Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-03-07

To CITY 00voguDoot ooA the View
Aes.
Personality forms great element in
the political warfare Of the Age Il ap-
peArs To think great deal II political
capital may be stored up BY sneefing at,
and seeking TO belittIe, the members of
the City Government The Journal IL
perfectly willing that it, contemporary
should have monopoly in this kind Of
business. It has irseif no desire to !
engage In that styie Of argument
It fnd. in the fartherance Of the broad
priaeipies ard measures, which irs
PARTY stxnds for an ample field for work.
Our contemporary publishes Last Of
the members Of our City Government,
and then sneeringly inquiries
Are they men you would choose
10 manage your private businessy'
A. these gentlemen have successfully
managed their own AFFAIR." we answer
ye.. OF the twenty one gentlemen
named by the Age, fifteen are success
fully engaged 10 business upon our
streets. -Four Of them are prosperous
farmers. One Of them Il successfully
performing the important duties Of
railway mail clerk. One is employed In
work upon the river. II IL a body Of
men representative Of the business In
terests Of our city, men who are them
selves contributing To irs growth and
prosperity. We should be surprised In
deed 20 fnd one among them who does
not annually pay Into the treasury. ~
much. and more, than the mes who seek
70 beIInie them. sneers and nirk names
never hurt any man or body 81 men, who
kept steadfastIy about their business,
and did what they thought was right and
for the best interests Of the people they
served The frothy Examinations Of the
Age, always characteristic Of it about
election time. will have no influence
with sensible men and deaerve TO have
none. The every day practical business
HFH "uos ANY
whatever, have devoted their time and
attention to the business Of the city dur
ing the past year deserve. and will
receive, the thanks Of our citizens. They
have made good record, and have had
the courage to carry forward needed
public Improvements They completed
long stretch Of paving not ~ the Age
declares, 10 the interests Of any corpora
ton or act Of corporations, but for the
safety aud convenience OF all our citizens,
and for the welfare of our business es
Adjustments. Although this paving
does not pass 10 front Of our doors, ~ 1t
does those Of our contemporary, yet the
Journal Is glad that it was done. 1t
was an imperatively needed public i'm
pfoyement, and we say all honor to the
City Government which had the courage
to 20 ahesd and do It The Journal will
pay lts share Of the cost and pay it cheer
fully.
Perhaps the Age would like the mud
lakes that flowed about Water street of
old There are those who do delight 10
waliow In the mire-but the majority Of
Augusta citizens do not belong to that
class.
The new bridge is another thing that
has called forth many patches of bun
combe from the Age The old structure
with 10. decayed timbers and boisterous
odors Just filled its conception OF
what bridge ought 10 be. When
through the columns Of the Jour
nal, the project of new bridge was
place d before the citizens Of Augusta,
and the imperative need OF one clearly
and forcibly set forth. our contemporary
had compton NJ, and refused to be
comfprted.
But, fortunately for Augusta, our City
Government took broader and more
public spirited view Of matters than
the Age. and provided the new iron struc-
ture which the convenience aud safety
of our citizens demanded,
The year that has closed has been
prosperous one for Augusta As
the journal pointed out some time
age the number OF new buildings that
exceed the number that have ever gone up
in any year Of the city's history. Croak
ers there have been and prohably al