The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-07-04

abolished any useless Offices? Certainly.
How many? At least one. There was
one lone perching roost-the assistant
attorney general, which was abolished,
and put out of business for good, let it
be hoped; and Maine saved some 81 300
year by the abolition.
Where else has fat office been abol-
ished, salary reduced or cent saved
for Maine?
AS matter of fact, has not 'Fernald
extravaganza" been continued and in
tensifed until it has become Maine Dem
ocratic extravaganza? Has not new
bond issue, amounting to millions-mil-
lions at 5per cent interest-been author
lied? Is it not an admitted fact that the
SIS, 600, 900 bonded loan for highway i'm
provement is not more than bite into
the apple of Maine roads? How shall
Maine raise the great amount needed?
Not from extra taxation upon the auto
mobiles, for certain. The owners are
now protesting about the severity of the
license they are compelled to pay-even
now, when not more than ten per cent of
the total indebtedness has been contract
ed. There is neither craftsmanship nor
high finance in contracting interest-bear-
ing debts close up to the "limit" for the
building of better roads. 1t is the spend
thrift who contracts debts-the wise and
conservative who retrench.
One of the most moving tales which
has come down to US from the remote
past is that OF Hercules and his labor;
in clearing out the Augean stables. The
task of cleaning and purifying stables is
familiar to most of US. 1t is kind of
work which requires no craft or skilled
labor-just stern bone and muscle work.
That Hercules, demigod, should come
down to strenuous endeavor and toll, and
sweat among the packed heaps of dress
ing in the stable of an ancient and I'M
tidy king, shows that he was not afraid
of work. He sought no soft job or favor
from anybody.
At times it seems as If Hercules
Haines was specially called to lead Maine
in cleaning out the fostering and mold
ing and most offensive stable of the
Maine Democracy. The ancient accumu-
lations of the Maine Republicans remain
untouched. There remain the former
fostering heaps, much larger than of old,
more nolsome than of old-deeper and
more putrid, with no change whatever
except in change Of stable hands-a
shift of hostlers.
1t is surely high time to send forth
rallying cry from Aroostook to the sea
to clean out those filthy Democratic
stables of Maine; to let in the fresh air
of heaven, to use soap and water and
scrubbing brushes and mops, to cast
clean and bright sunlight into the dark
and noisome corners-to have thorough
house cleaning.
In the nation at large. political affairs
have become so badly muddled and so
hopelessly confused in both parties, that
one who interferes on either side stands
i'll danger of getting tarred with the in
artistic brush from one side or the other
or from all; but here at home-in the
land of big apples and profitable potato
growing, there. is still hope for clean
men who desire the welfare of the pub
lie.
Let US rally around Farmer" Haines;
let US go to hear him speak; let US make
careful note of the facts and figures,
which he has to give out; let US help to
purify Maine from the faint of graft,
boast, buster and illicit rum. Let US
get down to a sensible understanding of
"where we are at" and whittier we are
going. Bangor News.