Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-07
MR., DIX MAnnES ANSWER
To the IL Questions Addressed to Him
By Mr.. Stimson.

New York, Nov. 6.-Ine II questions
addressed last night in an open tele-
gram to John A. Dix, the Democratic
candidate for governor, by Henry l..
Stirson, the Republican candidate,
were answered tonight in long
typewriter statement from Demo-
cratic headquarters in this city, where
Mr.. Dix was in consultation today with
his partner, Chairman Huppuch, and
their associate advisers. The state
,Eent in part follows
Your insinuatiOn that | am attempt
ing to slide into the great Office OF
governor on policy of silence is in
line with your conduct in calling me
a reckless liar and an upstart.'
Questions 1, 9. 3, 4, 3, 6 and re-
late TO my position on the tariff. T
them ] again say that | believe and al
ways have believed in the necessity
for an honest and downward revision
OF the tariff and l have never taken
any other position on this question.
Il believe the revision should be
maze at once and not at the end of a
long drawn-out commission inquiry
into this question.
II believe that such revision can and
should he made without destroying or
disturbing any of the Industries of the
country and always by taking into
consideration the rights of the Amer
lean workingman.
1.-The high cost of living under the
burdens Of which the people are now
staggering, is directly due to the OK
tnrtionGte and ndefensible eXactons
OF the tariff and its natural offSpringS
the trust combinations which have
INCREASED the cost of the neceSSaries of
lie. No one knows this better than
you for YOU and your former la;- part
ner. Senator Root. had charge of the
organization If more trusts and COM
binatlonS than any other firm Of cor
Doration lawyers in the country.
Il" Question s, repeat that all I'M
necessary taxation IS unjust taxa,ion
anu neither Just taxation nor econom-
ical taxation is to be expected from
a pdrty whose representatives at Al
ANY as shoWn by the recent iuyesti
cations have been for years wailow
ing in the mirc of corruDtion and
hlackmail to an extent uneuualed in
IN" history of the country.
To Questions 3 and 10 say that
''N'i lIt' WI DOIdtlOn ana lnnprj-
lance tax laws and the stock transfer
Jaw. nut above all | favor the honest.
eiltlent and economical administration
OF the affairs Of the state so as not
t" take from the people on. dollar of
Unnecessary or unjust taxation and
50 as to materially reduce the present
cost OF state government.
10 Your llth question ! would an
ser that your sClicitude for the well
rare of the men who work for mo is
truly touching. The best evidence of
MY attitude towards labor is found i'm
the fact that there has never been n
strike in the mill which | control: that
the men regulate their own hours of
labor: that they are free if they choose
to JON the unions of their craft. and
many of them are members of their
respective unions; that the wages we
pay are at least equal to the highest
PAID ny any Of our competitors and
average the sum of $23S per day and
that the hours of work are entirely
optional with the men and are the
same as those in the other wall paper
mills in the country.
In order that Your false accusa-
tionS may be forever set at rest |
commend to you and to the former
PRESIDENT of the United States, who
has Sllndercd me in regard to my re
llationS with my employees. the state
ments of the official representative of
the Pulp. Sulphite and Paper Mill
v orkers
To your Question 12-Permit me to
say that / do not favor the repeal of
the anti gambling laws recently
placed upon the statute books of the
state
And now, may conclude by saying
| that your efforts to draw me into the po-
siton of explaining things which do not
exist in my record come with but ill
grace from a man who SO recently re-
signed a place under the federal govern
ment at $4,000 a year to Immediately
take a special retainer from which, for
part of his time, he drew from the gov
ernment $4,000 in Is months, for the same
work for which he could have received
as salary by s12,5Oo.
Your promises of economy in admins
| tration are ridiculous, i'm view of that
fact alone.
You ask for an opportunity as gov
ernor to administer the affairs of the
state. but in the case of the Sugar Trust
where, acting for the public. YOU collect
ed only about 100000, whereas the coun-
sci for the trust admitted liability of
49, 600 600
You left for your successor in office
the task of indcting John F.. Parsons
father of the Sugar Trust-and Of your
nominator's friend. Herbert Parsons-and
the other directors of the trust, in that
way permitting the statute of limits to
run their favor and saving them from
| consequences of crime. l wonder if this
! is the best proof that can be given of
your impartiality in office? 1t seems to
me that if you were really anxious to
let the people know all about your con-
nections with the sugar business yo'
might not hesitate to tell what the