Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-12
AUGUSTA REPUBLICANS
HOLD ROUS|NC RALLY.
Another Big Crowd at City Hall to Hear
Senator Burrows Of Michigan and
Judge Powers Of Hou|ton.

A rousing and largely attended rail-!
and the last before the coming election
of next Monday was held by the Re.
publicans of Augusta at City hall las
evening, and was characterized by the
greatest enthusiasm. Music for the
occasion was furnished by the Augusta
Cadet Band and the Lafayette Band
both of which organizations paraddeC
Water street before adjourning to the
hall.
The meeting was called to order by
Chairman Boyd of the Republican
State committee and the speakers OF
ator Burrows of Michigan and Judge
| Frederick A. Powers of HoultOn. Seat
ed on the stage We're Congressman
Edwin G. Burleigh, Governor John
F. Hill, Ex-Governor Seldom Conner
Harry Dubois of Connecticut. Charles
| l.. Andrews, f. G. Kinsman, Treby
Johnson. George w. Vickery, Westo
Lewis, Melville Smith. Charles r.
Hall, William G. Boothby. Elmer F.
Parkman. William H. Fisher, Frank G
Harrington, Ernest l.. Gedney, p.
Charpentier, Napoleon Lajoie and
Joseph Theberge.
| f. NJ. Thompson presided and ate.
brief address presented with well
| chosen words, Judge Powers. who de-
voted the greater portion of his time
to the discussion of State issues which,
he declared, the Democrats We're seek
ing to crowd to the front in the hope
of obScuring the great national issues
in Which the people of this State are
deeply interested. The essential diff
ference between a Republican and a
Democrat is perhaps one of mental
temperament. The Democrat looks or
the dark side. He imagines that h,
sees fraud and corruption and graf
on every hand-he feels that he is
oppressed by the powers Of darkness
and that the government is fast COINS
to the dogs. The Republican. on tho
other hand, is apt to use his eyes an,
his memory, and realizes how muci
better is the condition of the Stat
and the individual than in the time OF
his fathers. And 50 in this campaign
the Democrats start out with a great
cry about the burdens of State taxa
ton Judge Powers furnished some
pertinent facts and figures in this con-
nection showing that under Republican
rule our State bonded Indebtedness
has been reduced from five million dol
lars to a trifle over seven hundred
thousand, and our State tax from Il
mills to three-and that for the SAME
purposes for which the tax of Is mills
was assessed we are today taxed but
one and one-sixth mills.
He enumerated the objects of STATE
expenditures and showed their wisdom
and necessity. And the Republican pol
icy has been to lift the burden Of taxa
ton from the people and place 1t upor
the public service corporations, which
are today annually paying in taxes $16,-
GOO, 600 AS to the issue Of rebuking Of
fetal dishonesty, that comes with llttlt
grace from the party which the las
and only time it controlled tn" state
undertook to steal the entire State gov
eminent.
Judge Powers discussed at length
and with clean and clear cut argument
and logic the question of resuhmission
He declared that year after year the
Democratic party, directly or Indirect
ly, have attacked the prohibitory law
and have gone down to defeat on thai
proposition, as they will on Monday
next The Judge reviewed and answer
ed, one by one. the stock Democratic
arguments. and showed what the pro-
hibitory law had done for Maine. II
has banished the open saloons witt
their marble bars and gilded mirrors
which we're within his recollection ir
the days Of Democratic majorities. Al
that time there were over 100 Unite6
States liquor licenses taken out ir
Aroostook county, whereas today there
is not single one. 1t comes down to
question of ethics Is it right to license
evil? In the great warfare between
good and evil which has been going or
since time began shall we now Sound
the retreat and recall our forces?
Addressing himself to the young men
nothing in the history of the Democrat.
ic party to attract them. Campaign at
ter campaign they have stood for is
sues which have been rejected by the
people-human slavery, the Rebellion
reputation of our national obligations
and then free silver and the other cure
ails of Mr.. Bryan, all of which have
been repudiated by the people. MIR
Taft stands for the same principles fol
which he stood when he first entered
public life--for a protective tariff, the
restraint of trusts, fair deal and ali
equal opportunity for all. Judge Pow
ers described Mr.. Taft as a sound
Judge, a broad-minded statesman,
skilled diplomat. man of affairs, pro-
gressive and constructive. He is not q
mere destructive critic but is great
with the greatest Of all greatness
that of things done for his fellowmen
He closed with stirring reminder OF