The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-08-29
MARSTON AND BONNEAU
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education. He had opportunity,
yet past middle life found him barely
making a living from a little one
horse weekly, whose subscription list
consisted of the old war horses who
had fought, bled and died every two
years for the Democratic party, and
living in the rented house that the
orators crate about ask you TO
compare Col. Plaisted with William
T. Hanes, successful lawyer and
prosperous business man, a captain
OF Industry He earned his way
through school and college and start
ed in life with neither money nor the
advantages of birth, but by splendid
ability, rugged honesty and hard work
he has won honor and success.
| ask you to compare Sam Gould
with Forrest Goodwin, the most brill
liant lawyer in Maine, forcible speak
er, eloquent orator whose services are
always sought when great issues are at
stake, whether the issues be
human life or rights, or hun
dreds of thousands OF dollars
| need not tell you men OF
! Skowhegan that Forrest Goodwin won
his success by hard work and wonder
| full natural abilities. Haines and
Goodwin, had the ability and they
made their opportunity. Can you say
as much for Plaisted and Gould?
| Now, my friends, when you hire
man to work for you, do you pick
out one who has been failure in
everything that he undertakes, or do
you select a man who has the ability
to make good. We people of Maine
are hiring a man to be our Governor
and our Congressman. Lets pick Will
| liam T. Haines and Forrest Goodwin,
the best is none too good for US.
In closing Mr.. Marston stated brief
! ly and concisely his position as can
didate for Representative to the
Legislature He said that he con-
sidered the liquor question had been
decided by the decisive NO vote last
September and consequently should
not be longer a political issue in the
State. The law is on the Statute
books and it simply is up to the peo-
pie to select men to enforce the law.
The governor is the chief executive
who is in supreme charge of enforc-
ing the law and the Sheriff IS the man
on the ground in direct charge but
under the governors orders.
He referred to the neglect of the
| Democratic Legislature to extend the
Employers Liability law, and prom
ised his active support for law that
! .vou'd make a manufacturer liable for
INJURIES from exposed, dangerous ma
chinery.
Mr.. Marston strongly urged the
formation of a Public Utilities Com
mission which would regulate the SER
vice and rates of all corporations and
companies that are enea ID in the
business of public utilities. i.-iuding
water supply, electri light and pow
er, and transportatio-l. He believed
that such a non-partisan commission
of experts, appointed for terms of not
less than six years, and compelled by
law to devote all their time to the
work could very well perform the
duties of the present Railroad Com
mission and some of the minor COM
missions now drawing State pay.
AT the opening of the meeting a
card was handed Mr.. Marston asking
him if he owned or was in
terested in timberlands to which
he replied Il earn my living
in the lumber industry and | per-
| SOndIly OM IL d Suldll dluOuHl Vi blili
berland My father, the late Charles
A. Marston, left my mother and his
FIVE children his cumberland interests
which were a small part of the Co
burn lands. | am trying to look af-
ter this property. | want it to be
distinctly understood, my friends, that
| am not ashamed OF the occupation
of my father and of my ancestors who
were honorable men and who you all
know served this town and state
faithfully and satisfactorily | do not
consider that the fact that | earn my
bread and butter in the woods dis
qualities me in any way from public
service. 1t is fact that one-hali
of the people of this town obtain all
or a part of their living directly or
indirectly from the woods and lumber
industry. Are we all disfranchised
and disqualified from serving the peo-
pie of this town and county? | be-
lieve in a more equitable scheme oil
taxation and if | am elected | shall
use such influence as | may have for
law taxing the logs themselves and
the land separately. The logs when
cut have a well known value for pur-
poses of assessment and the land has
definite value for the purposes OF
growing timber. The present metho
of taxation of timberland is not fair
either to the owner or the State, be-
cause no man or body of men is ca
pable of estimating the precise value
of timberland. The result is that
some land is assessed for half its
true value and some for twice its real
worth. My plan for timberland taxa
ton would greatly increase the reve-
nue. of the State from timberlands
and still would not cripple the lum-
Der industry"
Mr.. Marston in closing said that the
Representative elected from Skowhe-
gan had to help elect a L. S. Senator
The Republicans Of Maine at the
Primaries had shown an almost I'M
animous preference for Edwin c.
Burleigh who, he characterized, as
the last of the great galaxy of states
men that had made Maine foremost in
the councils of the nation, the associ-
ates of Reed, Dingley, Frye, and Hale
and the successor of Seth L. Milf
ken and James G. Blaine. Gov. Bur
leigh has always held that the inter
ests of the people of Maine should be
his first endeavor, and it could truth
an