The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-09-02
Congregational Eieettos.

Why Is Il that the republicans Of this Con
gressioual district do not cheerfully support Mr.
Lynch in this campaigni When he was elect
ed for his third term he received about twenty
one hundred majority. He Is again candi'
date, and Why all this commotionf With al
his legislative experience, which his admirer,
saw Is 50 valuable, with oil he has accomplished
for his constituents by working 20 hard. the eI'
igencies Of this campaign are such that he deem'
Il necessary to make, and there has been made
an assessment Of Eve per cent. on the yearly In.
come Of all holding positions In the public ser.
vice over which he has any control, from the
humblest writer In the custom house ut Port
land, the Navy Yard at Kittery, and the post.
Offices throughout the district, to the highest
civil officer; requiring postmaster whose ofic'
only pays two hundred dollars to pay ten dol
lars-thersby raising several thousand dollars
together with such sums as the honorable gen
tleman may take from his own fortune. all t
be expended to make the voters Of the LIST Maine
District see that Il Is their duty to vote for The
election Of John Lynch, fourth time. to q po-
sition where he has labored 20 hard TO serve
them six years. Is not such state Of things
conclusive evidence that he is not the man the
people want 10 again represent them In Con-
gress. Are the republicans Of this district &C
ungrsteful, 70 slow to appreciate the worth OF q
we'll tried public servant, that there must be eI-
pended eight or ten thousand dollars to make
them do justice to one who has been OF such in
calculable benefit to the partyi Does such an
enormous outlay Of money tend to the purity Of
the ballot-boxi Was not this very thing one Of
the principal causes Of the overthrow Of the
democratic party, win the republican party
be upheld by such proceedings! Are not the
republicans Of this district doing wrong to coun'
tenance such disgraccful attempts Of man II
force himself upon an unwilling constituency
The republican party has noble record. "Born
of the nations necessities" II has achieved
greater results than any other party heretofore
existing. II pains me to see man,in order TO
crafty mean ambition bring disgrace upon %
fair fabric. Are We now practicing what we
have been preaching the last dozen yearsl Are
We not going to ruin as fast as the selhshness Of
an INSCRIPTIONS demagogue can carry US J
These are weighty questions and should be well
considered by every republican before going to
the polls at the coming election. Andy john
sons administration was famous for creating Of
ices In the public service and filing them with
men who would work to make the people be-
lieve his policy" would prye the salvation Of
the country. Those places in this district are
now filed by men that must pull off their coats
and york to make the people vote for the hon
orable gentleman who is responsible for all the
trouble in the district. Now let US be consist.
emit, let US be honest even at this late day and
see II there is not n republican in this district
who Is worthy the confidence OF the people
whose name We can present for their sufirages
without blushing for shame. or fear OF being
told our candidate obtained his nomination by
the control Of government patronage and pack
ing caucuses and not on his own merits, who Is
now trying to carry the election with money,
and that We are bought and sold like sheep In
the shamblcs. A TRUE REPUBLICAN.
Portland, Aug. 81, 1870.