand. One pleasing fact
is that we need make no spology for the
cause which we espouse.
II is the csuse Of equity and justice. No
fine snd elaborated theory, but the equality
which 10 intuitive and the right which every
man has right 10 demsrd- Taxes are n
necessity and If am called upon to pay
more than my neighbor sm robbed. The
speaker alluded to the various 81 stems Of
tsxstion remsrking that more would suffice
but he tqusl taxation of sll glasses OF
property ~ith the exception, perhtps OF
incoming industries.
Even the custom Of xsmpting those new
Industries vas questioned. The govern
ment has certain rights over my property
which | sm bound to recognize. There
is 10 absolute ownership but al the same
time have the right to have my property
placed on The same grounds as every prof.
erty owner no receives benefit from the
tax upon the general public.
After the close Of his remarks Prof.
Winslow called upon Secretary B W. Nc
Keen for letters Of regret OF which the
latter was in rec,ipt