Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-07-22
THURSDAY, JULY, 22d, 1869.
Vol. xV..-.No.00.
State Election. Monday, Sept Is.
FOR GOVERNOR,
Joshua J.. Chamberlain.
Railroads.

We have an abiding faith that our
state will vet be great state, in all the
essential elements OF greatness, and our
people a happy and A. prosperous a.
those OF ANY sister state in our wide
Union. To accomplish this grand object.
and 10 work out a brilliant and success
full future. we must place al the head of
the state man OF broad and comprehen-
sive views. of wide experience. OF liberal
and hopeful ideas of public policy and
OF sterling integrity. 50 also we must
select a. Legislators for the state. the best
men we have, those who believe in the
capabilities of the state aud are willing
10 SO shape our Legislation a. To develop
our vast undeveloped resources. IL l.
OF much more importance TO have sound
aud judicious men for Legislators than to
have men who have q negative popular
itv. and can therefore command the
highest popular vote. The old policy
OF selecting thi, or that man for represen-
tatives TO the Legislature or for Senator.
lust because no BODY knows aught
against him. good or bad. has worked
mischief enough in the past. and for the
future let us hope the people in their
primary assemblies viii discard any
such weak notions of policy, and act
more wisely These are but preliminary
words TO W hat we design 10 say of the
future.
Our heading l. - Railroads." and 10 a
certain extent we believe in railroads.
and in the state loaning its credit To aid
in building them This is different from
burdening towns with a large debt, such
towns a. road or roads may pass
through. for aid in their construction.
for we do not believe that any town l.
justified in loaning its credit to such an
extent as 10 mortgage all it, future earn
ings for any such enterprise. Corpora
iions like individuals must take care of
their credit, for the future as well as for
the present. But there is a point beyond
which timidity and hesitancy should
cease to go, and the hopeful. cheerful
faith of the active business men should
assume control. The hating. doubling.
faithless. man never accomplishes any
thing worthy of praise. The old Demo
cratic party for wears announced the
doctrine that it was dangerous to en-
courage manufactures in the state, or
the using of foreign capital for develop
ing our resou rces. Boston influence
was to work the ruin OF the people-her
political influence and her money were
alike dangerous The masses, indirect
", were in their way. considered in
capable Of doing their own thinking or
of taking care of themselves. A better
feeling TO-DAY prevails among all classes.
Nobody fears the influence of capital in
vested in manufactures, but on the con-
trary b. wise and better views of the
situation, more liberal policy has been
inaugurated and to-day foreign capital
is invited TO the state. This liberal
policy should be continued, and we must
elect As legislators the men who are not
all absorbed in some petty local scheme,
or so much engrossed in future plans of
political perferment that they have no
thought for the public good.
The railroad meeting At Belfast last
week, some account of which we give
elsewhere, is worthy of consideration.
We find in the Wing Saturday much
fuller account of it than was given in
the Belfast papers. The men who took
part in it are active men, of substantial
means. and we hope in the phrase of
the dav. that they ssmean br siness-