The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-08-30
REPUBLICAN OPENING.
Governor CleaA.s and l.. y.
Merrill mt Arson.
CONGRESSMAN MILLIKES AND ID,
FARNHAM At FAIRFIELD
CENTRE

The Republican campaign in Somerset
county was opened at North Arson,
Monday evening, by Governor Cleaves.
who, with +. y Merrill Esq. of skew
hogan, addressed large and enthusias-
tic audience. The Governor, in COM
mencing his address, spoke of the loyal
~ of the Republicans of Somerset 10
their party and of her people to the
State. He said the questions at issue in
this campaign affected the welfare Of
every home, of every industry and Of
every citizen throughout the entire bor
ders of the State of Maine.
W live in a manufacturing, an agri-
cultural and commercial State. \ ou
caunot pursue policy of legislation that
will iniure one industry without causing
an injurious effect upon the others.
These great industries combine to build
up our towns and cities, they furnish
employment to labor. they induce enter
prise and give prosperity ut home.
While you are combining your ener-
gies and using your efforts to encourage
industrial growth and to build up and
advance great American interests that
give employment to labor the gentle
men who now have the distinction of
controlling the Democratic party in
Congress, are bringing depression upon
the great business intesests OF the
country, and depriving labor of employ
ment in their attempt to undermine the
great principles of protection, upon
which the prosperity of our people has
rested for 30 years. Their attempt to
carry out the policy they have inaugu-
rated has had its disasterouS and banetnl
effects and they have already impovcrish-
ed manyOf the great industries of the
country.
In their last campaign they expressed
great sympathy for the farming inter
ests of the country, hut Il Democratic
Congress has taken almost every article
the farmers of Maine produce, aud either
taken the duty entirely of or so greatly
reduced it, that his products must here
after he put into competition with the
products of foreign countries.
Even their present taritl' act, with its
600 Senalc amendments, amounts To a.
practical surrender of the American
market to the products of foreign labor
to the prejudice of our own people. The
farming and agricultural interests of
Maine must be sacrificed in order that
they may grant special privileges to the
great sugar trust, the lead trust and the
coal and iron trusts. Their policy of
legislation has brought upon the people
financial distress and disaster; il has
closed many of the mills; ii has checked
public improvements; it has depressed
the agricultural interests; and today the
! high ways of trade are strcwn with
wrecks of business enterprises and labor
| i of
ployment
The principles OF free trade as taught
by Calhoun and Davis still prevail in the
South; and the South is in control of the
Democratic party, and the Democratic
party is in control of the Congress of the
United States, and they are seeking to
fasten this hlighting policy upon the
industrial progress of New England aud
of the North.
The Governor alluded To the excellent
financial condition of the State of Maine.
While II Democratic national admnistra-
ton had increased the public debt of the
government IN a single year more than
$50, 900 900, while they had reduced the
gold reserve in the treasury to the low
est amount ever known since its estab-
lishmcnt, while they had run the gov
eminent in debt more than $4,000, 900
by the issue of five per cent. bonds. the
State of Maine is meeting all of its LA
bilites from its ordinary receipts. and
outstanding debts.
The Democratic party in Maine has no
words of condemnation for the cXtrava.
giant course of Il Democratic Congress,
but they are family making their b.
ennial charges as to the States eXpendi-
lures and finances. | invite them to ex-
anime the financial condition of the State
of Maine. The tax payers of our State
are interested in the question of taxa
ton; and with their cooperation we
shall steadily continue to reduce the
state tax. The people of Maine believe
that sound business principles require
that our state expenditures shall not
exceed our income.
a grand Republican meeting was also
held at Fairfield Centre, addressed by
Hon. Seth l.. Milliken and DR.. A. f..
farnham. Mr.. Miliken made telling
speech filled with information, facts and
figures and unanswerable arguments in
favor of Republican doctrine. 1t was
received with enthusiasm. Dr. Farm
ham made short but characteristic
speech which took well with his hearers.
The meeting was grand success.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. The fol-
lowing are the real estate transfers dur
ing the week.
Palmyra-John F. Robinson to Wav-
erly Wooden Co., 500; Calvin b. Hilton
to Willie +. Hunt. 500; Elbrdge e..