The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-08-20
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ocracy;" and in the background modest
stone bearing these words: Democracy. AT
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Under Republican rule this country mas
become world power and today stands
foremost among the nations. II has done
what no other country has ever done I'D
giving the Cubans their freedom. Other
nations have gone to war for their own
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, for revenge, or to ada 10
their territory. None of these motives
actuated this country in Its war with Spain.
1t had no other interest in the Cubans, an
alien race, than that of the brotherhood OF
man, and it freed them from the tyranny of
cruel despOtism and enabled them TO en-
/ joy the rights and privileges that pertain TO
American citizenship.
OF the Republican candidate for the presl-
dency Judge Robinson said that if Cover
nor was wanted in the Philippines, where
| the people were inca pable of self govern
ment if there were troublesome questions
to be settled in Cuba, at Panama, or deplo-
matte problems to be solved, William ii.
TAFT was the man sought and he had MADE
good in every undertaking. If elected, as
he will be, he will prove one of the greatest
| presidents this country has ever knoWn;a
| worthy successor to Theodore Roosevelt.
| The references to Taft and Roosevelt, here
| recorded merely in outline, were botn ear
| nest and eloquent and were received with
| hearty applause
| But, continued the speaker, the Demo-
| Gratis want us to coufne ourselves to State
do n
national issues Their issues this year are
rum and taxes. You have had the Secre-
tary of State with you and he is thoroughly
conversant with all the details OF State ex-
penditures and methods of taxation, and l
| need not discuss that issue. But the fact is
evident and beyond dispute that Maine has
prospered under Republican rule; that its
people have enjoyed good government,
have had the advantages of good schoois,
and are contented and happy. There is no
better index of the prosperity Of people
than the amount of their savings. In 1860
there were IA savings banks in Maine with
deposits Of 81, 800, 000,an average OF Sl25 to
depositor or S2.38 per capita for the State
In 1875 there were 90 banks with total de-
posits of S32,O0O.000 an average of 1916 to
a depOsitor and per capita of $5S. Under
Democratic regime the deposits fell off to
$20,0OO,O00. In 1882 when Gov. Robie came
in, the deposits returned TO the 49,, 100000
mark and in 1907 the total deposits were
$S5, 100000, an average of 1915 to deposit
tor and $125 per capita. These figures do
not include the S17,Ooo,ooo on deposit in 80
firm MI hi t,t al nf
by Maine people of $1O7,0OO,00O, exclusive
of deposits in the savings departments of
national banks. In the last ten years there
has been a gain in savings of 100 per cent,
while the population has increased only
five per cent.
The Democratic contention that the trusts
are created by the protective tariff is un-
founded. There are trusts in free trade
England and in other countries. The speak
er made a most effective presentation Of the
methods proposed for dealing with the
trusts. The Democrats propose to kill the
trusts by means of free trade. How would
that work? In the case of one of the big
gest trusts statistics show that so far from
it having monopoly about so per cent. of
LLG III lbS llic dl6 plOuuCcQ Uy
smaller concerns. AS the trusts are power
full these smaller and weaker concerns would
| inevitably be the first to go, and then if sue
cessful in killing the trusts we should be at
the mercy of the foreign trust, which hav
| ing no competition in this country, could
place any price it pleased upon its products.
| That is not the Republican method of deal
| tIc II 1,.rc tn
make the innocent suffer in order to punish
| the guilty. 1t does not propose to destroy
the industries of the country, deprive our
own people of employment and open the
doors to the products of alien labor. Ii you
had public highway running through your
town and a few automobilists violated the
ordinances, would you close that highway to
all travel in order to punish them, or would
! you penalize the offenders?
| In again referring to State affairs Judge
Robinson spoke in high terms OF commen-
dation of the Republican candidate for Gov
ernor, Hon. Bert NJ. Fernald of Poland, a
successful farmer, successful business
man, man of experience in State affairs,
a genial, earnest, honest and loyal son of
! Maine.
In the course of his address Judge Robin
| son spoke feeinsly and e!oQuently Of the
! State OF Maine, of the men of the past who
have brought her renown-Fessenden, NOT
rill, Blaine, Miliken, Reed, and others-of
those who are serving her so ably today; of
the Maine men to be found in every State
in the Union occupying foremost positions
the proud position Maine holds and is en-
titled to hold among her sister States.
This report, made without notes, from
memory alone, does but scant justice to the
eloquent address, and President HOwes
when he extended the thanks of the club to
Judge Robinson.