The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-08-12
A Reprss entatiYe District.

Kenncbunk and Alfred form one repre-
sentative State district. The House o.
Representatives docs not recognize the
towns, but only the single district. The
former is the larger and weather. town
1t is thus parallel district with the first
Congressional District. Ever since the
towns were joined il has been the Gus.
tom to alternate the nomination of n can
didate to the State legislature, and here
again It Is an exact parallel with York &
Cumberland. Kennebunk can outvote
Alfred, and If Lynch's theory is correct,
why should she not say to Alfred, "Col.
Stone whom we sent TO Augusta last win
ter, has had much experience rs n legisla-
tor. and because Of that and because we
can outvote you we propose to ignore the
authority Of all precedents DO they real or
pretended and keep nominating him just
as long rs we please and if you think
you have anything else to do but to vote
for the man we select, you are not only
pigs squealing for sow's teat but full Of
gushing simplicity which more experience
with the world will wear Off" r r..
How long do you suppose Kennebunk
would, under those circumstances, succeed
in electing their man? Every mans
hand in the State would be raised against
her. and the people Of Alfred would uni
versally be considered race of poltroons
and towards, did they submit.
The people Of York county are called
upon to act int case precisely similar.
Arc they sheep to be sold at pleasure
are they poltroons who knowing and adj
hitting their rights dare not maintain
thcm4 That's the question, gentlemen ;
II has no covered points nor indirect paths
leading to q solution. The majority OF
the republicans in York by their repre-
sentatives have declared that the right of
their representation has been violated.
What do they propose to do about 1t |?
Turn round and caress the hand that
smitcs them /? II tho people ofany local.
ity are too cowardly to assert their privi-
lcges and franchises, they viii in time
easily find how impossible 1t win be to
get men who viii fight for them. ...
The nomination Of Lynch was either
wholly right or wholly wrong. If it was
right. the action OF those who opposed
his nomination and those who withdrew
from the Saco Convention. should have
been openly discosntenanced, If not de.
nounced. The people should have rushed
at every meeting that gave opportunity
to reprimand the opponents Of that I'M
selfish man. That was the only course
for honorable men to pursue. And yet
they did not do it, or II they rushed at all,
II was to rush back again witha flea in
their ear, as the Lynch supporters did in
this city. II, ON the contrary. it was
wholly wrong, how long can the Repub-
lican party be sustained upon wrong,
and is it desirable to sustain q wrong'
Men may talk about half way measures
ifthey viii. but the people who care for
principles and the success OF just cause,
very naturally ask themselves what gain
1t is to anybody but John Lynch that we
should work and labor to elect him?
Having swindled rs out Of a nomination
by means OF his government patronage,
what inducements arc there that we
should endorse his swindlo and make 4.
perpetual '' '''.. . 80