Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-02

One of the most spirited and enthu-
siastic rallies ever held under the BAN
ners Of the Republican party was heid
Saturday evening at Elks's hall on
Silver street. Starting promptly at s
o'clock with crowded hall the entire
evening was occupied with speeches by
the representative men OF the city.
Chairman Annis,
Chairman Sanger Annis of Ward 3
opened the meeting by introducing
Carol Perkins. the first speaker of the
evening. Mr.. Perkins spoke briefly on
the value of a business administration
and the need of this city for a straight
forward business and economic sys-
tenn of disbursements. He made a stand
for system of carrying on the city's
business in such a way that tile tax
payers of the city would know what
was being done with the money en-
trusted to the officials elected to take
care of 1t. He strongly advocated a
system whereby the city could live
within its income and keep cut of
debt. In reply to the statement by
Mayor Pattangall criticizing his at
titude on this point as being foolish,
he stated that it was his belief that
the people of the city of Waterville
wanted to keep within the legal limit
for city of its size in the matter of
expenditure and in the contracting of
public debts, which only resulted in
the increasing of the tax rate.
Alderman Fred cyr.
Alderman Fred Cyr of Ward 6 was
the next speaker and he commented
briefly on the lack of Judgment used
in the expenditure of the city's money
under the present administration and
declared that the members of the par
ty IN Ward were all prepared to do
their duty i'll the coming election.
Edward Noyes.
The next speaker of the evening was
the nominee of the party for mayor,
Edward Noyes. Mr.. Noyes disavowed
any intention of making a speech and
declared that he was not minded to
make a number of prediction prom
ises but that 1t was his intention il
elected to do his best to see that the
city of Waterville received a dollars
pended and that If it were possible
that the debt of the city would be de-
creased and if it We're not possible TO
decrease it every effort would be made
to prevent its being increased. He
stated that he believed in a thorough
business administration for the city
and that he would endeavor to obtain
such a system in the event of his being
elected. In closing he stated that it
would not take three or four pages of
a daily newspaper such as our local
sheet to explain to the members of
his own party why and how he had
spent the money intrusted to him by
the taxpayers of that city,
Gov. VIM. T. Haines.
The long continued applause which
greeted the introduction of the next
speakers was significant of the hearty
cooperation and approval which the
people throughout the entire State
have shown with the ideals and prin-
ciples which the present State party
have stood for during the half century
which that party has been in control
of the policies of the State of Maine.
Governor Haines needed no introduc-
tion as he began by saying that he
was overjoyed at the opportunity of
speaking before a gathering of his fell
low-townsmen and Republicans-of
men with whom he had trained under
the standards of the party for all the
time that they had taken an interest
in lie welfare of the State in which
they all lived. He declared that
throughout the length and breadth of
the nation the great problems of the
day were economic in their nature,
that all live and progressive communi-
ties were struggling wit hproblems of
that kind. He cited the recent work of
the national Congress in the case of
the proposed Alaskan railorad, the
building of which will cost the Amer
ican people a sum aggregating over
$4,000 in taxes, and he declared that
a part of those taxes would have to
come from the mills, factories and in
dustrial institutions of New England
and her workers. He declared that
this was a departure from the eco
nomical principles of this country In
eOrn m entiOo IN tba a nttituda of tba nan