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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-08-15
Waldo County.

Seuator-Isaac ii. jackson, Belfast.
SheriH-S. G. Norton. Palermo.
County Treasurer=-Alfred A. Small, Belfast.
County Attorney -Ellery Bowden, Winterport.
County Commissioner-Joseph q. Brock,
Searsport.
Register Of Deeds--G George ID. McCrillis. Belfast.
Clerk of Courts-Tileston Wadlin, Northport.
Washington County.
Senators--John X. Ames, Machias; Harrison
Hume, Robblnstan.
sheriff Isaac +. Longfellow, Mschias.
County treasurer - Austin 4. Kingsley. East
Machias.
field. P' S'
rington. S'
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There was considerable rejoicing 10 Old
Town Monday, over the starting of the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-08-15
Hancock County.

Senator'S Elmer T.. Spodord. Deer Isle; Gilber
T.. simpson. Sullivan.
Sherih-William Fennelly, Eden.
County Treasurer-James +. Davis, ELLSWORTH
County Attorney-E. S. Clark, Eden.
County OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Hinckley. Blue
hill; Perry w Richardson, fremont.
Register OF Deeds-Wiliiam b. Campbell, Ellis
worth.
Clerk of Courts John + knowlton, Ellsworth
Judge of Probate-Oscar +. Cunningham, Bucks
port. $*#
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AroostoOk County.

senators-Edward Wiggin, Presque Isle; Rams
ford w. Shaw, Houlton.
Sherf-iIenry G. Sharp, Monticello.
County Trcasurer-Leland o. Ludwig, Houlton.
County At,orney.-Wallace r. Lumbert. Carl
bou.
County Commissioner-James W. Ambrose,
Sherman. ~
Register Of Deeds, Southern District james
II. Kidder, Ioulton.
Register of Deeds, Northern District-Levite Is.
Thibodeau, Madawaska.
Clerk of Courts-Michael NJ. Clark, Houlton.
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Scuators- Rodney G. Penney, Monson.
Sherif-Abial Il. Leonard, Milo.
County Treasurer Frank T.. Quincy, Dover.
County Attorney-Miles w. Mcintosh. Brown
willie.
County Commissioner-M. J. Jewett, Sanger
willie.
Register of Deeds -Alauson NJ. Warren. Dover.
Judge of Probate-Eiias j. Hale toNcroft
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Dana's Pills cure Headache, Constipation :,
and Indigestion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-08-15

Senators William Enge, Bangor; Edgar b..
Weeks, Old Town; Albert Il. Day, DiXmont.
Sherin'-Wiiam r.. Reed, Bangor.
County Trcasurer--lienry l.. Siubbs, Bangor.
County Attorney-Charles A. Bailey, Bangor.
County Commissioner-W lillian l. Leavitt. Ply
mouth.
Register OF Deeds-John T. Bowler. Bangor.
Clerk of Courts-Charles +. Sweet, Bangor.
Register Of Probate--Amos +. Hardy, Bangor.
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Cumberland County.

Senators-Gcorgc NJ Seiders. Portland; Charles
M. Waterhouse, Wcstbrook; William M. Cook
Casco; Matthew C. Morrill,, Gray.
sherin-Samuel ID. Pummer, Scarboro.
County Trcasurer-Daniel ID. Chenery. Deering
County Attorncy-C Charles A. True. Portland.
County Observation-Disclosures ii. Seavey
Harrison.
Register OF Deeds-G. Fred Murch, Westbrook
Clerk of Courts-BeniaInin G. Stone. Portland.
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SaCadahoc County.

Seuator-M. II. Ferguson. Phippsburg.
She rifl--.Iohu w. Balon, Bath.
County Tressurer-Francis W. Weeks, Bath.
County Attorney-Iame, X. Cunningham. hich-
mond
County Commissioner Willard l.. DonneI,
Bath.
Register Of Deeds George W. Hunt. Bath.
Clerk of Courts Joseph NJ Hayes, Bath.
Judge of Probate-Wi William L. Hall, Richmond.
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FTHnKIIh VUUHNy'
Senator George W. Stone, Jay.
Sherif-Gilbert Miller, Wilton.
County Treasurer-Daniel nj. Bonney. Farm
ington.
County Attorncy-Elmer E. Richards. Farm
ingon.
County Commssioner-Jabez s. Mooers. New
Sharon,
Register OF Deeds.-Benjamn Goodwin. Farm
iDgtOn.
Clerk of Courts.-Byron NJ Small, Wilton.
Register Of Probate Frank w. Butler. Farm
inpton
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TRusTERs-Wm. 8. Bsdger, j. II. Manley, L.
c. Cornish. Lendall Titcomb, d. f. Parrott
Deposits received and placed on interest The
first day Of every month.
Wednesday of February and August.
Deposits are exempt by law from all taxes and
accounts AZ strictly confidential.
Especial privileges afforded to Executors Ad.
ministrators, Guardians. Trustees, married won.
en- and minors.
aprsdtf EDWIN C. DUDLEY, Treas
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Senator's Frank W. Hovey, Pittsfeld; Charles
A. Marstou. Skownegan.
Sheriff.. L. Viles, New Portland.
County Trcasurer--Roand I. Patten. Skowhe
gan.
County Attorney-Ben s. Collins, Arson.
County Commissioner Henry Z. Webber, Pal
myra.
Register of Deeds-Llewellyn Goodwin. skowhe-
gan.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-10-17
THE REGISTRATION LAW.

A law Of this character is needed
in every locality where there is a
large floating vote and where the
officers of the election do not know
the men personally. In Memphis,
where there are hundreds of men
coming and going on railroads and
steamboats, ; in Chattanooga, where
there are hundreds working in fac
tories and on railroads and steam
boats.
The fault Of our law lies in the
fact that it does not punish men
for buying and selling registration
certificates, and in not allowing a
man to get a duplicate when he
has lost or mislaid the original. 1t
is supposed by many to have been
passed not to prevent repeating
but to offer a safe and sure means
of buying votes. Gov. Turney
recommended that provision be
made for only n registration in a
year. This would have disfran-
chised thousands who might move
in after the date of registration.
He made no recommendation in
regard to buying and selling, nor
in regard to supplying one that
was lost. He knew these were the
objections, and his message shows
him to be in sympathy with the
gang. ,
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-10-17

lie the great present. Like all de-
mented persons he thinks and talks
only of matters that have occurred
thirty years ago. A man in his
state of mind and health should
not be governor of a state
Cleveland Herald.
Reeds silence since the Maine
election signifies that he is pre-
pairing a new assortment of mean
things to say about the democratic
party on his western tour.
The democratic speeches in the
present campaign are all charac-
terized by that tired feeling which
indicates a rellization of the fact
that republican succe is newt
able.
The democrats are marching
through Georgia with badly de-
pleted ranks and the ugly fact star
ing them in the face that they are
likely to lose the state in 1860.
Gov. Turney, or his campaign
managers, must be scared, judging
from the much red.stained gar.
ment speech he made at Murfrees-
boro last Saturday. He went into
the political graveyard and resur-
rected Gov. Brcwnlow and his
militia in order to brighten the
populists back into the democratic
field, from which they have strayed.
-Jonesboro Herald and Tribune.
Roger Q. Mills is making his
speeches in Texas this year, where
he evidently thinks they are need
ed to prevent democratic wool
growers from electing several re-
publican congressman.
BY choosing a republican house
of representatives next month the
people can lock the door against
any more partisan legislation for
two years following March q and
put the key in their pocket. There
should be no populist balance of
power to keep up an annoying
dicker with the democratic side of
the house.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-10-17
See that every Republican Votes!
Was Harris Rights.

On the 3oth of June the treas
urer made his quarterly report as
required by law. 1t can be found
in the Daily American of July y
and IS.
In this he shows that he has in
the treasury 100000 in round
numbers $5o5,ooo of this is the
balance left of the 100000 peni-
tertiary fund, leaving a balance or
surplus of 100000. When Mr..
Turney was nominated last month
the editor of the Commercial-Ap-
peal stated that the interest on the
state debt lad been paid, the cur
rent expenses paid, and the treas
urer had 100000 surplus in the
treasury. Then Harris was right,
and there was no necessity of is
suing the bonds.
where Is the Money?
On the goth of June there was
$9o5,ooo. OF this sum over $685.
900 was in a Wall street bank to
pay the interest on state debt.
Where is the rest? The treasurer's
report above referred to shows that
it is scattered about in every dem
ocratic bank in the state.
The Taxpayers have borrowed
100000 they did not need, pay
$4,000 per annum for it, and loan
it to the banks without interest,
who, in turn, loan the people their
own money at 10, IL and IS per
cent. interest. When these bonds
become due the account will stand {:
Bonds Observation-Disclosures. 5000, 600
Interest paid, $27,000,.2 . years. 100000
Total. s.. l4O. 600
The whole transaction was hon
est and above board, but it was
miserable inanciering. 1t proves
that Gov. Turney is not a shrewd
business man that he does not
realize the heavy burdens resting
upon the taxpayers. He has lived
out of the public CRIB SO long, oh SO
long, that it is "easy come" "easy
CO."
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-10-17
Democratic ExtraYnpnnce.

The democratic party, not wish
ing to increase the rate of taxation,
in order to raise money to meet the
extravagant demands made by
their legislatures, adopted the idea
of increasing the value of the
property to be assessed for taxa
ton. They knew they could not
rely upon the magistrates of the
counties, who knew the value of
all property in their district, there
fore they enacted a law that all
property should be assessed by
one man in each county to be
elected by the people. They gave
the assessor a commission and made
his salary dependent upon the val
uation of the property. Or they
offered a premium to the assessor
who would assess the highest and
made the poor taxpayer pay the
robber.
The result of this policy has
been to leave the rate the same,
but at the same time increase the
amount collected nearly a million
of dollars since the war.
The republicans oppose this pol.
icy. They are in favor of return
ing 10 the old plan of allowing the
magistrates to assess the taxes.
Because the magistrate knows
what the property is worth and
will not be tempted to assess beyond
that figure.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-10-17

OF the Middle Tennessee asylum.
Now, if we could do all this on the
present tax levy could we not have
paid out the amount fixed by law
to build the penitentiary without
issuing bonds? But if it were alb
sofutely necessary to issue them,
ought the governor not to have is
sued 100000 for 1893 and waited
until 1894 before he issued the
next 100000, and 1895 before he
issued the rest? Times could not
be harder than they were when he
put those bonds on the market. If
he had waited until 1894 and 1895
he might have sold them at a
premium.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-10-17

missioners cannot expend more
than 100000 in one year; $780,
900 the next, and 100000 after
that as needed. The governor had
the discretion and would not exer-
else it in favor of the taxpayers.
Was II Necessarily
When the governor commenced
looking around for some one to
buy the bonds, the comptroller of
the state, a democrat, a man who
is charged by law with the collec-
ton of revenues, came out in an
interview in the Chattanooga
Times, a democratic newspaper.
and opposed the issuance of the
bonds. He declared that the tax
levy by the last legislature was
raising, ever in the distressed con.
dition of the country, more money
than he needed to pay current ex-
penses, and the interest on the
state debt, and that he could nav
the 100000 due the first year, and
the 100000 due the second wear
out of the ordinary revenues.
This letter produced a profound
sensation, and Gov. Turney was
interviewed. He declared that
Comptroller Harris must be mis-
taken. Harris came back in a re-
ply and repeated his assertion. and
backed it up by a statement of the
financial condition of the state.
Notwithstanding this Gov. Turney
issued the bonds.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-10-17
Evans can be Elected

Now, the Massachusetts, republic
cans declare for "both the gold and
the silver dollars of the constitu-
ton and their paper representa-
tives, honest and Interchangeable in
values" This is almost the identi-
cal language of the national demo-
cratic platform of 1858. Massa-
chusetts is supposed to be the home
and chief habitation of the horri-
BILE gold-bug and the republicans OF
that quarter his staunch supporters.
The Ohio attempt to draw party
lines on the silver question alone
will not succeed while this sort of
thing goes on.-B amer.
The populists of Georgia had a
platform of their own construc-
ton, quite unlike those of the
western populists, The Georgians
dropped much of their visionary
foolishness, but the name of popu-
list, identified with the most ridicu-
lous rot ever put forward in poll
tics, was enough to beat them.
The decisive character of the re-
cent republican victories in New
England is to be most plainly
seen in the composition of the leg
islature elected. There were I39
democrats in the legislatures last
chosen, whereas in the incoming
ones there will be only eighteen,
against 544 republicans and one
populist.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-10-17
THE UNIFORM BALLOT LAW.

This law was enacted for the
sole purpose of permitting the
democrats to commit fraud by
throwing out votes. There is no
man making the minutest claim to
honesty or decency who will con-
tend that there was any good
reason why the ticket should be
exactly seven inches long and three
inches wide. There is a reason
why the paper should be white /;
a reason why the ticket should not
have marks upon it, but none why
it should be 7x3. The last legisla.
ture made a slight concession by
providing that it might vary | of
an inch in length and ITO in
width.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-10-17
Evans can be Elected
THE LAW"

This is another law that no one
would object to if its spirit had
been carried out in its enactment.
The object of it was, and should
be, to allow every citizen not only
to vote q secret ballot but to vote
it unawed and uninhuenced by
power. AT the north it is charged
that men were driven to the polls
and voted like sheep. At the
south it was the same way. This
law was enacted in Australia,
Massachusetts and other states to
secure an honest expression from
the voter of his choice of men.
Under all the laws, except those
of Tennessee, the illiterate voter is
allowed assistance by a friend of
his selection when he cannot make
out his ticket. Under our law the
tickets are printed with a view of
confusing him, and he is denied
assistance except in cases of physi-
cal disability. Fraud is practiced
by the democrats in this way the
managers, all democrats, get hold
of one or more blank tickets /; these
are marked and given to the voter,
he goes in the booth, takes the
ticket given him inside, deposits in
the box the one he got outside, and
returns the inside ticket to the
gang, who mark it for some one
else. There are no penalties that
amount to anything for election
rascality, and ordinarily elections
under the law r a roaring farce.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-10-17
Election Tuesday, Nov. 8.


The election in Georgia para
lived the democrats and caused
populist stock to advance 1000
per cent.
IF Minis does as we'll in Tenn
essee as Hines did in Georgia,
there won't be democrats enough
left to conduct the funeral exer-
cises.
The democratic papers that have
been declaring that the pops are on
the wane have just heard from
Georgia.
John Sherman declares corn to
be the greatest blessing conferred
on the world by America; and the
republican party has caused more
of it to be produced than any other
in our history.
The increased price of sugar is
the kind of an argument against
democratic rule that comes home
to the average voter like a thief in
the night.
The moral of the so percent re-
duction of the democratic majority
in Georgia is that Secretary Hoke
Smiths peacock feather should be
taken AWAY from him
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-10-17
The Poll Tax Law

Is the most plausible of any of
our election laws, and is the only
one that has an express constitu-
tional sanction. The argument in
favor of it is: ,"The government
affords protection to all citizens,
and the latter should be willing to
contribute So toward its support,
especially when the amount goes
into the school fund.-"
Republicans generally place their
objections upon higher grounds
than that of revenue.
1t is a law that discriminates
against the poor. The poor man
is not supposed to pay a property
tax and upon failure to pay this s.
he is denied a vote. Now, a rich
man, if he be over fifty years of
age, may owe the state $Ioo or
$1,000 tax upon his property and
he is allowed to vote without any
questions being asked whether he
has paid his taxes or not. If it is
right to make the payment of taxes
a condition precedent to voting,
the law should apply to rich and
poor alike.
Another serious objection to it
is its demoralizing effects. The
idle, shiftless, as well as the un-
fortunate, are encouraged to wait
for some candidate to discharge
this duty for him. The experience
of every county trustee is that the
number of delinquents is increas-
ing every year, and consequently
the tax upon candidates becomes
greater in proportion. 1t has got
to be so now hat a poor man uns
at a very great disadvantage
against a rich one. The latter can
pay these taxes while the former
cannot. Under our republican
form of government and according
to the cardinal principles of the re-
publican party, the door of politi-
cal preferment should be open to
the poorest and humblest citizen.
Poor men educate their sons and
hope to see them take their place
among the lawmakers and rulers
of a free people, but what chance
have they if barred out by laws
made in the interest of the rich!
The more our friends study the
philosophy of taxation the more
firmly will they become convinced
that the poll tax law is the most
%pernicious of all that are enforced
in connection with the elective
franchise.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-10-17
See that every Republican VotesI

Another increase in the public
debit during September furnishes
an additional reason for saying
that the democrats haven't sense
enough to run the government.
Levi P. Morton is the kind of a
rich man who sent over a ship load
of provisions to famine stricken
Ireland at his own expense; and
the Irish-American voters of New
York have not forgotten that splen-
did act of generosity.
One of the republican drawbacks
in the west is the want of build
ings large enough to hold the peo-
pie who want to hear Mckinley.
Hill is the biggest man in the
democratic party at present, but
the bigness of the party is ever so
many degrees less than it was two
years ago.
The Illinois republicans are
counting upon a majority from
10000 to $4,000, with the possibil-
ity hat a new outbreak of assinin.
ity on Altgeld's part may run it
up to 10000.
There has been a decline from II
to I6 per cent in the prices of diff.
ferent grades of wool since the
tariff bill was passed, and this has
been attended by a corresponding
reduction of democratic votes in
the wool-growing districts.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-10-17
Why They Don't Come.

Real estate men claim that they
could double the population of the
state OF Tennessee in ten years if
they could satisfy northern people
who want to leave cold climates
and sterile lands that they could
vote as they please and have their
votes counted as cast. Dakota,
Iowa, Kansas and Minnesota would
buy every foot of vacant land in
West Tennessee if it were not for
its reputation for ballot box
stuffing and other election frauds.
When good men come to the front
and guarantee honest elections,
honest immigrants will flock south.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-10-17
Evans can be Elected!
Exemption Laws.


The democrats inserted a clause
in the present constitution in 1870
that $4,000 worth of personal
property should be exempted from
taxation, in the hands of every
taxpayer"
This law was enacted to favor
the rich. Because they knew the
poor did not have this amount Of
personal property. Under this law
it is estimated hat over 100000
900 of personal property escapes
taxation. The wealthy buy stocks
and bonds, diamonds and jewelry,
and give to their wives and chill
dren. All persons, young or old,
little or big, who own property are
taxpayers" and can claim the
$1,000 exemption.
If the democrats had not intend
ed to discriminate against the poor
why did they say personal prop
erty." If they had left the word
personal" out, then the poor man
could have been on equal terms
with the rich as far as his little
home was consumed.
The republican party would
change this law and exempt a
homestead in the hands eff every
family valued at $500 or $1,000.
Poor nan think of this.
The commissions allowed the
tax assessor are exorbitant and
are conditioned upon his over-val-
uing property.
CONSTABLES.
Under the old law the constables
collected the taxes and out of the
commissions were allowed to make
a little money. This enabled the
districts to secure the services of a
good class of men. Living in the
district and knowing every man,
woman and child, the constable
could and did collect closer than is
done today. When a fellow got
ready to move out the constable
was on hand to collect the amount
due the state.
Under the law today, enacted by
the democracy to enrich the few at
the expense of the many, the trus-
tee collects the taxes up to a GER
tain date, or, he has the tax books
until he skins all the cream, then
he turns the blue milk over to the
poorly paid constables to make
what butter they can out of it.
The result is hundreds of men
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-10-17
See that every Republican Votes!

Some years ago "Old Pete" the
democratic souvenir of the lost
cause, declared at Dunbar Cave.
near GAINESVILLE, and in Knoxville.
that in 1861 he thought secession
was right, and thai in 1891 he
knew it was right. If it was right
in 1891 it will be right in aoor.
The question then recurs Do
northern farmers and northern cap
itaiists want to come to a state
where its governor claims the right
to take his state out of the union
whenever he feels aggrieved at
any action of the federal authori-
ties?
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-10-17
Evans can be Elected.

1t is believed by many that Gov.
Turney is losing his mind-in fact,
on the verge of the asylum. He
considers Evans campaign against
him as "impudence." In his speech
at Murfreesboro can be seen streaks
of insanity. He lives entirely in
he past and does not seem to real
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-10-17
Was the Comptroller Rights

Since the tax levy has been at
the present rate, we have paid off
or retired, nearly a million of Tor
bett issue Bank of Tennessee
money!; we have built two asy-
lums, one at Knoxville and the
other at Boliver, costing over
100000; rebuilt the burnt wing