Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-05
Goodwin and Nelson Enthusiastically Re-
CeivGd, Wednesday t--BuTIeighI
And Hersey Stir Things Up at
Ashland Political Doings.
MEETING AT ASHLAND.

Ashland, Me-, Sept. 4.-(Speeia).--
That the Republican rally held in the
Grange hall in Ashland, Monday eve
ming, was the most largely attended
of any political meeting ever held In
this town was the expression of opin-
ion by many of the old timers here
abouts There We're about 200 people
present, all seats on the floor of the
bail and all seats in the galleries be-
ing filled and about so or 60 people
standing.
1t was an eager and attentive audi
ence. w. r. Roix presiding as chair
man of the meeting. Introducing the
Hon. A. A. Burleigh, brother OF Edwin
G. Burleigh, the Republican nominee
for L. S. senator.
Payment Of Bills.
Mr. Burleigh was received with great
applause. He took up the financial
standing of the State of Maine and
showed that when the Democrats
came into office a cash balance OF
$4,000 was in the treasury, and that
in few weeks a million and half OF
dollars came into the treasury from
unpaid taxes This did not come in
While Fernald was in Office but was
received by the Democrats to pay the
bills due and payable. He showed
how unnecessary the tax assessment
of mills was in the first year of
Plaisted's reign. and how the assess
meat of mills was passed in 1912
for political purpoes so that the Demo
Gratis could point to the assessment of
1 mills in 1912 and say. 4Seei Be-
hold the Democratic party only
assessed a State tax of mills In 1922
but 1t was To be left unsaid and un-
written by the Democrats in Demo-
cratic speeches and in the editorials
in Democratic organs the fact that in
1911 they had assessed the people of
the State of Maine six mills as against
five that Fernald had to pay the total
expenditures of his administration.
That $60o00 in Treasury.
Mr. Burleigh told how the Demo-
cratic spell Binders would point to the
fact that in the treasury at Augusta
there was resting 100000 as Cyrus
Davis pointed with pride to that fact
in his speech here at Ashland. last
Week. This money. Mr. Burleigh said,
is the peoples money and has been
taken out of their pockets and de-
posted down in the treasury at Au-
gusta for political purposes so that
the Democrats could say Look, We
have a balance of 100000 in the
treasury" Now this money is lying
idls there and doing the State or the
people no good but at the same time
the pauper bills carrying on appro-
priations of about $4,000 went over to
the next Legislature, and these pauper
bills which the Democratic Legisla-
ture turned down. and which the
State honestly should have paid to the
small towns of the State. were un-
paid and are still unpaid. and vet
there is balance of 100000 of the
peoples money in the treasury at
Augusta.
1t only goes to show that the
Democratic administration was an
administration for the large cities of
the State which gave the Democrats
their large majorities two years ago.
and it seemed apparent that the
Democratic party intended to punish
the small towns of the State of Maine
for not polling larger votes for the
Democratic party. The small towns
of Aroostook county and the state or
Name do not forget the different kinds
Of bitter medicines that the Demo-
cratic party forced down their threats.
and the promises of enforcement OF
the liquor by Gov. Plaisted in 1910 is
now choking the voters of Maine, and
they will find relief in the election or
Hon. w. It. Haines, not by taking any
more of that Plaisted enforcement
medicine.
That the people of Ashland and
Aroostook will return a big vote for
Albert A. Burleigh for State senator
from Aroostcok and for his iilustrious
brother, Edwin C. Burleigh, is very
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