Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-09
THE MAYORS CHALLENGE AND ITS ANSWER.


Mayor Plasted opened up his campaign with vigorous at
tack upon the Republican party, and its record municipal
lars lie threw down the gauntlet and challenged the Repub
lcans OF this city into the Arena of Discussion His slogan
was Shall it be business or politics.
lie held his administration vastly superior to those of
his predecessors He opened the campaign with hot shot He
eager for the conflict
His speech was the opening note-,e buge to battle
For he said we have been preaching doctrine of
more business and less politics the administration of munich
pal affairs We promised the citizens of Augusta an honest:
economical and yet progressive that indiidna
and corporation should be fasord that this city should be
i'll the interests Of our people.
Ay friends. have fulfilled every promise we lae per
formed to the best Of our ability every obligation.
Eve will, confidence go before the people at the coming
election and ask them pass judgment the have
made
Could but take the citizens as it was two
years ago and then taking them again TODAY
show them what have DONE there would be question OF
the carrying OF every ward in for the nominee of this
1--WE have kept every pledge There page OF my record
sphch Sho7lS single blot that avond There
rich poor who will say that he has had other
treatment at the hands OF this administration that he has been
the recipient Of particular special faorS The question
has always been, What right: And the reply The greatest
good to the greatest number.
Later on he said
You Young men, business men, farmers don't take my word
present city government. Republican Democratic Ask
city official who has served with during the past wears
Ask the Republican chairman of the committee
which has passed upon every bill the Republican City Treas
who has paid them haze grated played politics.
II tempting bait that opponents offer ron gentlemen
Good honest citizens their ticket. It looks yc BIZ
underneath the Ikn sloac the fist (Which in former
times held this city in its grip.
Proceeding the mayor made attack upon the record Of
Geo. f. Fisher Of the hardest working, efficient
anitors the city had.
He modesty gave his hearers understand that he had
given better administration than his Republican pre-
decessors
DID MAYOR PPLAISTED AND HIS FRIENDS
THINK THAT HE COULD MAKE THESE ATTACKS
UPON THE RECORDS OF REPUBLICAN OFFICIALS
AND NOT BE: MET: If SO THEY WERE VERY MUCH
MISTAKEN
The first response i'll the form Of communication from
Geo f. Fisher showing how cruelty and unustly his splendid
record i'll the service of the city had been msepescncd and
maned Then followed the publication of certain city records
showing that three of the four Democratic aldermen il
legally swelling the volume OF their private business by adding
hundreds of dollars of the city business Apparently in
their their hands the city treasury they
had not had time read the plain provisions of the
law. There it true Democratic alderman dealer
in graphophones and sewing Machines who did not have
thing sell the city, but he promptly compensated BY
appointment deputy sheriff.
How did these city officials this prompt response the
mayors challenge? They whed They insisted that they had
been abused? How? BY the publication of their official records
The Journal has given nothing the taxpayers this city
that they had RIGHT know The three Democratic
aldermen who have violated the plain provisions OF the
law OF the taxpayers of Augusta who entitled
strict Of their stewardsp-and it poor
Directing publication of their records that they
good fellows and that nothing should be said of any illegal
transactions they have had with the city. Is this good doc
trinc: We frank say that does impress that