Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-01-28

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councils of che nation, is largely due tc
the retention of able, fearless and faithful
public servants in office land that position
which imposes upon three men the
duties of passing upon the values of the
entire property of the State, embracing
the varied industries and property of more
than five hundred towns and plantations,
and her vast area of timberland, number
less corporations, shipping interests and
! industries too numerous to be enumerated,
thereby fixing the basis of taxation to be
bourne by all the people is by far too i'm
portant to be broken into only as the
law and party usage may require. Mr..
Burleigh's good judgment and oversight
was also manifested president of the
board of Worlds Fair managers of this
/ State, to which position he was unani-
| inously elected by the members, in so look.
ing after the business of that board that in
stead of the predicted and usual deficiency
they have turned back into the State
treasury $4,000.
At the State grange recently held in
the city of Bangor, five hundred patrons,
representing more than 1000 members
scattered over the farms of the State,
pledged to the advancement of agricul-
tlIral interests, which in magnitude sur
pass all other interests of the State and
affect larger number of inhabitants,
passed u resolve, asking this Legislature
to elect upon the board of State assessors
one who would stand as a representative
of the agricultural interests and who
would be fair and impartial to all other
classes of property of whatever kind or
description. In other words they have
asked for the retention of Mr. Burleigh
upon that board; and it is not asking too
much for they deserve well at the hands
of the State.
Great progress has been made in agri-
culture in the past few years, and let
him who visited the great fair at Chicago
tell me if he can that it has not made as
much progress as our other industries in
that time. 1t is gradually receiving in the
different states and by the government at
Washington the recognition which it is
entitled to; and nowhere in this fair land
can more intelligent, loyal and deserving
tillcrs of the soil be found than in our
own good State of Maine, than those who
people our hillsides and valleys Yes,
intelligent and patriotic to degree, and
to them the State and nation owe much
today Even during the past few months,
in campaign in this State which ap-
pcaed to the intelligence of the voter the
response was nowhere more emphatic
than among the agricultural people, al
though they have suffered perhaps the
least In the fourth congressional dis |
trlct, to which refer because / am more
familiar with the people there, our gallant
Congressman, the fearless Boutelle. did
not receive his most emphatic majority in
his own home for agricultural Penobscot
outside of the city placed at his back |
nearly 1000 majority of her sturdy sons, |
largely tillers of the soil; agricultural
Washington sent cheer to his heart with |
1900 more. while the stalwart sons of
a agricultural Aroostook gave 2700 more, |
and the farmers of little piscataquis
ioincd the procession with 400 more, |
until they placed behind him, and the
great principles which he represents 10,-
900 majority
And what can be said of ono agricul-
tural section of Maine is equally appli- |
cable to every other.
This Legislature will have the pleasure
of adding one more pillar of strength and
beauty to the temple of fame surrounding
orr great senator, the Honorable William
L. Tryp, peerless III llftiy ItspCtto. "iu
certainly without n superior in that au-
gust body of which he is so distinguished
a member Especially has this favorite
son of Maine cndeared himself to all our
citizens by his tireless labors in their be-
half upon the platform before the people;
and say to you. that nowhere has the |
great principles taught by that eminent /
statesman found deeper root. or firmer
soil. than upon the farms in Maine; no.
where have the principles of protection |
been weighed more carefully, or accepted !
more fully than by the firesides of our |
rural population,
They deserve well at the hands of the |
State. They ask for continued represen- !
tation upon that board and by one, who |
will be fair and impartial to all classes OF
property of every name and description. |
Could they ask anything less? such
man they have in Mr.. Burleigh. Two
years ago the Legislature gave them the
man of their choice by an overwhelming
majority / believe that this Legislature
by unanimous consent will make that
man his own successor for term OF six |
wears. The State is entitled to. his ser
vices. and the people want him.
| nominate as State assessor Hon Hail
C. Burlcigh of Vassalboro.