Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-03

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materially from those of the preceding
year, it can be seen that over one-half
CT this special expense would be taken
| care of from the receipts of the present
| year; and it would then be safe to as
sumo that the remainder could be paid
from The taxes for 1907 and 1903 with
| out increasing the taxes for those
| years.
| We hereby certify that the foregoing
| statements are correct.
| j. w. BASSETT.
II. H. ADAMS,
/. r. BRADLEY,
County Commissioners.
j. Z. BLANCHARD.
County Treasurer
So much for Democratic and Re-
publican assertions in the last cam
paign, now for the facts. Let us see
whether the Democratic press or the
comfy commissioners were telling the
| truth. Reports of the Kennebec
county treasurer for the years 1905 and
1906 make the following showing:
Resources more than liabilities,
Jan. l. 1906 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $56l.99
Resources more than liabilities,
Jan. /, 1907 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 3S3.04
Loss for the year ............. $liS.9J
The estimates of the county COM
missioners for the county tax for each
of the years 1905 and 1906 were 1895.
The Kennebec delegation struck out
one item of $1l5 and granted an ap-
preparation of $41 $50. In assessing
the taxes an overlay of s913.52 was add
ed. making the county tax for each of
those years, $4S.O9352.
The Democratic newspapers, notably
the New Age and the Waterville Senti-
mel and numerous Democratic orators
upon the stump. including the present
sheriff of our county and one or two
clergymen who ran upon the Demo-
cratic ticket. did not hesitate TO
assert upon the stump that as result
of the operation of the Sturgis com
mission and Republican extrava-
gance" the county tax for 1907 would be
S70,00O Sc much for Democratic as
sertion. Now for the facts: For a
county tax FOR each of the years 1907
submitted to the county delegation esti
mates asking for an appropriation OF
SIT ,043 for each Of those years, so that
instead of the tax for the present year
ana for 1908 being increased TO $4,000
as the Democratic press and Demo-
cratic spellbinders asserted in the last
campaign would be the fact the tax
for this year and next year will be less
than it was for the years 1905 and 1906.
ers OF Kenrcbec county 10 these inter-
esting facts in order that they may see
for themselves how little dependence
is to be put upon statements of the
Democratic party made for political
effect in the heat Of a campaign. The
Democratic party asserted that the
the $4S.O9352 Of the year 1906 TO $4,000
in 1907 an advance Of SCI ,906.4S AS a
matter of fact. instead Of being this in
crease so confidently and 50 persis-
tently asserted i'll the Democratic
press and by Democratic stump speak
erc. there was actually decrease in
the county tax for the year 1867 of
| 81, 0G3 AZ as compared with the tax Of
| 1906
In this connection we would call the
attention of the voters Of this county
| to the bitterness with which the Jour
nal was assailed when it asserted its
belief that there would be no increase
| in tho county tax for the year 1907.
| One noted Democratic spellbinder, now
a county official, at a closing party
Journal. commented upon this asser-
| ton Of the paper as intended to mis-
| lead the public and gave what pur-
ported to be a statement of the real
condition Of county finances, closing his
| remarks with the following burst Of
| oratOry: From the facts ! have stated
| ii will be seen that someone has lied
| and it amt me-" Events have demon
| strated very plainly who did the lying
| about county finances in the last cam
paign. The guilty party has been full
| ly revealed and we take some satisfac-
| ton in calling the attention of our
readers 10 the fact that sit amt" the
| Journal.
Another very gratifying compliment
has been paid to the common schools
of Maine The MANAGEMENT nf tho