Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-08-10

HON FORREST GOO OWN.
of skowhegan, Candidate for Congress
in Sd District, Who Addressed Kenne-
bee Republicans
Gardner: Colby Getchell. Waterville;
Henry f. Cummings, Manchester, and
Bert p. Stuart, Belgrade.
Candidates from the representative
classes and members of the various
tGWn committees were present sutl-
ciunt to bring the entire number NJ
ia about $50 Every town in he coun
~ WAS represented by its comfaittee-
men ard some Of the larger ones had
as many as five or six representatives
of The committee.
A Republican Year
II was 1880 A. NJ, when Chairman
Ham raped for order The body Of
the hail was. AT that time, well filed
With an earnest gathering OF Repnb-
leans from all sections of the county.
The chairman's declaration that this
was a Republican year was greeted
with great applause "The only ques-
ton is the size of the majority" said
he, and il is the duty of the oandi-
dates to make this majority, as large
as possible"
His statement that William T.
Haines would be elected governor,
Forrest Goodwin, congressman from
this district, all the county ticket
elected, and d legislature chosen which
would send Edwin c. Burleigh to the
United States Senate. If every commit
tee man and candidate did his duty,
was signal for another burst of APP
nlause. Satisfactory reports Of work
dcne and confident expressions of
large gains all along the line were re-
etived from the members of the conn-
~ and town committees.
Cheers for Goodwin.
The presentation of Hon. Forrest
Goodwin by Chairman Ham WAS the
signal for great demonstration,
with handelapping and cheers that
lasted for several minutes.
In opening, Mr. Goodwin thanked
| his friends from Kennebee county for
the loyal support that they had given
him in the primaries. He said that
he felt, already, as if he We're occupy
ing sam Gould's house in Washing
ton and his seat in Congress.
The speaker believed that the third
ufSiT1tl anu the Stdlt u Nhaiilt Nti'
surely coming back to the Republican,
column in September. He mentioned
as an Indication of this the fact that
in Skowhegan $50 Democratic votes
were cast, two years ago, and only
1s7 straight Republican votes. while
ut the spring primaries, this year. 700
Republicans We're registered and but
210 Democrats. He predicted that
txtIi xrae.
ocratic, two years ago, and Hancock
county, with its Democratic majority
Of 80. would be found this year. CIV
ing Republican majorities ot from
200 to 1000.
THE Democratic party is party of
broken pledges. q party of disap-
pointment and DELAYS" continued Mr..
Goodwin. 1T passed on to the next
legislature 125 bills of Importance. IT
did not dare to face the issues. :"
Even If town had a little pauper
bill. it was referred to the next I4egis-
latpre 1t was important that the
Public Utilities bin should be passed,
but under the guidance of MIR. Pat
tangall in the very last few weeks Of
the session that bill was referred to
the next Legislature 1t was impor
tant that the rates of public service
corporations should be regulated, but
they sent this bill down to the next
Legislature. If we had had a Repub-
lican Legislature it would have beer
passed. and it will be passed by Re-
publican Legislature next winter.
VERY amusing to me are the
monthly reports of Hon. Lamont
stevens or Stevens Lamont, / have
forgotten which it is. The Democrats
say that they found the State bank
rupt, but they forget also to state that
If Governor Fernald had been re-
elected every bill would have been
paid by the tax rate established by
the Republicans
Unnecessary Raise of Tax Rate.
"The Democrats told us that the
state owed $2,200,O00 on Jan. /. 1911.
h,t they did not say that there was
due, on that same day. in taxes from
the towns. $1,550, 600. which left an in
debtedpess of but $T50,000.
Now the laying of Il tax of one
mill means the raising of about $780,
000. The Democrats raised the tax
rate of 1911 from five to six mills.
They paid the bills of the Fernald adj
ministration, and now have $65I 90 on
deposit, for which they have no uss al
present. Hew hard it was to pay this
extra mill only the poor fellows who
had to borrow money to pay the taxes
on their houses and farms know,
The extra min was uncalled for. nj
the placing of the tax at six mills
was m attempt to deceive the people
of this State into q false impression
as to the real condition of the State
fins noes.
'"fhe Democratic platform adopted
in Augusta, in 1911, said, We found
the tax rate FIVE mills and we are
leaving it at four mills but it didn't
say that, meanwhile. they had in
creased II to six mills in 1911. They
made the tax rate 10 mills for the two