The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-06-03
District Affairs.
At no time since Maine was admitted
IN the Union has ever York and Cumber-


and since they have been united in one
District. no county has held the represent
tation over two terms until York waived
the present one and threw the representa-
ton to Cumberland Cor three successive
terms. York has ever thus fulfilled all Of
hcr contracts. expressed or implied, Ia
bored faithfully for the nominee always,
discharged her whole duty ever, and per-
formed an act Of magnanimity towards her
sister county which. while unwisely done,
shew her great desire to live pcaccably
with her neighbor.
When we deemed II proper to open the
campaign, the first gun fired was aimed
ut no one, was against no one, was only n
morning gun to let our friends in Cum
bcrland know where York was. A kind
er article we never penned. simply giving
history OF the District representation
and serving notice that we had done all
that was or could be expected Of us to do,
that we now claim what belongs to us.
That was all. Could we do-lcss ? Had
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cd our back upon them, and proved trcach-
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calitywhcther thew are safcrin their rights
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money and power, or independent and
true To them when their franchises and
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P'"nS'S No "e>''0'' = su'o.s
question which concerns them and them
alone,-thc public Journals, rs n question
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Interested in their decision.
But In the recent history. In rcsponse
w our nis' "1Oio W. "cio iio' ny
shower OF personal abuse that was enough
to ..,tagcer n saint" hut ,s we were not
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SAM "0 0"u'i0u w. ANU WIN. ioI'
why all the mud and filth thrown which
Mr.. LYNCH and his Sancbo Papza know
bo,, - h,n,,,o 80 ,,oI, !, u.a ZOO hoon
now 10 h''hdie 80 wen iiaa VIC oeeh
i"So W ""s saPi"'0' "'''o' o"',"'''"
~, 0N'o'ou no''' Vs. y o"s yin pVPlo'
was " ''''"o W 'i''A ''' '"'' "
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"'', wan '"0 V'i mss "u'o y" Wv
'oh h"cl''nery anu inc sNnn 'no'oon.
we s,'hP'y ,n'''c passing "'''s'oh " MT
iyhch in INC po'''c'' in'incr Po>''oie,
ana gave our authority ior ~ "o'nS' anu
plunged I" "e"'a rvs upon u s'ric'iy COM
merciai suoJect. what WAS ino result
More muu anu h''h throw" ny Lyhcn
paper ono Vi It's ProPric'o's n'''cnc" 70
circ"iao '''e S'ory 'i''' "r. "o.huin'h anu
we had Pio'tcd treason ana eooked up the
matter To inIure MIR. Lynch Tor political
effect; that 1t wsa base collision on our
part and that we hal dragged MIR. Nc
Mullan into it by misrepresentation and
for personal spite, and that our onlx de-
sign was "to make the skilled workmen
in the machine shop think their Repre-
sentative had favored measure disas-
trous to their interest,"" &c. Here we
may rs well Introduce an unsolicited let
ter laid on our desk on Monday;
OrrIcE OF TIE SAco WATER PowER)
MACHINE Snor. BDDEFoRD,
May 80, 1870.