Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-09-09

el IN the world. And we tonight ore those
VINO nave charge. There never was sucb
chance for young men and women as
.here is now. and the Republican party
| believes in them.
II you are better off tonight tb., IN
~ what might have you to go hack
70 such times: You have no RIGHT
10 90 so and make your family suf-
Ter. Wien you vote, don't scratch anv
names. There are the men, Vote for
them If they are honest. Your marty
mas spoken and ratify it's choice. What
o'o you Know Of Taft and Bryan? But
you voted for them along party lines
ana 90 the same for your Governor.
In guessing he expressed his thanks
for the courteous attention and the
wish that Maine will continue in the
Republican ranks and send back a full
| delegation to Congress
Loud and appreciative applause tes-
titled to the interest the speaker had
maintained
Hon. William T. Haines of Water
vile came down from the Augusta
rally and was introduced by the chair
| man. Mr.. Haines was greeted with
aDplau use and in opening said that he
should not speak long.
Il wish I had time to call attention
| to State affairs. We are made some-
| what ashamed by the Democrats in
this campaign and the WatervilIe Sen
tinel has asked number of vital
questions. The question is this:
How the increased expenditure has
crippled Maine and made us poor:"
I'VE have a financial policy in this
State and the Republicans are back
of it. ...
your average tax rate is s21 on a
thousand, the State tax is in that
s21. Up to last year it has been prac-
tically S2.75 and it has been that for
the past q years. In 1882 the tax was
$3.50; ir. '66 it was SIG, and has been
! worked down. In 1882, $1,55O,000 went
into the State treasury. But that
wasn't all. There were taxes which
| went in to the treasury. SO that there
| was S376,OO0 more put in. In 1909. ST.
| $4,000 went in. There were increases
from the other taxes amounting In all
to a little over S2,000,000
1t cost in 1909 about 10 per cent OF this
| amount What is the use of all this A,-
OOcO 900? This is the answer: After the
war the common schools wene not what
they should be A system was devised
whereby the mill tax was set aside for
the education of the children pro rata.
| That system has gone along. In 1909 the
Legislature made radical step and add
ed mill and half to the tax
The speaker explained the workings of
this tax In various parts of the State. He
said it took out over sloOO,OC0 from the
La, tn schools
1890 we found out there were good roads
in the world and finally it came up to
Maine to find out how much was being
paid out for roads. Finally highway
commissioner was elected. The last Leg
islature provided large sum OF money
should go out from the State treasury 10
the towns for roads and worked down
from two dollars for one in poor towns
to smaller per cent. in the cities no"
were the roads to be built unless the
state helped, and this year of the $AWe'-
600, 100000 will be turned over toSthe
towns for roads
Mr.. Haines then explained about the
caring for the insane of the state. IN
1899 Sal 900 was paid out this year $33' :
OOO WAS paid out. The caring for the
| feehle minded of the State was consid-
cred. In 1882 5000 was paid out Last
wear an institution for the feeble mind
cd WAS decided upon and 100000 will be
Maid ont. OF the amount Of money in the
treasury 100000 will be paid out to care
for the old soldiers. In 1909 $4,000 went
out for the care of paupers he went
over briefly the various institutions III
the State which are being assisted by
the State to the tuns of Sll3,oo. othet
items touched upon by the speaker
whereby he showed how they had been
aided in 1909 as compared In lSs2: Asri-
culture. tuberculosis cure and the various
fairs.
The state treasury has been clearing
house for the towns of the state ne
road figures showing where Gardiner paio
| . state tax. $1f and received back Sl2. or
s11,6 more than was paid in. That's no"
the State treasury is doing the business.
| The State treasury is run the same as
any, business. Temporary loans are mace
| ~, ali cities and towns in anticipation of
taxes.
"Do YOU know of an incident "here
| the Democrats lined up against any
| appropriation in % years: we de
| Republicans are charged WIN .i'eii
1 b,,f the Democrats have nsteheo ~
the committees and have decloeo
them as citizens of Maine ana we
cr5ppled and made poor ana tney ash
ms TO believe it. What partlcu,di
! item does Mr.. Plaisted ask 10 "e
| sbut outo Won't he tell US SO we
| can know. We are talking asdihS
= theory It is a good thing 70 ASK
it and for us to look it up anu "'
can answer it,
| "Not since way back in 90 can any
thing he shown to slow where .heie
has been any stealing or grai' ~ ~
the Republican party In Maine ade Ie
/ tha subject of crippled and man,
moor the speaker brought forwaro
number of figures showing ""e,
tha savings Of the people nave III
o.eosed since 1882 Other items men
toned TO show where the Repuol,eal
n,rtv is the friend of the wo,nns ,n,as
nan were the lien law. the chliu 80 ,
,aw the 5s hour law and many o,'.,s .,
a record which has recognized a'' us
people. .,o sna,k-
rouching on the election the speah a,,sd
or stated that he believed pue oor o,,,
Mt nrove that money was oe'he sen,
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