Daily Kennebec journal., 1891-12-09
IHtBD DISTRICT rVLtTICS.

E.sisers Of sas kssassss lssrsai;

E'isers Of sss kssassss Jssrrai;
wish T. join ost heartils ~ith yeu 10
U sips ,k- claim ihss the rex. c,rsresbnnan
from the Third d strict sh ,ald 10 ell asiics
ard fsirAs.s be eksa from Kennseec
csusts contrss 10 not see hos any OF
onr reg bsrs in this disrict can seecsss-
talt, dsn, the right If Kenneeee c1uNsy to
rerr O. ntssioa in the Nstionai House Of
Representatives |, has nes been sevea- I
teen year, since the great h,ausr h publ
can count, Of Mxioe has had . rvp'esents-
tive iU III. lover h use ef Congress. During
these |, NJ years .he has never fsied to give
Dig Rsp1ehe.a msj ,r,uss 10 the party can
d date snH On aI les,s cnH o, e.ston saved
the district to the h paelcsn patty 10
IA Sc intervening years ALI the
other eounties have been repre-
seated in tie NA,iansl Hause.
Hsncoek certainly does mt appear to have
sny prior ella nus 10 this position, iesss of Al
the city Il Eil.sotih shseh has bsen most
hbsrsiy used in the mAttr AZ rep'est nia-
ton iii Gov srts and has Al the present
time one ~ i,s citEsns In the United States
Senate. Prsyina. - Mr. Hsie's sdvanee
mert 20 the uprsr Hou-r Of Corgre.s he |
served IN the Nsiiousl Hnu's OF Repre-
sentAnves from ls6S 10 1878. . period OF
ten years IL may De said that for por- |
Il N Of this time Hancock county ~as not In
the Third District TINS is so bat What
difference dos il mstet The fact re-
mains thsi Hancock C unv VAS rep'esertsd
in h. loser Heusa Il Congress f3r hole
a csde piior 20 1879 and that /, 10 still r,p
rrsrnted in the msber branch of that BODY
by = ei,ixen of Ellsworth In the face OF
these facts shat possible clsim hss ii sncect
cipniy, least Of all the CT, Of Ei-worh
10 faI ,het representation IN Congressf As
a hse long ciuzen of Old Kennsbec county |
which during all Ii .e wears has been eis- |
ing r. publican M rites most of the im"
tsice or more lager than thoee OF Hancock
equity. confess | sm uoabe to zee. Hsv- |
ing heen used with the utmost mssnsnimity |
by kenntbe county in ysars past. IL seems
TO m. that At this tine iHstsad Of sraspins |
for more, Hancock should come frwsrd
acd freely and cordial, cJpcede TO k~nne- |
hac cDuuty the representation that IS justly |
her du. Hanoocs can yell take lesson
from Somerset which having been gwen TX
years Of T. presentation in the lower
h use freely comedies that IL i'I
kenuehec's turn. Surely Waldo eou :
~ has TO further oisims fhe Av-
ersge length of service OF those ~ho
hsvr represent, d the section Of MsiRe nos |
compfis,d in the Third District In yeets
ps-t is less than s'x yssrs Wh'n 'b. con |
test vAs between Mr Lin'se Of imerset
county and the present incomoent tn. oppo. |
nents Of the former gentleman ass"r'ed |
win enn.idsfsbl v.h, mence that he hsl
a ready served more ihsn the average
length Of tims and had no further CLAIMS
u on tn. party. ftis view OF the mater
prevail "a ard Mr.. Lindsey was defe"t'd q.
II M Linds.y rad no further claims upof
ms party ~ 1882 after hs had served iu 'he |
Nalionsi House sx yesfs. how much iss
cfs,m will M lis.n have IN 1899 sfte' |
he has served ten years, ~hol" decade Or
neArly tv ice the sv.tsse length of sfrvict |
OF men ~ho have represented this dst'intI
10 yesrs past SlreiY the X pIb can part |
tas bsan more than generous u tbe prese6t
IN, uinhent
Nv ASIDE from ,hi' question OF lcsi'y |
IN Viii l. ;hns sil fsu minded m n VIII
clnc.de the JUS clam. Of krnn.bso ouun |
Il, there 10 ihe brGsier one Of avsilshiiin
The next election sill be under the Aus
traIisn sy.tem Of v3ting--s sYs stem that
renirr- Il imperative Moon All prrt'"s 10
nominate their strongest and most popular
men In tuer VOID toso MN ~ho c9mbtue
thg creates, 81 m ITS Of popular strength
W. must dep nd largely UpJu the seRh'
~ the ticket O. cars 1t 'hrDu.h. TO nom
mate auy man whose csn1idscy IL is
hnown would be a burden upon the
party wouli BE- more than The
height Of .oiiy Il mopid b. suicidal
TO the party tHtsrests ". must nut frs
,m,:.t overlook tnis fact The c,us. of
N,f -
c,,nssaurpce and Importance 'h.n The pol't
icsi .rtunss of any ~ It's 10 mbers Nor
mu., i,s ~elfars be ,ubordipa'ed in 40,
degree to merely persona non'iterationr.
N man has a1y ri.ht to demand nat me
X puolicsu psry s,cfihne itstii IN bis D.
half
| bell We that Governor Burlsish fur
nlshes the party at this junc,urs with Il.
strongest possible csndldsry He iss Ken
neb, man sud hat is better eth 'mhines
in a remarkable and csH',picur u d gree All
the Il manis Of political -trsrg'h His
s!rot stand for the ,qus list on " tax.
a'ioa and for Other p4,j cts dear TO the
hsatts II the az icuitnfal casses has mhde
b m stronger ~itb the farmers ibsn any
otter man who has been nsm'd for
the paca His advocacy Of the
Australian ba' 1t, q d othsr essure' u'p'd
by working men have made him nc EN- z
ly strong vi h the labor orgsniz 'tio :.
while his outs 0ukan. unswerviog temper
aroe ~ cord has III ,te him strong viii
people everywhere ~bo believe in tn
,uppferion Of the rum traffic g ivernor
Buti.igh ia q man of gfsat natural sbiitY
NJ urs than that be 10 = most untr'og yorker.
a man Of the people. st ali lines sefsi'le
TO he ,eope; man upr grt and oirAn IN
all tte relations Of life 1 am confi lent
that the r pubiicsns wilt make no mistake
in pominaripg ,uch = man for Congress and
in this ! feel voice the sentiment Of .
Ia-gs portion OF the Repub lean rank and
q e in this district
REPUBLICAN FARMER.
Mt Vernon, Dec. 8. 1891