Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-09-09
A Few Points Worth Having
10 Mind on Monday.
enforcement Of The Law and lis
Results in Kennebec
Compared With a Previous Non.
Enforcement Period,

In 1908, under Mr. Plaisted and Mr.
Reane, Democratic sheriff and county
attorney respectively, the total fines
and costs collected were $1O,5O3.12. In
1909. under Mr.. Getchell and Mr.. Hill
| dreth. Republican sheriff and county
attorney respectively, the total fines
and costs collected were $19.233s9, or
s873O.77 more than was collected by
the Democratic officers This in 1905
and 1909 alone.
In 1908, under Democratic Sheriff
Plaisted and County Attorney Beane
the number>of commitments to Jail for
violation of the liquor law was SO. In
1909, under Republican Sheriff Getchell
and County Attorney Hildreth, the
number of commitments to Jail for
violation of the liquor law was 14S. or
SIS more than were committed by the
Democratic county officers.
In 1908, under the Democratic ad-
ministration of the liquor law, ASS per-
| eors were committed to Jail for drunk
enness. while in 1909, under Republi-
can enforcement. there were only 277
Commitments, saving over $1,000 to the
taxpayers in the single item of board
of prisoners.
In 1908 and 1909. Mr.. Beane. the
Democratic county attorney collected
only $352.13 on scire facias, while in
1909 and thus far in 1910 Mr. Hildreth,
the Republican county attorney has
collected $1241.46 on scire facias, or
$82934 more than Mr.. Beane.
In 1908, Mr. Plaisted collected only
$1771 65, while the year following,
Sheriff Getchell, beside enforcing the
law and putting more than 55 more
violators of the liquor law in jail and
cutting the drunkenness down from
445 to 227 cases collected $10,O46.33. or
more than five times as much as Mr..
Plaisted collected during his non-en
forcement program in the same period
of time
In 1908, the net cost of maintaining
the superior court was $5459.02. This
was under the Democratic administra-
tion In 1909, under the Republican
administration of Sheriff Getchell and
County Attorney Hildreth. sthe net ex-
pense of maintaining the superior
court was only $4274.22, while in 1910.
thus far alone. there has been no ex-
pense net. but profit of $2O59.74. so
that the difference in the cost of the
superior court under the Republicans.
so far in 1910. over the cost to the
party during 1908, is a saving to the
taxpayers of this county of $7518.76.
In 1908, the amount collected from
fines and costs all over the county
from the enforcement of the prohibi-
tory law by the Democratic sheriff
and county attorney. Mr.. Plaisted and
Mr.. Beane. was only $7O24. while in
1909, under the present sheriff and
county attorney, Mr.. Getchell and Mr..
Hildreth. the amount collected from
fines and costs all over the county
from the enforcement of the prohlbi-
tory law was SIS 73344-.more than
twice as much as was collected. by
these two Democratic county officers
the last year they were in office.
The reason for this is because the
Republican officers have done more
work. During the first five terms OF
1907 and 1908, under the Democratic
sheriff and county attorney, there were
1872 cases in the superior court, whlie
during the first five terms of 1909 ana
1910, or up to date. (the September
term not having yet begun its ses-
~ion) the number of cases under the
Republican sheriff and county attor-
uey, Mr.. Getchell and Mr.. Hildreth,
was 373-more than twice as many
The Democratic officers in this same
period had A jury trials. the Republi-
cans had 65. The number of verdicts
won by Mr. Beane was 2s. and the
number won by Mr.. Hildreth was 40.
In 1907 and 1908. during the same
period of time. in the superior court
Mr. Beane sent II liquor sellers to jail
and Mr.. Hildreth sent "A. Mr.. Beane
sent 13 felons to State prison at
Thomaston. and Mr.. Hildreth sent 20.