Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-02
Reasons for High Cost Of Living.

Mr. Leigh devoted 40 minutes Of
his speech to a thorough going. clean
cut exposition of the reasons for the
high cost of living and proved conclu-
sively that the high prices of the
butcher and grocer and farmer and
dairyman were not due to the Payne
tariff, which actually cuts down the
duties on food articles and articles of
necessity while it marked up articles
of luxury. And further more. Mr..
Leigh declared. that the cost of liv-
! ing at the present day had increased
in Canada and England and Germany
as well as in the United States. In
this country, however, wages had
been increased in the last Is or 20
years above the increase in the coun-
tries named.
Mr. Leigh very effectively contrast
ed the records of the Republican and
Democratic parties since 1892.
In concluding his speech, which was,
as one Republican who attended the
rally remarked, 1.-The best speech Tom
Leigh had ever made in Maine" the
speaker with great earnestness and
sincere feeling, said: Men of Han
cock county and Castine. for II years
you and the men of Waldo. Somerset
and we of Kennebec have honored our
selves and benefited not only our
grand old Sd District but the entire
State of Maine by electing as the dis
trict's representative in Congress our
former Governor. Edwin c. Burleigh
of Augusta and Kennebec county.
1--WE know this man. We praise
him because of his merit and the bene-
fits he has conferred. not simply upon
all the towns and peoples of the four
counties that make up this 3rd Dis
trict, but upon those of all other dis
tricts of our State.
when Governor Burleigh is in
Washington. yes, wherever he may be,
he is working, not only as the honored
representative of this district of ours.
but as the public friend and helper OF
every town and son and daughter of
Maine! Citizens of the Sd District. and
all men know that this statement is
true.
why, gentlemen of Hancock, only
last year Congressman Burleigh Sc
cured for his district and for Names
benefit the great sum of over $3SO,OOO
from the national government.
"In public life, as you know and |
know, Governor Burleigh is ready and
willing night and day to work his fin
gers ends off for the people of Maine
when they seek his aid, be they Re-
publicans or even Democrats.
rs it strange. then. that we should
all of us admire, esteem and love Con
gresham E. c. Burleigh? 1t would be
| basest of ingratitude did we not"
Mr.. Leigh here quoted what people
outside the State think of Mr.. Bur-
leigh. Congressman Olcott of New
York. Congressman Driscoll of SYRIA
| cuse, n. Y, and Congressman Fassett
of Elmira, N. Y, each paid glowing
| tributes to the sound judgment of the
| brilliant representative from Maine.
| Mr.. Fassett said: THAT man Burleigh
is thoroughbred. He is regarded as
A man of rare judgment and ability.
He doesn't talk much but he accom-
plishes a great deal and If the coun-
try had more men like him it would
be much better off,
In closing this tribute to Congress
man Burleigh the speaker earnestly
urged the Republicans Of Castine and
Hancock county to increase the ma
jority for not only this candidate but