The Portland daily press., 1899-08-21

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you, / don't know as I want to soy
anything more about what the MASTER Of
The r s Crane. ao9g. hss "a ssa b nus 4 fsus
by the same source through which u was
given to the public. -
j don't believe 10 organizing political
party to carry on this movement. NOT
do we want arg political party TO take De
undor their wing. what we want to do
see that the right men 20 to the legisla-
ture and see that the right men nre nomi-
mated. Men should be nominated who
are committed TO these principles.
II Democrat renresents town he
should BIO committed to these principles
which we advocate before he Is nominate
cd. kf he won't commit himself. nomi-
nate man who will 1t IL al the prima-
ries that we must do our work. II Ii at
the primary meeting that tho rascals do
their work. It is the duty Of every good
man to 60 TO the primary meetings and
take hiH part In these responsibilities. i
| feel just As much bound to go to cauuu 3
as do to go to. church. The time is
coming when the voice and votes Of the
| laboring men and farmers will be needed
| to save this country. The vast acoumu-
| latiun Of wealth In the hands Of few men
threatens the welfare OF our country.
| Every year the danger grows more immi-
I
people of this country will have to appeal
| to the great conservative agricultural
] class In this country, who desire peace,
order and good government to save IL
FROM destruction.
| ID. o. Mouiton Of South Portland was
called upon by Mr.. Mclaughlin. Mr..
| Moulton said that IL was something to
| be noticed, hnt more to be missed. she
hoped that all farmers and their wives
will so live az to DO missed when they
are dead. = He said that the farmers
wives and children should be as much
interested in the success OF these princi-
pies as Is the farmer himself. The great
question is: Are the demands just and
fair? The trouble In the past has been
that the farmers have been to the legis-
latuTe themselves and have voted against
their own interests. You may reckon
me as one of your number. Beside
using your shovel and spade, you must
rightly use your ballot to succeed.
Mr.. Moulton sat down amidst consid-
cradle applause.
Farmer Mclaughlin now spied
MR.. j.. W. SMALL
Of New York, sitting In retired corner
and evidently much interested In the
meeting. He was called upon to SPEAK,
and what he said seemed to greatly
please his hearers He made no attempt
at oratory, took no flights in eloquence,
but told few funny stories and gave a
few facts which were well received. At
ter relating one or two stories In an
| inimitable manner, Mr.. Small went on
| to speak of the farmers movement. He
said that few days ago he had taken q
| ride up through the northern towns of
this county and had found a great many
deserted farms. Why is this? In one
town which had population of 1900 =
fasa hsaw
200 Inhabitants. The farms are az good
In that part of the country Us they are
anywhere, but they are deserted. In
| the school district In Cornish where Mir.
Small went to school al boy he said he
had found along one road 80 houses un-
| occupied and the cellars and foundations
of 20 more. What Is the reason for thisi
''It Is excessive taxaTion,'' said Mr..
| Small. why the taxes In New York
outside OF the big cities whore the rascals
rule are nothing In comparison with the
taxes here In Maine. One man told me
that he had to pay $50 in taxes on his
farm, That Is an outrageous rate. Why
$50 on that piece of property would be
| too much. An honest administration OF
state. county and town affairs, would
make as low rate as $40 possible. But
the extravaganza goes on. i must con-
fess that l haven't much patience with
the farmers who submit to these things.
They have the remedy In their own
hands if they but knew it. (Appiause. }
MR.. GRIGGS AGAIN.
| Mr.. Smalrs remarks stirred up the fire
in Mr.. Griggs' soul again, aud he took
the floor and made ringing speech Of
about five minutes, during which be
was interrupted by applause again and
again. lie said:
1--WE farmers will have to bear more
than our proportionate. part of the bur
send until we put tax ON incomes
tories of THAT'S So" and much an
plause.) Here are professional men who
are drawing salaries or have incomes
all the way from $1,000 to $50. 600 year
and don't pay one cent for tax, while
you and by putting more and more of
ourselves In the ground every year, bear
the burdens for theIu. / would tex the
incomes of doctors and ministers and the
lawyers. / would tax to the full extent
(Applause.) Why 1t makes me boiling
mad when think OF 1t. You may own
farm valued at $1,000, but IL isn't worth
dollar without you do some work upon
1t. 1t is what you put into the ground
that makes the farm pay. You get up
at O'Clock In the morning and wor K
until dark, while the professional man
who pays no taxes sits in the shade all
day and works only eight hours. 1t Is
the same with the men we elect to hold
! state offices and draw big salaries, which