Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-22
Governor Haines Shows
How State Tax Goes
Back to Schools
For Support
State Government Supported by
Corporation Tax - Enthusi-
asm High and Confidence SUI
preme at Pittsfield's Big Re-
publican Get-TOgether-Many
Progressives and Some Dem
Ocrats Were Present

Pittsield Me-, July 21.-tSpeciaD-
The Republican party is sure to carry
Maine by a much increased plurality
in September and at present every in
dication in all sections bespeaks this.
A tremendous significance of this was
shown Monday night at probably the
biggest get-together meeting ever held
in the town. 1t was not a meeting
where just staid Republicans and of
flee seekers attended, but a good per-
centage of Progressives of the most
and lifelong Democrats were there
That the party will win, that it ought
10 win because it is for the best inter-
est OF the State that it should win,
and that the people realize that pros
perity and progress come when the
Republican party is in power are some
of the features presented at the meet
ing.
This meeting was preceded by a
bandnet in Grange hall where 200 by
actual count attended. DR.. A. E. Por-
ter presided and at the table with him
We're: Gov. w. T. Haines. ex-Gov. Bert
NJ. Fernald, Senator W. L. Walker,
candidate for sheriff, Harry Goodrich:
candidate for county attorney, T. A.
Anderson; State committeeman. f.
w. Briggs: State chairman, Col f. n
Parkhurst and S. H. Beale. candidate
for representative in that district
Enthusiasm ran high. confidence was
supreme and there is no one in Pitts
field but that believes the Republican ms
will win this fall The Democratic
candidates know they can't win for
several reasons. one being that the
National administration is in wrong
because of the tariff and foreign af-
lars, and that Curtis program of
nuilding schoolhoEses on beer kegs and
teaching our children with rum reve-
nue. Will not be accepted by the peo-
pie of Maine The Progressives of
Pittsfield and this section do not want
to see this condition and they are now
coming to the Republicans If one
doubts this go to Pittsfield and talk
With at least half of the men who
voted for Lawrence last September
and he may be convinced that this is
so.
welcome than this evening. Every
body was on his feet and waving his
hands and crying with increasing
hurrahs when he was introduced The
Governor had some interesting facts.
This is fight for the maintenance of
good government" he said He told
of the success of the party in the past
80 years and the prosperity it had
hrOt .
the national administration in Grip
ping Maine by placing so many things
on the free list. He declared that the
people would show by their votes in
September that they do not approve
of this legislation In touching on
State issues he said, the State Is out
of debt; that the tax rate is only four
mills and only mills for the two
years. He showed how three mills of
the four mills have gone for the COM
mon schools and the other mill for
high schools and other educational in
situations, and that the corporation
taxes furnish the money to run the
State. A man. whether Republican
or Democrat. ought to be proud of the
State of Maine" he said When the
Governor told the true story about the
mileage bill the audience laughed at
the silly way the Democratic press had
tried to fool the people. He told of
the value of the Public Utility Act that
was passed by the Legislature and
now adopted by 35 states and how the
Democrats are holding it up for politi-
cal purposes. He touched upon the
highway law and the lasting benefit of
II and how though it was a nom pa1ti-
san measure. <,ne Democrats are now
trying to get material from it.
He was emphatic about prohibition
and said that 1t was one of the most
important issues before the country
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