The Republican journal., 1910-09-08
LABOR DAY AT THE PARK
Music, Field Sports and Rousing Repub-
lican Rally.

of business were closed for the day. Arrange
vertised, for day of sports, speaking and
music on the grounds of the Waldo County
Agricultural Society, and at an early hour peo-
pie began to gather there. Teams came in
from the country from every direction and the
stalls and sheds were soon filled. Autos, buck
boards and carriages brought people from the
city to join the crowd and the meeting on the
grounds of friends and acquaintances was a
pleasing social feature of the day. The morn
ing program included various sports. A ball
game between the Brooks and Morrill, teams
] was won by the latter by score of to 4. 1t
was ten innings game The ball game in the
afternoon between Belfast and Searsport pick
ed mines was interrupted by rain after only
four innings had been played, the score stand
ing Searsport 10, Belfast 6.
At noon hot coffee, thousand ham sand
wiches, cheese and pilot bread, were served
free to all and lunch baskets were in evidence
At 1.30 p. m. the Belfast Band gave fine con-
cert from the grand stXnd. half mile race
between DIR. Darlings donkey and Horace
Chenery's pony, in which the latter was the
winner. caused much amusement, as did con-
test between trotting horse. donkey, a
pony and an auto. In the 10O-yard dash the
winners were follows: S. Trundy 1st, $2
Harold Daggett, End, 81; C. H. Hart, Sd; Hawk
ins, 4th. In the half-mile foot race, S Trundy
was first, s.; Walter Clements End, 81; C. A.
Hart, Sd. In the bicycle race Walter Clements
was 1st, s.; Grover Dunton, End, 81, and How
ard Newcomb. Sd.
Joseph H. Farwell of Thorndike presided at
the rally in the afternoon which was some-
what delayed by slight accident to the auto
which was bringing the speakers from Angus
ia. Soon after Mr.. Farwell had explained the
cause of the delay the car, which had been on
the road since 10 2. m., arrived on the grounds
bringing Hon. W. B. Shelton of Lewiston, Hon.
Ralph D. Cole and Mrs. Cole of Ohio and Hon.
Arthur |. Brown, Secretary of State. Con-
gresham Cole addressed a meeting in the
Opera House two years ago, and was then pro-
nounced by all who heard him one of the most
eloquent, if not the most eloquent speaker,
who had ever addressed Belfast audience.
Mr.. Shelton also has a Statewide reputation
as an able and convincing speaker, and on this
occasion both gentlemen we'll sustained their
reputation. Mr.. Farwell first introduced Hon.
w. b. Shelton, who spoke on State issues. He
said
1--WE are approaching the close of our BIZ
ennial campaign for the election of State
government. This campaign also involves the
election of four representatives to the national
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shall confne myself in what l have to say.
The people of the State are being asked to
change the political complexion of their gov
ernment, to turn the administration of its pub
lie affairs over to the Democrats, to be dealt
with according to Democratic principles. They
can be expected to do this only if they are
convinced that there are substantial evils in
the Republican administration and if they be-
lieve that those evils would be cured by a
Democratic government So it devolves upon
those advocating change to show, both that
the Republican majority has been wrong in its
legislation and that the Democratic minority
was right on that legislation, or that it repudi-
ates the acts of its representatives. Because
there could be no reason in condemning the
iSSoio VI Jul parry vi any dCL ana
turning for relief to those who concurred in
the act.''
Continuing MIR. Shelton said that the Repub-
lican party has held absolute sway in this State
SO far as State affairs are concerned for 2S
years, and that it accepts thefull responsibility
for what has been done. If it has contributed
to the general welfare and up-building of the
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it must take the responsibility. In the past the
rum question and resubmssion has been the
paramount issue with the Democrats but it
seems to have been abandoned in their campaign
this year. Their cry now is that the Republican
party has been extravagant; that it has waste
fully and unwisely increased the appropriations
This issue the speaker met squarely. He said
at is fact that the appropriations have in
creased since 1882. 1t is fact that they have
increased since 1907 And these are the two
periods which the Democratic speakers and
Democratic editors have selected for compari-
son. If that increase has been due to policy
of equalizing the burdens of taxation by COM
pelling classes of property not previously
reached to share in the public burdens or to
bear more equitable portion of them and if
the revenue derived from such sources has
been SO distributed as to be generally bene-
fetal to the people of the State, it justifes
continuance of that policy. Surely if the
money is collected by the State, it should be
distributed il some way among the people,
And if the revenue is increased there must be
corresponding increase in the appropriations,
because that is the only way in which the dis
tribution can be made.''
The speaker then explained in detail the
source of the States income, the developing of
plan, previously inaugurated by Republic
can Governor, the late Nelson Dingley, for dis
tributing the burdens of taxation by imposing
tax on public utility corporations, private
corporations, banks and other forms of enter
prise which were enjoying valuable franchises
under the protection of the State government.
In five items of this class alone the revenue of
the State was increased 81 300 sol, and the as
sessed valuation of the wild lands of the State
was increased in 1909 by $22, ISL. 1888 over that
of 1898. Would the Democrats decrease the
revenue of the State by cutting down any of
these items. If SO, let them specify. Would
it be the corporation franchise tax, or the rail-
road tax, or the tax that requires the owner of
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