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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-31

principle. He is known to nave
nlaved fair before the convention met,
and he will be given square deal by
New York at the election. Inc
tremendous impression made by Mr..
Taft, however, is not confined 70
politicians The business men Of the
metropolis-th financiers and the
men of wide affairs generaliy-are
looking to Mr.. Taft as their salvation
from the flotsam and jetsam that
otherwise would overWhelm them.
Mr.. Taft has been tested, and he IS
believed to be sound to the core. Busl-
ness men generally put his qualifica-
tons beyond party and sum them up
very succintly. Mr.. Taft knows the
territory he is to work; he has
travelled every part of it; he knows
the line Of goods his party has to offer;
he knows the tastes of the people; ne
is acquainted with the obstacles to be
overcome; he is fully informed as to
the trade competition of other powers;
he is just the man to represent the
American people in every capacity
President. is called upon to fill. This
satisfies the business men. They
know his acumen; they believe in his
principles; they trust his wisdom.
For all these reasons. aside from
the generally favorable political state
Of the case, New York will be solid
for Taft. This is a matter OF
felicitation to the Country in general
that regards the New York vote as
most important. The Country wants
Taft-ccrtainly the section of the
people who are most keenly sensitive
to the elements in the Nations life
on which depend its prosperity.
Therefore, Taft will fill the bill for the
Country. His acceptablllty 10 the
conservative business interests Of the
metropolis is indication of his genera
acceptability to this class the Nation
over.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-31
Solid With Business Men.
Baltimore American.)

Mr.. Taft is too wise and too consid-
crate of the attitude he should main
tain toward state politics to seek to
influence New York or any other
state in the selection of it's officers
As citizen and party man, vitality
interested in the outcome of the ele.-
ton, he naturally has his favorite for
the governorship Of New York This
preference is we'll known to be the
present occupant of the office, which
fact thoroughly discredits the efforts
made in the past to represent Mr..
Roosevelt as inimicabe to the COVER
nor, for Mr.. Taft and Mr. Roosevelt
are doubtless in agreement in this
matter. The outlook in the state cleo
ton is excellent for the Republican
party. All attempts made to have it
appear that the Empire State Repub-
licans are seriously at odds is a part
Of the general misrepresentation or
the Democrats. The Republicans will
carry the state for Taft, no matter
who may be the gubernatorial
nominee.
Everything is shaping up beauti-
fully. There is not missing link in
the accord of the party upon National
issues. Mr.. Taft made himself solid
with New, York by his early an
nouncemept Of the !. fayorite-son
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-31

Mr.. Taft's Strong Position.
(BoSton Herald.)


1t is in his critisms of the Democra-
tic platform that Mr. Taft is most in
ttrcsting and forceful In a general
way he describes the chief difference
between the Republican and Democra-
tic platforms as being, in the case Of
the former-'prOgreSSiVe and rcgula-
tive and III the later" dcstructive."
This description will serve, although
the Republican candidate might have
added that the Democratic platform
when not destructive is disingenuous
and evasive. Mr.. Taft has gone farth
er than his party was disposed to go
at the Chicago convention. He calls
for a physical valuation of railways;
for the popular election of United
States senators; and for publicity in
the matter of campaign contributions.
The Republican convention voted down
these proposals-possibly because they
We're put forward by the La Toilette
me,i-but the Republican party cannot
cvade them now that they are Put for
ward by Mr.. Taft. TO be sure, the
second item is not a party matter, and
the third has already secured some
Republican sanction in Congress, and
is about to be made effective, through
Mr.. Taft's urging. by the national COM
mittee III New York. Assuredly Mr.
Taft has the courage of his convictions.
And he has conSplcuouSly and admir-
ably shown his courage in the stand he
has taken on the injunction question.
THE maintenance Of the authority of
the courts is essential unless we arc
prepared to embrace anarchy. Never
in the history of the country has there
been such an insiduous attack upon
the judicial system as the proposal to
lnterject a jury trial between all orders
of the court, made after a full hearing,
and the enforcement of such orders"
He is not content with this assertion.
He gives his reasons, and they are
sound
I'VE are q world power, and we can
not help it," says Mr. Taft in his re-
marks on the army and navy This
statement covers the matter concisely
no one need apprehcnd from him either
jingoiStic utteranceS or policies. Nor
have we ever had President better
fitted than Mr.. Taft for dealing with
the nations foreign affairs. His speech
takes good deal of reading but it is
well worth reading. Many may miss
the stirring phrases and vigorous eX-
hortatiOns which the custom of recent
years has made familiar to the country,
but Mr., Taft wisely refrains from ex-
cursinons into fields which are not his
own. He makes perfectly clear the fact
that if elected he will give the country
a constructive administration. That Is
precisely what the country needs. and
what it will welcome Government by
denuncation and reform by rhetoric
are not at all in Mr.. Taft's line. He
leaves that sort Of thing to his oppo-
nentS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-31

Last year the folks who want every body
to learn Esperanto held their rternation-
al congress at Cambridge. Eng. This
wear they meet at Dresden. Next year. if
George Harvey has his way about it. they
will convene somewhere in the United
States This year American ESpcrattista
are to have Il meeting of their own at the
New York ChautaIqua, July u.
According to the English newspapers.
Inspector Simpson of ,he Blackburn fire
brigade. in Lancashire. has discovered a
liquid which will prevent the deterioration
OF Iron, :nd al! other material liable to
rust. The new preScrvatiVe is a paint,
the principle of which is believed by eX-
pells To be an old Roman secret, which
has been lost to the worlG for 7hJ years.
Fri lay Of last week the Ohio supreme
court decided that the jurisdiction of an
Ohio justice of the peace in criminal cases
is not restricted to his own township; lie
may hold court and mulct cvildocrs, the
learned Judges say. anywhere within the
county That's only in criminal eases.
though: in civil cases he must not pudCh
on the preserves of his brother justices
i'll the other townships
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-31
A City Made to Order.

Most great cities grow gradually
from small villages. located more or
less by accident. but occasionally there
is an exception and we find a city
made to order Harden, the Russian
commercial metropolis. captured by
the Japanese. is notable instance
of this type Of city in recent years
In this country we now have such
city in Gary. Indiana. not far from
Chicago. which had what may be
termed its formal opening the other
day. A few years ago where the
budding city now stands there was
nothing but lot of swamp and sand
dunes Tho United States Steel Cor
poration decided to erect here plant
which should produce everything IN
the realm of ironmongery under the
hest conditions and also to build a
CITY which could be controlled accord
ing to the highest principles OF
sociology.
The town was laid out by expert
engineers and along lines which seem
likely to endure. The harbor was
made by dredging and building
breakwaters The iron and stee
mills were built along great artlhcla
canal, so as to involve the least pos
sible handling of raw and finished
material. Railway tracks We're lalt
50 as to require no changes. One
whole section of the town is devoted
exclusively to the. manufacturing
plants. and it is planned with ever!
possible consideration for economy
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-31
FOUND TRUE REMEDY.
Bowditch, Webster e.. Co, Are Sur.
Mi-o-na Will Cure All Stomach
Troubles.

The incalculable amount Of good
That Ml-o-na stomach tablets are do
ing in Augusta. in making sick and
even despairng people well, should
compel the attention Of every judici-
Gus person who is out of health with
stomach troubles
The underlying cause Of nervous
debility, headaches, sleeplessness and
melancholy is faulty nutrition, the
result of weakened stomach and
inactive bowels.
so long as the stomach is weak the
tissues cannot assimilate proper
nourlshment, no /. matter how much
food Is eaten. Mi-o-na increases the
strength and activity of the muscular
walls of the stomach, regulates the
bowels and makes the blood capable
of conveying nutriment to all the vital
organs.
The use of Mi-o-na stomach tablets
makes all the difference between a
tired. nervous, sluggish condition. a
weakened stomach, and healthy,
energetic bodily condition.
In no other way can you so quickly
so readily and 50 positively stimulate
the stomach to good health as by us
ing Mi-o-na. The fact that this
remedy is sold by Bowditch Webster
& Co, under a guarantee to refund
the money unless it cures, shows con-
clusively its superiority over ordinary
old-fashioned digestives
A 50-cent box Of Mi-o-na lasts a
couple of weeks, and will ward off a
dozen attacks Of Indigestion and bring
the weakest stomach into state OF
strength and good health
Sold and guaranteed in Waterville
by Geo. ". Dorr and in Gardiner by c
H. Beane. a'hT
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-31
The Democratic Method.
ellsworth American.)


The resort of the pettifogging
lawyer when he has hopeless case
is to abuse the other fellows attorney.
Already in this campaign our Demo-
cratic friends seem to have begun this
style of procedure.
On the day following the republican
convention the Waterville Sentinel
concluded long TRADE of belittle-
ment with the final statement that
Mr.. Fernald doesn't know enough to
be governor of Maine. When George
A. Murchie is mentioned as a candi-
date for the congressional vacancy in
the fourth district, the Sentinel says
that there isn't an adult citizen of
Maine who isn't better qualified to be
congressman.
That seems to be the Democracy
way Of conducting a campaign
Mr.. Gardner and the Tax Commission,
dewiston JournaI)
According to the Rockland Opinion
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-31
GLEAN,NGs AND GOSSIP.

,rh,, center of population i'm this coun-
try has moved 519 miles since 1870
some bats found in India measure SIX
feet across their outsprcad wings.
one Of the Florida papers wants TO
know what Georgia does with all its emp
~ jugs.
1t will require 10000 people to make w
the 18th census and will cost about Sl4,-
0O.0G0
Health authorities say that streets run
ming north and south arc always the
healthicst
4 man cannot go up in balloon at
Vienna unless he has the written consent
Of his wife
Statistics show that the average salary
Of college professors in this country is
now $50 a year.
over 1886 .0oc sacks of coffee were con
sun,od last year, and this country used
6.9Sn,0Uc OF them
The report is that many porcelain fac
tories in Japan are not paying expenses
this year Exports to America and China
have fallen off heavily.
Grand Duke Frederick of Baden has
decided to restore Heidelberg castle
twice blown up by French sold:ery, ant
then in 1864 struck by lightning.
Men OATS allus tellin what Gey would
do if dey had de chance" said Uncle
t,ben. IS generally don' muffin wifi dt
chances :ley has. ''-Washington Star
One Of our consuls in the south of Eu
rope has belief that there's big bust
ness waiting there for the. shrewd ant
lucky American manufacturer of stee
motor boats who knows an opportunity
when he sees it. "A+'"
IA IL b4sA ~ ~. .s4
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-31
An Amusing Roorback.

(POrtlanu PreSS.)
The campaign is young yet. but al
ready the rOOrbacks are beginning to APP
pear. There is a sensational but amusing
attempt ON the part of a portion of the
Democratic press to discredit the candida
cy of Hon. George A. Murchie of Calais
for Congress, on the ground that there Is
a doubt Of the legality of his naturaliza-
ton. Mr.. Murchie was born on the New
Brunswick side of the river, but in early
life he removed to the Maine side and
has lived in Calais ever since. IN 1892 he
was regularly admitted and declared a
citizen of the United States by the Su-
preme judicial court of Maine He has
served as mayor of Calais. as member of
both branches of the Legislature and as
member Of the Governors council, and
never until now has the question Of til"
regularity of his naturalization beet
raised.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-31
Two Political Promises.
(The Worlds Work.

on November I, 1900, just after Mr.
Rrvan's defeat the second time by Mr..
McKinlcy. he sent the following tele-
gram to Mr.. j. f. Merrill of Kansas
City:
"Thank you for your telegram of
coincidence. The defeat was severe
one; YOU all did nobly. | cannot con-
scicntiouslv ask the party to consider
me again for the Presidency. led
them to defeat four years ago ana
that ought to be enough for any one
man."
Yet four years later-at st. Louis
in 19O4-he was present at inc
national democratic convention, not
perhaps openly seeking the nominal
ton but surely embarrassing the con
yention in its effort to select d strong
so,nd money candidate, and willing,
if it should so turn out. to run again ;
and. since that time, he openly Sought
A third nomination continuously vi
the convention met.
On the night of Mr.. Roosevelt
election to the Presidency he gave out
this statement to the public:
"On the fourth Of March next l Shal'
have served three and one-half years
and this three and cnc-half years con-
stitutes nv first term. The wise
custom which limits the President tc
two terms regards the substance and
not the form Under no clrcum :
stances will | be candidate LOT oi
accept another nomination.
There is a technical difference pc
tween the two statements, one was
made directly only to an indlvldual
and the other was made, as 1t were
directly to the whole people. But tins
Is a technical rather than real dlt-
ference. And there is very rea
difference between the ways in Whlcf
these two men kept these voluntar!
PROMISES.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-31
MAINE EDITORIAL COMMENT.
Chairman Boyd.
(Bangor News.)

The reason why the Democratic
newspapers of Maine are nagging and
villifying Byron Boyd is because they
know very well that he. will conduct
the impending campaign vigorously,
and will make stern and honest fight
to secure double the majority for Bert
NJ. Fcrnald than that which was given
to Governor Cobb two years ago.
Maine Republicans could not have
the chairman of the committee than
tn ay did in picking out Mr.. Boyd.
With an important Presidential cleo
tiDn pending, it is needful that the
Elaine Republicans shall give de-
,ided majority to Bert NJ. Fernald
next September. Maine Democrats
are pumping dirty water over Byron
Boyd because they are afraid of him
and know his exceptional ability.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-31

Obadiah Gardner betrayed a Well
founded -distrust OF the tax commits
sion" in his speech at Rockland, the
other evening.
Mr. Gardner would naturally betray
well-founded distrust because that
is what he was personally selected by
the gentlemen at Waterville to do.
In distressing the tax commission
Mr.. Gardner distrusts the Hon. George
M. Hanson, who is nominated for
Congress by the Democracy from the
fourth congressional district.
In distrusting the tax commission
he distrusts Mr. Deering of Saco, a
prominent young Democrat and man
OF parts.
In distrusting the tax commission
he distrusts Mr.. Milton N. Merrill OF
st. Adams, a member of the proceed
ing tax commission that gave us the
board of State assessors, a prominent
member of the Grange who has been
entrusted with many responsible
duties by the Grange and never be-
fore diStruSted.
In d:strusting the tax commission,
Mr. Gardner distrusts Hon. w. II.
White OF ROCkland one OF his HeiSH'
bors. an influential business man, a
very fine type of citizen, quite as
worthy in his way as Mr.. Gardner.
though he doesn't talk as much and
never did
In distressing the tax commission
he distrusts Mr.. Morrill, n. Drew of
Portland. a former speaker of the
Maine House of Representatives and
a man Of whom we have never heard
any evil report whatsoever
Such talk as this of Mr.. Gardner is
pure bunkum.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-31

Here is the way George -Ade sizes
I'm the candidacy of William II. Tart:
"Republicans will find the supporting
,f Judse Taft an easy and joyful task.
He is not anything that a candldate
should not be. He is not an atmos-
'nheric disturbance. He is not VS.
ionary. He is not a grand staha per-
former. He is not a Don Quixote, TIT
ing at windmills. He is not an eXper-
imentalist. He is not an eNperl-
ment." who is these things which
raft is hot?, One guess is sufficient
g. ,r,s,,oiv Yili9upRVsi - -
lOr duyVVNye 49,. ----.-,r- ----f.Y7r-N
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-31

Watervile is to be congratulated
upon the Republican legislative nomi-
nees. John f. Nelson Esq and DR.. \.
Jolly are two of the leading professional
men of that city and they are gentle
men who have the full confidence and
respect Of their fellow citizens. They
make a winning combination and will
ably represent Waterville in the Legls-
lature.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-31

Those Democrats who tried to re-
gard the appearance on the stump ol
John kendrick Bangs as something OF
n Joke have learned since reading his
speech ut Alfred that the Joke Is
wholly on them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-31

Charles NJ. Schwab announces that
one of the greatest eras of prosperity
this country has ever known is about
to begin. Mr. Schwab is captain of
industry whose opinion carries weight
in the business world, but prophecies
of this kind fill to overlooking the cup
of sorrow of the Democratic calamity
ihOwlerS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-31

Mr. Bryan, it appears. is not wholly
pleased with Mr.. Taft'S speech of ac-
Ceptance. Neither are the Democratic
editors. So much the better for Mr..
Taft and for the country.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-31

Now let all Texans forget the cam
paign and get down to business we
have had entirely too much politics.
Houston Post.
In other words let Texas follow the
famous advice once before given it to
raise more hog and hominy and less
hadeS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-31

The fact that every vote for Gard
ner will, be q vote for Bryan goes down
hard with the Democratic bosses in
this State and they make terrible
noise as they swallow 1t.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-31
have a fieidl ddv next Saturday 4,

have field 'day next Saturday In
honor of their oldest member Uncle
Abncr Dutton, who will have attained
his 1G1st birthday on that date. Uncle
Abner Dunton, who will have attained
year ago in very elaborate style, and
while the plans this year are on a
much more modest scale it will be an
occasion well worth attending. Uncle
Abner says that old age is creeping
upon him.
The wires are now strung all the
way from the power-house at Ellis
worth to Bar Harbor. The line across
the drawbridge at Mt. Desert bridge
is only temporary, however. The 125
foot steel towers from which the wires
will cross from the mainland to Mt.
Desert islond are not vet completed.
1t Is possible that the power may be
turned on this week and Bar Harbnr
will get it's first electric juice from
Ellsworth.
John Thomas Blackwell, an aged
and picturesque negro of the "Uncle
Tom type attracted much attention in
Hancock county. He has been seeing
some of this country and Canada by
tramping, and has covered thousands
of miles. The past few years he has
been in Canada. He passed through
Ellsworth on his way to the provinces
some eight years ago. He is an ex-
slave, and says he is 81 years of age.
He has travelled on foot through every
state in the Union, through Central
and South America, Canada and Mex
leo, and has even reached Alaska.
The Pennington Chronicle gets some
information about c. w. Averill. about
whose alleged inheritance of $10,O0O.0O0
the newspapers We're recently filled
with stories and for whom hundreds
of letters are now lying unclaimed at
the Pennington office. 1t is said that
he was originally from Jay, later was
Methodist minister in Mercer. was
divorced from his wife, left the minis
try and went West. He married q
school teacher in San Diego; worked
some at the carpenters trade. His
wife after a time got a divorce on the
ground of nOn-SuppOrt He then went
to Alaska and returned in short
time with the boast that he had
cleaned up 100000. Keeping saloon
in san Diego was his next venture,
but he soon left for parts unknown
with bills unpaid. His name now APP
pears once more in sensational way
Over 1000 letters lie in the Los Ange-
les postotfice to his address. He claims
that the money he is reputed to have
heired comes to him from younger
sister Of his mother who married a
SeWall Of Massachusetts. The whole
story is very evident canard.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-31

1t seems like old times to have Nan
Patterson in the telegraph columns
once more. But where are the rest
of the immortal FrOradOra SeXtette?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-31

Not very long ago the Democratic
nress of Maine was giving State Audi
tor Charles +. Hatch unquallned
praise for his good work in the new
and important office Of which he is the
first incumbent. Have you noticed
anything of the kind since he was re-
nominated on the Republican ticket?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-31

About the only Democrats who APP
pear to be doing anything for Bryan In
New York state. are the members Of
Tammany Hall. and even they have
been yery successful thus far in re-
etraining their enthusiasm
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-31

safety and sanatEy conditions
Another section Of the town IS i'm
tended for business purposes and on
a scale never before attempted. All
buildings must conform to a certain
prearranged schedule. The streets are
wide and contain no conduits of any
kind. All the sewer, water, gas, cleo
tric and other mains are run along
the alleys which are between all the
streets and this is as true of the
residence as of the business portions
of the city If the founders OF Boston,
New York, Philadelphia and Chicago
had been as far-sighted in this
respect, how many millions won ID
have been saved to later generations.
Gary will not be in full blast for, a
wear or more but if there is anything
in human foresight it ought to hAe a
very desirable place in which to live.
The ordinary civic affairs are to be
looked after by experts. and it is 10 be
hoped that there will be none of the
experimenting which has cos so
much in the past The city lis ex
pected finally to cost something like
$4,000, 900, and much of it is being
paid for out of the surplus of the
company. AS an innovation it will
be worth following.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-31

: Patrick McCarren, the Democratic
boss of Brooklyn, writes of the Denver
nominees as "Bricn and Curran.'