Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-02
PittsfieId Alive to
Needs of the'HOur.

Pittsfeld. Me-, Sept. 1.-(SpeciaD.-l
The largest and most enthusiastic rail-
ly almost within the memory of any
of those present, was held at the
Opera house here. Friday evening. A
gathering of at least 700 people We're
present. The speakers We're Hon. j.
Nj. Libby of Mechanic Falls and Hon.
Sanford l.. Fogg of Monmouth. Be
fore the meeting a large number of
representative Republicans gathered
at the Lancey House and, preceded by
the Pittsfield Band, escorted the
speakers to the Opera house, where a
splendid audience gave enthusiastic
greeting TO the speakers
DR. E. A. Porter presided at the
meeting and when he introduced Mr..
Libby as the first speaker there was
rousing old-fashioned demonstra
ton Mr.. Libby touched upon the tar
if as the great national issue, but but
for the most part confined his re-
marks to State issues, showing that
the present administration had not
kept faith with the people He ham
died the notification of law that now
exists in this State without gloves and
declared that present conditions were
the worst in the history of the State
and disgrace to Maine. He de-
nounced the uncalled for and do-noth-
ing special session of the Legislature
and advised the people to vote against
the only legislation passed by that
Legislature and keep their ballots at
home after they We're counted, in
stead of sending them to the State
officials at Augusta.
The applause that greeted this re-
mark showed that the people felt
strongly regarding the matter and
would bury the special session Dem
oeratic measure at the polls.
Mr.. Fogg was cordially received and
entered foreibly and eloquently into
the issues of the campaign, discussed
the conditions of the country of to-
day, as compared with the conditions
under the last Democratic admins
tration, showing that under Repub-
lican administrations the country had
| always been especially prosperous
and that now we We're enjoying the
most universal prosperity ever
| known in this country.
He explained the fact that the peo-
| pie of Japan, China and India are now
waking up and said that there are
now 500. 100000 people in Asia who are
| able to live on an income equivalent
| to a dollar a month in our currency.
| AS long as they were content to re-
main in seelusion we had nothing to
| fear, but now that English and
| American capital are going into Asia
| to tap the cheap labor of Japan and
| India the American producer and the
| American workmen may wen inquire
| how they can expect to compete with
| labor that is paid firm to 1Sla cents
per day for day of II hours.
| Mr.. Fogg stated and gave the fig
ures TO show that the cost of food of
| all kinds in England was practically
| the same in England as in the United
| States, there a difference of but 77h
| cents per week for a family of five
| persons, while the wage in the WOOL
en- industry was nearly double the
| wage in England in the same industry.
| Speaking of reciprocity, he said he
| did not believe that the great agricul-
| tural interests of the State wanted
| reciprocity aud explained that every
| Democrat from Maine IN the National
| Congress voted for it and that every
| Democrat, including Mr.. Gardner
| himself, voted or was paired against
it's repeal, that reciprocity was a live
| issue in Canada and If now adopted
| would become a law and that it was
a menace to every farmer in the
State.
Speaking of State issues. he said
that the Democratic party from the
Governor down. are urging cam
paign of deception and las an Illus
| tration cited the fact that the Gov
ernor had said and was saying that
he had saved to the people OF the
State, $4,000; the amount of the re-
bate to the p. & A. Railroad, which
had been paid by Republican admin
| iStrations. Mr. Fogg explained the
history of legislation regarding the
matter and said that Governor Plals-
ted had nothing whatever to do with
the matter, that the payments had
ceased by law and not by any act
of the Democratic administration.
Mr.. Fogg also called attention to
the statement of the Governor and
other Democratic speakers to the ef-
feet that they had reduced the rate
of taxation from mills in 1910 to
mills in 1912 and said they neglected
to tell the people the whole truth, that
they had levied a tax of mills In
1911 and that the Democrats had