Ellsworth American., 1874-07-16
THURSDAY. JULY ls, ls7a.
For Governor,
NELSON DlNGLEY, j.,
0f Lewiston.
FOR REPRESENTATIVES, To CONGRESS.
Mr. Hale's Acceptance of his Fourth
Nomination to Congress.
ELLSWORTH, July Ion, Isl


my unanimous nomination by the Republ-
can Convention of the 9th Maine District.
holden at Ellsworth, on the 23d day of
June, as candidate for the 44th Congress.
came to me in Washington, and | take
the first opportunity sinc0my return home
to notify you of my accepta nee, and
through you. to tender to the Republican
party in this district, my grateful thanks
FOR this renewed manifestation of its re-
gard and confidence.
The 5th District has important indus
tries in large degree dependent on the
legislation OF Congress. Ii covers one
halt of the sea-coast OF the State, along
which lie our shipbuildng cities and
towns, aud from which also set sail our
hardy fishermen. Here too are the mouths
of our rivers aud our harbors, in whose
safety aud nayigability almost our entire
population has a near interest, while a
little farther out is the chain OF light
houses giving security TO our commerce.
The numbering interest farther in the in
tetior, and the granite quarries of the main
lArM and islands are inseparably connect
Cd with the navigation interest, by the fact
siat their products are shipped in vessels
engaged IN the coasting or foreign trade,
and thus nearly all branches OF human in
dustrv in the district are welded together
in common concern.
These are things that affect all alike
whatever may be the party bias OF the
individual. To see that the material in-
tere-ts OF such 4 district do not unjustly
suffer in Congress. and yet 10 bear fairly
in mind. the needs and wants of other sec
tons of a united country presenting d.
verse claims, is no light duty laid upon a
representative. He is best sustained under
such double responsibility, who has at his
back an intelligent and trusting consti,-
uency. | believe that in all public life
nothing should be 80 much priced as such
support. II should make its representa-
tive Independent in the best sense OF the
word.
The convention over which you presided
adopted the resolutions OF the Augusta
State Convention as its expression upon
national politics, aud / heartily accept
them a. sound political doctrine. Ii Is 8
matter for sincere congratulation. that up
on the great questions affecting our na-
uo4al currency. ard the finances of the
Maine 50 far As il can be judged from
public expression, y strongly set in
favor Of a sound currency and an early
return TO specie payments. | trust aud
believe that events are tending rapidly to
that end, and, thanks 10 the firmuess and
patriotism of the President. Joined with
vice and temperate action on the part Of
Congress, that any real danger OF de-
pariure from sound principles upon a sub
jsct SO vitality affecting the nations honor
and prosperity, has passed away.
10 the first Resolution of the State Con-
Nention, adopted by the one that has put
me In nomination, i subscribe a most
earnest assent. II declares that The
Republican tarty should not be content
with its past record, but, reiterating its
former declaration Of principles. shoul d
move forward to meet new issues as they
arise.
These words embody our present duty
As party. Splendid as Is il record in
tie war Of the rebellion. and upon the
great measures OF reconstruction at it.
close, and sacred a. are the memories of
that mighty conflict which involved the
life OF the Union. the Republican party
should not present these alone in its claim
T. popular support. 1t must 90 farther
IL must be equal 10 the duty OF the hour.
and with each year OF protractej power its
responsibility increases, and is self scru-
tiny should BE all the more searching.
Upon this We can well afford 10 go 10 the
record. In the great election of Is.2. the
country by vast majority reelected
President Grant and a Republican ma.
jority of two-thirds in the lower House of
Congress. The Senate has for years been
Is largely Republican.
The first aud long session of the Con-
gress then elected has just closed. and il is |
worth the while TO examine some of its |
work for which, whether good or bad. /
the Republican party will be held respon-
sible.
Its opening found the country prostrated |
0y monetary panic, which had disturbed |
business relations, depressed trade manu-
factnres and commerce, aud thereby SO |
shrunken the public revenue. that TO carry |
on the government, new taxatation was |
threatened N ii
posed new burdens upon an embarrassed |
people, would have been c; pecially Often
siys, and the Republican majority in Con-
gress set itself to the only alternative, the
reduction of the running expenses of the
government. The result is now before the
people. The expenditures OF the last We ar
were reduced nearly ten millions of dol
/ ars. and tor the current year over twenty
seven millions Of dollars. As a result of
this. the treasury is again in sound con-
dition. The public debt is being reduced,
aud not single new tax has been levied.
One of the duties of the hour is economy
ia the expenditure of the public money;
what record could be better upon this
point?
Nor has the party been lacking in its
efforts towards the reform of abuses. 1t
aas investigated alleged malfeasances
most thoroughly. When it was urged ,
hat the government of the Dist riet of
had become reckless and cor
upt the Republican party committed
he investigation to able and honest i
men of both parties. who after long {
xamination united in a report which
bolished the whole form Of the District
and the task OF framing q !
ev one has been committed to q COM
aission. at the head of which is one Of our
onsred Senators, Hon. L. N. Morrill,. +
ere was no shrinking from another Of the s
lties of the hour, the reform of abuses.
In previous Congress, the same party =,
nd laid bare the whole subject Of the !.
of great Railroad corpora b,
ons, sustained by subsidies Of govern y