The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-02-06
Maine at the Front.

The fact of the prominent influence of
Maine bred people in all the important
lines of activity in the country is again
called to mind by the recent death in
Boston of John P. Spauldng, who has
long been famous as the ''Sugar King
MI. Spaulding was born in the little
town of Madison, Me-, and went out
from there to make his fight in the world
without means, and with only that prep
aration which has equipped 50 many
Maine boys for lives of eminent success
and influence, a common school and
academic education. His career is nota-
bic simply because it is type of what
Maine has furnished the business world,
in great success won by ability and integ-
rity, and i'll the use of money power
when acquired, to advance the interests
OF philanthropy and good citizenship.
1t was great in breadth of business abil-
ity, and great in its honorable principles
and aims, and It's such adds another career
to the many that have reflected lustre on
Maine as nursery of brains and character.
If list OF the leaders Maine has con-
tributed to the ranks of workers in every
sphere of activity in this country could
be obtained in full, what a shining galaxy
it would form. Maine, in the past, has
been outstripped in the race of increase
in wealth and population, but she has
raised men and women of brains and
worth of character in far more notable
percentage than almost any other com
monwealth. They have scattered to
every part of the Union, and been fore
most in building up every community
with which they have associated them
selves. Thus the exodus of Maine people
from their native State to other parts of
our country, while it has greatly retarded
the development of the Pine Tree State,
has leavened the great and growing COM
munities of the West and South with the
best principles of citizenship, the most
spirit and character underlying solid and
successful progress in business and in
dustrial enterprise.
As it has been in business and civil life,
SO it has been and is to-day, in politics and
craftsmanship. Maine has long outweigh
ed in the councils of the nation States
many times her superior in population.
This is due in part no doubt to her higher
average of intelligence and ability, and in
part also to the custom of selecting the
best men for positions of public trust,
and then retaining them steadily in the
positions to which they have been chosen.
Maine Congressional delegation are all. it
is true, men of eminent ability, but they
owe their commanding influence and au-
thority in Congress as much to their long
terms of public service and experience as
to their ability. The custom Maine has
pursued in the past in this respect, should
be the policy of the future, and as the
habits and conditions which have produced
in the past type of population unique in
point of honesty, intelligence and energy
are likely to continue in future, there is
little danger of Maine losing the high
place she now occupies. Moreover, as
her people are now more generally staying
at nome and finding Inducements for their
energy and ambition in developing the
vast latent wealth of our State, and avail
ing themselves of it's heretofore UNDECIDED
opportunities, we may reasonably expect
in future material development worthy
of a State with so noble population
Pressure Isle Star Herald
Resolutions of Respect
The following resolutions were adopted
by the Swanvile l.. A. S. on the death of
Josephine Nickerson Kenney, Jan. 16, 1886
Perfect faith in the infinite love and ten
derness of our Heavenly Father reconciles
us to any dispensation from His hand.
Therefore. the members of this society bow
in humble submission to the will of our
Father, who has taken from our society a
loved and useful member. One who per-
formed all life's duties cheerfuly-at home
a willing worker, in the school room sue
cessful teacher, in the Sunday school
ready to receive or give instruction, in the
l.. A. S. a genial and efficient member.
Resolved, That we extend to her bereaved
husband and family our heartfelt sympathy
assuring them that their loss is her gain,
be sent to the family of our sister, a copy
placed on our records. and one sent to the
Republican Journal for publication.
ALICE G. KANE, 49,
MRS L. D. N1cKERsoN. CON-