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Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-09-06

Journal. which in noticing the COM
pl?int of his organ says:
THE greater part of Mr.. Davis cam
paiSn to date has been in the nature of
attacks upon corporate interests which
he would havs us believe are in some
way inimical to the public welfare. 1t
is not surprising. therefore, that he is
ing acquainted with the fact that he is
himself a stakeholder and official in
number of mammoth corporations
whose capital stock aggregates no less
than $230000 900. In going back to
the people" he certainly will want them
many interesting ones that have not
yet appeared in print-concerning his
own intimate connection with great
corporate interests, a few of which,
that he chances to have no connection
with. he having singled out for attack
in the present campaign"
In view of the friendly hint given
above, the manipulator of Mr.. Davis
organ, while interpreting the financial
theme. will do well to touch the KEYS
lightly and work the soft pedal for all
II is worth. In rendering political
music the mere attempt to preserve
harmony often results in ncrye-rack-
ing discord. Mr.. Davis. keyed to his
present pitch, is in condition where
a single false note will throw him COM
plctely out Of tune
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-09-06

Make yourself committee Of one to
see that every man opposed to the ring
within your sphere of influence is at
the polls on September 10.-Waterville
Sentinel.
This is just what the voters are going
to do, and in voting the Republican
ticket they will administer needed re-
buke to the infamous Democratic ring
a close corporation of bosses with head
quarters at Waterville-whoSe arrogant
and dictatorial sway has never been
approached in the history of Maine
politics. 1t was this same ring that
picked out the candidates for the Dem
ocratic county ticket by means Of a
committee selected by the Democratic
bosses. The disfranchised delegates sat
meekly in their seats and never turned
a hair even when this committee, with
characteristic modesty, brought in
ticket containing the names of three
of its own members. But the rank and
file of the Democratic party are grow
ing weary of this perpetual sway of A
close corporation of bosses who run all
the party conventions and dictate all
the nominations.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-09-06
The Truth is Mighty.
WaterviIIe Mail.)


Had not Candidate Davis and his as
s." iates maliciously attacked the ad
ninistration of State affairs at the ont :
set OF their campaigning, the wisdom
with which the business Of Maine has
hecn managed might not have been
given any special thought But it has
heen learned that the net debt Of Maine
mas been reduced from A.17S.715 in 1882
t" $l,115.oO0 in 1906 and that the State
TAX rate in the same time has changed
from Az mills to mills on the dollar.
The people of Maine have learned that
III 1882 they paid s1055. .2S962 towards
the running expenses of the State and
thht in 1906 they contributed sI3h 700
less than that. During this campaign
1t has been learned that the State CON
tributes $192,231 towards the support of
the schools while in 1882 but 1856. 1923 was
contributed from the same source. If
has also been brought out that for ev-
cry nine dollars contributed by the tax
payers OF Maine. the corporations con-
tribute sixteen dollars towards s,Ipport-
ing the insane asylums. orphan homes
hospitals. state paupers. promoting ag-
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-09-06

The Waterville Sentinel declares that
Cyrus w. Davis was so "engrossed'
in other business that he failed to
know anything about the bill Civ
ing a partial tax-abatement in aid
of the extension Of the Somerset rail-
road, On the very same page it de-
clares that prominent citizen OF wa"
terville was behind the measure. MI.
Davis represented Waterville in the
Legislature. The measure was one IN
which the people of his city were warm
ly interested. for it meant much Tor
the development of a vast territory that
is commercially tributary to it. and ySt
the Sentinel would have us understand
that Mr.. Davis knew nothing about 1t,
never had any conversation regarding
it with its promoters. and allowed 1t to
pass without his opposition-and prac-
tically with his vote-because he was
not aware of its provisions! This eX-
PLANTATION is worse than the deceived
and "tulldoZed" one 1t is trifie the
lamcst of the lot.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-09-06

"The ratio of sixteen to one has been
agreed on by the best informed men OF
this country as the ratio between silver
and gold, and that ratio is founded
upon scientific grounds. 1t has pre-
vailed in this country for almost cen
tury and prevails today. y.'-Watervllle
Sentinel.
The last time we noted the silver quo
tations the silver in dollar was worth
about fifty cents. and yet every owner
Of ii silver dollar could exchange it for
a gold dollar worth 100 cents the world
over. The fact that it could be so eX-
changed has made all of our silver
money "as good as gold" If the Bryan
program of free and unlimited coinage
of silver at ratio of 16 to l had pre-
vailed a silver dollar would have been
worth today merely the market value
Of the bulletin it contained, or about
fifty cents.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-09-06
Davis and His Corporations.


The Kennebec Journal having pub
liShed the names and amount of capital
of some "a corporations in which Mr..
Davis is interested as a stakeholder.
the political organ operated in the in
terests of that gentleman takes occa-
sion to denOunce the act in thunder
tones, characteriZing it as a ''scurri-
lous attack" In this instance the or
ganist appears to have struck a false
note. Unless Mr.. Davis is ashamed of
his connection with the aforesaid cor
rOratiOnS ii is hard to see why he
should be offended at the Journals ac-
ton. Ownership in highly capitalized
concerns is not generally considered a
crime, and the mere statement, or hint
that man is financially interested in
them is not usually construed as Ii
belouS, or even "scurrilous." But just
at this time and in the interests of his
political boom. which can only be kept
alive by careful nursing. Mr.. Davis is
not anxious to appear in the role of a
capitalist. There are occasions when
money does well to keep silent and let
its owner do the talking. and Mr. Davis
recognizes the fact that the present
campaign is one of them. The reason
for this is graphically set forth by the
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-09-06
For Knox County Taxpayers.

How much of a burden" is the state
tax upon the people Of Knox county?
Are the taxpayers down there crushed
beneath the weight of State taxation
and speakers are trying to make them
believe and this is the argument which
they are using in the hope Of winning
votes away from the Republican party
this year. Elsewhere on this page this
morning the Journal publishes two ia
hles which II urges its many Knox
county readers to study with care.
These tables are made mp from the Off
cial figures for 1905. and they show how
much State tax the towns Of Knox
county paid last wear. and how much
money each Of them received back from
poses.
These tables show that the total state
tax paid by Knox county in 1905 was
SIG? .?35. and the towns of the county
received back from the State treasury
last year for school purposes, State
roads. support Of paup"rs. public libra
ries. ETC. the sum of s29.55s. In addi-
ceived in State pensions the sum of
s3.61f There were also special appro-
priatiCns by the State Legislature for
institutions within the county for 1905
amounting to Si2.20i Thus the county
received from the State treasury in
1905 s75. .i36, while its State tax was $780,,
935. leaving balance in favor of the
county of S3S5OO. 1t is pretty hard to
make out that the State tax is bur
den'' upon Knox county people in
view of these figures. isn't it? To be
sure, most of the special appropriations
referred to are for institutions when
are for the benefit of the whole State.
but they are located in Knox county
and the money appropriated for them
is practically all spent there. No fewer
than a dozen of the IS towns in Knox
county actually received back from the
state treasury for school purposes and
good roads more than they paid in
State taxes.
1t is the same in Knox county as it
is III the other counties of the State.
tables for many of which have already
appeared in our columns. The greater
part of the revenue of the State comes
from the railroads. the banks, the wild
lands and the corporations. and SO it is
able to pay to the towns of the State
more than they contribute in State
taxes. This is the result of Republican
policies and the result of keeping the
Republican party in charge of Maina's
affairs. Its rule has been a period of
state debt-reduction and state tax
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-09-06

ricultural fairs. protecting the orchards
and forests from destruction by injuri-
ons insects and adding to the comforts
of old veterans by giving State pen
sions.
The truth is a mighty good thing.
even under ordinary conditions. but
when it is used as a weapon to refute
wanton and gross Misrepresentation
closely resembling deliberate attempts
to deceive the people. then does the
truth appear strong. especially as it is
being eloquently told by the able men
campaigning the State this week in the
interests of the citizenship Of Maine
the perpetuation of her progress and
the endorsement of Republican prin-
ciples.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-09-06

The spectacle of the editor OF the
Waterville Sentinel gravely undertake
ing to argue 4 question Of constitu-
tional law with the United States Dis
t,ict Attorney is one of the humors of
the campaign. Such Democratic blufs
don't 60. and it has been the mistake
Of the Democratic campaign from the
start that it has grievously underesti-
mated the intelligence of the voters of
Maine. When it comes to question or
law the people of Maine will prefer to
pin their faith to the United States Dis
tri.t Attorney rather than to the editor
of the Waterville Sentinel.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-09-06

The Waterville Sentinel declares that
the statement relative to the mammoth
corporations-capital at $4,000. 600
in which Cyrus w. Davis is shown by
the official records to be stockholdcr
and official-has been practically With
drawn from circulation" So far from
this being the fact, it has been i'm
possible to print them fast enough to
supply the public demand for Them
Mr.. Davis has been so persistent and
yociferous in his attacks upon corpora
tions in this campaign that the voters
of the State are naturally interested to
know what his own record is upon This
question.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-09-06
The Great Victory in Vermont.

"A word Of encouragement and good
cnter to the Republicans Of Maine
comes from those Of Vermont The
sweeping Republican victory won in the
Green Mountain state Tuesday after
the sharpest political battle which that
state has seen for generation shows
that this year, like those preceding it.
is a Republican year, and that Repub-
lican victories are in order all along
the line. The Democrats have been eX
pecting great things of Vermont this
year and making all sorts of claims.
There was a division in the Republican
ranks. and an independent Republican
candidate for Governor entered the
field against the regular nominee of the
party. The Democrats, knowing from
the bitter experiences of half a century
the utter futility Of making any nomi-
nations of their own, endorsed this in
dependent Republican, Percival W.
Clement, and confidently expected that
their votes with those of the boiling
Republicans would make him Gov
ernor. whercat they proposed to claim
great Democratic victory in the old
Republican state of Vermont.
The result shows how empty were
their hopes and how loyal Vermont
stands to the candidates and principles
Of the Republican party. Fletcher D.
Proctor the regular Republican nomi-
nee was elected by an even larger vote
than that with which the Republicans
carried the state in the presidential
year of 1904, and the Republican. candi-
dates for Congress, for county officers.
and for the Legislature made COM
pICta sweep of every section in the
state. This is the first gun Of the pres
ent so-caIIed "oft year" campaign and
It's discharge punctures completely the
balloon Of Democratic hopes.
Democratic papers throughout the
country have been boasting loud and
long rs to what their party with the
halp of the boiling Republicans would
DO in Vermont They have filled the
air with bluff and bluster just as they
have been doing here in Maine, and the
result in Vermont Tuesday will be du-
plicated here in our own State Wnen
the votes are counted next Monday.
Here. as in Vermont. the Democrats
count upon the assistance of dissatls-
fed Rerublicans to aid them in cap
turing the machinery of the State gov
-ernmcnt and in getting their hands into
the treasury surplus which has result
ed from Republican policies and from
an honest and economical administra-
ton of State affairs, but here, as in
Vermont, they are doomed to bitter dis
appointment. This is Republican
state and these are Republican times.
The message from the glorious victory
in Vermont will have q wide effect here
in Maine and throughout the country.
II brings despair and diScOuragement
to the Democrats and gives added en-
couragement and determination to the
Republicans.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-09-06
Down in Knox County.
Rockland Courier-Gazettc.) }

0INVO hIdIIU tVuI ItI -NIt'Ht0tC.I
This the concluding week of the
campaign will be a lively one in Knox
county. All parties will be thoroughly
alive and the voice of the campaign
orator will be heard in the land. The
Republicans are losing none of their
enthusiasm, which is gaining renewed
impetus every day. Speakers upon
the stump and workers in city ward
and country district are equally doing
their part to bring off a handsome
victory in Knox county. Things con-
tinue to happen to increase the dis
hoartened feeling of the Democratic
leaders. while Republicans grow cor
respondingly elated.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-09-06

Tho New Age is trying to ,friShten
the farmers Of kenncbec County by
telling them that they cannot sell
sweet cider under the law. 1t is
evident that the Age sadly unicresti-
whom this latest buEaboo was directed.
Indeed the Age, with its big type. has
shouted wolf, wolf" so many times
that a discriminating public has long
since ceased to take 1t seriously. The
farmers who have sweet cider to sell
will doubtless continue to sell it just
the same as they did before the Age
faxed up and published this latest
scare" article.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-09-06

Notwithstanding the official state
ment of the County Commissioners and
the County Treasurer showing the
utter falsity of the assertions relative
to county finances which was printed
in big type in the New Age. and dis
tributed all over the county in cir
cular form. the last issue of the New
Aqe deliberately repeats these false
hoods, and reports from Democratic
rallies are to the effect that its editor
continues to use them upon the stump
What do the voters of old kennebec
think of such methods as these from
the rulers of n party which purportS &c
travel under The banner Shall Maine
BE Honest?' -.'. 4'+
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-09-06
Another Exploded tissue"
(Biddeford JOurnalD

T3l1UPfOrn .JOUTTIdID
The Democrats have tried to make
denaturized alcohol an issue in the
present campaign. The Augusta New
Age, we believe. ''discovered' that
under the fifth amendment to our State
constitution denatured alcohol could
not be legally manufactured in Maine.
AS an issue this question had only a
remote connection with the vital prob
Inns of the campaign. but the Demo-
Gratis found somebody to give an opn-
ion in favor of their contention and
they then proceeded to work this
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-09-06
Names Profit From the B. e. A.

Maine's Profit From the 3. e. A.
The Journal has already exposed the
pure demagogy of the Democratic claim
that the Bangor & Aroostook contract,
by which Maine as a State tipped the
balance in favor of a worthy project
piece of good business. To answer the
Democratic falsehood that the contract
was worked through secretly without
the knowledge Of the Democratic mi
nority. the Journal produced an accred-
tied interview with Hon. Joseph P.
BASS of Bangor. one of Names leading
Democrats. in which Mr. Bass said that
he was largely responsible for the con-
tract being made. The late Hon. A. A.
Strout Of Portland. long a Democratic
War-horse in Maine, drew the contract.
The Democratic stump speakers Of
this last week of the campaign are con-
tinuinS to assail the integrity Of this
contract. 1t would be astonishing if
an honest Republican vote by their tao
tics. The Republicans assert again that
the contract by which Maine helped
make this project a real asset Of our
State was one of the best strokes of
business that Maine, as common
wealth. has accomplished in quarter
century. From authoritative sources
some figures have been secured that
show what the Bangor & Aroostook
has done for our State Read this con-
else statement:
The total shipment of potatoes from
all points by way of Canadian Pacific
through Nanccboro III 1889, 1,666,5aO
bushels.
The shipments by the Bangor &
Aroosto,k from the crop Of 1905, 1,1225.-
372 bushels.
We estimate by way of Nanceboro.
from the crop of 1905. 100000 bushels.
We have no record in detail Of long
lunioer shipments. We estimate 1894.
when the Bangor & Aroostook was
opea"d. about Il million.
1t is said that this year there are
$50 to 27O million of long lumber to
come. About $50 million of that is lum-
ber which has been stopped from going
to st. John and vicinity for manufac-
ture. in favor of manufacture in Maine.
The Bangor & AroOstook has eXpend-
started about S16.00O.0oO.
Its ray rolls are now i'll excess OF
81 ,OOO, 600 per year. exclusive of con-
struction pay rolls.
The gross amount of fertilizers
shipped into Aroostook county in 1894
was about 10000 tons.
In the year ending June this year,
nearly 10000 tons by the Bangor &
AroostOok.
In 1894 Is million shingles were
shipped out over the Bangor & Arcos-
took
In 1905. 100 million shingles.
In 1894 there were 4,720,000 pounds of
starch.
In 1905 there were L.. iS7.72D pounds of
starch.
Nearly all Of this freight has been
shipped over the Maine Central Rail-
road. increasing its revenue and taxes
to the state immensely.
Increase of Aroostook county valua-
ton. 81. 900, 900 since 1891.
If during the rest of this campaign
a Democratic speaker trots out again
that old lie about the Bangor & Arous-
took contract. what reply will you
make to him in your mind you inteiIi-
gent voter and sharer in all Names
general prosperity?
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-09-06

Can the genial Democratic Mayor Of
Augusta who presided at tho state and
who called the Democratic county con-
vention to order b. guilty Of deploring
"ring rule" Soc il is reported. The
Colonel is finished actor and upon
occasion can throw lots of honest in
dignatinn." into his full rich tones but
how the other members of "thc inner
circle" must have laughed at the joke
in the guarded Seclusion of their
councils at WatcrVille'
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-09-06

Mir. Davis, though a member Of the
Legislature that passed this bill, had
no knowledge of it's provisions till long
erward.--Waterville Sentinel.
And this man whom the Sentinel
would have us understand snOred in his
seat and chad no knowledge" of the
important matters considered by the
Legislature of which he was men,
Der, is now the Democratic candidate
for Governor!
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-09-06

opinion for all ii was worth. and more.
The opinion of Mr. Whitehouse
punctures this bubble and the remains
can now be laid alongside the railroad
subsidy issue. the extravaganza in
state expenditures claim. the wild
lands tax bugaboo and that three
bottles of whisky exhibit. The opinion
is clearly set forth; it is exhaustive,
and it should be conclusive.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-09-06

Still the good work goes on. From
every part Of the State come reports Of
rousing Republican rallies. 1t is evil
dent that the voters of Maine are alive
to The issues involved in the present
campaign, and will roll up rousing
majority for the Republican ticket on
election day.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-09-06

reduction, and the burden of State tax
ation never rested so lightly upon the
people as today. 1t is for the best in
terests of the people of Maine and for
the welfare, progress and honor of the
whole State that the Republican party
be continued in power.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-09-06

Th" Democratic BOSSES still continue.
TO send ou. reports of "crowdcd meet
ings." correspondent of tn"
Journal was present at one Of IN"
''immcnsr" meetings and informs us
that there were AZ p"opl" present by
actual count. less than onc-third of
whom MrrC NOtnrS.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-09-06

The Watcrville Sentinel has not yet
informed the public just how much
taxes are paid into the State treasury
by the 23 mammoth corpora tjonS-capi-
taIiz.d at s23. 900 OO0-with which Cyrus
w Davis is connected as a stockNpder
and official.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-09-06

The jubilant laugh of the Democratic
workers is no longer heard in the land.
That always comes very early in the
campaign. The Democracy long ago
learned the advisability of getting in
it's laugh ahead Of election day
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-09-06

Let every Republican do his full part
in making these closing days count for
the success of his party at the polls.
The Democrats have INDUCED from the
start in a campaign of misrepresenta-
ton. The voters will answer them on
Sept. 10 by rolling up rousing Repuh-
lican victory at the polls.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-09-06

Some people have imagined of late
that they have detected the fine hand
of the master upon the handle Of the
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-09-06
MAINE EDITORIAL COMMENT.
Not a Profitable Investment.
portland AdvertiSer.)

(POrtIand AdNert1S"rJ
Among Democratic issues of the
campaign quickly shelved was that
forced one Of the three bottles of
booze" purchased by Candidate Davis
at Rumford Falls who got little re-
turns on that Investment.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-09-06

1t evidently makes quite a differ. nee
to the Democratic gubernatorial candi-
date whose OK is gOred
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-09-06

The Democratic campaign is now
running cmptyings. Even the porcu-
pine issue has dropped out Of sight
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-09-06

For Representatives to Legislature.
FRED G KINSMAN Of Augusta.
BENEDICT r. MAHER Of Augusta.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-09-06

Let every Republican make sure that
his name is on the voting list.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-09-06
KNOX coUNTY-1eo5.
Special Appropriations by tho
LEGISLATURE.

Mainc 81 itc Prison. $14SJ on
m.itne e state Prison sub. officers. 11,6O %
H N.oA o1. ,Icherai Hospital. 2G1 o.
~ lhi1.d! insane. 3IN ~
w. W.. ttats friSon; water. etc, 21s0 GJ
~ 81 RccklanG. 954 %
cws Island. soOa NJ
S42 2G4 90
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-09-06

For County Commissioner.
CHARLES f. KII.BRETH OF Winthrop
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-09-06
4 Summary.

Summary.
Total amt, Of money pd. Co as
Tatal pur ant s1hedule ~ No. s2s.a5S %
rnta, rntf scned,ilc si,t,. No: :. 422o4 %
sheet A. 1874 10
Total fota, o., paid ,i County. s75,4ss2s
w. T. 1886 VI
ha'' ir favor Of County. .3s,5O 81
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-09-06
s42,04 %
State Pensions.
1856 90 1854 90

IN lHV persons were on the state pen
H'tn ~, rnI from six towns In this County
~ IN ~, ~, persons We're on the State pen
''''' '''' from Ten towns in this county.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-09-06

For Register of Deeds.
HARRY p. HALVES OF Vassalboro,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-09-06

For County Treasurer.
JAMES f. BLANCHARD Of Chelsea
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