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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-02
Names Interests.
Farmington Chronicle.)

lFarmlngtoH 1ilioiiicle.'
People differ about Names present
economic condition. Are we prosper
Gus or not? Some orators from the
stump affirm that We are in dread
full state of retarded growth. Some
of them lay ii to the rum policy ana
some lay it to the tariff; but what
ever the cause they agree that our
people are suffering from poverty ana
lack of development of business. the
fact is Maine was never so rich. Mil
lions are added to our valuation eN-
cry year. Millions are added to our
savings banks deposits. Comfort in
creases everywhere, year by year.
All this is primarily due to thrifty
and Industrious population. II is Sec
ondly due to a protective tariff which
preserves home markets from the in
vasion of cheap products from over
the line Let Congress pass the Dill
reducing the wooden schedule below
the cost of foreign made articles ana
our wooden mills would close, the en-
ployes would scatter and our farmers
would lose the local market me
same is true of cotton goods.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-02
The Law From Another Angle.

Editor Kennebec Journal:
One of our county officials scolded
me. yesterday, alleging that at po-
litical meeting in quoting Sec. IL of
Chap. of the r. s., which authorizes
the number of votes to be printed at
the primary election, 60 ballots for
each so votes cast at the previous
State election, I did not add the words
of the law, "or fraction of so" My
actual words were as follows: For
every 60 ballots authorized by See. II
of Chap. of the r. S., the secretary
of State printed $50, or three times
what the law required" Now let us
see if this was a fact. Let us illus
trate it by the vote of this town in
1910 The total vote for Governor was
1871. SO. 60 ballots for each so or frac-
ton of so. calls for four times so. or
240 ballots. The number of ballots
sent to this town was 720; now if you
multiply 24O by 3 do you not get very
near 720, or just three times what the
law allows? But he further said
did not say anything about the sec
ond sets of ballots But that 100 ball
| lots did not include the second set.
They did send second set, which
made 1440 ballots for the 157 voters
| In this town. Now If had wanted
/ TO deceive anyone, how much better
| showing l could nave made III l had
| stated the whole 1440.
| But he claimed thta there Were
three parties, SO it required three
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-02


MIR. McGillicuddy stands with a
party dominated by Southern ideas on
this question; that is, free trade. Mr..
SHELTON. his opponent, stands for pro-
lection.
Mr. Gardner. whose term expires
next year, is a Democrat and will go
where his party goes on the tariff
question just as he did on the tenn
perance question. The only way to
drop him is to elect a Republican
Legislature See to it that Franklin
county sends a solid Republican dele
CATION to the Legislature. For a
voter in Wilton to east his vote for
the Democratic nominee for the Leg
islature is a vote to close the Good
speed wooden mills, and whether one
is an employee there or a farmer who
sells his produce, or storekeeper who
must get his living by exchange, or
professional man-all are together
benefited or injured.
Every man should vote as II his
vote were to determine the tariff poll
lev of our country. He should also
vote as if his vote were to determine
our temperance policy in the State OF
Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-02
State Official and His Waste of Time
deWiStOn J0urnal.)

tLeWlStOn Journai.)
Maine State officials whose COM
bined salaries are about $4,000 are
earning their salaries stamping Maine
Tor Plaistedism and their own jobs.
This is poor business for 'Reforia
Administration"
That Eminent Critic of Others, Mr..
Pattangall. flayed Mr.. SHELTON four
years ago for stumping the State.
Now he is silent under the same
charge
He. who stormed and ragged at the
spectacle of a Republican, State official
making stump-s speeches (not over
three or. four in number) devotes
weeks to the business of making
Democratic stump speeches.
And at the same time the printing
presses in the Attorney Generals
printing plant go gaily on grinding out
ballots under an arrangement rich IL
profits and indefensible in law.
And YOU, the Voter. are going to
be led By a glb-tongue and a pretty
art to endorse this procedure?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-02
Old Soldier Replies
To Gould Denial.

Hallowell, Aug. 81, 1912.
Editors Kennebec journal:
Dear Sirs;
In the Kennebec Journal of the 18th of
Aug. under the caption of Another Vet
eran Speaks, you published letter
which l wrote endorsing the letter of
Alfred b. Perkins of this city, which had
appeared in the journal of Aug. Is, in
which he urged the old soldiers to stand
by Hon. Edwin c. Burleigh in the COM
ing election by voting the ticket straight
and thereby insurng his election to the
L. 5. Senate. In my letter L mentioned
what Congressman Gould said on the
platform in the City hall in Hallowell,
Aug. "a, THAT he had done more for the
old soldiers during his brief term in
Congress than MIR. Burleigh had during
his whole II years 1t seems as if that
part of my letter has drawn the blood.
judging from the following remarkable
production in Fridays Waterville Senti-
mel:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-02

Unity. Me. Sept. ESPECIALLY =
Statements of fact regarding the
system OF taxation were forcibly and
logically explained to an audience
of nearly 200 people at rally held,
Saturday night. in odd Fellows hall.
Hon. Frank L. Dutton of Augusta was
the speaker, who handled this phase
of the State issues, while Hon. A. l..
Blanchard of Bangor spoke on other
State questions, dealing principally
with the non enforcement of the pro-
hibitory law under the present admin
istraton. He also touched upon To-
cal conditions in Waldo county.
]. H. Farwen of the Republican
town committee presided at the meet
ing. In order that Mr.. Dutton might
return to Augusta. he was the first
speaker. In part he said:
We meet here. tonight. not as Re
publicans or Democrats, but as citi-
EMS of this State of Maine. Let me
tell YOU right at the beginning that
shall make no statement which l have
not investigated and know to be true.
Two years ago. ,Maine was in a
campaign a great deal like this one
and never before in the State had so
much mis- information been spread
abroad, some through ignorance and
much through wilful mis- representa-
ton.
/ want you to consider this: Peo-
pie are governed by their own con-
sent. In our State improvements have
been carried along which are de-
manded by civilization and IL all costs
money, and this money comes out OF
our pockets by our own consent. The
State of Maine is not mint nor If
the party i'm power the manager OF a
mint Take it right here in your town
the only way a town can get mon
ey to spend is out of your pockets ana
bv YOUR consent, and 1t is the same
in the county and State. You Know
how your town affairs are run. but
how about the State? BY taxation
the government can only raise money
nv the consent of the Legislature, or
in other words. by your representa-
tives.
MIR. button then told how some oil
the State revenues are known ap-
rrovimately each year. through cor
poration and other taxes but that the
est mas to be determined Ds the
amount of appropriations made by the
Legislature. He told how the tax
rate was lowered from 10 mills al
the close of the Civil War to two ana
one half to three mills at the begin
ming of the Fernald administrators
He called attention to the fact that
the extraordinary appropriations mace
nv the Legislature that year were
made by both Democrats and Repuo-
leans at the demands of the people,
the enlarging of the state house ana
other things so that almost Sl'oeo'ooo
was appropriated and this caused ~, III
increase in the tax rate of two mus
I'm your town affairs the taxes ar,
dine and payable on a certain date,
said Mr.. Dutton, generally along IN
Jnne or July. In the State not dol
lar is due the state treasury unt'i
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-02
Wilson Scores ADMINISTRATION.

Livermore Falls, Me-. Sept. 1.--About
two hundred people attended the Re-
publican rally at Dreamland Theatre,
Livermore Falls, Thursday evening.
when Hon. Scott Wilson of Portland
and Raymond Fellows of Bangor
spoke. Had the rally been held any
other but county fair week the theatre
would have been crowded
1. B. Clary presided, and occupying
seats on the stage with the speakers
were Chas. S. Cobb and Thomas K.
Williams of the Republican town COM
nittee. Messrs Wilson and Fellows
confined themselves to the discussion
of State issues The Soldiertown
purchase. Democrats are making so
much noise about was explained and
seems to be a case of much ado
about nothing The matter of taxa
tion. as between the Fernald and the
present administration. was handied
without gloves. The repudiated prom
Uses Governor Plaisted rode INTO once
on and the dire results of lax enforce
ment of the prohibitory laws were
handled fearlessly. Mr.. Wilson dWeie
at length on the conditions today, esf
pecially in the cities where liquor Is
sold as openly in more places, pei ~,
habitants. than in any licensed CIT,
i'm the United States. Ladies are no'
safe on the streets at night. He spoke
of the open sale of liquors and inc
diseusting conditions. now prevaiiins
in his home city of Portland.
Mr.. Wilson scathingly criticised the
present administration for making L
possible for the Capital city ana th'
Governors home town TO oe aaN 81,
tisaa far and near as the Reno of the
East"
One lifelong Democrat who has at
tended all the rallies and it is clos.
student of conditions and affairs !
the administration of the States bust
ness, says, that if what is being prac,
ticed by the present adminis,ra'iui a. :.
Maine. is true Democracy, then ne y
not a Democrat and while he intenus
to vote for Woodrow Wilson he WI
not vote for Plaisted.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-02

Times as many ballots as at the State
election. Let us see about that. Sec.
20 of the Primary Election Law reads:
Sec rs. Except as modified or SUI
persetied by this act and so far as
the same MAY BE NECESSARY for
the purposes hereof, and where not
Inconsistent herewith, the following
sections of Chapter six of the Revised
Statutes, with all acts additional
thereto and amendatory thereof, are
hereby made applicable to primary
elections and all doings, therefor,
thereat. or thereafter, for the pur-
purposes thereof and of the act:
Sections eleven, twelve, -. to one
hundred and thifty-siX both inclu-
sive." We have seen that See. Il of
Chap. of the r. s., referred to in
the above quoted See. 26 of the Pri-
mary Law (and that is the only sec
ton of the law that says how many
ballots shall be furnished), says there
shall be furnished 60 ballots for each
80 votes or fraction thereof. In 1910
there were 90 Republican votes cast
We see by the second line of Sec. &c
Of the Primary Law above quoted that
Sec. Il of Chap. 6 of the r. $. shall
apply: $50 far as the same MAY BE
NECESSARY" Now how many bal
lots were necessary" for these 80
voters? The most liberal interpreted
ton of the law would allow but 120 at
the most. And the &C Democratic votes
cast at that election would cali for
but 120 ballots; and the one lone So
cialist vote cast would call for so bal
lots, making in all 300 ballots IN each
set required at the primary election
in this town for the 157 votes cast in.
1910, and they furnished us 720, or
in both sets 14i0 in all.
But my interrogation asks what l
would have done ii more than 100 men
had wanted to vote the Republican
ticket at the primary election? Why,
the selectmen would use the second
set of ballots. making 240 available
Republican ballots, or SO more ballots
than were cast by all parties in town
at the 1910 election, and l think there
would be enough.
But oh. Mr. Editor, they are in des-
perate straits; they see the hand
writing on the wall. They deceived
many intelligent people two years ago,
Dul tIitN llttti Ilsit tiAOS Soh''S A'Ot
even part of the people all of the
time. We have them on the run, and
it is only question of the size of our
majority. But | hope we shall not
get too big a majority. | do not want
them to get so completely discoura ged
that they dare not pop up again in
two years from now, for it is really
necessary to have them to add inter-
est to the campaign.
c. E. SMITH,
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Looks AS If Republicans Would
Oyerturn Democratic Knox.

1 land, the Republican candidate for
representative, comes of distinguish
ed Republican family, is a splendid
orator and has frequently been inyit-
ed to speak in campaigns in New
York aid other states. He is also Il
man of striking appearance and COM
handing physique and if elected will
Undoubtedly be one of the Republican
leaders in the next House.
The bitter register of probate fight
in the Democratic party with the
nomination, as between Clarence ID.
Payson OF Thomaston and Edwin o.
Head eff RoclIland still in dispute and
final decision pending in the courts,
has apparently disposed of whatever
chance the Democrats ever had for
continuing in that office. The Repub
lican candidate, Edwin NJ Benner of
RCcISlapd, is well thought of by his
own party and has a large following
from outside, which is relied upon to
give HIM the election.
The litter fight between Sheriff Toll
man and County Attorney Philip
Howard for the Democratic control of
tie county Will bear fruits in both
directions and Tolman knitting of
itON1lN - ILEAiS ~ Ht as AitttI ~ lIIG
reelection prospects of the county
prosecutor as Howard knitting win TO
the Democratic shrievalty candidate.
In addition 10 this the Republican
candidate for county attorney. Merritt
A. 1hnson of Rockland, former
county attorney, has taken the stump
aud has bitterly assailed Mr. Howard's
record and these attacks have not
cen satisfactorily replied 10 by the
latter
The dissatisfaction of the lawyers of |
the county over the appointment off
Capt. William p Hurley. are tired |
master mariner, to the municipal |
court iudgship when the position was
sought by prominent lawyers of his |
party is TO be n factor in this election |
As one of them expressed it TO a |
Journal reporter. short time ago, |
THAT appointment was an insult to |
the membership of the legal profession |
in knox county, Judge Hurley is a |
clever politician and most agreea-
BILE and courteous man to meet but |
his knowledge of law is no more than |
might lie expected from any retired |
shipmaster.
hon. Within L. tbbD Will pltSiut |
at the rally, Wednesday night, at |
which Congressman Mccall will speak. |
This will be his first appearance on
the platform in this campaign and |
his presence at this rally will, it is be-
iieved. be of a great advantage to his |
party All of the Republicans. inelud- |
ing those who have been somewhat |
out Of touch with the party for years, |
are working together and with them
are many dissatisfied Democrats
1t is upon the worse element of the |
city that the Democrats will find what |
support they have in this campaign. |
Down on Sea street. the great white |
way" all of the resorts display litho-
graphs of Governor Plaisted, while in |
many of the leading business houses |
on Main street Autographs of Hon.
William T. Haines, the Republican |
candidate for Governor, are in evil
dence.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-02

Your hair becomes light, wavy,
fluffy, abundant and appears as soil,
lustrous and beautiful as Young
girls after a "Danderine hair ciease.
Just try this-moisten cloth with a
little Danderine and carefully draw II
through your hair, taking one smai
strang at a time, This will cleanse the
hair of dust, dirt and excessive OIL
and in just few moments you nave
doubled the beauty of your ahlr :
Besides identifying the nair at once
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-02
Neglected Constipation
The Cause of Trouble

in many cases of sickness, says an ex-
rerienced Nurse. She tells of the
proper remedy in the same letter. 1t
has been successfully used by thous
ands in the past sixty years. You
have no reason to doubt its value in
your case.
Il think the L. r. Atwoods Medi-
cine ig an excellent tonic and Is very
good for Constipation. which is the
cause of more sickness than anything
else that know Of
A Nurse. Mrs. L. A Hawes
Bucksport, Me.
Large bottle 81 cents. All dealers
A sample free by addressing
Il. r." MEDICINE CO.. Portland. Me.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-02
Record of Senator
BOyntOn of Lincoln.
To the Editor of the Kennebec Joul

To the Editor of the Kennebec Jour
nal:
1he most vital issue in the present
campaign in Lincoln county is the
Prohibition question. The people Of
Lincoln county elected, and continued
to elect, the late John b. Rafter sher
iff of Lincoln county because he was
popular man and because he en-
forced the Prohibitory Law and be-
lieved in 1t. Mr.. Rafter is now dead
It seems strange that the people of
Lincoln county, who are. and have
been working for years against the
possible advent of the saloon, should
have elected as a member of the
Maine Senate Mr. Leslie Boynton, who
is an avowed resubmissionist, and a
believer in license to sell rum. Your
writer believes that the good people
of Lincoln county are not aware OF
the fact, because the only utterance
SO far as we know, that Mr.. Boynton
ever made in public print in relation
to temperance, was made in the Dam
ariscotta Herald four years ago, When
he said in substance: while the Pro
hibitory law is on the statute books l
am for it,
Your writer would like to know what
MIR Boyntons legislative record has
been in this matter, believing that Mr.
Boynton in his utterances in Lincoln
county. that he was for Prohibition
while it WAS on the books, and his
votes in the Maine Senate have not
been consistent. We understand that
he has always voted with the resub-
mission people and those who favor
opening Maine to the liquor traffic.
A Voter of Lincoln County,
A. L. SHAW.
Damariscotta, July 25. 1912.
[The task assigned by our friend
from Damariscotta has been by no
means an easy one, but we have en-
deavored to perform 1T with care ana
fidelity, and believe that the follow
ing is q complete and accurate ab-
stract of Mr.. Boynton's official legis-
latiye record on temperance matters
Should any errors or omissions be dis
covered, however. the Journal Will be
very glad TO rectify them.-Editor
Legislative Session of 1909.
Mich 8, l909-Mr. Boynton voted against
the act repeating the Stur'
gis law condtionally, tht
condition being that the peo
pie should amend the consti
tuition so as to empower thu
governor to remove delin
quent sheriffs. In othe
words, the act provided tina
the Sturgis law was repeal
ed If and when the peopl
adopted such an amendmen
to the constitution tResolve
for which We're submitte'
| with the acO, otherwise not
! Meh. H. 1909--Mr Boynton voted agains
/ the majority report of tn
committee on temperance
reporting Ought not t
| pass on the Resolve I
amend the constitution b
| repeating the prohibition
amendment.
Mch 20, l909-Mr. Boynton voted in fave
Of the bill relating to Sci
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-02
YOUR HAIR IS FLUFFY, BEAUTIFUL
AND lUSTROUS IN A few MOMENTS
Girls Get rs cent Bottle Of Danderine and Try This Also Stops
Falling Hair Destroys Dandruff.

Danderine dissolves every particle OF
dandruff; cieanses. purifies and invig-
CRATES the scalp, forever stopping Itch
ing and falling hair.
But what will please you most VIII
be after few weeks use when you
will actually see new hair-fine anu
downy at first-yes-but really new
hair growing all over the scalp. -
you care for pretty. soft hair ana io's
of it surely get rs cent bottle Oh
Knowlton.s Danderine from any drug
gist or toilet counter, and just Try lie
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-02
Editor S Letter Box
Continued from Page sixo

Mr.. P.aisted is going through the
state making the same oily argu-
ments that he made two years ago. l
don't believe that he can fool the ma
jority IF the people of Maine again.
Very truly yours,
MERTON n. GOODRICH
Bingham, Me. Aug. so.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-02

tence in criminal cases
which repealed the follow
ing clause in Section l of
Chapter 1856 of the Revised
Statutes, giving the courts
discretion in such cases,
viz: when ii is provided
that he shall be punished by
Imprisonment and fine, or
by imprisonment or fine, or
by fine and in addition
thereto imprisonment, he
may be sentenced to either
or BOTH
On April 2, 1909, he voted
to pass this bill over the
governors veto.
%, 1909-Mr. Boynton voted against
the unconditional repeal of
the Sturgis law, and on
March 81. 1909 he voted
against a motion TO recede
from such action.
81, 1909-Mr. Boynton voted against
motion to Indefinitely
postpone the act to abolish
liquor agencies.
/, 1909-Mr. Boynton voted in favor
of the act TO regulate the
purchase and sale of intoxi-
eating liquors by the State
liquor commissioners, and
by town liquor agents.
/, 1909-Mr. Boynton voted against
motion to indefinitely
postpone the act TO make
uniform the standard relat-
ing to the percentage of in
toxieating liquors. The bill
was then passed to be en-
crossed. Senator Boynton
voting against a motion to
lay it on the table
2. 1909-Mr. Boynton voted against
the indefinite postponement
of the act passed at that
session, Chapter 255 of the
Public Laws of 1909. This
act amended the Sturgis
law by providing that coun
ties should reimburse tho
State for the expenses of
counties. 1t also repealed
the section of the Sturgis
law which provided that
fines collected by prosecut-
ions under the Sturgis Com
mission should be divided
equally between the county
and the State, except when
special attorney was ap-
pointed to perform the du-
ties of the county attorney. |
in which case such fines
went wholly to the State, !
under all Sturgis prosecu- !
tons. and We're divided be-
tween the county and State !,
in all other prosecutions in
which such special attorney
took part.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-02
Legislative Session of 1911.

Feb. 10, l9l1-On motion of Senator Boyn-
ton the bill repeating the
Sturgis law. and the bill
abolishing the State liquor
agency, We're passed to be
engrossed.
Feb. IA, 191l-Mr. Boynton voted against
the minority report of the
committee on temperance,
reporting fought not to
pass on the Resolve to
amend the constitution by
repeating the prohibitory
amendment. He also voted
against an amendment pro-
posing to insert the follow
ing preamble to the Re-
solve:
Whereas, we believe in
the principle of prohibition
as embodied in the so-called
prohibitory amendment to
the constitution, and yet
recognize among the people
of Maine a demand for the
privilege of voting upon this
question, Therefore. for the
purpose of giving the voters
of Maine an opportunity to
register their opinion upon
the question ofsconstitution-
al prohibition, be il"
On March /, 1911, he voted
in favor of the final pas
sage of the (unamended)
Resolve.