Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-09-03
IN HALLOWELL
Democratic Campaign Is
Making No Roadway.
Voters Not Anxious For Another
Free Trade Era.
w. c. Johnson's Good Work for tho
Upbuiiding Of His City.

Hallowcll, Sept. Especial Tho
attempt Of the pcn!ocratic party to at
tract attention from National issues by
miSrcprcscnt;ng tn" splendid record
i'll State affairs has fallen decidedly flat
i'll this vicinity. In fact Il man does
not have to be Il political prophet :,
perceive that the current is daily ruiz
ming more ana more strongly in favor ol
Republican cause. cur people have no.
forgotten the hard times that tyiStcI
when last the Democratic party was ir
, power. when Il Georgia representative.
presided over the National House of
Representatives aud appointed a Ways
and Means committee, 1T the head Of
which WAS Il southern free trader, AMI
which gave US IL FIRE" trade measure
which paralyzcI our great industries
and brought untold suffering and want
to the American people. Thoughtful
citizens recognizes the fact that Demo-
cratic success in the present campaign
would duplicate the conditions that
existed under the last Cleveland ad-
ministration. J phn sharpe Williams.
a Democratic Representative from the
State of Mississippi and an outspolken
free trader. would b. Speaker of the
National House of Representatives,.
He would appoint Il Ways and Means
Committee at whose head would be a
Southern free trader. ana which could
b. denendcd upon to bring in free
country another soIp-hOIIse. era Of hard
times. 1t is not surprising that the
average voter up here i'll New England,
and especially one who has little laid
by to tide himself over 4 period Of idle
ness. has no desire to run the risk Of
bringing back again he hard times
that prevailed whom last the Demo-
cratic party was in pov CT. He had
great deal rather vote for Roosevelt
and prosperity.
oar people" too. are Interested in
giving n gONI vote to W. G.. Johnson.
our popular candidate for Representa-
tive to the Legislature. who. although
he has spent years Of his life in build
ing M tho interests of HallOVpl1. and
haS been an active and consistent Re
publican has never before permit ID
tho lIsc Of his name in connection with
political affairs or asked anything nj
the hands Of his follow citizens. He Is
:. fine tvpc Of tho scIf made man who
have done 50 much fnr the industrial
DEVELOPMENT Of Maine. Rn'n and
reared on a farm in the good Main"
town Of Appleton. he left HON" whom
twenty years Of age. with M capital
save his own courage and industry.
and the dctcrnlina iinn to succeed in tn"
world. Entering d hi;r shoe factory in
T.vrn. ne worked for years in making
himself tho master Of every detail of
the business. After hard days work
at the bench h" attended II night school
in order to secure III" educational ah-
vanta~-nS that We're available to him
in no other way.
Seventeen wears ago II" and his
brother came to Ha'low"ll with u linn
itrd capital and established their
present p"osncrnus business. Since
then they have prid out in wages in
this city more ttan 50 600. 00n which. it
is needless to SAY hrS been = very vital
element in the prosperity Of TIallowoll
Mr.. Johnson HIS been al his life
hard hours and Travelled thousands OF
miles at all hours nf dn.' and night in
securing work for his factory. ITntil
four years ago h" pcrsonallv sold the
entire product Of his factory. The
hard lahn" involved i'm this is difficult
to realize. He has made no less than
81 trips To California with u trunk Of
and for many years was 50
constantly on I'll" road finding a mar
kct for his products that he averaged
OILY about a. NIGHTS ont Of tho 365 in
his own home. He has done NOR" than
any other one man to advertise the
city Of HalIoWcll Inside Of Maine.
For nineteen years Mir. Johnson has
taken =" vacation. dcVotinG his tim"
ana energy exclusively to the uphuild-
ing 81 his business and thereby to the
u2DulldinG Of HalloWoll. Mr.. Johnson
IS clean man in every respect. His
word IS as good rs his bond. Not only
mas II" been an untirimg worker but
mas ais" applied to his business meth
OBS oil absolute Integrity and fair deal
&C OntipuaI On mi no Ky