Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-22
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Being a farmer, I am interested in
other things, and l am going to talk
about something that for the moment
will be a little dry, but 1t means
| something for every citizen of Maine.
| We are a part of a great nation,
made up of 40 states. My friend
touched upon the condition of Maine.
Do you know that in the treasury of
Maine there is 100000 in cash? l do
not know the exact amount, but l
| don't think we owe 100000. l re-
member that in 1882 the States in
debtedness was in round numbers six
million dollars. 1t has been reduced
| We have had but one Democratic
| governor-under the management of
the Republican party the debt of the
State has been wiped out, until to-
day. in case balance were struck,
we would not have a single dollar of
| Indebtedness.
Do you know that we have more
schools and better attended per capita
than any other state? 1t is we'll to
get together and talk these things
over.
I
character or honesty of any man or
party. l do not believe in discussing
individuals, but do believe in thresh-
ing out the policies of parties. and if
they have lived up to their promises
fairly we'll l want to keep along the
same T. of travel.
| l rel. Der all the great issues for
the last 40 years. All of the great
questions that have come up in this
country for the last 40 years l have
known something about. My father
used to talk those matters over in his
! family, and even 40 years ago I was
thinking along the lines of the policy
! OF the government. l remember
Abraham Lincoln and his assasina-
| ton. l remember the war times, and
| how my mother talked about the
| slaves being taken through the coun-
try to Canada. l remember the his
tory of the country for 40 years. We
have had great national policies that
must be settled. l remember very
well down from the administration of
Grover Cleveland. History is bound
to repeat itself. I have been looking
into the matter for the last few
are drifting in the same line. And
from 1892 to 1896 we had 10000 COM
mercial failures reported with Iiabili-
ties of S900,000,000. l do not ask you
to take my word for it is a matter of
| record. One hundred and seventy
National banks went into the hands
of receivers. One hundred and
seventy-seven railroads with a mile
age of $4,000 miles, almost twice
around this earth, were unable to pay
interest on their bonds and went into
the hands Of receivers. More than
three million laboring men were
travelling up and down the streets I'M
able to find work, although willing to
work. 1t has seemed to me, in all
fairness to this administration, that
we were drifting along the same lines.
desire to be absolutely fair, and
when President Wilson was elected
President of the United States I made
up my mind he was my President, and
1 tried to give him credit for every
good thing he did. AS citizen it is
every mans duty to follow along and
aid his executive.
When my Democratic friends and 1
would talk this over, and they would
say we are going to reduce the cost
of living, and everyone will have all
they want, and it will not cost them
as much; we will advance the price
of wages" it seemed a pleasant thing,
and / did not know but l had forgot
tent was way back in 1896, and so
watched out. 1 did not watch a great
while. found it cost me just as
much to live, and everything cost me
little more. / have to get my living
by the sweat Of my brow, as almost
everyone has to do, and found the
price of labor was not any higher, but
1t was little cheaper, and 1 found,
in all of the men that hire, l found
there were more men to fill the posi-
lions. If In the town of Readfield you
are in the habit of buying 500 pigs,
and If 5000 are thrown into the mar
ket it reduces the price of pigs.
The Democrats reduced the tariff.
About the first thing they did was to
undertake to reduce the tariff or
make free things we raised in the
State of Maine. We are a little DIFF
ferently situated from many other
states, for we are along the Canadian
line. Only the st. John river separ-
ates us, so when the duty is taken off
any agricultural product we raise it
is exceedingly easy to bring 1t from
Canada.
l happen to be the president of the
National Gamers Association. I do
business with hundreds Of farmers. |
Our association uses about thirty mil
lion dollars worth Of sugar per year.
AS president Of the National Gamers
Association I was selected to appear
before the committee in Washington