Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-07-20
The Claims of the County.

tcu ana Tue utIlci uIN Hot Ndil III ltSdlu ~
offices. These wants of prominent men,
or desires to be selected for place, has had
much to do in controlling the nominations
and in the comforting of political offices.
This may have been well in the past as
general thing. when there existed no over
ruling necessity for being extremely care
full in making selections, and when the
most chat oar national interests required
was to be let alone. But the great chang
ges wrought in the last six years, the new
and umtricd measures to he acted upon
growing out of the anomalous position in
which we find the Government, as it relates
10 the people, the diversified interests
growing out of the new order Of things, all
requiring in our Congress the highest
wisdom, the ripest experience, the best
craftsmanship and talent in the land, makes
it duty devolying upon the voter of the
free states to pay little heed to the wants
Of the various aspirants for place. but on
the contrary to make such selections for
legislative and executive Offices as the pub
lie interests demand irrespective of the wish
Is of the candidates. The public have
claims ON the abcst men we lave in the
land. and such should heed tn, Sc claims
ami be ready and willing to sacrifice per.
sonal interest and personal ease to the rub
Il gnod, The demand for the best talent
sad for the ripest experience must be met,
! Willingly. and in the spirit which many . i
the 'rne Union men in the land met the
calls Of the country for their services IN
in the field Of strife
This doctrine Of taking the best men ir
respective of private wishes, must be car
ried out in every department of the GOV
ernmcnt. Necessity and the public inte-
rest alike demand that a new leaf be turn
ed over in the matter Of making selections
j for Office.
When tbs time arrives to select mem
beers Of the Legislature let the people take
this matter in hand ana select the hcs,
men in each district 10 serve them at Au-
Snsta. Iithere be men who have had ex-
perirnce in legislation, and who have good
business capacity. ana natufa! aptitude
for legislation these are the men who can
render the district, or town the most ser
vice. Apply the same rule in making Sc
lection Of a member Of the legislature that
would be applied in selecting a man to d.
a job OF Nork,-select the most industrious
the most experienced, and best naa fgr
HE work IN hand that can be found. De
not select man because he wants the sit
nation, and that 5 his greatest recommea-
dation. but select him because he can rem
der the most cfeciual service. Iii true
that there are men who under the old rule
have been chosen to legislative positions
that have no aptitude for the place. lie,
such give way TO others because experi-
ence makes them no better.
Take the matter OF member of Congress
and how important i; is that the best pos
sible selection be made al th. time. The
business men in this District have import
ant interests to be seen TO. interests which
are subjects Of legislation; and these inter-
ests demand the attention of some one who
! cam bring 10 their aid. experience and abil-
lily. Almost all these interests meet with
able opponents from the great West. OF
from some quarter; and this opposition
must be met with argument from those pos
>es,ing like ability and influence, or they
l,t- IN bAo1l
this State urged the importance of having
such articles OF foreign manufacture As en-
ter into the consumption of vessel building
be entitled to Il drawback. The Washing
ton correspondent of the Boston JoR5na
under date Of the llth, says:
Mr. Pixies amendment TO the tariff bill
providing for draw back on duties paid
ON iron and copper used in building YES
sells. and on chains. and anchors and cor.
| da@e. did not prevail, but he succeeded ii
his purpose OF calling the attention OF Con-
, gress and the country. 1t is the most i'm
portant proposition in relation to ship build
ing which has been made for many years
and if that great interest will give the at
teution to it which Industrial Interests il
the country give 10 measures affecting then
Mr., Pike Will be able to carry the PROPOSE
ton at another session OF Congress.
1t is idle to say that person withou
, | legislative experience. and without activ,
, business habits. and without an intimate
r knowledge of the industrial interests @
I Maine, or of this Representative Di.tric,
u and without influence in Congress can nc
: complish rs much for the district as a per
i sou who has these qualifications. The DC
: sition Of this Journal has been for the las
{ six years an the side OF the people and i
Il favor of their interest, rather than in fave
d of this or that man because he wants posi-
: : ton. The country has claims superior to in
!. divitlual aspirations for place. The indu.
n trial interests Of this District. state and ma
= nation have stronger claims to be hear
than this or that one man, The position
Representative Is an honorable one and
g worthy of the ambition ofaspiring men b.
e all such should remember that it is a pc,
ton to be obtained after careful preparatio
G bv study, and experience in State LeQisl.
Z ton and a thorough understanding of III
- District. When a'petson reaches the positio