Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1892-04-14
"The Third District Contest"

Under tie above caption the Daily Ken
nebec Journal of last Friday devotes nearly
a column of editorial IN reply to the
AMERICANS recent article giving some
reasons why Andrew P. Wiswel should be
nominated as Representative to Con-
gress in this district. The Journals srti
Gle is very courteous one, and we desire
now, as We have always done, to meet
that paper and Gov. Burleigh 10 spirit
of courtesy and fairness.
Some time ago we criticised Gov Bur-
leigh's methods as politician, not along
the lines of personal discourtesy." but
with the view of holding the mirror up TO
never with impunity be denied free
press. For GOV. Burleigh We have the
most kindly feelings. and we appreciate
his good qualities. We did not and do not,
however, approve the methods which he
has adopted in the present campaign.
There are a few points in the Journals
editorial which, in justice To Mr.. Wi>well,
we cannot pass over without notice More
than once the Journal refers to him as one
of political combination against Mr.
Burleigh. Nothing can be farther from
the truth-a statement on the part of the
Journal which Is hardly in accord with
the spirit If courtesy and fairness which
that paper claimed for its article We
have no hesitaucv in asserting that Mr..
Wiswell belongs to no combination what
ever. He is no more combined with GER
tain aspirauts for Congressional honors to
defeat Mr. Burleigh than he is combined
with that gentleman TO defeat the other
candidates. MIR. Wlswell is in the field
for himself AT the solicitation of his
friends. and means to be nominated or
defeated for himself He Is the choice Of
host of voters, who, in the convention,
will be for HIM first, last, and all the time.
They have no trades To make and no com
binstion> to serve.
We do not doubt for a moment that
whoever may be nominated in the con-
veution will have the hearty support of
the voters Of the Third District al the
polls, and We feel equally sure that there
are many >taunch Republicans in the dis
trict. who. weary with the controversies
OF this needlessly long congressional cam
pajgn. will turn to Mr. Wi>well a. a
harmony candidate" and give him their
support in the convention.
The Journal saws
The city of Ellsworth has been without
repre> nlation in but one Congress Of the
| uited States since le69, period If
twenty three wears. One Of our present
able United States senators i resident
Of that city and viii be candidate for re-
election before the next legislature. Tor
another term " SIX years. Under the cir
cum>tsnces II would certainly seem n f
the city If Ellsworth had been gcutrou>i,
dealt with a. regards congressional hunor>
and a. II her people might reasonably pc
expected at this time To conccdr little
something TO krnnebec which ha~ all these
long wears, been very generous helper IN
maintaining the national honur- wuich
Hancock county ha, won.
Insa,iate keunebec Will no, half a
century Of representation ia each House
Of Congress suffice to fill the measure Of
your ambition in this dir, clion, a, least,
until other counties have Jared a. vel a.
Yourself:
II i, fact a. We have shown 10 pre-
yiou> issues Of this paper. Since The
adoption Of the 'uited States constitution
kenuebec county has had seven t. s.
senators who served in the aggregate in
that honorable body, if We mistake not,
just fifty years In the same time Han
cock county has had one t. $ senator
who has served up to this time, about
eleven years, and has one more year t.
serve to complete bis second term.
In the national House of Representa-
tyes Kennebec county has had seven Rep
reSentstves whose aggregate term of ser
vice has been at least forty-,ix wears: and
Hancock county has had three Representa-
tives whose aggregate term OF service has
been twenty years.
If, then, this matter Of representation
IN the two Houses Of Congress is to be
equaliZed among the several counties con-
s,i,ntjry .nv cong,.i,ral d;.,ri., ,,,
Hancock c,np,y .., .v., ,,i.h En,,.
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