Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-07-07

history of the State.
Fridays Bangor Wing and Courier pub
fishes fine cut of the new Hersey memo
rial city building. 1t is certainly very
beautiful structure and one of which the
Queen city may justly feel proud.
There is growing conviction that the
terrible railway di.aster at the West Outlet
was the result of foul play. The railway
officials will spare no expense in hunting
down the perpetrators of this dastardly out
rage, and, if found it will go hard with
them.
The great railroad strike has given de-
cided boom to Maine beef and buyers are
hurrying about the country districts pick
ing up cattle. There is no great loss with
out some small gain.
Rockland Opinion The Augusta Age
severely criticises the Federal officeholders
who took part in the Kennebec contest for
State committeeman, in the Lewiston con-
ventiop, against Mr.. Plaisted, the editor.
The Opinion has precisely the same
grievance in the Knox county con-
test, as the postmasters, custom-house
officers and other Federal officials were
quite as active in the same direction.
But we would find no fault if these office
holders had merely attended caucuses and
convention. and acted as they saw fit. We
are by no means "all gone" on that sort of
civil eopvino rofnrm that W0nId fYnlndp
officeholders from participation in pri-
mary meetings and legitimate party work.
But we do seriously object to the bulldozing
of officeholders that took place in this coun-
ty. They were plainly given to understand
that they owed their offices to the present
State committee, and were expected to
obey orders. This is an outrage that
the officeholders themselves ought to have
resented. The Democratic party should
not stand the dictation of such a machine
as Messrs. Moore and Montgomery are fix
ing up in this county, the like of
which seems to be in process of for
nation in other counties, and we
believe it will not. We are no kick
er, and we believe in strict party disci-
pine. But we do protest against the as
sumption of power by the State committee
Sultans over the holders of Federal offices
and the attempt to build up party oligarchy
by these methods. The Age is none too
severe in its structures.
Maine has withstood the hard times in a
remarkable manner, one which should at
tract the attention of the country to it's
great resources and conservative methods
e h.: vnI xrsth hn not
six months of 1898 the last six months saw
only 80 more failures in this State.
The assets of the failures the past
half year amounted to only 1914 1875,
while for the first half of 1898 the assets
amounted to $995,7l6. On the other hand,
however, the liabilities for the six months
just past amounted to but $3l3, 1897 whereas
in the first six months of 1898 the liabili-
ties of the failures amounted to 81 ,59l, ll4.
Where the average liabilities in 1898 a
mounted to $4,000 for each business per-
son who failed. the liabilities this year
averaged only 1862 a difference of near
ly IS, 400 for each failure.
A Caribou boy improvised a method of
catching big salmon which has all the charm
of novelty and as much excitement as could
possibly be afforded by hundred dollar
reel and full outfit of flies. He was stand
ing watching the salmon jump near the dam
when a large one landed in the boat. There
was short, sharp struggle between
boy and fish in which the former came eff
victorious. T..
Moose are following the example of the
deer in this State and come out boldly with
in view of civilization. Three moose were
seen on the South Dover road, Friday, near
Mr.. Otis Bradley's. They came out into
the road seemingly not afraid of the people
who collected to see them.
The Fourth of July, "a in this State
seems destined to become historical by rea-
son of the comparatively small number Of
casualties.
"uAB0R's GREATEST NEED"
Individual Advancement More Important
Than Trades Union Rights"