Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-08
Assessors Convention
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rr'.ati,c of their position, than
5sutS. You are a group. con
under lire from the public,
H N ami large believe that YOU
>uUr problems fairly and GUAR
N tld have good reasons always for
4. ,aluutions YOU set
I believe in having no 81, cts in
.. ,oaduct of public business. The
YD+ rt every Office in the State
',r wiGr open To NOu or any
...I Wt,rcstcl citizen. Whatever
ralnltro1 IS on file IN this building
H. ,nuls SIX for II. and someone
t.ll ,c glad To- c,t it tor YOU. urge
pu ~ go about the state lIouse-to
Ipn Mig every norK ana corner and
nj mt what is going on here. We
p,lud Of the work we ale doing
I,rt. and would welcome construc-
'yo suggestions and criticism on
your part.
\ few weeks $50 | read an ar
.lo On Maine. hy noted novelist
Zoo had been travelling within our
'y'' making an intensive study of
p'uplr and It's resources. At the
|'nl uf hrs article. hc said. The state
T. Name is the best governed state
o tho Union. bccausc it is the least
|s''ctncd
Tbts meant that Maine people s;ll
|maintain tine old !dca OF personal re
'por.hility in government II meant
pat ", do not require much OF the
q 4
.uont adopted IN other States. AMI can
de- away with MANY unnecessary
burdens of government.
Il hope that you people will leave
US meeting and so back to your
homes bearing with YOU n true sense
M the importance OF the legislature,
ia governing body. I believe we
.n.rd legislation and the legislature:
! think that il is an honorable posi-
''np for any man To sock. and | have
unlimited faith in its ability as a
HdN. We have very little useless
.hwmaking in this statc-dcspitc the
f' ssjmistic uttcranCcS of the chronic
cumblcr. have visited many legis-
@iive bodies in this country and
assembled than We have right here
i Maine
The old sectional iealousies IN this
State are passing: the spirit of uni
'caiion is growing. We are getting
md of artificial barriers in the leng,
and breadth of the state. There 10
little craftsmanship in the ma iaGe
mont of the legislative work of
Maine, and 1t is seldom that party
ines have TO be drawn in the House.
1T IS not pleasant to ve.o meas
ures, but believe that 1t is the duty
OF the Governor to use the power of
veto it he does not concur in tie bill
Presented HIM.
We are facing an important
question of finances In this coming
SESSION. cur present tond issues foe
roads ha, nearly run out. and W.
must find some way of Financing
ne past year We spent 81 $4,000
On our roads-4G per cent more than
We spent the year before he war.
we must continue to build new
Dads, ana must take a constructive
-nitude this winter. We have pen.
N-dlJ.Wb on our sChools-and |
link above all. this money has been
NE most wisely spent. The hop Of
our future as n State must b, en-
'Fusted 10 the young peopl. now in
ne schools.
Ebert q. Haysord
'Ihe State by an Act passed in
''i' will loan to farmers on APP
proved applications up to 50 per cent
u the value OF farm land in this
S'a'e, the rate Of interest being Z er
vent and the mortgagor having :.
vars in which to pay the principal.
or the first three years interest orly
payable. This act was devised to
ueip the man who has some capital
Ith which TO purchase a farm and
80 TO aid farmers owning lands to
procure working capital for the ~
MISE OF live stock. TO clear land. to
'''d or repair. tessss or sarns. or