The Portland daily press., 1882-03-18
THE PRESS.
SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH IS.
ELECTION, MONDAY, MAR. 20.
FOR MAYOR,
CHARLES f. LIBBY
Our Candidate.

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Mr. Libby, the Republican candidate for
Mayor, and who will undoubtedly be the
next Mayor of Portland, is man whom our
citizens can support in full confidence that,
with him at the head of the governments
the city's business will be done carefully,
prudently and WELL He is a man of we'll
| balanced mind, assiduous in his attention to
affairs, positive and direct in his methods of
doing business. A gentleman of high men
tai culture and with fine artistic and schol
arly tastes and attainments, he is eminently
practical in his business relations. he has
been notably successful and efficient in the
various positions of public trust which he
has hitherto held, and his experience as
School Committeeman, County Attorney
and City Solicitor will be Of great value OF
him in the AIayoralty. He is closely con-
nected with some of the large tax-paying in
terests of the city, and win have every in
centive to q careful and economical admin
istration. His record as County Attorney
is assurance sufficient that he will conscien-
tiously attend to The enforcement of the laws
and the preservation of good order in the
city.
The only objection publicly urged against
Mr.. Libby is that he is opposed to the pro-
hibitory law The fact is that he has rec
ord of conspicuous efficiency in the enforce
ment of this law while he was County At
torney, which is proof positive that his views
as to the public policy of the law would not
at all interfere with his vigorous enforce
ment of it, when in public position whose
duties called upon him TO act upon the sub
iect Evidence of this is abundant and easi-
ly cited. From the crowd of witnesses we
select one. AT meeting of Cumberland
County Lodge, I. o. Of G. T. held at Deer
ing, February 10, 1875, it was unanimously
resolved, ''That we heartily endorse the no
BILE stand taken by our worthy County At
torney, Mr.. Charles F. Libby, in his efforts
to secure the impartial enforcement of all
the criminal laws on the statute book with
out distinction in favor of one law more
than another" They furthermore pledged
the support of the temperance influence in
his interest. Since that time Mr.. Libby has
changed neither his professions nor his
practices A temperate man, and deeply in
terested in plans for doing away with intem-
perance, he questions the wisdom and expe-
diency of the methods to suppress that evil
which the State has adopted, and which the
PRESS has always urged and firmly believes
in. While we acknowledge his sincerity we
dispute his reasoning. But e-are forced to
acknowledge that he was, while in Office,
conspicuously energetic in the enforcement
Of all the statutes, and that he never per-
mitted speculative opinion to interfere with
loyalty to the laws or prompt and energetic
enforcement of them. We judge him by his
record. We maintain that he will make an
excellent Mayor, that he deserves every Re-
publican vote and the suffrages of all citi-
zens who seek wise, energetic and econom-
ical administration of the municipal govern
ment. He ought to be elected by rousing
majority.