Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-04
To Maine Voters.

is making. any way?
Why are the voters of Maine exhort-
ed to turn out of power Governor Fer
maid and his set of public servants and
replace them with men selected by that
triumvirate which is running the Dem
ocratic party this year, selected purely
on the strength of their vote getting
skill
Certainly it is not because farmers of
Maine obtain now the higher prices
for their farm products, or even be-
cause the beef and pork men of the
West or the express companies have
squeezed all of the American people in
the matter of prices.
The placing in power in Maine of the
rulers OF the Democratic party would
have no effect upon the lowering of
prices of beef steak or express bundles.
albeit it might cause such muddling
of our States affairs as to block
Names increasing prosperity. and so
lower Maine farmers profits and inter-
fere with Maine laboring mems pres
ent opportunities of working for good
lpay.
Surely no intelligent Democrats will
argue that the leaders of their party,
SO prominent in the glare of political
footlights during this campaign, are
more able tinanciers or better business
men than Governor Fernald and the
servants of the people who in his ad-
ministration have so ably managed the
States business affairs.
From the howl that is being raised
about alleged extravaganza of Cover
nor Fernald's administration and the
defamation of Gov. Fernald by an up
river contemporary. one would imagine
that the Democrats were sanctlmonl-
Gus. well-deserving crew with a record
for we'll doing on which they couid
come to the people for approval and
that from them the people could expect
| better things.
AS the Bangor News remarks,
shades of Alonzo Garcelon and the
Maine Count Out, how fondly do our
interesting friends strain at gnat and
make no trouble in swallowing cam
ell"
| Like Democracys prototype they
have no record save mean one
Precisely why this party whose chief
end of existence seems to be to hpel
| Maine and label it as one over-thlrsty
for beer, attacks so outrageously Gov
ernor Fernalds administration is not
always patent to the voter who doesn't
bother to look up the Democratic rec
ord and is not knowing to the lack OIL
broad gauge business ability of the IL
bellcrs and labellers themselves and IN
fers from Democratic criticism and
kicks that these gentlemen would I'M
prove matters if they were to be given
the power.
| This voter, on looking into the mat
for will learn that the entire trouple
| with Democracy is not that Governor
Fernald has not given Maine wise
and beneficial administration but that
| democrats want jobs!
This is the reason in nutshell.
Since Bert Fernald became Governor.
Names roads have been enormously
Improved to benefit the farmer, and the
millionaire alike the burden for the
sunport of feeble minded and insane
has been removed from communities
and assumed by the State, greater
amount of money is returned by the
| State to communities to improve and
run the public schools and hospitals.
the smaller Townships get more bene-
fits than they ever did before and the
wild lands help pay for the same, ex-
| pertinent and hygienic stations and
other institutions are doing great work
for all the people. Maine has been
benefited in a word all over and with
out increasing the old rateeof taxation.
| Governor Fernald when he assumed
office knew that expenses would be
great and. clever, able business man
that he is, figured just what they would
| amount to, or within 10000 of the total
| nearly two wears ago.
Why at that time lid not these DEM
| ocratic leaders howl over the outlay
| Fernald told them then that running
| the State would cost?
Because they approved the plans and
wanted more of the same.
Why do they kick now?
Because they want to hoodwink vot-
ers and grab the offices!
Unusual OUTLAWS like the cost of re-
building the Capitol and 100000 for
the Home for Feeble Minded are over
| and done with and paid for.
Governor Fernald himself assures the
Journal that the next two years, with
these large and unusual demands on
the treasury out of the way. the State