Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-07-20
Albion x. Fafris---His Record.

Albion K. HaTris---His Record.
The wings and Toe soiers are joining most
tremendously in aTtspptcry against the demo-
cratic candidate ~ Governor, ALBION X.
PARIS. They cObplain of his age, running
him up from seventF@o ninety, and represent
Ing him as in his 46tage. They also assert
that his political cafNer has been versatile
and that he voted fpf Harrison and Taylor.
We have watched patiently and silently
these various presentations, intending at
the proper time justf& show the people how
deliberately such NAB will falsify facts when
they have political bNds to answer. In this
instance the excuse 0fEignorance is no excuse
for they have thEyecOrd, and might and
should have referred 48sit
The wings and freq kcilers profess to be ex-
ira moral and extra t0hscientious. Some OF
them are church members, Sunday school
teachers, and friends 0ftemperanee-yet here
is brother church member, Sabbath school
teacher, and an old aEslS unvarying advocate of
temperance, about when they falsify just as
freely as about an outsider. We suppose,
however, it is not because they love the
church less, but party and Office more.
And by the way, asSthe Temperance con-
vention in this city seesned to think that An
son p Morrill, embS9ied in his consecrated
person all the temperance of the State, it may
be well to remark here, that Albion K. Paris
was one Of the earHes1advocates Of the cause
that he sustained ithy public addresses, and
by public and pirate example, at time when
it required vastly more courage than now,
and when it was barkrather than an aid to
political advancemenet rand that, through all
the phases of the cause Adown to the present
hour, he has been 'its true and consistent
friend. But TO our faeas.
ALBION K PARIS WAS born in the year
ITS, in Hebron, county Of Oxford, which
makes him sixty-six years old.
The constitution of the State considers
Judge Of the SupremeE Court equal to the du-
ties Of that high position up to the age Of sew
enty years. We take1t that those of Gov
ernor may be well performed by man at six
ty-six, in good health fnd Of sound and dis
eliminating mind.
In 1913, he was elected Representative
from Paris to the LegiE ature, and in 1914, a
Senator for the distrct ormed of the counties
Of Oxford and Somerset
From 1915 to 1915; inclusive, he was a
member of Congress from the Oxford District,
having been chosen almost unanimously at
each election.
In 1918, President Monroe appointed him
United States District ,gpdge for Maine.
In 1919, the people &c Portland elected him
one of their delegates teethe convention which
framed the Constitution
In 1920, Governort King appointed him
Judge of Probate for Cumberland county.
He was elected Governor of Maine, in
1922, which Office he Aeld until 1926, inclu-
sive
In 1927, the Legislature elected him United
States Senator for sin years-but the year
following, he was appointed Judge Of the Su-
preme Court. by GovelTlor Lincoln.
In 1886, President ,ANDREw JACKSON Of
fered him the appointment of American minis
ter to the court of Russia, which he declined
upon which, the saipe year, the President
appointed him Comptroller of the Treasury,
from lChich he lUdS rGsored on account Of his
democracy, By PreSident Fillmore.
He returned TO Portland, intending to retire
from public life, but he people, without dis
tinction'of party brought him into the field
and elected him Mayor by the largest vote
ever given to any candidate for that office since
Portland became city Having served his
term, he refused Reorganization against the
wings and democrats.
Anu now ne Is dpdlu pItSeHtcu " TIC SUI
frages of the people osalaine, not by his own
volition, but against it1
Those who nominated him, saw in the fl
deity and ability with which he had per-
formed all his official duties the guarantee for
the future, and they adopted him as the candi-
date of the democracy unanimously.
His political life has been long one-but
during that whole period, he has never voted
except for democrat Through evil report
as we'll as good he ,shas been unwaveringly
true to the creed Of the republican fathers.
The declaration tASe he supported Harrison
and Taylor, is simplytalSe.
Located at Washington as Comptroller,
when they were elected, he had no Uote, but
his influence was in favor of the democratic
candidates.
We are proud Of ALBION X. PARIS, as the
standard-bearer Of the democracy of Maine
and towering, as he does, head and shoulders
above all his competitors, we confidently hope
to see him elected to- the executive chair
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