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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-27
SIS, $1,000 s97,4.1.3I

Thus we see that the kennebec coun-
ty towns and cities paid s97,42l into the
State treasury and received directly
back s7S,599. This total of SIS, 999 was
made up as follows: High schools, S.
SIG; railroad and telegraph tax, s6,519;
damage to domestic animals, s1,325:
licenses refunded, $3.50; State roads.
$4,4%2; support of paupers, $3.50; burial
expenses Of soldiers, SAP: State pen
sions, 1910; public libraries, 1854. II
any reader desires the items for the in
dividual towns, they will be gladly fur
nisEed
This total by no means shows all
that kennebec county received from
the State treasury in 1907 In addition
to this money paid back to the indi-
vidual towns for the various purposes
enumerated above, there were MANY
special appropriations for Nennebec
county institutions, all of the money
being spent in this county and largely
for the benefit of kennebec county
people. Here is another table
which shows these special appropria-
tons for Kennebec county for 1907
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-27
Which Tariff Revision?
PHILADELPHIA Press

Judge Taft by his declaration and
pledge for tariff revision at the earliest
possible moment after March D. If he Is
elected President, has brought sharply
before the country the tariff issue be-
tween the two parties.
Discussion of the present tariff. to
which Mr. Bryan devoted mucn space
in his speech, has no place in this is
sue. Both parties are pledged to revi-
sion. Neither party proposes to keep
the tariff as it is. The Republican
party, by candidate and platform, is as
much pledged to a revised tariff as the
Democratic party. Both Presidential
candidates are pledged to call Congress
together in extra session whichever
party wins a majority in the House.
This majority will consider in this
extra session the tariff revision as its
first duty.
The question before the voter is sole
lv as to which revision he prefers. Mr.
BRYAN proposes a revision which will
sweep away what has been done in the
past, rob industry of it's protection.
wages of their safeguard, and plunge
the business of the country into the
Inevitable confusion of changing values
and altered industrial conditions, with
a long period of time in which a new
adjustment must be made.
Judge Taft and his party are pledged
instead to a revision which shall con.
tinue, with as little jar and change as
possible, the policy and practice of the
past. Where duties are high they will
be reduced. Where experience or
change in conditions show that the
duties of eleven years ago have failed
t. maintain wages and have instead
given the American market to a for
eign product duties will be raised The
free list will be extended by adding
raw materials, as has been done in the
past, wherever the introduction of
these raw materials does not interfere
with American wages AS in every
previous revision the general average
of duty will be reduced on imports as
whole, the amount under the free list
increased, and the food s,f the people
relieved from burdens wherever it can
be done without interfering with the
just protection due to the higher wages
of the American farmer.
This revision will be made promptly.
1t will probably be over within three
months after Il new President is in
augurated. Its character will be known
in advance. Instead of deranging buSi-
ness such a revision will steady it No
existing employment will be impered:
additional opportunities for american
labor will be provided by new indus
tres: old industries, well established.
where a reduction is possible will re-
ceive such a diminution in duties upon
products in competition with them as
advanced methods have rendered pos
sible by cheapening the cost of pro-
duction without reducing wages. In-
stead of closing factories this revision
Will open them Instead of creating
business confusion it will create BUSH
resS confidence.
When the voter comes to choose
next November as to which revision he
will adopt and support, no possible
doubt can exist that Republican revl-
sion as proposed and pledged by Judge
Taft will receive the overwhelming
majority of American votes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-27
Then and Now.
portland Press.)

II is the idea of some of the Demo-
cratic papers in Maine, and they as
sert it and challenge the showing OF
the contrary. that there has been no
period under the DINGHY tariff or any
other protective tariff that has been
so prosperous for Maine as was the
period of low tariff before the war
Still barking back to the golden
era" of the Walker tariff, which was
pretty near free trade Something has
been said in this campaign about the
savings banks and comparison made
between this and other states in 4hi:,
respect, to the end of showing that
the licensed saloon and prosperity go
together. 1t would be impossible
however, to extend the comparison
back to the beginning of the Walker
tariff in 1916. for the reason that. al
though Maine had free rum at that
time, she had no savings banks. The
bank commissioners report for 1S4S,
sixty years ago, shows a total of
Sl,S5b,SS0 in the various banks of is
sue. loan and discount then in the
State. but there was nothing about the
deposited savings. In fact there was
then but one savings bank in existence
III Maine, the Gardiner Savings insti-
tuition, which was organized in 1894
1t was not till. 1852 that the Portland
Savings bank was organized, and the
Maine Savings bank in 1859, and they
are among the oldest. During the era
of tn. Walker tariff and it's successor,
the tariff of 1857, which extended
from 1876 to the enactment of the
Morrill, tariff in 1861, several savings
banks were organized. The report of
1860 gives eleven banks. with total
OF $S35,211 due depositors.
by the report of 1907 there were
50 savings banks. with deposits ex-
ceeding sSH, 900, and adding the
trust companies and the loan and
building associations there were 1926
banking institutions in the State sub
ject to the supervisor of the State
examiner. with total assets of over
s136. 100000. 1t is considerable pro-
gress in less than half a century-a
good deal more relatively than was
made under the. IA years of tariff for
revenue only. There was a panic in
1857, followed by a period of as hard
times as the country has ever expert
enced. Governor Morrill, in his in
augural address in 1858 said that "a
general and widespread derangement
prevails. producing revolution in all
the departments of business and en-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-27
To kennebec County Taxpayers.

Being on the outside and consequent
ly compelled by force Of circumstances
to criticize the party in power, the
Democratic leaders of Maine attempt
to make party capital out of the sub
ject of State taxation, seeking to make
the people believe that in some way
they are "hurdened" by the State tax
es and that the money is not expended
for their benefit. This same campaign
issue has been raised at every State
election for years, ard, while it is easy
enough to disprove the Democratic as
sertiono, the matter Is brought forward
with each succeeding campaign in the
hope that the public is forgetful and
that somebody may be fooled.
Now let us take UP the matter of
State taxation as it affects the people
Of Kennebec county and see what the
county gets back in return for what
it pays into the State treasury. The
Journal selects this county because
this is the papers home county and
because it has more readers here than
in any other county Other counties
will be taken up later and similar
showing will be made in them. Here
is table showing what each city and
town in the county got in 1907 from the
State treasury for school purposes,
good roads, support of libraries, main
tenance Of par2ers, State pensions,
damage to domestic animals, railroad
and telegraph tax. licenses refunded,
etc. and also showing what each city
and town paid into the State treasury
in State taxes III that same year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-27
Campaign
Comment
The Appeal to the South.
(RnStou Herald i

Mr.. Taft does not lay claim to any Of
the electoral votes of the South. There
is 10 political blncolnbe in his refer
ence to the changing political senti-
ment in that part of the country The
South IS in sympathy with Republican
economic policies. There is little or no
evidence of enthusiasm over Bryan
and his theories. Many southerners
are breaking away and others are
straininS at PARTY ieashes more this
year. than ever before. And whether
or not single electoral vote is secured
by the Republican party, the tendency
is one cf the most encouraging politi-
cal signs from that section Of the
country
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-27
The Maryland Campaign.
Baltimore American)


The Bryan campaign in Maryland
has opened under adverse circum-
stances. The party in the state has
no organ; there are internal diSsen-
sions, and there is no real confidence in
Organism. These are three very ser-
Gus obstacles, and it is useful for the
managers to belttle them. That the
influential press of the state is against
them is fact which it is foolish to at
tempt to ignore. The majority of the
public form their opinions on the
statements Of the press, and with no
potent power like this to guide and
crystalline public opinion the Bryan
case is a bad one. People are not so
loyal to mere party as they used TO
be in the days of strictly drawn lines
when independent opinion was a
negligible quantity. The public know
much more of the intimate relation of
politics to ordinary life than formerly,
and they are looking not so much to
the triumph of this or that party as to
the restoration Of business confidence
and business prosperity.
There is no real popular confidence
in Bryan and his policies. Thought
full Democrats VINO have the real well
fare of the country collectively and
their own business interests individu-
ally at heart are inclining to safe and
tried man like Taft, rather than to a
man of picturesque but experimental
policies like Bryan. The country just
now cannot afford experiments
Maryland is one of the sanest and SAT-
est in a business view of all the states,
and a hurrah campaign is not enough
to satisfy its men of either party, who
want to see real and beneficial results
from the coming election.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-27
Bryan and the Socialists.

In his speech at Indianapolis Tues
day Mr.. Bryan touched upon the sub
iect of Socialism and in speaking of
the growth of the Socialist party in
this country he said:
II beg to call Mr.. Taft's attention
to the fact that the Republican party
has stimulated the growth of Social
ism in two ways: First, by the en-
dOrsenent that it has given to the
theory that trusts are a natural and
necessary outgrowth of our economic
conditions. and, second. by permitting
the development of abuses which have
been, charged against indivdualism.
If ne will examine the vote published
in the World Almanac, he will find
that IN 1900 the Republicans pollcd
7,20S,2A votes and that the Socialists
polled but 1891, in the same almanac,
he will find that in 1904 the Republic
cans cast 1895 S9 votes and the So
cialists 402,266. Notwithstanding the
fact that the Republicans have boast
ed of their last national victory, their
party poled but All, more votes that
year than four years before. This
scarcely more than covered the nat
ural increase in the Republican por-
tion of the population. While the So
cialist vote increased more than 300 per
cent. and the increase in votes was
almost as great as the increase in Re-
publican votes"
it would have been Interesting
though it would hardly have served
MIR. Bryan's purpose-had he quoted
few more figures as to the votes
cast in 1900 ard 1904. He might have
added that in 1906 the Democrats cast
6,35S, 1873 votes and in 1904 they cast
Only 5,077,971. This was a loss of
1.2S1,16 votes-a loss more than four
times as great as the Socialist gain in
the same time. Evidently it did not
occur to Mr.. Bryan that the Socialist
gain of S16,295 votes might have come
out Of the Democratic loss of 1881 ,163.
On the contrary he seems to have an
idea that the Republican party fur
nished these votes, though it actually
gained 417,245 in its own vote mas
much as the Democrats lost 1,2S1,163
votes and the Republicans gained
417,245 it would strike most people as
highly probable that the Socialist
gain of 1926 votes came from Demo-
cratic rather than from Republican
sources. Mr.. Bryan's deduction to the
contrary is a sample of his logic.
He speaks of the Republican gain CT
47,245 between 1900 and 1904 as
scarcely more than covering the nat
ural increase in the Republican por-
ton Of the population in that period.
Probably. then, he regards the Demo-
cratic loss of 1,2S1,163 as scarcely
more than covering the natural de-
crease in the Democratic portion of the
population in the same period. Per-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-27

special taxes on franchises. corpora
tions, railroads, banks, insurance com
panies, etc, instead of from Il direct
tax upon the property Of the State.
The showing made above as regards
Kennebec county can be duplicated in
the other Is counties of the State, end
it completely explodes the chief issue
by means Of which the Democrats are
seeking to gain votes in the present
campaign.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-27

The way for all toilers and producers
In this country to preserve Its pros
pcrity, and make the most of their in
dustry and savings. is to vote for Re-
publcan candidates for Presidential
electors and representatives in Con
gress and send to the legislatures men
who will vote for Republican candl-
dates for the United states Senate.
'Thi, is the lesson of experience, the
logical conclusion from all the facts of
recent American history and the
practical sense of those who prefer
business to politics.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-27

OF the $40 towns in Maine no fewer
than 1888 actually receive back from
the state treasury each year more
than they pay into it in State taxes.
Most of the others receive back nearly
as much as they pay in. Yet Demo-
cratic spellbinders are now touring
these towns and telling their people
about the burden" of State taxation
under Republican rule.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-27

Dewey, the only man who has held In
the American navy the same rank as
Farragut. This tribute to the great
admiral of the Rebellion is remind
er of man who gave sixty years OF
his life to the service Of his country
and of the sixty spent all but twelve
at sea. Farragut was link between
the War of 1912 and the war Of the
states. He entered the navy at the
age Of ten, being appointed by CommO-
dore Porter a midShipman. He was In
that fierce battle when the American
Of several British vessels. Farragut
had been in the navy half a century
when he commanded the fleet which
destroyed .hc forts below New Orleans
and captured that city. The story of
his exploits III the Rebellion is too well
known to warrant repetition. He won
enduring fame and lived long enough
thereafter to enjoy the acclaim of his
countrynen and of the world. There
are more ambitious memorials to him
.han the simple tablet in the navy yard
at Kittery. St. Gaudens did the strik-
ing statue in New York. Boston has
a similar wcrk in it's marine park. But
it is appropriate that the place where
he died should be suitably designated
and the fact that it is within the state
Of Maine gives our people a special
share in his fame.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-27
REPUBLICAN MEETINGS.
Assignment Of Speakers as An
nounced by the Republican
State Committee.

HON. p. NJ. FERNALD.
Bath. August q.
Charleston. August %. . p NJ.
Dexter. August IS, evening.
Casco Castle, August 30 afternoon.
Gorham, August ~, evening.
HON. WILLIAM r. HA!NES.
FoXcroit, August q
Milo. August IS.
Rocklarid, August 20.
HON. JOHN p. SwASEY.
Rockport, August 2s. evening.
Lisbon Falls, August %. evening.
HON. FORREST GOODWIN.
Bath August q. "a
Dexter. August %.
HON. FRANK f.. GUERNSEY.
Corinna. August q.
Milo, August Is.
HON. w C. PHILBROOK.
East Stoneham, August u.
Rockport, August IS.
Hockland August 20.
HON. RUEL ROBINSON.
Monsoon, August q.
SCOTT WILSON, ESQ.
Bradford. August Is.
FRANK I. BUTTON. ESQ.
Comma, Augusta q.
c. l.. BEE.DE, ESQ.
Gorham. August 70.
l.. c. GUPTILL, ESQ.
Bradford. August 90
Frankfort, August q.
HON. ~. L. BLAIR.
Leeds, August Y.
Turner, August 2s.
Lisbon Falls, August %.
JOHN KENDRICK BANGS. ESQ.
York, August q.
HON. EDWARD PAYSON BROWN.
Charleston, August %.
Frankfort, August 20. -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-27

The attendance at the old Longfel-
low house in Portland last week was
1858. Monday was the greatest day in
attendance, excepting one, since the
mouse was opened. There were I'll paid
admissions and III admissions yester-
day The total admissions this sea-
son now number 5206. The register is
really an interesting exhibit. The Wis
ltor from Boston, who thought she had
come great distance to- see the house,
found people registered from Texas,
Utah, California and Oregon and even
from Aberdeen, Scotland, Leksand
Sweden, ard Hadjin, Turkey. Asia
Minor. She WAS heard to remark,
We'll, any way, it seems long dis
tance to me" The ladies of the edu-
catiOnal department of the w L. L.
nave found plenty to do and generally
enjoy the experience. They all learn
much of the history of the house and
its families. The library is also a busy
place and it is much appreciated by
the visitors as it affords a resting place
of most interesting character. The
Maine Historical society is doing much
to increase the fame of the city by the
sea-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-27

Adding the sums received as indi-
Gated in these two tables. we find that
Kennebec county received from the
State in 1907 the grand total of 1924 $50,
while its state tax as shown in the
first table was s91,421, balance of
$4,000 in favor of the county. Ger
the burden of State taxation rested
very heavily upon the shoulders Of
kennebcc county taxpayers. Moreover.
this by no means tells the whole story,
for Will, the total State tax for this
county Is 1921, the nonresident part
of this tax is $15.O33 so that the actual
State tax paid by the residents of Ken
nehec county is only sS2,3S7 as COM
pared with the s254,360 which the towns
Of the county and it's various institu-
tons received from the State treasury
in 1907.
OF the 90 towns and cities in Kenne-
bee county. no fewer than 13, or al
most half. actually receive back from
the State each year more money than
they pay into the State treasury in
taxes, as will &c seen by reference to
the first table given above. Most of the
other, towns receive directly back al
most as nue., as they pay in, and yet
Democratic orators during the next
two weeks will be busy throughout
these same Kennebec county towns
trying to convince the people that
State taxation is burden" upon them
and that the States money is not cx-
perded for the benefit of the people CT
the State.
The States ability to pay back to
these communities so much more mon
ey than they pay in the form Of State
taxes is made possible by the system
Of taxation by which the State gets
the greater part Of its revenue from
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-27

forms it,, readers that the State Is
Iandslding to Gardner. There is nc
doubt Of it. There us also no doubt
that Gardner wilt be buried deep I'M
der the landslide when it arrives.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-27

# you see a Maine Democrat with a
smile on his face these days you may
be sure he has forgotten for brief
spell that every vote for Gardner will
be vote for Bryan.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-27

For Senators.
GEORGE e. MAcOMBER Of Augusta
w. r. REYNOLDS of Wlnslow
ARTHUR A. SHAW OF Clinton
For Sheriff.
COLBY OETCHELL OF Watervllle
For Clerk of Courts.
CHAS. w. JONES Of Augusta
For Judge of Probate.
HAROLD e. COOK Of Watervilie
For Register of Probate.
RALPH W. LEIGHTON Of Mt. Vernon
For County Attorney.
GUY A. HILDRETH OF Gardiner
For County Treasurer.
BERT p. STUART Of Belgrade
For County Commissioner.
WILLIAM ID. HALEY Of Plttston
For Representatives to Legislature.
CHARLES l.. ANDREWS Of Augusta
LEWIS A. BURLEIOH Of Augusta
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-27

Me Insane Hospital. $40. .65 Is
Me. Industrial School for Girls. I,500O0
Augusta City Hospital, 1900 90
Me. Children's Home. 800 90
Observation-Disclosures SaO54
Gardiner. 1000 90
Screening Snow Pond. FOO 90
Central Me. Fair Association, oGNOO
Coburn Classical Institute r6OOo
Litchfield Academy, 200 M
Erskine Academy, $4,000
Monmouth Academy $1,000
Oak Grove Seminary. 5000
Screening Great Lake. 5000
County Attorney, 1910 100
Monmouth Hatchery, o013 81
Belgrade Hatchery. 1851 Il
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-27
Daily ksnnsbec Journal
ESTABLISHED 1s1

No notice Whatever Viii % takoN Of
unsigned communications.
The Journal cannot b held responsible
for the preservation or return Of re-
jected communications.
Address al communication relating
to subscriptions and advertisements
to BURLEIGH & FLYNT. Pub
fishers. Augusta. Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-27

haps he is right-but where Will that
sort of figuring land him ana his party
in November?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-27

Bowdoinham mas had more than it's
share of lad fires and the loss of the
fertilizer factory is serious Elow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-27

The crowd at the shore resorts is
melting away, which is a pity as Sep
tember is the best Month of all beside
the sea.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-27
The unwilling of a tablet in memory

The unwilling of tablet in memory
of Admiral David GIascoe Farragut,
Which took place in the navy yard at
Kittery Tuesday afternoon, serves to
recall the fact that the American Mel
son. as he was called by British ma
val journal died within the borders of
the State of Maine After the Rebel
lion. in which he won enduring fame
as one OF the worlds greatest sea
captains. TarraSut was created adj
mlral and was sent on a voyage to
European waters where he received
many tokens of the admiration which
his deeds had won for him abroad as
well as at home Returning to this
country, he became a hopeless invalid
and while at the K;ttery navy yard
he passed away on the 14th of August,
1870. The memorial has been placed
upon the house of the commandant in
which FaTagut died. The veil was
lifted from the tablet by Admiral
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-27
Beside the crimson fires of phloX.
pahliaS their orient finery show;

The closing days of August have
tang suggestive of football and fairs
and huskings.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-27

Biddeford Journal: 1t is at the end
of the vacation season when lots of
men wish they were wealthy enough
TO be able to marry for love.