The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-08-29
THE MARSTON AND
BONNEAU RALLY
Forceful Speeches and
Good Music
Don Morrison Adds TO Occasion With
Reading-Abstract of Mr.. Mars.
toms Speech.


There was a good attendance of
politicians at the Opera House, Sat
urday evening, when Roy L. Marston,
Republican candidate for Representa-
tive to the Legislature, and Hon. Al
fred Bonneau, were the speakers.
Mr.. Bonneau delivered an address
in English and also in French. When
he delivered the address in French he
vas frequently applauded by those
who could understand the language
He made different impression on the
minds of the people than did Governor
Plaisted when he spoke here. He re-
lated the facts about Cyrus Davis,
Secretary of State, going to Chicago
to confer with the liquor dealers as
to how the affairs of Maine should be
conducted about the whitewashing
of Sheriff Emery of York County by
the democrats at special session of
the legislature and impeaching re-
publican county attorney, all because
he was a republican; about the Water
Vile Sentinel Company printing by
the order of the Secretary of State
over a million ballots when 10000
was sufficient.
Special numbers for the evening
was a reading by Don Morrison, who
also played violin solos, and music
by the Skowhegan Band.
Below we give an abstract from Mr..
Marston's speech:
Mr.. Marston's simple, straight for
ward handling of the now famous
financial issue of the campaign was re-
freshingly unencumbered with the
usual tiresome marshalling of figures.
He made no attempt at oratorical ef-
fects, but talked in an earnest, con-
versational tone that carried an under
standing of the facts and the true situ-
alton to his hearers In way that no
amount of eloquence could have done.
He began with an analysis of the
claim. of Governor Plaisteds claims
to financial wizardry in his admins
cratic orators were preaching that he
had found the State Treasury empty
when he came into power, and that in
a year and a half by rigid economy,
he had accumulated $500,00000 in cash
for the good people of Maine. Mr..
Marston showed that the only economy
which could be claimed was the failure
of the Democratic Legislature to make
needed and honest appropriations to
meet the just claims against the
State. He cited the neglect to pro-
vide money for Free High Schools
which would necessitate an immediate
appropriation of $4,000 as soon as
the next Legislature assembled, the
neglect to appropriate money to pay
the $4,000 worth of State Pauper
Bills which we're honest and legal OBJ
legations owed to the towns of the
State, and Of The failure to raise money
for the Jackman bridge on the State
Hi4hw5y. lie sad tnat these bills,
together with nearly one hundred
others had been iavorably reported
by the House and Senate Committees,
but the Pattangall, Dongan, Plaisted
rins ordered that they all should be
-
The Democrats made a great hue and
cry over abolishing the Office Of assis-
tant attorney general and then pro
ceedcd to create another Office in the
department 10 take its place.
Governor Fernald knew that the re-
ular taxes collected during his ad-
ministration could not ply all the cX-
penaitures provided for by the Leg
islature. and he therefore asked for
five mill assessment for 1910, that
would be almost wholly paid into the
Treasury in 1911. Out of this ass
essment more than $2,000,000 poured
into the State Treasury in the first
two months of Plaisteds term. To
this must be added the $4,000 in cash
handed over by the Republican ad-
ministration to the Plaisted regime
Thus it was shown that Governor
Plaisted had money enough in the first
two months of his term TO pay every
cent of the much heralded Fernald
debt, and have over one million dol
lars to spare. And yet Pattangall or
dered Gov Plaisted, with the so call
ed debt wiped out and money on hand
and coming TO pay running expenses,
to demand a six mills tax levy for
1911 which Pat made His Legisla
ture" grant Without any possible
necessity or excuse, Plaisted made ne
direct state tax higher than ii has
been since the year after the Civil
War. Mr.. Marston said this whole,
great. big, financial miracle boiled
down showed that the Republican ad
ministration added $l,000,000 in land
and buildings to the assets of the
State on six mills for its two years,
and that Plaisted with eleven mills
made no improvements whatsoever.
The entire receipts of the Republican
Administration were seven and a hall
millions, while Plaisted will receive
more than ten million dollars. This
extra $2,500,000 came from the pock
cts of the tax payers in eXorbitant,
needless taxes in order that Plaisted,
Sam Gould and Obadiah might boast
of a big surplus in the State Treasury.
The people of Skowhegan should
know that they have paid three nils
more State Tax than there was any
need of Skowhegan has paid $12,
600 for the experiment in Pat Rule.
Mr.. Marston wittily compared the
Republican and the Democratic candi-
dates, showing that the former had
all made brilliant success in
their private careers while the Demo-
Gratis had invariably lacked that ability
which brings success. Money does
not make ability, my friends, but
a abflitU oDd oupprtupitV mako money