Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-09-03
HANCOCK CO.
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AND POWERFULLY THE WEI.
FARE AND PROSPERITY OF THE
PEOPLE OF MAINE. So far as the

Democratic campaign in this coun-
ty is concerned it is very evil
dent that National conditions are about
the only ones that really interest our
people The Democratic attempt TO
make capital out of State issues ha,
failed lamentabiy from the thorough
ness with which the figures they have
given out have been discredited by the
official facts. 1t was not an easy thing
even for man of Mr.. Davis versatile
political characteristics to make the
taxpayers Of Hancock county believe
that the burdens Of the State rest
heavily upon them when the official
records show that the resident tax
payers in this county received in the
Year 1903, $lS.3.640 more than the to-
tai tax assessed against them. In fact
the presentation of the detailed Statis-
tics for the towns as taken from the
official report shows that in 1903. 81 of
the 81 towns Of Hancock county re-
ceived from the state treasury in good
cold cash more money than the State.
tax assessed against them. Of the five
remaining towns. one WAS the clty 81
Ellsworth. and the towns of Eden Mt.
Desert and Sorrento. i'll all of which
| more than half of the State tax is paid
by non-reSidentS. The completeness
with which these clear and definite re-
turns for each Individual town knocks
| out the "glitterinS Eeneral;ties'' of
| the Democratic leaders. has lett them
weaker by far with the voters "a
Hancock county than would have been
| the case had they dealt honestly ;l.d
| fairly with the situation from the
| start. Many of their former patty
| members in this county feel thoroughly
| dissustd with the Imposition which
| has been practiccd ui.nn ttein.
Aside from farming Interests. which
| rs mas already been stated are amply
! protected by the schedules of the Ding.
! ley tariff law, Hancock county is inter-
| sci to a considerable extent in manu-
| f'.ctEi.d lumber. Here again the
| present tariff law comes in to protect
! tie. important industries and MAIN
| tain the wages of their employees. Be-
lore Canadian competitors can come
| Into our market they must pay 81 per
| thousand feet. board measure. on
sawed lumber; $la0 per thousand on
clapboardS; % cents per thousand on
FAITHS and 80 cents per thousand on
shingles. \ protection too, of II cents
...r cubic foot which is given our gran
Ito Industries is also an item of con-
:. -. able Importance in this county.
NJ! these reasons operate among our
citizens against any change i'm the eX-
'S' NJ, order of things under which We
....N'- enjoyed n greater degree OF pros
ih'rtN than ever was known under
t.i.o, ratio rule. 1t will make little
,itII"iolce to the people of Maine who
III Sht he Governor of the State if n
democratic free-trade regime had de-
s!foyed our industries and brought
lard times to all our citizens For this
rrHsoh. our people will stand by Theo-
do"e Roosevelt and the Republican
party, and we see no reason now if our
vote comes out as the indications are
that it Will. why we should not make as
good showing as we have for a num-
Der OF years past. Certainly the out
look at the present time is vely en-
couraging and growing better every
day and ii is evident that as the cam
palgn progresses the trend of public
sentiment sets more and more strongly
in the Republican direction.