Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-22
RAPS BAXTER
(Continued from Pace One)

branching into wider fields. She urged
the club women of the State to make
special study of the political history Of
their town and their State.
She was followed by Mrs. r. E. Ross
of Guiiford. who talked on State work.
being the State chairman of the Demo-
cratic women's COMMITTEES. Mrs. W. r.
Pattangall, national committeewoman
from Maine. was the third speaker,
dealing with national problems.
At noon a picnic lunch was enjoyed
on the lawn. and the company was aug
mented by many townspeople.
This afternoon the speakers were
former Atty. Gen. William r. Pattan-
gall and Ex-Governor Frederick w.
Plaisted OF Augusta; Mr.. Marble CT the
cd on the 4S-hour law; Mayor Mclean
Of Augusta and Mayor Louis j. Brann
of Lewiston.
Mr.. Pattansaips Address
1.-THE great problem of Maine today
is to find the ways and means ia
bring to our State that measure OF
industrial progress which Is our due
to develop our resources and to give
our people new start toward real
and general prosperity" said MIR
Pattangall.
Lincoln county had a population
OF 10000 in 1870. In 1920. its popu,
lation was 10000. In 1870. 10000 OF
it's popula ton was composed OF
adults, men and women of p years
and older. and $4,000 boys and girls
In 1920. the adults numbered 10000
the boys and girls 5000. The mum
Der of adults had been reduced q
per cent: the number Of boys and
girls by almost 60 per cent. keeT
that up for the next SO years and
Lincoln county will he glorious
memory.
Government cannot do everything
in the way of promoting industrial
growth and producing prosperity, Du'
it can do a good deal and 1T can also
prevent a good deal from being done
The greatest enemy to progress is tht
dcmagogue. and it is unfortunate tha'
in this period of the history of oul
State. when the tide (which has SO
long been running against us migh,
be turned. we should have as chlel
executive the most dangerous oeIna-
gogue who ever occupied the olict
Of governor of Maine. When men OF
wealth culture, education and higf
social position stoop to demaSogisn
tliey become a real menace to society
and when that demagogism is accom-
panied by tremendous egotism ana
total disregard for truth in publlc
,,tterances. then the menace Is Largely
increased.
"Maine's great undeveloped re-
sources is her water power. Inc ad-
yancement of modern science nas
made il possible to carry the power
that wastes itself in the Maine LOT,
osts to the lines of our railroads ana
tn the wharves of our coasts. Ever
effort should be made to utilize an Oh
that mower. No impeachment should pe
nIaced in the way of its development /.
Capital should be induced to lnteres'
itself. by every legitimate means. III
turning the waste waters OF Mann
lakes and rivers into real tahsipIe
as set from which our people may
ceiye direct and indirect hnahcia' IT,
turns. end
o,,rse,veso So far as our State gov
errment is concerned we find Maine
,ed bv n governor who cannot dis
cuss the great question OF water
mower development without cons'ah.
reference to the interests ana tne
common people, attempting !"
create class conscious and introduce
class hatred in the political, business
and social life of people VINO are
essentially democratic and homogeh,,
cons. whose interests are idenucai
and who live so nearly on common
niane that the distinction between
the highest and lowest level Is haroiy
discernible. :.
1--WE find a governor who Is pos,
sessed with the idea that poutcal
issue Ia Of more value than business
development. that policies are more
important than factories and WORK.
shops and proclamations to be pre-,
ferred to the creation OF better loca'
markets. 49,.
"In a recent speech at rMinot. tax
ing credit to himself for having pre-
vented the only large Industrial pro-
motion which has been presented ~
the Valley of the ~Kennebec during
this decade, the governor stated tnat
had the legislature adopted his policy
with relation to the Dead River dam
proposition, the State would have re-
ceived 100000 during the coming
40 years in rentals. and would also
have retained its title to the Janus
and power involved.
There is not word Of truth IN
this statement, and the governor
knows it
"JTnder the bill which he prepared
and which was rejected by the ieels-
lature, the State would not have re-
ceiyed a single cent of rental money
and the State could not retain us
title to the lands and power involved
in the bill. because the State never
had title to the property in question.
"That property belongs to the
future Inhabitants OF the townships
on which certain lands when were
available as dam sites and otherwise
affected by the Dead River pro1ect
were located. If the Governors piii
had become law, this Is what woulu
have happened. The people. tne
common people, who use electric
energy. would have paid into tne
treasury of the company developing
the Dead River power. $4,000 a year
in additional charges. the company
would then have turned that money
into the state treasury. where II
would have become part of trust
fund which the State holds for the
purpose of establishing schools in
the unorganized townships inter-
csted. The state could then nave
used the money for current expendl-
lures by borrowing it and paying
interest ON it at the rate of four per
cont COMPOUNDED annually. At the
end of 40 years the common people
would have paid out $1,000,00O, ana
the state would have increased It's
debt by $2,40O,O0O About that time
these plantations would be likely to
attract settlers and the state would
be called upon to cash up.
"John Law and the Mississippi
Bubble presented a scheme Of sound
finance compared with this PROPOSE.
lion of Governor Bakers. And yet
!. a. ~a< infrAauanf IN hear men say