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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-02
$48, $685. $45. 1853. 40

The total of $4S,649.95 above is made
up of $2S,6O6 for school purposes;
1897 for High schools; s4,1S4 for State
pensions; $4.5SS So for support of pau
pers; s4092.66 for good roads; ST.
7O261 for licenses refunded; 1927 for
damages to domestic animals; $S1458
for railroad and telegraph taxes; 1887
for public libraries; $1O0.5O for burial
expenses of soldiers and sailors. In
addition to this total of $48,649.95 as
stated above the county received over
$4,000 in special appropriations from
the State for the support of Maine
Central Institute at Pittsfield. Arson
Academy and Somerset Academy at
Athens, for the building of State
roads in various plantations of the
county, for the maintenance of the
fish hatchery, etc. The above table
shows that only six of Somerset
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-02

Can any living man remember a
time when the Democratic party ever
showed its fitness to be trusted with
power? Not in this state or in the
nation at large! Only once has it been
in power in the nation since it tried to
wreck the Union half a century ago and
that period is recalled as time of
business depression and stagnation
and Of hard times for the working
class. Only once has it been in power
in Maine all that time, and then it
tried to steal the State! And yet the
writer's and speakers of this party are
beginning for Republican rule on the
ground that it Is the party Of "hon-
esty" and reform The bluff will
not work. The people Of Maine are in
telligent and they possess memories.
They are not buying political gold
bricks this year. They know that the
Democratic party is party of blum
ders, negation. dishonesty and ilef-
ficiency. 1t brags loudly and kicks up
lot of dust, but it cannot deliver the
goods.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-02

The people of Maine appreciate
what rural free delivery means to
them and they know that this
service has been practically estab-
lished and built up within the last II
wears. During the last administration
of President Cleveland rural free de-
livery was condemned and rejected by
the committee on postoffices and post
roads of the House. Under this same
Democratic administration in 1894 the
postmaster-general. refused to make
use of the appropriation of $4,000 Of
fered him to begin the service. He
stated that the project was unwise and
could not be carried out Under the
Republican administration it has been
extended until it has become one OF
tho most beneficial and useful portions
of legislation provided by the Federal
government 1t has become, under
Republican prosperity and Republican
administration of law. thoroughly es-
+ah,ished as one of our permanent in
st;tutions. It's general use and bene-
nts are conclusive proof Of the wisdom
Of recent Republican progress
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-02
Maine Congressional Ticket.
(LeWiston JOurnal.)

(Ae"lSlOH JOuIudlD
Mr.. Burleighs work in the reappor-
tionment exigency that followed the
last census, was skilful, masterful and
successful. He was SO tactful as to
win the support of certain members
who at first were inclined to fight Mr..
Burleigh's contentious. OF course the
entire Maine delegation worked in har.
mOny to this end: but the brunt Of The
fight fell on Mr.. Burleigh because d
important committee responsibility
which does not fall to new recruits. In
this connection 1t is noteworthy that
Mr.. Burleigh will be the ranking mem.
Der of the committee that will formu-
late the new apportionment bill, and it
is sure II Maine retains her four Con-
gressional districts, that the issue will
again be met with the tact and wis
dom that characterized the exigency OF
1900. Mr.. Aliens service in the field
Of appropriation is appreciated by his
constituents. Mr.. Aliens vote on the
tariff is important because he is for
revision under protective impulses
That Maine will elect four Republi-
can Congressman on September 18th.
goes without saying. The tariff issue.
liz IcdppOI tiOIIIIcIll lSSue, the i'''uS -
the trusts, banking and so on. can only
be adjusted in harmony with the we'll
being of business and of labor by
Congress committed to the Roosevelt
policies. Our delegation will stand
seriously for public regulation. Tor
protection. for curbing the trusts. for
progressive banking The Fowler Dill
provides better safeguards for de-
positors In banks. without reaching
toward paternalism and Bryanism.
The opposition under Bryan are NOV.
ing toward dangerous Capitalization OF
power. TO be sure. Bryan in tho
White House would be powerless ex-
cept to agitate and to collide with Con-
gress and thus menace business; for
he were to be the next President ana
were to be supported by Demo-
cratic House, the Senate would yet Do
Republican. But a deadlock and no
legislation are to be deprecated.
On the contrary Taft in the Whits
House. handicapped bv a Democratic
House, would be equally prisoner OF
Fate. The Roosevelt policies would
be held up. tariff revision would %
hoodooed and Sixes-and- Sevens would
be the doom of legislative reform
1t is of unspeakable Importance not
only that Names next Congressionsi
delegation be Republican but that tno
ballot shall be such as to strengthen
the Republicans in other states.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-02
To Somerset County Taxpayers.

We have already had something to
say as to how the towns in other
counties fare in their financial deal
ings with the State, and let us now
for a few moments consider the case
of the towns in Somerset county. Is
the State tax a burden upon them.
as the Democratic writer's and speak
ers would have our people believe:
What are the simple facts Of the case?
There are 80 towns and plantations in
Somerset county and 80 of them ac-
tually receive back from the State
each year more money than they pay
into the State treasury in State taxes.
In 1907 the total State tax paid by the
towns in Somerset county was $45,1os,
while the towns received directly back
from the State treasury for school
purposes, good roads, public libraries,
licenses refunded, State pensions, etc,
the total of $4S.650, a balance for the
county of almost $500. In addition
to this were special appropriations Of
over $4,000 for educational institutions.
State roads, etc. in Somerset county.
Still further, it is to be noted that
of Somerset county's State tax OF
$45,15S about $1,000 was paid by nom
residents, SO that as a matter of fact
while the people of Somerset county
were paying about $4,000 into the
state treasury in the form of taxes in
1907, they were receiving directly back
a total of $4,000 for the same year.
Here is a table showing what each
town and plantation in the county re-
ceived directly back in 1907 from the
State treasury in 1907, and the State
tax from each town.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-02

Mayor Plaisted of Augusta and DR..
Jones of Waterville, chairman of the
State committee. When that commit
tee reported, it named s. s. Brown for
senator, Mr.. Beane for county attor-
ney, Mr.. Tibbetts for register of deeds,
Mr.. Plaisted for sheriff and because
DR.. Jones was chairman of the State
committee, he was not given nomina-
ton"
1t is to be noted that three of the
members of the famous committee
that coolly appropriated to themselves
the important nominations of that
convention-Messrs. Beane, Plaisted
and Brown are still candidates for
county Office.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-02

Candidate Fcrnald denies in un-
eQuivocal terms that he ever made
any trade or agreement with Bangor
rumsellcrs. And all who know Mr..
Fernald will have no doubt that he is
telling the truth.--B iddeford Journal.
He made the denial weeks ago. for
that matter. but the Democratic cam
paign writer's ana speakers keep on
circulating their original lie just the
same. However exasperating 1t is to
have them wage that kind of a cam
paign, there is no small compensation
in the reflection that their attacks
help Mr.. Fernald more than they
hurt him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-02
Mr.. haines at Dover.

The speech of Hon. w. I. Haines at
presentation of Republican principles,
and a mastery statement of the rea-
sons why the voters of Maine at the
coming election should vote for Fer
nald and Taft-for protection and
progress, recognizing as they must
that every vote thrown for Gardner
would be vote for Bryan. One bit
of history cited by General Haines
will be well remembered by the vot-
ers of Kennebec county. The Demo-
Gratis" he said, had the gall to talk
about ring rule. The speaker came
from Waterville. the home city of the
Democratic bosses. All he knew
about rings was what he learned there.
He asked if any of his hearers ever
had heard of the Republicans nominal
ing their candidates except from the
convention floor In Kennebec county,
two years ago, the Democrats had a
convention. If his hearers read the
papers at that time, they knew what
was Done. The chairman was dis
tinguished Democrat. Soon after the
convention had come to order, another
distinguished Democrat moved that
the chairman appoint committee of
five to present a list Of candidates for
county office. The chairman named
as members of that committee, Hon. S.
S. Brown of Waterville, Fred Emery
Beane of Hallowell, Mr.. Tibbetts,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-02

The first gun of the 1908 campaign
was fired yesterday in Vermont and
last night the news of a sweeping Re
publican victory was flashed across
the continent There is no mistaking
the message which the good old
Green Mountain state sends to the
rest of the country. It's Republicanism
is mistaken and there is no wavering
in it's allegiance to the party of Roose-
welt and Taft. The overwhelming Re-
publican triumph in Vermont yester-
day was of the type that foreshadows
a Republican sweep of the whole coun-
try at the later elections.
The Democrats were going to do
great things in Vermont this year.
Some of them declared they were 60
ing to carry the state, and all of them
expected to cut the Republican margin
of victory down to insignificant pro-
portions They We're going to show
that there was apathy and dissention
among the Republicans of the state.
They were making the same plans and
boasts, in fact, that they are making
in Maine But the result demonstrates
that they We're chasing rainbows there
inst as thew are here in Maine. From
the incomplete returns at this writ
ing it appears that the Republican
plurality will be close to the 10000
mark, if indeed it does not exceed 1t.
In 1904 the plurality was 29.615 and in
1900 it was 80, 1888 Thus this years vic
tory in Vermont is practically the
same as in those banner years when
there was Republican landslide
throughout the whole East and West.
Again Vermont has led the way as
50 often before in a great presidential
campaign A week from next Monday
Maine will send the same glorious
news of an emphatic Republican vic
tory ringing across the land This is
another Republican year. The people
are still in power. The intelligence and
tho honesty of the country resent the
third attempt of the discredited De-
mocracy to force Organism upon 1t.
Vermont has no more use for Bryan
ism now than it had in 1896 or l900'
Neither has Maine. and its verdict
Sept. IA will repeat and emphasize the
note which the Green Mountain state
has sounded.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-02
A Misrepresentation Corrected.

(LtH lSlOlt Hail.
To Editors of the Lewiston Journal
At a speech in Pittsfield the other
night Hon. Samuel W. Gould Of Show
hogan, Democratic candidate for Con-
gress. made the statement that Maine
had the smallest bank savings deposits
of any State in the Union. I think this
is wrong but have not the figures to
prove it.
Guilford, Me.
We are surprised at Mr. Gould's
statement, il he is correctly quoted;
although 1t Is not farther from the
truth than many other statements
made by our Democratic friends in
this unique campaign.
Names savings banks III 19O6-O7
stand high in the list among States Of
the Union.
Take New England Savings Banks.
Maine has deposits Of ......... 81, 1874, 800
New Hampshire has deposits Of 81 III. 7l0
Vermont has deposits OF ........ 81 ,444, 294
Massachusetts has deposits Of 694.0el.1H
Rhode Island has deposits of . 1891 ia
Connecticut has deposits Of -. 246. 2G4. 1856
In six years Names Savings Bank
deposits have increased nearly 10000
in number with an average Of about
$40 to each depositor of the 22l,SS3. In
seven years the total deposits in Maine
Savings hanks had increased $4,000, 900.
While other New England States
have also increased under Republican
prosperity, Rhode Island shows but
half the total gain in Savings Bank de-
poSitS that Maine shows since 1900
Manufacturing towns have more saw
ings bank depositors than farming
towns as general thing. Farmers,
who have money to spare make invest
ments of land or bonds rather than
journeying to distant savings banks
to make deposits. In Lewiston and
Auburn. Biddeford, Augusta and other
manufacturing towns, the Savings
Bank deposits have grown rapidly of
late. This is very true in Lewiston and
Auburn.
So far from the statement attributed
to Mr.. Gould being true, Maine has
very nearly as many Savings Bank de-
positOrS as the great State" of New
Jersey with two and a quarter millions
of people.
Maine has 90, 1893 depositors.
New Jersey has 2S3,689 depositors.
Maine has $S4. 1874, 9O9 on deposit
A>cW Jersey Has $S4,Ill,Uu4 on OepOS-
it,
Pennsylvania with almost ten times
the population Of Maine has but twice
as many depositors and less than twice
as many dollars deposited
Delaware has but $s.Sl9.OS7 in her
Banks and only 81, 400 depos-
ftors. In short she has only one quar-
ter the average number. Of depositors
and nne-quarter the average amount Of
deposits that we have in Maine. And
this is the State that during her recent
license campaign cited Maine as pover-
ty stricken.
AS we go South. the comparisons be-
come amusing. .t~
Alabama has but $500 depositors
with only s1o2,347 in the Savings Banks
and yet Alabama has 2.250,000 people |
against Names 100000, North Caro-
lima has but six millions in her savings
banks. South Carolina but ten millions: /
the great State Of Ohio but 81 millions.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-02
OVERLOADED!

was not about laborlng classes In
general but related only to the oxford
mills.
Mr.. Swasey did not say then, nor
never did in my presence. that the
!aboring classes are getting more than
they deserved.
The whole publication was an under
handed trick and intended to injure
Mr.. S,wasey We had no heated dis
cussion at all. Most Of the talk was
in Il joking manner and with no
thought of an argument.
1 have known Mr.. Swasey personally
all my life and know him to be up
right and honorable.
Respectfully,
s., B. ELLIS.
This settles the incident as far as
Mr.. Swasey is concerned. but the
Democratic party will hear from 1t
In substantial way at election time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-02

Let the taxpayers of Waldo county
study the table published elsewhere in
made up from the official figures of
1907 when % of the &c towns In Waldo
county received from the State treas
ury for schools. good roads. taxes and
licenses refunded. PENSIONS etc, more
than they paid in State taxes. 1t is
an argument for which the Democrats
who talk of "State tax burdens. RE
publican extravaganza" etc, can ind
no answer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-02
CAM BRIDGE.

The Grange field day was held Satu 1t
GOV in tire grove Of Frank Ham. Aoou'
200 were present at a picnic dinner. hor
ida ie;.ton OF Lewiston Is WISHING "o'
cousin. Mrs. VIM. Folsom. ,.n
]. p. Mitchell. who has been Ill VII"
jaundice, is improving.
Yrs. BERT Foiso.u has gone to Parh""e"
to teach school this fall ~
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Emery were -
town over SUNDAY from Hartland
Mr.. and Mrs Will Martin Of st. Aipa"s
were recently in town. ..h
rs. MARY Mitchell and Mrs. JOSEPH
Eaton have returned to Dexter, wncIv.
they passed several days with relatives
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-02
An Outrage on Decency.
(LewistOn Journal.)

The Maine campaign is getting 70
be bit intense and personal although
the element of personalities ought y
be banished from State elections anu
the preliminary canvass.-Bahsoi
Commercial
This is the sentiment of thousahoS
Of Democrats who have been mace =
party to the villification of Others "
the editor of the Waterville Sentinel
His campaign for six months has Deen
an outrage on decency. Men OF 81
parties resent it. The Democracy ID
Androscoggin is beginning to apologize.
for it. The Republicans are arousee
by It.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-02
MAINE EDITORIAL COMMENT.
A Democratic Lie Answered.
(Ru1nford Falls Times.)

The Waterville Sentinel has been
convicted Of lying. The following
letter does up the Democratic organ
in about as small a bundle as one
could wish for:
Canton, Me. August 18th, 1908.
To the Editor OF the Waterville
Sentinel:
In relation to the statement printed
In the Waterville Sentinel under date
of August nth and later dates, Iwish
to say that the statements made to
your paner and the Argus of CONVEX
satien which had with John p
Swasey are not true. The conversation
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-02
WHO PAYS THE STATE TAXES?


srad.
vii Iandan Public Ian pad.
Banks mpanns paid
Dog Licenses paid
Lands
xaid..
Licenses
Temporal mad lie Of
sum q o tie TIA the and n
t III i tow o h d n o wen
II 10 n and
little more tina h Tia expended % alone amount
cpa Taxi IS burden ~ $ NJ a Tax h issue nownm
showing oCMntre
tn total of ecip thu Taxes of
Waldo tunygt k n h rh the State Urea
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-02

Do not fail to hear Senator Borah of
Idaho John Kendrick Bangs of New
York and Walter c. Emerson of Port
land at the Augusta City hall next
Friday evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-02

Indiana has but II millions; Wisconsin
Only little over a million; Minnesota
"a million.
Maine has kept pace with other
States in the growth of her deposits
despite the fact that it is State Of
farms rather than factories.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-02

In a generation Of practically con-
tinuous Republican rule in Maine the
State debt has been cut from over
$s.0OO.OOO to s7OS,OOO and the State tax
rate is less than one-third what it
was No state has made a better
showing In that time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-02

Those Democratic papers who have
been predicting Landslide" for their
party in Vermont. are looking a trfle
foolish this morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-02

Candidate Gardner is finding it a
difficult journey in the direction of the
gSvernorship with the burden of
Organism upon his shoulders.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-02

ESTABLISHED 1925

No notice whatever will b taken Of
unsigned communications.
The Journal cannot be held responsible
for the preservation or return Of re-
jected communications.
Addrsss all communications reiating
to subscriptions and advertisements
to BURLEIGH & FLYNT. Pub
fishers. Augusta, Maine.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-03-27
A COLORADO BOYS SUCCESS
AT COLLEGE

The Inter-St te Literary Society's
prize-winner in original music, Noe
turne," composi and written by Mr..
Clyde Andrews Of Denver. Colo. now
attending West, IN University at Quin-
daro. has been ublished in hish-class
sheet music for N for the piano, and
organ, and is n W being sold all over
the Western ST. ties by Professors Al
bert Ross and i G. Jackson of West.
ern University Every loyal Colora
doan should bs X up this Colorado
boy by purchasiI a copy and thus in.
spire other Colo ado boys and girls 10
see a higher ide. in music for them,
than this degr, ding shake your. foot
rag.time music Encourage those who
reach up. Male TO any address at
half price. Is c, nts each. Send to.
day. Address Music Department,
Western univer. ty. Box 725. Quin
daro. Kans. Fo sale also by Misses
Mable and Jessie Andrews, 2516 Cur
lis street. Denvel Colo
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-03-27

cursory syr opsis or outline at this
time owing to lack of time.
But why ot colonize in the manner
described? / realize that the very
first argumel t against such scheme
would be, "Oh, it's unconstitutional.
1t would cos too much. My friends,
let me say t lere is nothing unconsti-
tutional whel white man deter
mines to dc thing. The law of
public policy, or for the good OF the
public might apply. So is it uncon-
stitntional to lynch. disfranchise and
Jim Crow tn Negro in. the United
States, but Il ~ do it Just the same.
and the supr ,me court upholds the
unjust and bs rbaric laws on account
of public sent ment only.
If the COVE rnment does not care
and will not help us, then let our
leaders take cart and courage and
strike out like the pioneers who made
this great ives ern plains blossom like
the rose and ield forth the fruits OF
homes, toll.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-03-27

One Of the reasons why collecting"
&ppeals to 30 many persons, Of such
different temperament and position, is
undoubtedly the element of chance in
1.-THE possibility Of coming unexpect.
edly upon some great treasure. The
matter is we'll illustrated by the story
Of a postage stamp which has Just
been added to . famous western col
lection. The stamp is what is known
as "postmaster's provisional" and
was issued in Alexandra, Va, In 1S47.I
Three or four copies of the same
stamp, printed on bun paper, were al
ready known, but this one is printed
on blue, and is unique. The stamp was
on an old letter which had been pre-
served merely for family associations.
The owner Of 1t CHANGED to show it to
New York collector. who was honest
enough to tell her that it was of con-
siderable value. Another collector. an
old friend Of the family, offered 5000
for IT; but the family lawyer sue
ceeded in selling it for $4,000. Pack
ages of old letters sometimes, although
not often, become magic purses.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-03-27

There may be some justification for
the demand for enlarging the suffrage
in Germany, for the movement seems
to be In line with the trend toward
liberalism in every direction, illustra-
lions of which are seen IN the pro-
ceedings in Persia. where the people
have enforced the adoption of q consu-
tuition; in Russia, where the struggle
is between sbsolutism and a greater
consideration for popular sentiment;
in China, Portugal and elsewhere. But
1t Is grave mistake to ally the agita-
ton with socialisuc scheming. The
thoughtful citizen must realize that
socialistic teachings are hurt and
not help to liberalism. and mob rule
10 in various respects more dangerous
and intolerable than well-regulated
government power.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-03-27
NO TiCE.

Anyone desiring Nine. c. J. Walk
same at Mrs. r. Simpsons. 1850 Lo-
gan avenue. She also agent for the
Eureka Comb, va ch can be had for
$3.50. Nothing es 'els It for straight
eniny and heautif, ing the hair The
Grower can be he for 80 cents per
box, pressing oil FIR IS cents per box.
er's wonderful ha r-grover will find