Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-27
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In this connection he replied to NJ.
If. OBrien who spoke at North Scar
borO on Wednesday night and said
that the trustees of the Maine Insane
hospital had borrowed 100000 from
the First National Bank of Portland.
Governor Fernald did not mention Mr.
4 'Brien by name but he, M
| EFFECTUALLY ANSWERED.
his inquiry when he said: woe
Il saw this statement in one of the
Portland papers this morning. ! call
ed up the treasurer of the Maine
Insane hospital and asked him if the
hospital had any note of 100000 out
i standing. He said that it did NOT /
asked him if it had note of $4,000
outstanding land he said it did not
and ne told me that the largest sum
it had borrowed was $4,000 Ny Dem
ocratic friend who made this state
mcnt was misinformed"
| Governor Fernald then explained
how the trustees of these institutions,
because their appropriations are not
available until a certain time, are
often forced to borrow money 1t ha.
| been done for years and until the fis-
cal year Of the State is changed il
will doubtless be continued Demo-
Gratis as well as Republicans are on
the boards of trustees of these insti-
tutions. If they borrow money tenn
porarily it does not increase the in
debtedness of the State any more
| than it would if postmaster borrow
ed money to pay, bill which had come
due before his salary was available.
The postmaster does not add to the
United States debt by borrowing
money in this way nor do the
trustees add to the State debt. The
Governor said law changing the
| fiscal year should be passed but there
is no basis to the charges which are
being made in this matter throughout
| the State.
He took up at great length the poll
| icy of conservation of the natural rec
sources of the State and said This is
the great question we should be con-
sidering in Maine. There will hf.
enough revenue when our great water
powers are developed to pay all the
J expenses of the State government.
1t is the peoples heritage and their
rights should be protected and safe
guarded See to it that your gov
ernor and legislature do protect these
rights"
Governor Fernad said that if any
Democrat had come expecting to hear
him revile or denounce any other
Democrat he would be disappointed
for he didn't believe in making that
kind of a campaign (Applause.) He
said he dealt with facts fairly and
1.
sary. He said that the State House ex-
tension at Augusta would be the only
| State or federal building ever constructed
| in this country which mad been built
within the appropriation made for it and
| it would be built of the best workman
ship and materials (applause). He show
ed that the state Indebtedness is $500,Oo0
| less than the city of Portland and $780,
| 900 less than LewiSton'S debt, and the
State debt has been reduced 80 per cent.
| in 20 years. Maine has reduced her war
| debt quicker than any other state in
the Union.
Asher C. Kinds got a great reception,
| too. He opened his speech by some wit
ty references to his introduction and In
| the course of his speech showed that ag-
riculture and manufacturing are the two
great fundamental interests of the coun-
| try. In the early days the southerners
| wanted to make this an agricultural
country and buy all of their manufacture
ed products abroad But great nation
could not exist without both agriculture
and manufacturing. To secure the manu-
featuring industry the nation under the
wise Republican policy protected it's in
l ,o,l,~ .l.,o
ed the farmers and it intends to maintain
this principle.
| Speaking of the last tariff bill he said
the Republicans had made more and
greater reductions in 1t than had ever
been made before. He said he was not
a stickler for the maintenance of any
rate but all he wanted was to know that
the policy of protection was applied. A
scientific tariff commission is now in
vestigating some questions. IF their re-
| port justifies it there will doubtless be
further reduction on the duties of some
articles" said Mr.. Kinds; but the policy
| of protection to American laborers will
| be maintained" &
4 He told how Japan Is growing into our
markets, how the japanese laborers get
20 cents a day as their highest wages
| and live on next to nothing. America
cannot compete with them and the re-
/ moval of the tariff wall under the Demo-
| cratic rule would bring ruin to many in
dustries in this country. Let us make
no hasty decision he said. Let us get
the facts and then act with reason. The
| Democratic cry is the same old cry. Let
us go slowly and not leap in the dark
| Following the speaking the glee club
of South Portland sang and the people
crowded around to shake hands with the
| Governor and Mr.. Hinds This reception
| lasted fully an hour then the women
4 connected with the Grange furnished a
lunch to them and they left for West
brook about 6 o'clock