Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-20
Democracy's "Good Issues"

Good many Plaisted Democrats in
these two cities. The Democrats have
a good State issue and a good Nation
al issue-economy in State finance.
and tariff for revenue. The new Plais-
ted clubs ought to organize themselves
into an aggressive propaganda of the
gospel of good government.
In the State expenditure has in
creased enormously and the Republic
can leaders are defending that enor-
nous increase. The Democrats should
stand for radical reduction of expen-
diture and show that Plaisted is the
man to bring it about.
In National policy new tariff has
been enacted that even some of the
best Republicans denounce as be-
trayal of their party's promises. The
Democrats should demand tariff for
revenue and show that McGillicuddy is
the ablest man this District can put
forward to fight for tariff for revenue.
Lewiston Sun.
And who shall preach such gospel?
Have Democrats, in any spot or place
ever shown that they had an inkling
of knowledge of good government?
If your Democrats stand for radical
reduction of expenditure where
should they begin? Please let the
voters know before they vote what
you would first cut down. Are you
going to knock off the support of pub
lie institutions? Before the govern
ment is turned over to those who have
done nothing but talk, the people of
Maine would like to know what these
ra ideally reducing the expenditures of
State that is held up by other states
as an example of thrift and economy.
If that is good issue" it is high
time its expounders were getting busy
explaining to the public its strong
points.
OF course State expenditure has in
creased enormously. Do you wish Old
Maine to stand still and await the do
nothing policies of Democracy? All
sorts of expenditures are increasing!
We are cutting off bigger hunks, and
are masticating them, too. 1t is a
day of progress and bigger and better
things. A policy of reduction of ex-
penditures is a policy of retrogression.
1t is not question of doing without
necessaries, but of providing the
means of having the best there is,
and paying for it in good money
Maine has record for shrewd bust
ness ability of which it is proud. Few
states in the Union are able to place
their records along side ours for COM
parison. In thirty years the reduc-
ton of State, city and town debt has
been 40 per cent.
And we have been growing in i'm
portance and expenditures every year
We have had things worth while. We
have built schools, aided universities,
supported noble institutions
What ones of these would our
friends the enemy cripple or obliter
ate?
According to the United States CEN
sus Names per capita debt declined
from 1881 in 1880 to $23.46 in 1902
In the same period the per capita debt
of Massachusetts increased from $51.55
to $72.72. No other New England
state can compare with Names record
And do you know why? The an
swer is that other New England states
have experimental with administra-
tions that proposed to do wonderful
things expenditures, etc.
Maine has kept on with the party that
has accomplished these things and is
continuing to accomplish them. Maine
has not experimental with the prom
Uses of the would hes.
To go back to what the Democrats
should do'-can the Democrats OF
Maine show that Candidate Plaisted
is the man to bring it abOut?' We
think not.
AS to the National policy the new
tariff is speaking for itself and. before
there is any need of going before the
country to argue it's values, it will
have demonstrated that only the most
careful adjustment by the experts now
qualifying, can improve upon it, We
venture that Candidate McGillicuddy
will not dwell extensively upon a tariff
Toe, fol