The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-07-01
Prom the Evening Courier.
Letter from q York County Farmer.
CONGREGATIONAL ouALrrIcArIoNv.

Messrs Ediiors:-The Press devoted q
short and sly article the other day to sour
District Convention" to be held ut Portland,
July 7th. Perhaps VIC men here in York
County do not know who is pulled in that
article. We would like to know who it is
"whose own personal success in the practi-
cal affairs Of life shall be sure justification
and guaranty that the public interests will
not suffer at his hands" Has tho first Con-
gressional District only such prodigy? We
had supposed that Portland alone had many
such men. Perhaps they are not all stock
owners in the Press. Another "dmbitious
and aspiring" man ownes another paper in
Portland. Il seems that "ambitious and as.
piring men" are famous for owning newspa-
pers. We have not entirely forgotten that
ON ambitious and aspiring man." of our
own County, but who unfortunately had not
capacity enough to make a"bunkum speech"
received nomination as Representative to
Congress, by thu Cumberland delegation and
against cur choice because he owned an in.
terest in Portland paper. What sly hit
is the following. at the many able, eloquent
and educated gentlemen Of the first district.
IA bunkum speech is a good thing, and is off,
en- attended with a good deal of eciat, but u
wise practical influence in tho Committee
rooms is vastly BETTER" Then the Press
goes in for another dumb "committee room"
Representative? We have had some expert
ence with that sort of men in this district.
We wonder IL the people will repeat the
dose? Ambitious aspiring men" toho soc
edsionaily, By means of bargain, manage to
secure delegation ,phich is not a true rstaec-
ton of The ,Oishes Of the people, may succeed
in doing that rery thing. We wonder why
the Convention was called more than month
earlier than usual, at the busiest time Of the
whole year with farmers? 1t certainly was
not their clique that called the Convention
in haying time. Perhaps it was clique
who had an "ambitious and aspiring man."
who dreaded the deliberate action Of the
people. and especially Of the farmers.
The country merchants arc relied upon to
attend the Convention in haying time, eh?
We have the highest respect for all classes
of the people, the merchant, the mechanic,
and the farmer. We believe in having all
classes represented. We believe In selecting
officers from oil classes. Let the farmer rep
resent tho country, let the merchant and
mechanic represent their towns. But let o
Congressional District be represented by the
best man. Let the mere business man he,
"the right man in the right place." Let
him be Collector of the port of Portland, IL
you please? il he is "ambitious and aspir-
ing" And let the Hon. Israel Washburn
Jr., who possesses all tho qualifications OF
IN able and eloquent Statesman go to Con-
gress. Mr.. Washburn is eligible to the
Office in this district. Weknow his quali6ca-
tions. He has been tried aud found not
wanting. The same may be said of Vinton,
Drummond. Judge Davis and Others in Cum
berland County, not to mention York Coun'
y gentlemen.
Let no man aspire to the place, and by no
means let any man be nominated for the
place who.is not US able as the ablest man
we have. In these times of "thick clouds
and darkness" of revolutions within rev.
olutions, when anarchy and financial convul-
sions are held at bay with difficulty by the
giants of the land. let US not nominate q
second rate man for Congress. In the Ian
guagc of tho Press eve trust the District
Convention will be fully attended" We
appeal especially to the farmers who are Ger.
tiinly outside OF "the clique" to hang up
their scythes on tho 7th Of July, and see to
it. las they easily may II they will but at
tend the conyention) that tho best man is
selected who shall represent not merely the
merchantile interest, but every interest OF
the district. YoRx COUNTY FARMER.
Saco, June 25, 1864.