Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1892-11-24
Senator Hale's Election

In these days Of torch light psralts. and
fireworks. and horn blowing over the grea.
Democratic triumph, II must be gratifying
to true blue Rcpuu.icaG. 10 know that IN
less than Two months from now there Viii
be an eiecIiJu in Maine, at which a Repub-
licau Is practically sure TO be elec led. aad
that Republican is Senator Eugene Hsle
OF Ellsworth, for - so01 a. the leg isla-
ture Is in running order next January. the
matter Of choosing = United States Sena-
tor for six years viii come up, and While
the Democrats viii no doubt give their
vote t. some party leader ont of compli-
mrnt. the re cleo lion of Senator Hale is as
cel tain a. any thing on earth CAT be.
Occupying a. it does. a non partisan
position this paper can say frankly that.
judging from his record it both branches
Of Congress, Senator Hale ~tau,l- t.. day
s. the best living representative Of the
energy, pluck aud brains which make
Maine famous sll over the word. He i 4
Republican. evidently, and wholly alive 10
the best interests Of his party, aud a Re
publican whom parts defeat cauno, weaken
or discourage. Aud he Is more than this.
He is also Maine man. and a. surh h., be-
lleves he can best promote the welfare Of
his party by advancing the interest, Of lis
State. regardless of any party ties. What
he has done for Maiue and Maine people
everybody knows. As leader ia the
House away back In the early seventies. he
was instrumental in bringing over mil
lion dollars in labor to the islands near
RpckiAud. and thousands of we'll - do
men in VI alne owe their start In life 10 the
good wages they obtained while at wor K
for the | nted States on those po.t-of'ice
contracts. Knowing that Maine Vas 10
become sport-mans paradise. Senator
Hale worked early and late with the IL
commission 10 get ha;cherie> established
and ponds and streams stocked WIKI valu-
able Dish, IN order that the anglers of the
nation might come here and nave sport.
50 the mi.lUusires came here for hunting
and fishing. and liking the climate the
great summer reso;t business grew up.
sdiIng millions Of dollars - the valuation
Of the STATE. and briu2iug In an Immense
rayeuue to It's inhGbiaut, every summer
And above all else, ; euat.r Hale las been
friend 10 The old soldier. aud In tougre-.
and out % Congress ha- fought for him
and defended him for III any years. iIow
many individual pension cases he hs.
pushed through. and obtaiutd. To OF,
huoN-, Ald even Senator Hale has KEEP: uC
record Of his !a0urS. one instance Yaa,
serve TO Illustrate hl> work Just bcfor,
the Grand Army encampment assembled II
Washington the writer Of this was 10 4
Bangor station one evening, where TIER,
were seventeen Grand Army boys" tals
ing and chatting one another a. ony Crane
Army boys" can do. II came out In III.
course of the talk that ten OF the seven
teen drew pensions, and of these ten men
seven of them owed the getting Of thei
pensions 10 Eugene Hale. Il j. not elaine,
that this Is an average case, and ID.
chances are that ii WAS not: but the tail
Of the old soldiers assembled there -po K,
more eloqaently in behalf of Names sena
tor than 1900 illustrated Biographies
printed for campaign purposes. So k
Maine Republicans rejoice. Harrison i,
defeated, to be sure, and the nation vii
soon be in the hand. Of the opposition
but while Eugene Hale remains in IL,
Senate the best interests of every Main,
man will be well cared for and defended =
Bangor Daily .Ne,cs.