Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-03-09
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We present. eIseshere IN this issue. the
letter Of Captain II. +. Blanchard, accept
ing the Repobliezn nomination for mayor.
It il IN able snd stFsishf forward Statements
of his views upon municipal matters and vii
very generally commend itself 10 our citi-
.ens. II 10 frank and explicit. There il no
uncertain SOUND about it- Every resident
Of Augusta who il sequaintei With Captain
Blanchard knows that he il gentleman Of
rugged Integrity Of character, and that, as
mayor Of our city. he will eonseientiousiy
live up to the views be thus pcbii.iy eI-
win very generally agree with Captain
Blanchard tina. the city has received the full
value Of every dollar that has been ex-
pented for permanent Improvements
We do not believe that there IL any citizen
who would desire Us to be without them.
The reduction of txxasioa 10 matter in
which ali VI oar citizens are interested, an
upou whieh Captain Blanchard ezpse,.c,
himself with eiearness anil force tina
comes Of sirm conviction. ~ To the policy
that will BE- for the best interests Of the
city.
He declares franslY that unproiue;ive
real estate, lirLi for speculative purposes,
and thereby retariiug the gsowti, AMI pros
pcrity Of the city, sioald be- uiu!e Ia kear
il, inst proportion Of the public burdens.
We feel that the people OF the civ. gen
orally. viii heartily endorse ,hi. view
Property held IN this manner IL positive
ietrimens. IL is clog upon the wheels OF
manicipsl progress, It is gaining in in
crement at the expense Of the community.
Why. therefore, is it not just that the com
muniiy should appropriate to its own use
fair proportion Of the increase in value that
its healthy growth and expansion has added
TO such prosperity! Captain Blan-
ehard sees no reason why
it shouh not AMI i, very frank in say
ing so. Captsia blanchard expresses the
opinion also that all corporate interests in
our city sboald also be made to bear their
full share Of the public burdens. He be-
lieves that, with an equitable assessment of
taxes npon all the property of the city, the
city can, in the next few years, continue to
meet promptly all OF its financial obligations
and al the same time make a very material
reduction in its tax rate. The letter from
start to finish Is full Of sensible views upon
the affairs of our city aud affords the
strongest possible guarantee that when
elected mayor, as he will be next Monday
by handsome majority, he will give our
city an honest, economical and business
like administration Of its municipal affairs.
Honolulu papers received at San Fran
cisco on Tuesday contain much Of interest
regarding public affairs and the state of
feeling among the people of Hawaii regard
ing the questions of annexation or a pro-
tsetorate. In one of them is given an ac-
count of long interview with United States
minister, Hon. John l.. Stevens in which
he reviewed the history of the relations be-
tween the United States and Hawaii for the
pas, forty-tive years and said that the an
ne RATION of the islands was the only logical
sequence of that train Of affairs. The min
i'ttr expressed the opinion that the senti-
ment of the United States ia now practically
unit in favor of annexation, and that such
being the case, no question would appear
bet xeen the incoming and outgoing admin
istrations as to how the government
should act. As far as the Hawaiisns are
concerned. Minister Stevens has assurances
from the most prominent in Oahu and other
islands that they will support the course of
the United States government. The con-
tract labor system might need some atten-
ton, but with the expiration of the present
contracts that difficulty would be practically
solved.