Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-09
Editorial Comment
Answers PIaiSted'S
Bangor Address.
tBangor Ncws.)


my made two years ago to secure
election, the Democratic administra-
ton under Gov. Plaisted has taken
from the people of Maine by means of
the direct tax and the corporation or
franchise tax $2,710S01.05 in cash
more than was collected from the
same sources during Gov. Fernald's
administration.
notwithstanding this enormously in
creased collection during the two
years of Gov. Plaisteds administra-
ton there was appropriated by the
Democratic Legislature only $16,2I4.5S
for the purchase of land and erection
of permanent buildings, while during
the corresponding period of the Fer
maid administration there was appro-
priated for the purchase of land and
erection of permanent buildings, in
which We're included the State House,
addition to the Eastern Maine Insane
Hospital at Bangor, and Home for
Feeble Minded, the sum of 1919, 25S Is.
The Plaisted administration appro-
priated for the support and main
tenanee of charitable and semi-chari-
table institutions only $215,000. while
Gov. Fernalds administration appro-
priated 1882, 800 for the same purpose.
The Democratic administration UNI
der Coy. 2laisted on Jan. /. 1912, had
liabilities undischarged consisting of
temporary loan, amount due for inn
pfovement of State roads, county
taxes to he returned, unpaid pensions,
unpaid free high school money, and
other balances due on 1911 appropria-
tons to the amount of $1,22S, 1887,
Willie the Fernald administration on
Jan. /. 1911. left unpaid debts Of
similar character amounting to
$I.057, Si11o.
In this connection it will be we'll for
the voters to remember that as an Off
set to the Fernald debt there was left
as fixed assets in the nature of land,
buildings and other permanent inn
piovements of use to the citizens of
this State in years to come the sum of
S919,25S.1S.
The statement made in the Demo
cratic year hook and by Gov. Plaisted
in his several speeches that during his
first year of administration he had
reduced the expense of conducting the
government from $S,075,oo0 to S1,90oo00
is untrue and misleading, because in
the admitted expenditure of $1,000 900
Gov. Plaisted has failed to include the
sums required To discharge the pay
ments due for pensions, free high
schools, improvement of State roads,
county taxes to be returned to counties
and other appropriations due and pay
able in 1911, the year of his admins
tration used by him for purpose of
comparison and amounting altogether
to more than 100000, and when this
sum is added to the admitted expendi-
ture the disbursements would approxi-
mate the s300o,0o0 which he alleges
were spent by Gov. Fernald in 1910,
Notwithstanding the fact that there
We're no permanent public improve
ments made during the year of Gov.
Plaisteds administration.
The Democratic party in Maine by
it's avowed allegiance to the National
Democratic. platform, by the vote OF
its candidates in Congress and in the
Legislature, is irrevocably committed
to the doctrine of free trade or tariff
for revenue and the policy of reciproc-
ity including the proposed reciprocal
trade arrangement with Canada, and
if given the power to do so will carry
these doctrines into effect and subject
cur agricultural, manufacturing in
terests and the laborers therein en-
ploycd to the ruinous competition of
the poorly paid workmen of foreign
countries,
the Republicans of Maine never had
a greater opportunity to show that
they are men worthy to control the
affairs of this great State than that
which now presents itself, OF standing
staunchly by the nominees of the Re
publican party in this State and in the
several counties and faithfully fulfill
ing their party obligations. Stand to-
gether, Republicans of this County OF
Peaobscot, and roll up an old time
Republican majority and thereby the
Legislative candidates will be elected
and the Democratic doctrines of free
trade will he ousted from placing IN
the National House men who stand
fer free trade.