Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-06-30

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fs4The proponents Of Democracy are
declaring in strideHt tones that our
| schools are costing too much. that the
increased agricultural expenditure is
of no benefit to the farmers, that the
appropriations for our hospitals,
which they naively call private" is
altogether wrong. as is also the vot-
| ing away of public moneys to be ex-
| pended by boards Of trustees without
supervision of state authorities that
the peoples money is being used to
build up a cancerous political ma
chine, and finally that the state is
bankrupt. Awful isn't it?
But what are the facts? Simply these:
AS to the increasing cost of State mantle
nance, with the price of all labor and
SUPPLIES advancing. and with the general
rise of all values. no one but dema-
gogue would clam that the cost OF main
tanning the State, with its steadily grow
ing population and institutions, must not
necessarily advance in the same ratio.
This State paid back to its towns and
cities from the mill tax upwards of $3.50
900 more in 1909 than in 1908, or total of
$S39,0O0 in round numbers for school pur-
poses. And by whom was this money eX-
pended? Not by any cancerous political
machine. but by non-partisan school
boards in the different municipalities. and
| do not believe that there is any NUM-
cipal department in Maine more painstak-
ing or more careful in its expenditures
than the school boards throughout the
State.
The State expenditures for agricultural
purposes show an increase of $4,000
which was largely expended in expert
| mental work in important branches OF
our farming, namely cropping, dairying
and orcharding. and for insect extermina-
ton. Do our farmers consider this a
waste of money and of no benefit to
them?
Our fast increasing population, made
mp not of people of great wealth. but of
people of Americas great middle class
liable to fall into distress when the BODY
or the brain loses it's ability to earn a
livelihood, is steadily increasing the need
of more room in our hospitals and our
other charitable institutions. which each
succeeding legislature has nobly met.
and let me say right here the issue has
been no more nobly met by the Republi-
can members of the legislature than by
its Democratic members. the only diff
erence being that our Democratic
friends. while they work and vote for
these appropriations. are apt to forget
their own good deeds of the preceding
legislature and about this time every
other year .sthey rise up in righteofls
wrath at Theirs own iniquties.
1T is trueetAa public money is expend-
ed by boards"of trustees, without super
vision of State authorities. in a way
however, think these various boards of
state auditing department exercises some
degree of supervision over their accounts
at least, such is the reputation that the
state auditor seems to have gained
Nevertheless, for some time the crea-
ton of State board of charities, whose
duties shall be to generally oversee the
expenditures of public and charitable in
stltutions and to investigate the charita-
BILE needs of the State at large, has been
advocated by many Republicans, and
such a board will probably soon be con-
stituted by the Legislature, but I predict
when that measure comes up again it
will be stranuOusly opposed by the Demo-
cratic members as bill simply intended
to create another useless and expensive
board for the benefit of Republican office
seekers and another means of wasting
the peoples money. 1t will probably not
be hailed with joy a means of stopping
the spending of public money by boards
OF trustees without supervision of State
authorities"
The charge that the State is bankrupt
is too puerile a one to merit the denial of
any thinking man as Il casual perusal of
the State Treasurer's last report LAYS
that PERENNIAL ghost which is ever stalk
ing from the Democratic attic
But what is the use so long as the Re-
publican party is in power and the Demo-
G ;I party IS out. so long will it's every
intent act OF policy be assailed
1t has been for the past half century
the province of the Republican party in
State and Nation to do things, and the
on the fence and scold.
" felioW Republicans, we begin, today a
campaign which will be an endorsement
OF me policies of strong and patriotic
president who is striving as no man ever
Strove before to make good his partv's
pledges and to give every man a square
deal-a campaign which will elect an able.
e ,s ana honest governor who com.
throughout our State. Hon, Bert NJ Fer
nadia campaign which will elect a
PalhStaklnS and fearless Republican at
uitor, winch VIII elect Republican legis-
azure whose duty it will be to re-district
thc state under the new aDportionmont
ana whose privilege it will be to elect q.
ftepupiican United States senator-a cam
paign which will elect four Republicau
congresSmen--and finally a campaign in
Which the honest. broad and progressive
hollcics of the Republican party will tri-
umph at the polls.
we are not q divided and discourag ed
party lighting in the Last bitches for ex
istence. nor we offering upon a com
nalSh OF excuse and apology as per the
Democratic manifesto
On the other hand this eampaisn finds
us united and well organjzed forca
CARVING the fight for rational progress
ana Tue COMMON welfare into every ham
iet OF inns state. and we have no fear Of
Inc outcome of the battle on the twelfth
DAY Of September next. for. looking o1,t
over the confines Of this glorious aid
,,ate, We see people. happy and con
.-"'~''' WE, see her f31merS prOSperip.r
d. no man has ever seen them proSpor
ostole' we see her wage earneTs ON
p,oFen ~ the highest compensation since
tue ,iNl war. see new industries
Swinging up in her villages. we see her
lalIFoadS extending further into her
spruce woods. bringing to market lumber
-" 'on@er heedlesSly slaughtered thank
5oo bnt cut under the expert snperin
i i;mte of trained foresters. we see her
nIllslupS dotted with comfortable farm
houses whose doors are thrown omen to
ilpS'S OF citXedwslers who veal. bv veor
IN eyer lneFeRsing numbers are Seel,inc
'HF pehehts Of Names heaith-givine rIi
,,nh,e' We see the surfaces of her myriad
.dkeS siistening like Jewels in the dane
ing SuhhSht. hearing boatloads of tanned
H'sh; tec-"hoeked women and Laughing
'nl'nren, availiDG themselves of Natures
Sieat'st blessing, inviEoratinS air and
pure Watel-We do not see an unemnlov
eu aiu dIScontented people Staggering
ul'ue, IHe heavy load of a blightipp tariff
nor 40 we sec her strong manhood how
ca GOWN with the weight of wears of no
pupnchh oppression Offering I'd its lean
p.lrSe upon the awful altar of RepubIican
waste ana extravaganza.
'''idif man Austin was frequently in
'"rrup'ed by long and spontaneous an
piauS' as he scored point after point
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