Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-12
kennebec Facts and Figures.


a result of Republican rule. OF course
they were lying about it. The county
was no. on the verge of bankruptcy or
anywhere near such a verge. Later in
IN open meeting before legislative
committee, when the matter of the
Court House extension was under con-
| sideration, these same Democratic
| leaders admitted frankly that this
charge was made for campaign pur-
poses This admission was made in
the presence of members of the SUI
| rreme Court. members of the bar and
| members of the Legislature.
| In the present campaign the Demo
Gratis are again making a lot Of talk
which is also being made wholly ami
solely for campaign purposes. They
are not urging this time that the coun-
ty is on the verge of bankruptcy but
they are trying to deceive the voters as
| they did at that time by saying things
that are as far from the truth as the
bankruptcy falsehood of 1906 Just
now in the hope of bringing about the
| reelection of the present Democratic
she riff and county attorney, they are
making comparisons between last year
and earlier years which are wholly I'M
r.i,. Il
figures and INDUCING in half truths
which arc likely to confuse and mislcad
to look into the facts of the case ard
study the official figures in the county
reports. The Journal published sevcra!
tables of such figures on this page
Wednesday morning and we shall re-
fer to some Of them again at this time.
For instance, the fines and costs re-
crived Ly the county of Kcnncbec from
The enforcement of the liquor laws in
1907, according to the report of the
county treasurer was $7,673.S7 This
is little more, to be sure, than the
rnuunt in 1906, when the sum so re-
ce;vcd was 49, 1i5.>3 but it is much less;
than was received in 1908, W hen it was
0.?13 81, and the same Republican Of
Moreover it IS much less than was re-
crivcd in each of the years 1900, 1901.
1902 and 1903, in all of which years Re
publican officials We're in office.
Then there is the matter of main
tanning the courts of the county. In
1907, this cost WAS $22,06499 and COM
garrison is made by the Democrats with
1906 when thu cost was s30,71tnS But
they neglect to state that in 1906 S14,
3t3 - out Of the total of 3o.71loS was
the expense Of III" Cooper murder trial.
Moreover. they neglect to carry the
was only Sl7.l2121 as compared with
he $22.oGiG9 for 1907. Moreover, in
both 1903 and 1894 the cost was less
than in 1861.
In making their comparisons the
cost of prosecutions for drunkenn IS,
including cost Of commitment and
hoard of prisoners, was 81. 3o1 & in 1907
as compared with 81. t98 OS in 1906 They
also forget to make the comparison in
the cost t. The county of the sheriff
ana his deputies for 1900 and 1906 IN
1907 this cost was S2.625.oi and in 1906
it was $Z.n1S.67. These comparisons
are hardly to the Democratic advan-
taee ana S" are not touched upon in
their tables
The Democratic leaders of Kennebec
county seek to give the impression that
the pre- sent county officials hav" Ic"n
much more active than their pr"tIeceS-
snrs in prosecuting liquor dealers
What are the facts? The indictments in
liquor prosecutions entered in the Su-
pared with an average of 1l3 for the
seven preceding years undri R"puhli-
can rule, which is as far back as we
have the figures at hand. Then there is
the matter Of the Jail expenses tn" sup
port of prisoners. etc. In 1907 these OK
pcnscs were 50. !1377. while in 1905 they
were $l.a,3 as
Let the voters of kcnnobec county
consider these figures which are Off
cial figures from the county books. The
Democratic figure jugglers Will make
all kinds Of comparisons as they did in
1906 when they told the voters tt'at the
county was on the verge OF bankrupt
cy. That talk was made, as they later
admitted AID do not now deny. wholly
for campaign purposes. The alleged
good showing which they make out
for the present Democratic officials in
tits county by telling half truths and
the making of unfair comparisons OF
distorted Facts and figures is also mad"
wholly for campaign purposes. Do not