The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-09-02
Something to Think About.


Something to Think About.
Moneys raised to carry on an election
campaign. If used lcgitimately. are en-
ployed as follows: In making our canvas
through the several town committees, the
questions are, "Return the whole number
of voters, number Of republican voters,
number of democratic voters, number
doubtful, number of absent voters and
where absent" The last enquiry Is the
important one and alone has bearing
upon the funds. The Executive Commit
tee then estimate the cost to each town to
get home absent voters and distribute
what funds they have TO the town COM
mittecs to be used for that purpose. Or
course in no election Is there money
enough raised by n general fund to half
pay the expenses Of full vote. but the
committee help the towns and the deficit
Is raised by the workers in the several
towns. In this manner Of distribution
the whole aid Is used for the whole ticket
and can only be so used by going through
the regular channels.
In the campaign Of 1868 the State Com
mittee voted to appropriate certain sum
to York county and put it into the hands
of the member from this county to be used
Mt his discretion. Before deciding we
asked our York committee how much
they needed to carry on their part Of the
campaign. What they asked for they
got and the balance was furnished to the
District Committee. The result was that
our absent voters were got home, and a
full vote triumphanlly elected our county
ticket.
We recite this bit Of history to proper
understanding Of what follows. This
year ten times the amount ever raised be-
fore has been assessed upon Lynch's office
holders in this District. and only one-fiith
part ofwhat was Appropriated for our coun-
ty ticket in 1868 has now been appropriated.
sum so meagre that your County Conn
mittee Is powerless to render you any but
the slightest aid. and the amount Of funds
hitherto accorded our ticket. and ten times
more than ever raised before, Is withheld
to buy an election OF John Lynch. and
that. too. Mt the direct expense Of our
county ticket! Nor is this all. Men are
hired upon the Navy Yard upon tho sole
condition that they viii vote for Lynch.
To illustrate: I.ynch's runner hired DEM
ocna who kept rum shop, and who
never swung n paint brush in his life, to
60 to work as painter upon the Yard,
at $500 day. But the democrat swore
he would not vote the republican ticket,
but was told that IL would be sufficient II
he would vote for Lynch. He Is now at
cork on the Yard. Men are now riding
over the county using funds raised In the
ordinary way for the support Of the whole
ticket. to hire men to vote for Lynch sim
ply. without regard to the rest Of the
ticket.
These are but indications OF the hos
tile manner in which Lynch is conduct
ing his campaign, and the interest he
feels in the republican party. Hu could
not were his lifetime hundred years,
recompcnse the republican party Of this
county and District for the injury which
he has caused it. and especially was 1t
forcseen and told to him, hat his course
would endanger our ticket and perhaps
ruin 1t. What argument was that to
him? Like tho idle wind. If actions are
any evidences of mems minds. there Is
not greater enemy Of the republican
party in the State of Maine today. than
John Lynch. Were it not for the saliva.
ton Of our county ticket he could not
get thousand votes In York county;
and yet he lifts not an ounce weight to
make II successful.
The whole party have labored long and
hcroically to establish civi! rights through
out our land. Would Il not be we'll for
every republican in York to ask himself,
whether or no be has leit to him any po-
litical rights in this county. and II so
what they are other than to obey the or
dcrs of notorious oflice-seeker7 I.ynch's
election will DO the standing wonder Of
the age rs to what cringing and unman-
ly material the men Of York are made
OF.