Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-14

ary and the fees that he received Ior
service be paid into the treasury. IL
was the intention of the Republican
party to do away with the pass sys-
tenn.
1.-THE Republican party is called a
den of thieves My friend "Pat." the
humorist, in order to make charge,
makes a confession to the people Oh
Auburn that II years ago he had hand
cd to him 81. He admits that he took
1t but says the reason for so doiIG was
that he was young and Republican.
But since he has become a Democrat
he hasn't paid 1t back. Now he wants
US to elect Democratic attorney that
he may he sued for the $1l. Yet they
are the people who for the past SO years
have guided the affairs of the State
and have had nothing charged against
them.
my friend here who has stood by
them; You love him and l love him. He
has heen loyalist to the great cause
and the people of Maine. He stood by
me at Bangor and 1 want to give all
my time to speak the gospel of the Re-
publican party. I want to say positive
ly that he is the best equipped man in
the State in regard to State affairs and
nothing has ever escaped his vigilant
eye. Don't allow any personal feeling
to enter These questions are above the
candidates There is no government ex-
cept by party and let US give to Mr..
Fernald not less than 10000 majority"
After Il selection by the band, Hon.
Herbert NJ. Heath of Augusta was IN
III =,
said in part:
Il sometimes think that it is great
misfortune to have reputation of any
kind whatever. When your friends like
you you are noted. but when I do
something that the papers do not like
l am notorious. / think so when l read
the Portland papers. l have looked for
ward to meeting the Waterville people
on the last eve of the campaign for
some time and with a great deal of
anxiety There is no other city in the
State bound in good faith and loyal
to the Republican party as is the city
of Waterville 1t is almost home to
me and 1 know the people as well as
those in my own city. 1t was my earn
est desire to sea this townsman of
yours the Governor Of Maine and dur
ing the past year I made more sacri-
fees than ever before in my life.
Twenty years ago 1 finished my office
holding You and others sent me to the
Legislature and Senate at time in
my life when ought to have been
studying law. Since then and now
am but a business man.
Il found myself at the opening of
this campaign that I needed rest but
1 felt that my honor was at stake;
yours was at stake. I went to Bangor
entrusted with great responsibility
You know the result. We promised to
do everything in our power to secure
the election of Bert NJ. Fernald. Per-
haps there were many of you that
were disappointed and sore at heart.
But if there is any party disloyalty
from that cause and the vote Is not as
heavy, you are false to this splendid
fellow and false to yourself. I left my
family and took up the work. l made
the sacrifice Of my life and have in
the last two weeks travelled and have
been put in places to do some good.
was willing to do it for the county OF
Kennebec, the Republican party. for
Watervile and my friend. 1t Is only
question OF waiting four years when
William T. Haines should be Cover
nor of Maine. l.
II have on many occasions talked |
with the people of WatervIlle, espe-
cially when you come to Augusta as |
Jurors | would rather talk with you |
when you come as such for there you |
take an oath to tell the truth, the |
whole truth and nothing but the truth. |
In politics you want to take the same |
oath. l don't propose to say anything
against Mr.. Pattangall, who is a tenn
porary citizen, this year Democrat, |
three wears ago a Democrat and cant
that he will be a Democrat |
until the final adjournment of the
He is a fellow lawyer and !
a bright one, but I do say to you that
in every sheet of his paper he utters |
half truths. half truth equals lie |
for things which are equal to the same |
thing are equal to each other.
"In speaking of the expenses and |
the doings of the county of kennebec, |
I would say that from the sheriff down |
the officers have no power OF their own
that would effect us as citizens OF the |
United States. OF late circulars have |
been distributed stating how Sheriff
plaisted has turned into the reasury |
large sums of mony. large sums of
larger han any of the preced-
ing sheriffs for 10 years. We admit that
Sheriff Plaisted turned in more money
than the 10 preceding sheriffs. Mr..
Plaisted himself got out the circular
and the man who spread the half truth
or the legally equivalent to a half
truth must be absolutely ignorant of
affairs. The balance of the
truth is this
During those 10 years under the law
the sheriff was allowed to keep all the
fees for his services but the law i
changed and the officer was given
salary and required toSturn into the
reasury all fees. The Democratic
sheriff is told that he must turn in
all fees and in this way during the
past year he has turned in more. They
say that Plaisted has turned in some
hing like $4,000 or $4,000. When Mr..
FIaines was county attorney if lie did
rot turn in more than that he did not
hink that the law was being enforced.
Many times the lawyer has the ocea-
sion to defend a rumseller and many
.aSeS have been demurred The har- |