Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-12
DAILY K1NNEBE JOURNAL SATURDAY SEPTEMBER H. 1908

$500 in 1906. The authors didn't MAKE
| these statements up to enlishtefi lhe pun
| lie but to deceive. A half truth IS tie
| vitality of such a nameless child as this
card.
Now we turn for moment from the
great executive work of SheriH Fiaisteo
to the apparent superiority OF inc mall
agement of the register Of DEEDS once
| by Mr.. Tebbetts over that OF Mr.. smith,
| his predecessor. They say that Mr. lep-
belts has turned into the county $3lS2 IN
1907 and that there was an average tarn-
ed into the county for the preceding III
years Of only $194l. Why didn't they tell
you that although the register OF DEEDS
| has been a salaried officer in kennebec
county for some years, yet his office never
was placed upon a salary which required
the register CT deeds to turn all the fees,
over and above his salary into the coun-
ty treasury until the Republicans placed
the county officials on salaries in 1914.
Mr.. Smith had only two years OF service
after the passage of that law. why
didn't this anonymous pasteboard card
show the averages between the amount
turned into the county treasury in the
years 19o5 and 1906 and the amount turned
in in 1907? Simply because the amount
turned in in 1905 was largely in excess of
what was turned into the county treasury
in 1907. They didn't want to tell the whole
truth on this nameless pasteboard card
1t wouldn't accomplish their purpose. so
they simply told half truth and not
even this when you consider that they
took the average for 10 years to draw
their comparison of what the register of
deeds has done under the existing law.
The same men who issued the cards OF
two years ago, containing misrepresenta-
lions which were intended to deceive the
public and which were acknowledged by
Democrats to have been issued for cam
paign purposes. are undoubtedly the au-
thors of these placards which are being
circulated today in this county, intended
to distort or suppress the simple and
plain facts and again deceive the vcoters
I haven't had the opportunity to exam
inc more in detail the statements upon
these pasteboard cards, but / urge 20,
as citizens who wish to do fairly by
your servants, who wish to treat then
fairly, to examine the county reports OF
this county, call upon the county official.
and the eX-county officials of this county
and get a true statement of facts in re-
gard to these matters before you vote
against the Republican party or their
candidates.
They have laughed at you because they
fooled you two years ago by their anony-
nous circulars. Don't give them chance
to do SO again
Gentlemen, think seriously before you
allow such Misrepresentation to deceive
you or prejudice to lead YOU Republi-
cans. never before have you had any
greater cause for trusting your party OF
reason for standing by it with your ballot
and influence. You owe this duty to you
home. your State and your nation. Your
Gubernatorial nominee, your COMPRESSION.
al and party candidates deserve your sup
port because through them the principle
Of our party will be sustained and in the
party's success will be the continued pro-
sress and prosperity of the nation the
state and the county and the mainten-
ance in Congress of the high national
character and influences which our repre-
sentatives have there enjoyed.
Congressman Cole was a most interest
ing and instructive speaker. Commencing
his remarks. he praised the great work
OF Congressman Burleigh of this district
He said that outside Of the grea. speak
ers. Mr.. Burleigh's influence was as great
as that of any single Congressman. He
told how Mr.. Burleigh. through his ac-
tvity and personal influence saved Maine
It's number of Congressman and secured
for Maine SO many appropriations which
were to its advantage and benefit He
then took up discussion of the national
issues and for an, hour held the closest
attention OF his audience, who frequently
showed their approval by enthusiastic APP
piause At the close Of the meeting he
was given cordial handshake by many
OF the farmers and many Of the old SOL
diers who were there present.