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The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-27

to j.opsrd sskssf psii tlc.l salva.
s, ton by sstpsrti him - Stas. poils
In NovemN4atS A s. sti IL, I !. r, ~,
III We wodi2 ssonssrvss,I E our fran
chise rtEntS nust support 10 a
man tie rNSNiSt republican ticket.
Personal pfefSSSnoSs 'must be put
aside ana TIE. 6xiiot cAst FOR the
ticket witch Stahds tho Best show
to, win. Fouf ysArS ago conditions
were almost 10 threatening as they
are today. Hundreds OF repu blicans,
headed by the very msA, Who now
refuse to abide by the Wit Of the
tority, secretly opposed the .Repub-
llcan noihinee for governor and
would have defeated him had the
Negro not stood BY his guns.
Today, we have lnore:at stake. The
Democratic party has plainly an
nounced It's Intention to disfranchise
US and legalixe the separate coach.
II they are successful In November,
II every Negro viii do his duty on
November Srd. the state will remain
republican and he will retail his self
respect. Don't wait for the opening
Of, the campaign. Start to work
now for the regular-Swisher-
publican ticket.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-27
THE MOTE AND THE BEAM.

The Gazette had much to say last
Sunday about the Negro repeating
and illegal voting and set up big
howl about his running the state.
Amt it awful, Mabel" that 49,
600 Negroes should be accused of
running state n which the white
population is ten times as large?
Where. pray is that superiority of
which the Gazette delights to boast
Is 4. not playing upon race instinct
to serve selfish ends?
We acknowledge with sincere re-
greet that there is much, by far too
much, buying and selling Of the Ne
gro vote, but the Negro is not alone
guilty Of the heinous crime OF selling
his franchise rights. Bryce in his ex-
cellent commentary on American in
stitutons has something to say about
men who are senators because they
are rich and others who are rich be-
cause they are senators. Barely a
day passes without the exposure Of
members Of some legislative body, be
1t the United States senate, a state
legislature, or city council, who have
voted ut the behest Of the highest
bidder. The conviction of some Of
flee holder for having received a
bride is becoming 80 common as to
elicit no comment. ADMINISTRATIVE
If You please, and receiving three
times the daily wage of Negro work
men-are bought at the polls in mum
bers proportionately as large as are
black men, yet there is no talk Of
DISTINGUISHING the white race; NO
ing the whole with the faults of the
few, as is done with the Negro,
should be applied to the whites.
1t must not be understood that
the Advocate condones vote-selling
on the part OF the Negro, but in all
fairness 1t asks that in these discus
sions Of Acknowledgement the argu-
mcnts Of our democratic friends be
given their true value; that the men
who purchase the ignorant vote, as
Mr.. Byrne openly confessed he did,
be classified with those who sold.
There can be no sellers: If buyers are
T1acki1ig.."!if'tt Bar" tfittle," as ut Is:
to sell q vote, it is no less crime
to buy one.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-27
1.-The Party of EXPANSION.

-: The Republican party was founded
upon the principle that this govern
ment was established to protect for
all times the rights and opportunities
OF every Individual from Judgment
That principle 1t has successfully
maintained: Through the Civil wgr
1t consecrated a reunited country to
Tree and equal American citizenship.
1t has kept the channels of Interstate
Commerce open for all and, through
the National Banking System, the re-
funding Of the national debt, resump-
ton of specie payments, the gold
standard and the emergency curren-
cy law, has sustained the life cur
rent of national integrity.
AS trustee of the national wealth,
1t has Investigated mineral regions,
surveyed soils, developed waterways,
including the Panama canal, 1rr1gar
ted deserts, conserved watersheds,
and husbanded the public lands. Pro
tecting American labor by regulating
Immigration and by taking at the
custom house, to pay American tax
es, foreign capitals advantage from
low wages, 1t has. preserved to Am
erican industries the home market OF
8O,00O,000 Of the worlds greatest
consumers and SO laid the surest bac
sis for American competition in for.
eign markets. Uniting capitaI and
common source OF Increased reward
1T has created opportunities, improv.
ed conditions of employment, brought
about higher standard of living
and more widespread distribution Of
wealth and weli-being, and made ex.
pansion moral as well 40 material.
Entrusted with insulaf possessio ns
1t has brought them peace and prog.
ress, and provided for the extension
and protection of American trade
FOR the national defense, and for the
honorable discharge of the responsi:
bilities Of world greatness, Main.
tanning peace ut home, with foreign
nations and among them, it has Civ
en- American rights and American op
portuhiies new meaning thronghout
the world, ,",..I -. ''' D..
IT.---The Party Of Progress and Pros
-. pSEity, ~ =. =
! Promising progress and prosperity
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-27
NlsGRO PLANK IN THE DaAa..
!, OCRATICq sRAT'R PLAT Il
81 i.;;ia Il : Et1nRfI .,S =, /.

'.We favor the enAktmeiAt OF
a Law requiring @solnnSnn carri.
ers engaged In passenger tSsaf-s@
fic to furnish separate coaGISea5
or compartments for white Aaad .
,e640gedt AsseMtgex.S,s y: :.
relieving tliSf the extteliSa8n /
Of the elective franchise to, az
race inferior In Intelligence and
without prepaaSration fds the.
wise and prudent exercise Of T.
privilege 70 vital t0s thu InfSl
tenance Of good governfSSants
was Of mistake sif noss,a crime, !, !,
committed by the fepaDst6aSx.s
party durang tho REIGN Of pas
'';'lsl0aas h. ssss ind
the GiYib Ssar Tor Teal Z,
a1aa purposes, we dec q u
! the demo ERstc pfsRty .is W, s
vor OF SO ansel ding the - alaSS
= tatioM as Go preserve 8Ese !.
tn Of the ballot, and the u g SssS1 q
rate OF the stats fr0fh tbs !sSeSlI. !
results front ts atbl Cit !
. power and privileges upon; those:
: who are unfitted to apps4eoiateN
Its imDortance, rs 1t effects tlks.
stability and preservation OF -;
good government" a.. ~ 4 ~ :.
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s.I4Elc NEGRO AND THE REPUBLI-
sSSst&f3 v, CAN SPLIT

nAer, the above caption, the Ga
gssSea the focal organ Of the Demo-
sEgBSiE party, attempts to show that
Inc Split, in the Republican party
saghA tR1sed by the Negro because:
lse T1$a epanties in which the people
adAmshd decency in elections have
4 S8aE their power and influence in
ssFSnablicaps conventions taken from
Is Bhs$nSby counties like Mcdowell and
fAYatte, where the Negro vote is sug-
.s4aeBtkd beyond all limits Of decency
s,y sfsgsgning men"
SSSSsSS M B strange, passing strange that
sa3asA Rlso are .classed among the best
iSfkaAs in all their business, social
igtous relations will so easily
z9ay pRH ON tangent and disregard
truth In all things political.
sFgssy IN the first place, the Negro has
@lhsolpts1y nothing to do with the
& apffSs al the Republican party. In
jkhB JcSnvention which nominated the
y gagaiaF republican ticket, the 5000
sblored voters Of West Virginia were
EeilggseDted by not more than twenty
y. 1Afa8Ates from every section Of the
SSSa4bs These were not confined tc
q saets&a and Mcdowell counties, but
- st1Wha, Mercer, Ohio, Greenbrier
SINNERS, Putnam, berkeley ant
Aagg other counties in which the
vote Is almost negligible
sity supported the candidacy Of
s tsw tsher, while the boiling dele
gpa numbered among them many
men, for prior to the conven.
scherr was not lacking in
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-27

tnisnE ',:Its policies havet been forged
in the. heat OF public discussion. tenn
perediin the elaboration and shaped
In the conflict Of many trained
mtndss and drawn and finally
wrought for the couT4ry's welfare.
Dominating It's members. through
principles, 1T assures unity in govern
ment tits staunchest partisans have
made the greatest &.>contributfons to
national progress. The roster OF its
leaders Is the national roll of honor
of public service. - -. '11,.&@ vi:
W.-Taft and Sherman Constructive
: Candldates-+A Constructive Plat J
:; form. -.
Republicanism stands today for
progressive policies in safe hands.
BY solving the constructive problems
Of world power In the last two ad@
ministratffons William ii. II Taife
taught tf1eawofld our capae ity9 and do
his own. In all constructive Iegisla-
ton for 20 years James s. Sherman
has been leader. In the records OF
the Republican candidates, as Well as
In the PLATFORM, are written the story
Of the nations, progress and the reli-
ance of the future, .s'..-. -. -
: A Democratic president or g. Dem
| ocratic house would turn back those
pages; thereafter Organism would
record destruction" This the Re-
publican senate could not prevent.
Under Taft and Sherman and g. Re.
publican congress the great progress
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-27
Institute, vest lr qIfilia

Democracy lagi -ates local di fferences,
Repu blieanism organizes the nation
al idea. In 1853 the people were
committed to the cause Of human
liberty; the idea Of s,"Liberty and
Union" expanded for the. first time
into the reality of the American ma
tion. =. @r d
In 1879 money was committed to
a, specie basis; specie was at once,
until 1893, no longer sought, and
government bonds went to :premi-
um at the reduced rate of interest.
In 1896 business men were again
committed to confidence; before a
single statute was enacted prosperity
set In and In ten years bank deposits
almost trebled--~a permanent gain
which the recent panic, state OF
3nafnd" now completely lediapeIled,
scarcely touched. In 1906. business
was { committed to ,,tfair,a. methods;
| without compulsion: violations large.
ly- ceased. -. -. =
The Republican party at each peri.
Cd, sounded the public conscience
felt the national pulse, framed itf
policies In response, and realized In
law the dominant American idea. It.
constructive past assures it's con
structive future. It is today as II
| always has been, ''The party fit tt
| govern"
1 W.-The Party Of Statesmen.
The party OF statesmanship, it ha.
been the training school of states
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-27
it, has been politically sincere.

! 1t. has been politically sincere. It
has never had candidate. OF a sec
ton, prejudiee, OF clasBss nor a plat
! form OF negation, scheme OF repudia-
ton, program OF scuttfe, or doctrine
OF despair. 1t has never. lent itself
to demand for revolution, to be fol-
lowed by reaction and refrogression;
1t has stood Arm for evolution by
constant, steady and Cenau ring prog
ress.: Finding trusts + gfant@born,
.fourishing under supposed conflict
OF state and national law the double
prohibition OF existence serving but
to foster their development, 1t has
never, In an attempt TO destroy
trusts, withdrawn, In state or nation,
the protection of law from property,
but has through executive investigaa
ton and resort to the courts, resoly-
ed the conflict which had sifenced law
and given trusts existence. ~. '"...,
1t has never proposed to advance
American workingmein,a and American
institutions by banishing American
Industries and building up those of
other lands, and scorned to insult la
Dor with an iIlusory promise OF i'm
muntty from law. Yet it passed the
Pure Food Law and the Employers
Liability Law, secured equal accom-
modations on railroads, aided agrf9
culture, created the Civil SeTvice, es4
tab1tshed Free RuraI' Mail Delivery,
reduced foreign postage, and increas-
ed pensions. Continuing naturally
marked-out progress, 1T will Keep its
pledges Of Tariff readjustment, Cur
rency reform and development OF the
Merchant Marine, and make the Uni
ted States the financial center Of the
world. .raBn,. s- .'r ~. -,
I1I.--~The Constructive Party Or.
/ ganizes the NatG6naI VIII. q.
In the evolution by which party
government has bec6tae the extra
| constitutional method Of seepf3ng re-.
sponsibility to the people, the Repub-
ltcan party has become their tradf-
tional aid tho Demo,
Eeratie party the ofga8iSeR. aspiration
OF individuals for power without re-
sponsibility. Fatrly<tfisd. from 1873 8
to 1895, the two Democratic houses
and the Democratic president were d
wild team" and RsIpIsss gdrfyer
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-27
MICRO PLANK IN REPUBLICAN
So s3s 8. 9TATE PLATFORM.

" n, tss;Rhe republican party wrote into
5pStAtAic law the declaration that pro-
scaa5isea the Negroes civil and politi-
cal gftts, and today his remarkable
tdevaaoPtnent in every field Of endeav-
0R hAaS sarMeG tie respect Of the state
aAa9 hatipn.
SssI'We, therefore guarantee to the
EOg1Fsd citizens Of Onr state COM
eihhance Of full and free enjoyment
) OF tftizensfiip under the constitu-
4sans''' !
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Negro supporters. !.

-NeSfV SupFVNtvIrs8NH3.: - " + Z !" =,
~. IL. az the alszSts .ssests thsSc lesgss
age was along the color line. why Il
1t that Mr.. Swisher Is being support,
ed by so many counties, even larg-
er number than Mr.. scherr. in which
the Negro Is q negligible quantity
And again. why did not the Gazette
name Kanawha among the counties
in which "the Negro vote Is aug
mented by designing men? Is 1t be.
cause Kanawha, which has a Negro
population larger than that Of any
other county. elected a democratic
sheriff. four years ago. by ways that
arc dark and tricks that are vain?
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-27
"When we want the Negro Va

when We want the Negro vote.
we buy them. Yes, we buy them.
We follow the line of least resistance
when we buy them instead OF shoot
Ing them" said Mr.. w. E. r. Byrne
to the Democratic State convention.
He must intend to do some shooting
|. this time, or else he does not want
the Negro vote, for he has not. con
tr16uted one penny to the sEush
fund.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-27

1t is not generally known that one
OF the candidates on, the Democratic
county ticket compromised threat
ened suit for criminal assault upon
colored woman, yet no one is loud-
er than he in accounting the Negro
man Of a desire to ''amalgamate."'
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-27
sEkhsHXr

AS predicted dM thsle columns last
week. Mr., Darn M announced M
Intention g 9atS13ssS the declara-
tton he made 81, fhS regular RENTS.
ltcan state c6axSspIEn lie xhisah:
port the not6iS al the xiknan
convention anu 3ihyhavss no deai-
ing whatever MIN the Lincoln re -
pahlicans Or Say asker set Of bolterss.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-27
DO IT NOW.

however much the Negro repub-
1cans OF West Virginia may sympa-
thize with Mr.. Scherr in his desire to
remain on the states pay roll for
four years more, they can not afford
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-27

II Mc1ntosh HI totten that col.
lectorship---h hut RhAts the good OF
discussing dead aSNes? It would
simply lead 10 tstss : defeat, Tor. the
spvernorship; Morris unsuccesstul
candidacy for the congressional nom ,tn,
inatioh and several other unpleasant
"reminiscences. IS; 1.. 80, ~ =.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-27

Foraker is no longer a candidate
for the Republican Nomination for
President. Won't some one please
break the news gently to Harry
Smith, OF the. Cleveland Gazette. :.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-27

"a 81 80 sa a,s sah Il. 8.
eV.Fsinia. who ~ - . Esuoallor ~.
pres % tne Ss s CHA ncellorship.
Keve tss 90 tS the purohase 5of
these two rtat q S Does virkinis
der? w q IS ). 800 o
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-27

T., me man or woman who takes q
vacation in these times Of financial
depression Is likely. to entertain;
some vain regrets before the roses
bloom again. = : H.. 49,. ;.-.'.t'.. =
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-27

As yet there Is no need OF an
adding machine to get the total of
the contributions IT, the Democratic
slush fund. bnt' wait till Byrne puts
In his two bits. 5ts,,.'
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-27

Mr.. Bryan wanta to know: Shall
the People Rule2 we certainly do
not object, but 1t seems that his
white friends In the southland do;
Bishop Walters. Rev. Waldron and
the Guardian are stfll shouting for
Bryan. "a -. .''..- ~ j. .'
Why's -.i5g..,.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-27

The law requires You to register
Defore you can vote. If-you have no
registered, now Is the,tin1e.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-27
wARAyvMA COUNTY TICKET.

IS Hof House OF Delegates:
l :. CHA FfLES w. GOOD.
ISL; ~ }S3 45Q4N NUGENT.
vi w nEEN5 A. TIAYER.
: Gam. G. HAIRLESS.
NIX: u q. COLCORD.
3 B oR Clerk OF County Court:
S$5t, ,st$s T.. c.. MASSEY.
is of Clerk of Circuit Court:
81. kKS AGOTTESHEARD.
81 I $ II nosseating Attorney: ~
sssls u ~ - e s., B. AVIS.
Wdr Jmdge intermediate Court:
-: HENRY X. BLACK.
"a. ,.s4asE4E z 81 $.asi For Sheriff:
= ~ 1@#5 81. P: SMITH.
+ For, County Commissioners
Ess: 5; d.. r.. MALCOLM.
l.ISpS..9 A. II. SHEPARD.
T8T>s..% For Assessor:
Il %.>'I GRANT COPENHAVER.
& %t33%%t FOR County Surveyor:
a FRANK D. BARRON.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-27

Two big political. ralliea have been
held already b%. the Negroes of
Washington. Talk, is cheap, but it
will not count for much on election
day. ~. III
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-27

The Negro who votes for Bryan
endorses the auti-Negro planks in the
West Virginia Democratic platform.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-27


: $4,000 cash, is the price paid by
the knights OF Pythias for a sani-
tarium at Hot Springs, Ark, last
week. Two years ago they gave
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-27

+. Judging fromnEShS ca ekdsnSe upor
Negro conventions, there, is nothing
in all this talk ab6iISs HARD ti1rea.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-27

Only four months more of leal
year. Get busy, girls -.
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of the past will be held and thu
greater eat progress of. the future will be
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-27
STATE TICKET.

M For Governor:
99sssC CHARLES w. SWISHER,
NJ ~ or Marion County.
SNNf Judges Of Supreme Court:
4 H sS IRA II. ROBINSON.
n NV, NJ. MILLER.
Jill hudson WILLIAMS.
~ Edr Secretary of State:
1 n .HTUART r. REED,
s2t OF Harrison County.
u SIX syis8, For Auditor:
q. s&QMN SHERMAN DARST,
Is OF, jackson County.
,S y For Attorney General:
vi, WILLIAM G. CONLEY,
OF Preston County.
i For State Supt. of Schools:
J, M. p. SHAWKEY,
{ 6;.;a OF Kanawha County.
,th For Treasurer:
$#f.Et3">N e. l.. LONG,
r OF Mcdowell County.
SS- For State Senate:
81 .. e. r. ENGLAND
T:s,. OF Logan County.
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: | ,l.l GAN TICKET.
-, : r. osciabsr :, 1905.

4 r HtS4xsA{lA+,A AZ - \ - .-l -. =
"a rs 5 Df ,RtnHlfeht: 49,.
I LEAH HOWARD TAFT.
/ sSsas$ ;sSS : bt Onto. >>.
I Sss / For Vice-Pyesident:
JAMES 8. SHERMAN,
j$$5 of New. York.
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& OOlgGR1ossIONAL TICKET.

w For Congress:
~ JOSEPH HOLT GAINES.
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Why's
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-12-11

Real progress toward elf-govern-
ment is being made in the Philippine
Islands. The gathering of a Philip
pine legislative body and Philippine
assembly marks a process absolutely
new IN Asia, not only as reRards
Asiatic colonies of European powers
but as regards Asiatic possessions of
other Asiatic powers; and. indeed. al
ways excepting the striking and won
derful example afforded by the great
Empire of Japan. 1t opens an entirely
new departure when compared with
anything which has happened among
powers which are their own
masters. Hitherto this Philippine
legislature has acted with moderation
and self restraint, and has seemed in
practical fashion to realize the eternal
truth that there must always pc gov
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-12-11

have a new type of work and a new
organization for planning and direct
ing IT. The time for playing with orr
waterways is past. The country de-.
mands results.
Pure Food.
The pure o legislation has al
ready worked a benefit difficult to
overestimate "
Postal Savings Banks.
l again renew my recommendation
TOR postal savings banks, for denosit-
ing savings with the security OF he
government behind them. The object
IS 10 encourage thrift and economy in
Inc wage-earner and person of mod
crate means. In fourteen state the
deposits in savings banks as reported
to the controller OF the currency
amount to 1850. PAS, 400, or ss.4 ney
cent OF the entire deposits, while IN
the remaining thirty-two states there
are only SO. 30s. 543, or is per cent
showing conclusively that there ars
many localities in the United states
whore sufficient opportunity IL nos
given to the people to deposit thei,
savings. The result is thai money !.
Kept IN hiding and unemployed. It
is believed that in the aggregate vast
sums OF money would be brought into
circulation through the instrumental
~ OF n postal savings banks.
Wnile there are only 1,453 savings
banks reporting to the controller
there are more tina $1,000 postofRces.
$4,000 OF which are money order Of
Postal savings banks are now
N operation In practically all the
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-30

september %, 1871. sbcins conducted by
5eis of the Governors Council.
The amount received for these lands
amounting to 11S,034 acres was S1i5. :
553. There then remained about 145,G00
acres and the Legislature in 1875 direct
ed these lands to be sold. The sale took
place in Bangor. October 23. 1879. Gov.
pingley and his council being present
to superintend the sale. The number Of
acres sold was 96, 40 for which s43, 1885,
was received. The right to cut timber
ard grass on the lots reserved in grants
from the State was also sold for So, :
9S4 03. Some of the bidders at the sale
did not comply with its terms and 1924
acres were forfeited to the state. and
these lands We're sold, TO the highest
bidders, at a sale held in Bangor. No
veniber 90 of this same year
After these two sales only few par
cells of land were left in the ownership
Of the state, and these were disposed
Of by sales and grants under authority
Of acts and resolves of the Legislatures.
| In 1878 the land agent. in his report,
stated that all the public lands of the
State having been disposed OF. no fur
| ther tavors are! now within the power
OF the state to grant homesteads to set
| tiers. ."'' ~ .ti
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-30
Account Of Management
/. And Disposition
In the Forthcoming 6 Forestry
Report Of Hon. E. {. Ring.
Twelve townships Of Land Sold For
Construction Of State House.

The forthcoming forestry report of
Hon. E. E. Ring will contain an account
of the management and disposition of
the public lands of the State, from
1920 to the present time,
At the time of the separation. Maine
and Massachusetts owned many
millions Of acres Of lands, in common.
In those early days these lands were
used in lieu of money, for all con-
ceivable purposes. Grants were given
schools and academies, roads were
built, mills erected, and even pay
ments for preaching the gospel, and
paid for by the revenues raised from
selling these public lands. When the
State house was constructed twelve
townships of land We're sold by act of
the Legislature, the proceeds being
used for the erection of the building.
Even after Maine became a State,
very little was known about these
public lands, and some considered
them of trihing value. while others
looked upon them as very rich in re-
source
In 1860, a commission was ap-
pointed by the Legislature to ascer-
tain the number of acres of these
lands in the State, and their value.
sion. made the following report; on the
lands in the eight counties which con-
tanned most of them: