Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-09


evening with the Union and Cadet
Bands parading the business sections
of both east and west sides of the
city and our spacious City hall black
on floor and three galleries with vot-
ers. quite throng at eight o'clock in
addition standing behind the audito-
rum settees in the floor space at the
entrance to the hall.
Many ladies were present and in
terested listeners of the speaking
Owing to the late arrival of the
evening train on which the Congress
man Joseph w. Fordney, prominent
memter of the ways and means COM
mittee from the Lower House. who
was to have been the first speaker of
the Republican rally, Hon. William r.
Haines Of Watervilla made the init
atOry speech instead.
The Cadet Band. while the crowd
was assembling played in front of the
hall rendering several fine selections
that were appreciatively received.
When the Journal man entered and
found gathered so large and represen-
tative an audience he was pleasantly
impressed and his first thoughts were
that Augusta did we'll to turn out at
this terminal rally of that party to
which it owes in large measure it's
very existence today as the Capitol
City. and certainly is indebted for the
magnificent new Capitol building which
settles the question of this city being
for all time the seat of government
of Maine
The next thought was that the voters
nf A,ror r., ,c+ t,,Io for
no other reason endorse the Repubi-
can administration of Governor Fer
nald by voting it's re election Monday
at the polls.
Hon. Lewis A. Burleigh of this city
presided and introduced the speakers
of the rally. His preparatory remarks
were as follows:
1t is not my purpose to make
speech this evening. Other ADLER and
more gifted gentlemen will discuss
with you the issues of this campaign.
In some respects it has been remark
able campaign, and l believe that it
stands for something in the history of
this State. First of ALL it stands not
only for national issues. but for an
endorsement of the administration of
that courageous. broad minded pro
gressive leader of the Republican par
ty. Hon. Bert NJ. F'ernald. 1t stands
as perpetual challenge to the Demo-
cratic proposition that the State of
Maine shall not keep pace with mod
ern conditions and present day civili-
cation. and shall not adequately pro
vide for its charities. its public i'm
provements and its public necessities.
1t recognizes the function of a modern
State as guardian of the people. charg-
ed with the duty of expanding its
revenue for the benefit of the people.
It stands for a free and open handed
discussion of the States finances,
wherein the Republican party has fully
and fairly met and refuted the Demo-
cratic battle cry of extravaganza. And
finally, I trust that it stands for one
thing more, in the minds of intelligent
and observant citizens, and that is,
the return of the city of Augusta to
its normal political condition. which
is that of sound Republicanism. Sept.
IL is near at hand. Let's make it
date to be proud of.
Gracefully introduced bv the pre-
siding officer Hon. William T. Haines
of Waterville, addressed the audience.
his subject being State issues which
he went over rapidly in sufficient de-
tail however to show his exhaustive
investigation of State affairs.
Mr. Haines referred to the increas-
ing value in late years of the wild
lands of Maine because of the dis
covery of processes for producing pa
per out of wood pulp and the scar
city of timber. and referred to the
increased wealth of Maine cities. AS
these facts became known il caused
the people and Legislatures of Maine
to evolve the present new policy of the
State to obtain greater revenue
from the wild land forest town
ships which are sparsely populated
and also from the riches of the cities
and corporations SO that the poorer
towns might be assisted by the re-
sultsnt fund At first there was op-
position to the plan from wild land
owners and larger cities but eventual
/ y compromises were effected and in this
year 1910 the policy is in operation
resulting in the better provision for the
education of the children of Maine
and the lifting of many burdens of
the smaller towns.
Mr. Haines went into the official
figures showing how the increase
Of state appropriations has been
equitably divided among the com
munities of Maine for the extension
OF the school system. betterment of
reads, providing for the insane and
feeble minded by the state assist
ance to hospitals and in general lift
ing up Of many burdnes of the small
cities and towns which had in the
old time oppressed the tax payers.
The entire scheme was the equaliza-
ton of taxation and the distribution
Of benefits among all the people of
the State, so that the poor boy, for
example, could now obtain as good