Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-02

extent ~ women In basiaesg " lille Mrs.
Mason blofA.ized aIoa snF9ea as they
have teen a.dsre now In their various
oceupationS domestic and Otherwise. A
pleasant discussion followed.
Why the Farmers Of Maine support Gov.
ernor Barleigh.
Some days ago received q letter from
. fflend--A professional msn-in the course
Of which be asked me 10 tell him Why the
farmers Of the Third CoHgfessionAl Distfiei
we're 90 united In their supp5ft Ct the cor
gressisnal candidacy OF Governor Barieiga.
II IL . question that am blessed to sns~e,
both for my friend and for others.
The farmers Of this district admire Cor
ernor Blrleish for many reasons, frat oil
all, perhaps, because he IL . plain. every
day man Of the people. There Is in his
whole makeup no trace Of .nohbery. he
has ncne II the elements Of N aristocfas.
He does rot look down upon man because
be works for livisg or because he 10 not
able TO scar ~ good clothes IS some Of
his neighbsrs. The Governor 10 himself
sae Of the hafdss: workers in the State.
His home Is oae OF the most hospitsbie Ia
Maine. Hundreds Of formers in this Safe
have been ehtermfEsd there IL years past
with an uaos.ens&tlnus cordially that came
of sincerity. Tasy Eel; shat the Governor
sad his family we're glad 10 zee them and TO
extend 70 them the courtesies Of 3 slnsu.
larry bssuitul aud unaffected home life.
II would be interesting TO know how many
farmers Of this district have been inside
the houses Of sny Of his competitors.
The farmers OF this district are inteiii-
gent men. They are not very likely to
be drawn 10 The support Of any man who
siaps them on the back little before the
caucus and Ignores them socially for lie
ut Two years, il indeed he ever reeog
nizsd any of them ia that connection.
They have learned from experience thai
they will ind Governor Burlrigh the same
cordial, uns ffectsd, sincere man every dsy
ia the year. He is slwsys sccessible 10
any cit zen Of Maine, high or low, rich OF
poor, who desires to see him snd Slwsys
ready to extend every one fsir scd cour.
teous treatment. There is no veneer about
him.
Again. the farmers Of the Third District
admire Governor Burleigh for he absolute
integrity. They know him 70 be man Of
bis wafd, with an il dspeTdent Judgment and
the courage of his c3Dvicaons. They
know him. too, to bgs clssn plsn ia all the
relations Of life, He 10 both q temperance
and temperate man. He net only preach
IS abstinence bu. he has praeticed 1t sli his
lie.
All of these things have made the Gov
ernor exceedingly popular With the people
OF Maine. They do not, however, account
fn- . he ha1 .r,I fbu. AZ n hat
he 10 receiving among the farmers in his
present canvass. The reason for this is
found in the fact that during his whole
official life Governor Burleigh has been a
drm and incorporating friend of the
agricultural interests Of the State. Never
was this more clearly sLoTn than during
the last session of the LIZ gislature Of Maine.
was in attendance upon thst session
2s member Ct committee Of the
State Grange, appointed to lock after
the interests OF the farmers OF this
State While we were unable 10 Sc
c9mpli3h all we hsd hoped - we were
enabled so ascertain very clearly who were
our friends and who were our foes. FIR m
the start we found sn earnest, tonsistf n. I,
uptiriGg friend in Governor BurleiRh We
had at the start three distiact objects in
view. l. The ap oointme1t Of State Board
Of Assessors 10 be elected by the Legiall-
ture. 2 The establishing Of q permanent
Agricultural Department Ct the State
House. 8 Such change in our system Of
taxation IS should relieve the farmers OF
TIE State Of thait presea. uojn proportion
o, the public burdsns.
Governor Butleigh showed bis friendship
for US from the start by strongly endorsing
in his inaugural all Of these propositions
Through him we were enabled 10 enter
upon our winters work with the pfea.igs
Of An cutspbren executive backing. Con-
csrniny that message wish to say Just one
word. have Fever in my life read sn
ADLER one bsve never known Of one
vhich Vas 40 university commended DIT
the people of tie State irrespective Of party
lines. 10 il, ma,terly grasp of public ques-
tons; in it, frssk ard fearless advocacy
Of oesdsd reforms; ia its high moral tone
aud purpose; ia its direc:ness and elesr-
ness; in It's Singular terseness and yigor OF
expression. il must al xsys rank as one Of the
solest State papers ever written 10 Maine.
/. gave it's author permanent place in the
ranks Of the strongest, elssrest sod most
comprehensive thinkers in Maine ] cannos
describe with what feelings my ass 'cii1es and
N yself listened to i:s residing Oar cause
never locked brighter to US thau it dill at
thss momeng when fhs ebisf executive Of
The State ably and eloquso,ly preseoted ii
I the LIE gisstsre of Maine. At the close
Of the reading l wss QUE Of q delegation
Of fs,mers, beaded by the late Rafus
Prince, who went to Governor Bu,lelgh
ard thanked m in the name Of the fs,
mers OF M,iIs for tie sIoag words that
he had spoken 10 OUT behalf We felt that
he was a friend indeed hecau,e he had
shown Ii useIf friend when We needed
enc. Ny winters experience shovel me
thai lots Of meu who had been given 10
exuavsgsnt expressions of friendship far
the farmers before the session convened
we're soand missing, or in the camps Of the
enemy, uhan the TIM for action arrived.
Governor Burleish Vas not oae Of hat
kidd. He not only took ground Win u,
bu, be held IL with ~. From the first daf
nf the ses.i1n until il. elise ha helpsd US
Il III. our battles. IL vss largely due t. his
isl isnce 10 our b .hslf that We we're able
to secure, aside ire he tex qies;i9n. al
the lesisls ion ibxt we dssirs.
In our tF5rts 20 a. cure Al qIitse!e al
jlsimsn, Of the public builders GOV re,tin,
wi.s urdus weight ufo1 the farming INFER
ests of the State, ve ast with powerful
s1i an organized opposition. THAI opp1si-
ton vss controlled snd directed by mer
who before the COT vsni7g Of tie Legs
lature had d. clared themselves in abe
strongest terms our frienis, yet they seized
the fret opportunity to SAB u, in the beck.
Some Of these men hsye nos the Supreme
assurance TO ASK for po i!ieal support from
the very farmers whose c.uge teeY 80 base
ly betrayed. They will ak in vain. We
have found Gu, who our friends are aud re
purpose &c stsni by them
The stecisl inmiftee on taxation phich
was cemn.nied BY Governor turlsisa
IN his iaaugursl addtsss, was spp1iptei BY
the spf aker Of III, ueu srd pes ,ent Of
the Senate, and It's m.Tnbar- addressed
them.elve. to their iu = 9Th III mead
stlz zeal, And win 81 erideSt dss-rmins-
ton 70 devise sorns piAl for the "a tsiz
ton OF public turdeas. The rsj Dri,y Of
them deserve the aise II sill sooi citi-
.ns fer their e4rnee, eff lrts in b. half 81
i leice. They submitted 3 NE s,ure to le
Legislature vhch shcush BY no n'a
perfect oae, ooli nerershs,ess have sose
r.. towards reIie,i thu agricultural il
tsrss.s OF shsif sar.sns Bat i; VISA evident
that /. would mt be sivsn n.sssse. A
paseriuI .eov a1de. the sk lifa dir c len
Of eer,Aia veil known Poiaeisas w.s co
ise. sgains, ard sseceeeci ia 3stsrfips ii
70 toe iAs h us II the sessioa ard then
rsfe.tias tie sha e mater 70 tn s s,s
Bosr, of Assessors viii isss-~rt o=s 10
reto-t to the LeglstssaEs eff 1895 n tue
frs, dxy Of tie tss-ol. Ass,1ss tias de.
rasisisan Of be {. q lss ica G vsrsgr Buf.