Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-01-10


received from railroads during those two
years was t325. .0Si.i6. The amount re-
funded to the various cities and towns of
the tax received from railroads. under
the law. was $ls6. 700.5s. The amount
paid out and expended during the years
1897 and 1888 in excess OF receipts. ex-
cept loans was $l9s.s,6.S5.
The balance which H. found In the
treasury at the end Of the year Is soon
dissipated and Is rather fictitious than
real, as Immediately after nearly all OF
II Is due To the various towns on ac-
count Of the school fund.
These statements OF receipts and ex-
| pendttures contain none OF the Tia biiities
incurred. or money used In eduipping
the troops called for 10 I'LL the quotas of
the state In the recent war with spain.
| Not one cent has been taken from the
| treasury for military purposes during
| these years except the usual appropris
| ton for the National Guard In time OF
| peace.
| There are. therefore, considerable sums
due which should be provided for and
| paid. The railroads have willingly fur-
| nished all the transportation asked for,
and have not yet received any pay. This.
| think, IL one OF the largest claims TO
De provided for. and should be paid at
an early day. There are other and pres o.
ing bills which l know II will be your
| pleasure TO take measures to meet
Vet am confident that when the final
| balances are struck, and when the state
| shall have received from the general
| government the amount that II actually
due US. Of which the accounting officers
have already certified as correct ss1,-
40 so. and there n some 5000 more not
| certified az IL has not been presented yet.
| Il Will L. found that We have not IN
| CURED any very large debt over and
| abov. the sum that is due uS. But the
| states creditors should not wait longer.
| In the meantime. until the United states
| government shall pay the state should
| settle all its debts that are just ard due
| which Il can do with a small tenpoi airy
or permanent loan for war purposes. /
| have not a<ccrtained the exact amount
| OF outs,an nding bills that need To be cared
| for: that will be presented before the
| proper committee.
| Neither the appropriations for war
| purposes or any other have been over
| drawn during the past two years. ar ap-
| piled TO any other objects than that Tor
| which they were appropriated or werr
| intended and there viii be found that a
balance OF unexpendcd appropriations
L
| OF th, year lSg1 of 3.6.sisil, ana at the
| cose OF the year is9S of SSS .oi52s.
The urgent necessity and sound bust
ness proposition that We SHOULD bring
| our expenditures In times of peace with
In our incomes must he apparent to you
| all There should h. reduction OF Rp-
preparations IN all cases where II can b'
made without Gripping or inturing
worthy objects OF state aid until this
basis has been reached. Therefore. u
would be well for you TO scrutiniEe AMI
examine not only the measures or re-
solves presented TO you creating new
avenues 10 the treasury. but alsp some ~
thos. acts now on the statute book. afsi
SEE II their necessity Is plain and urSent,
and II the state In not in some cases.
| paying too much for what IL receives
| No one shou d obtain for anything done
| for or furnished the state one cent be-
yond reasonable price.
So far as | know. and hav" examined
| with care. every department of the state
government has been and now Is con
| Quoted with tudicious economy. and with
an earnest purpose 10 promote the public
gooh That there is n tendency to In
crease expenditures In all. or nearly all.
| Of them Is obvious when We compare
what they cost today. and what they a. X
| for. with what was appropriated for
| them a few years ago. still IL must be
remembered the duties and demands on
them have largely increased within the
past twenty years
| would suggest. that actuatei by
| determination 10 use the states money
| a. you would your own. you determine
Through the proper committee or com
mittees. what IL absolutely necessary
a - . Ii IA
government. and all It's institutions, and
| conhne ali appropriations for them
within that limitation.
There should be no gross sums appro-
| priated 10 b. used in common by several
| departments for express bills or for any
other purposes. but each should have
assigned for itself such sum and no
more. for contingent and other expenses.
| as you find absolutely necessary.
MILITARY AFFAIRS,
After years OF patient waiting AMI
| timely warning and Intellectual negoti-
ating, the people OF the United States
were compelled in the interests Of hu-
| maui,y and good government 10 call
| halt and to put an end to the desrotic.
! chronic and inhuman conditions very
| INJURIOUS and detrimental 10 their intees-
| csts. that had 80 long existed In cuba.
Il
| tutlonaI preroeative. In the month Of
April last. solemly declared that a state
| OF war existed between this country and
Spain. Happily. the contest Was brief.
| sharp and decisive Signal victories
| crowned our arms on land and sea.
| which have led 10 such an honorable
| settlement and treaty that all for which
| our government contended. and even
| more. has been fully realized. The last
| vestige OF Spanish misrule and tyranny
| has been blotted out and forever driven
| from the American continent. The peo-
| pie everywhere throughout the Union
| responded with patriotic and self-sac-
| rificing alacrity To the country's call 10
| arms.
| At the commencement OF the struggls
| we were very poorly prepared for war
For nearly a third OF century we had
| been cultivatIng the arts of peace and
| the Changers OF battle had been silent In
| our land The difficulties encountered
| by reason of want Of proper preparations
| have furnished US a salutary lesson
| which we shall not fail To profit by In
| the future.
| Maine furnished one volunteers regi-
| ment OF infantry, four batteries Of heavy
/ artillery. and 4 Sig.ia. corps rms was
| her full quots, and more. The infantry
/ regiment I think. was the largest and
| bees, equipped that went from New Eng
| Land Maine has never faltered In her
/ devotion and loyalty TO the Union, and
| her people never will. The infantry reyt-
| ment was ordered into camp at Chicka-
| mausa- All OF its men and officers were
| anxious and clamoring To be ~ Mt 10 the
/ front. where they could participate In
| the struggle. and they were about TO go
30 Porto Rico when the protocol. which
| put an end to hostilities. was signed.
| An alarming amount Of sickness, espe-
cially typhoid fever. prevailed in the
| Chickamauga camp. 1t was almost epi-
demic. and compelled the government TO
abandon II. This caused the regiment TO
i return to Maine. II has since its return
| been musteres . out OF the service. After
/ it's return to haine. as well IA before,
| Il suffered good deal from the fever
| with which II had been infected before II
returned home.
| What causes may have induced SO
much sickness. who Is responsible FOR IL.
| and whether or not II could have been
avoided by proper foresight. and care. l
leave to others to determine. Yet II does
seem to me that without some strong
compelling cause II was not good tudg-
ment to concentrate In one camp so large
| a body OF troops as renuezNouseo at
Chickamauga. and to keep them there
for a long period Of time I'm the heat OF
| summer and under a southern sun.
The number Of commissioned officers
that served in the First regiment Of in
fantry volunteers while In the United
States service was 49, The number OF
non on-commissioned officers and piivates
| furnished under the first call when the
| regiment left Augusta was $50. There
fore. the whole strength OF the regiment
ut that time was 1927. as two Of the
| commissioned officers named were not