Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-14
Handed TO Oakland Voters
At Enthusiastic Rally.
Hon. \. N. Sewa|l, Auditor
Hatch and Guy 4. HiIdreth
Deliver Foreefal Addresses to Ap.
prsclailve Audience.


good one in point of numbers and
brim full Of enthusiasm for an over
whelming Republican victory Monday
at the polls. The meeting was opened
at O'Clock by Chairman H. L. Hun
ton, who spoke a few well-chosen
words previous to his introduction of
the first speaker Of the evening, Hon.
Harold M. SeWaIl of Bath, whose well
come was a warm one
Mr.. Sewall spoke in his usual inter-
esting way. He emphasized the fact
that state and national issues could
not be separated and that the eyes of
the nation are upon the State of Maine
in the coming election. A single vote
for tcrnald in Maine meant 10 times 10
votes to the nation at large.
He showed that no legislative history
could compare with the legislative his
tory Of Maine for the last three Leg
islatures In point of service and eff
cheney Today over 40 per cent. of the
taxes once borne by the people at large
are now paid by the various corpora
tions doing business in the State.
The increased state expenses have
but kept pace with the increase in the
States receipts The salaries of the
judges had been increased by the Leg
islature and with the approval of the
Democratic members. among whom
he mentioned Cyrus w. Davis III Wa
tcrville.
1t seemed to be a part Of the policy
of the Democrats. he said, to dcnounce
all corporations, especially the rail-
roads. as If they were not already
bearing their proprtinate share the
burden of taxation. The Republicans
have been accused of being under the
control of the railroads while last year
1850, 600 was raised by the State from
the taxation of the railroads of the
State. The Staples bill received only
one Democratic vote, that of Staples
himself. and was opposed in caucus by
the gentleman who spoke from this
platform last evening. an able NJ. c.
r. r. attorney. While he had too much
respect for the rank and file of the
Democratic party to call them such,
said Mr.. Sewall. he thought their lead
ers deserved the name of hypocrites.
The wild lands are not owned solely
by Republicans. They have increased
$50. 900, 900 in valuation and though
they have condemned the present
method of taxation the Democrats
have offered no remedial plan of tax
alton, Gardner and Johnson notw1th-
standing. The only way to increase the
taxation of the wild lands is to in
crease the state expenditures and yet
the Democrats are demonstrating
against such increase. Whenever we
have attempted this Democrats. led
by Pennell and McGillicuddy. have
come to Augusta and fought against 1t.
BY the taxation Of corporations we
have raised in the past year over $780,
600 and have done this in the face of a
strong opposing lobby.
IF there is anything of which tn" Re-
publican party is innocent it is the
shielding of any department from In
vestigation Every department criti-
cised has been thoroughly investigated.
The fee system was. cut out by us
against the protest of Mr.. Davis.
whom then charged and do now
with wishing to use 1t for party capt.
tai. At the printing investigation what
happened? Republican committee
initiated it. A Republican Legislature
carried 1t out and saved to the tax
payers $4,000 per year. Passes to State
officials were done away with. Not
content with this we resolved that any
reputable citizen could complain of
abuses in any department and have
those charges investigated. Every de-
partment has been so investigated. One
only has been delayed. that of the
State liquor agencies The Republican
party does not desire the retention of
tho state liquor agency as safety
valve for the prohibtory law.
Referring to the Importance of the
retention &c the protective tariff, Mr.,
Sewall said:
1t aids the working men by lessen
ing the cost of living and increasing
their wages. We know how in '93 the
bread lines filed the streets of New
York and Boston and other large cities.
Under the tariff the working man is
givcE a. surplus above the necessities
of life from which he can have the lux
uries and niccties of life. AS Tom Reed
said a man earning 81 in England
earns 1.6O in the United States. The
Protective tariff is first and last for
the man who works for his living in
the sweat of his brow,
In Mr.. Taft you have a candidate
who stands for this prosperity and
for the retention and revision of the
protective tariff. Never has man re-
ceived better training for the office of
President than Judge Taft. His rec
ord in the Philippines. in Cuba and at
Panama. bespeak his ability and
worth No one knows the value of his
work in Japan 1t is unwritten history.
All know his great part in the admins
tration of Roosevelt. I said at one time
that were the administration to merge
into that of Taft no one would Eote the
change and they are going to make
that merger at the next election. CAP
plause). We Republicans can congrat-
ulate ourselves most of all in this cam
paign that no one has dared to call
us the party of trusts. corporations or
graft. We have but one unvarying
law--that of equal, exact and unvary-
ing justice to all.
Mr.. Sewall's remarks were greeted
with great applause and as he con-
Guided the large hall echoed with en-
thusiastic cheering When the cheer
Ing had subsidized a selection was given
by the orchestra. This was followed by
the introduction Of State Auditor