The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-08-18
A Somerset Man.

The Republican [. s. senator has been
elected by the California Legislature IL
| fill the vacancy caused by the death ui
Senator Miller i \. T. Williams, natiN,
of Somerset County. The vote stood
Williams 10, Hearst ~
Abraham L. Williams was born N New
Portland in ls3O. ais education wa
common school and academic, and having
taken il in With thuruuehne>> and persist
ency which marked the typical scholar Of
those times. he ~Waycd The hirChrn ~ccpiro
himself for time. In carly manhood he
came To Fairfield to settle and clcrkcd
there in n store for some time Then went
into trade OH his own account and lived
there Tor Solnc time. The outbreak of the
gold fever drew his attention. with L AT
of 81 many of the brightest Young men Of
the East. to the wealth of the West, and
in the course of the HfticS he cmigratcd
To california. and AT first engaged in min
in@, but afterwards went into trade, and
for some time carried on the profitable
but risky business Of peddlng miners
supplies. While conveying large budget
through a wild stretch of country Ia a
Il mining camp he WAS radrd by Indians
AMI his cargo couiiSCated. The news of
the honor accorded him by his adopted
state reached Mr.. Williams at Bar IIarbor.
where hc was soiourninp with his father
in-laW, Mr.. Lewis Dunbar Of Fairfield.
Ihur~daT evening LAST TIN citizens Of
Fairfield. headed by the Fairfield band
marched to the Residence Of A. McFar-
land, on High Street and there rendered
Il sercnadc to the Hon l. Z. Williams, Of
san Francisco. who had received II telc-
gram announcing his appointment a.
| nitcd States Senator from California.
tongratulatury remarks were made by
Hon \. Nyc, and responded 10 by the
Srnator-clect from California. Three
cheers were given for the Hon. senator
elect from California. Three for the
State of California, and three for the
Dirigo State.
Tpc Fairfield JourHdi puhliShc, an in
tcrNicW with the Senator elect from
which we abstract the following;
The republican party of the Pacific
coast are unanimous in favoring james
&. Blaine for the next president. They
will use every effort to urge his nomina-
lion, and roll up an unprecedented major
lily for the election"
"llow do you account for man who
has had 50 many defeats retaining 50 tc-
naciOuS n hold on the affection, Of your
people,
The reason is this We look upon
Blaine a. above all others the ahlrst and
most conspicuous champion II the Amer
lean idea of progress, especially with ref
crcncc to the development u American
industries and the expansion of our COM
mcrcial intercourse
Won't you enlarge a little on that topic
Senator: don't think it, hearing, would
he fully appreciated from Il bare state
ment"
well we favor Blaine because more
than any other public man he stands Tor
the encouragement of our trade and the
building up of our commerce For in
stance take one Of the greatest oppurtun-
itie~ for craftsmanship uuW open tu
American public men, the Development
of our trade with South America Do
you know that the balance of trade
which il in our favor with Europe, j. re-
duecd a hundred million dollars hN the ad.
VERSE balance of our trade with Neuth
America: South American product,
find their bust market with Us NJ buy
all of their productions, hnt HEY - TIA
England for The manufactures which ihrv
might aN well buy otus They can buy
a> good and Il, cheap productions of u-
but they huNof England instead and hay,
gone - far that American cotton fabrics
have been shipped To Liverpool and then
remarked. rc>tampcd and sent Ia Bral
rs British goods
Now why is this: Simply bceau>,
Great Britain las uniformly pursued .
liberal policy in thedirection o1huildins NJ
foreign commerce by encouraging tn,
establishment of steamship lines Eng
land never hc>itatc> 10 assist the huildin.
up of steamship lines with subsidies aut
profitable mail contracts. Nc have Il.
good advantages for large and lucratiN,
! trade to South Amt riCa a any nation al
the globe, and our opportunities remain
unimproNcd. because. while England Wa'
early in the field with regular steamc
4 lines, we have none
"ro-,lay. n letter ON nited State,
merchant To a Brazilian con>igncr mu~i
cross the ocean to Liverpool, and from
! there 90 in a British steamship subsidized
| by the Imperial government 10 Brazil
! Onr only South American mail. i an oc
1 ca>ional, depending ON Postmaster Gen
1 cral Villas ability To catch an old dug-oHf
/ that may he going that way.
"\oW reverse the picture, and let n
have a steamship. subsidized hy the COY
crnmcut- carving mail at fair rate a
compensation, weighing anchor for Rio
and Nou'll see the commercial traNclc
with his samples going on board. HI
BraHilianS will see the stars and stripe
living in their harhor. and they will thin
of buying some goods up here in tn
United States.
While You let Great Britain monopolil
the South American carrying trade, :
long You will let her monopoiilc Sout
American commerce. and 81 long a. "
do not pursue Il policy Of cneouragin
aud assisting her merchant marine. ju'
/ 50 long she will monopolthc tho carryn