Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-04-04
SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
rRicr PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY
QUALIFIED TO REPRESENT IT:

The people Of the Second Congression-
al District are long suffering and patient.
They can stand vast amount OF AFRO
gSpee and conceit,
That IKE a needless eyexizss or black patch
Give them who wear them harmless happiness"
They can look with complseency even
upon the spectacle of the Hon. Chss. L
Littleiield and his friends marching up
and down through the district, declaring
that In the whole district there Is but
lone man thoroughly equipped, both
physicsily and mentally, 10 Ill the place
made vacant by the death OF Names
houcred son, Nelson Dingley." Our
whether IL IL TO be Allied with Drawn or
intellect Drawn comes first In the state
ment, so we venture the guess that such
WAS the meaning OF the assertion
Though | say il as shouldn't, I'm a
handy lad"
such statements create amusement and
not indignation, but when they follow IL
up by shouting themselves hosrse In
CRYING Ring. Ring, Ring 10 the ear
OF every person who does not sgree with
their idea that there Is only one man
fitted TO represent this district, il be-
comes In time q nuisance and 81 insult 10
intelligent people. The people Of the
Second District are running this thing 20
suit themselves, without the dictStion OF
any outside party, and will make sach
selection az seems 20 them wise aud
proper. This attempt of Mr.. Littlefield
10 wear the crown Of a martyr falls very
short Of the end which he proposed TO
accomplish. He apparently thinks that
every hand outside the district Il raised
against him, and this for personal res
sons. Whether or not he may be correct
on this point "cuts no ice" iu the selec-
ton OF a candidate. That Is 20 be done
by the people Of the District and they
will resent the interference Of any out
side parties either against Mr.. Littleheld
or in his behalf. ln his own advocacy
he attacks not only other candidates. en-
desvoring 20 oelittle their qualifications,
questioning their good faith and impugn-
ing their motives-but be also attacks
nearly all the leaders ~ our party, not
ably Ex Governor Henry b. Clesves.
Now IL there Is a man in the whole state
capable OF defending himself from such
attacks, that man Is Henry b. Cieaves,
and any attempted defense by Others Is
needless. but the rank and file OF the
marty will resent such 6asiRsss and not
assist ANY man in gratifying his personal
spite BY grstuitous attacks on their
honored leader. The man who attempts
10 climb up on the ruin Of others gener-
slly fails OF success IL claims were
going 10 win this fight, there could be
no doub, Of the result. The policy of
claiming everything and concedinx MOTH
ing Il q dangerous one; for men Of sense
seeing how foolish IL Is in one case, nat
urally conclude IL 10 De equally foolish
In other cases. III the people are so
anxious for Littleield, why IL IL neees-
sary for him TO conduct what he calls \
systematic fight, why not lie, the people
do the tightings A man who cannot car
nv his own county should not impugn
the motives Of those outside the county
who support other candidates.
In an article In the Globe last Sunday,
the authorship Of which has been denied
by about everybody except Mr.. Little
field, occurs the follo~ing-"In every
county and city. town and village in the
district, there lives the impression that \
man with Mr.. Littlefeld's capabilities
and Accomplishments IL needed to up
hold the distinguished position so long
held BY the Maine Delegation At WASH
inston.- The trouble with the assertion
ia that by inference IL concentrates all
the capabilities and accomplishments OF
the district In the one person Of Mr.. Lit
tlefield. The absurdity Of the claim Is
such that il disproves itself. IL nowhere
has the ring of:
sApd he the spartan's epitAh on me
Sparta hath many q worthier son than he"
IL is no diseredit to Mr.. Lirtlefield TO
say ths, there are many men In the sec
ond district who are at least his peers In
intelligence, ability, character and all
that goes TO make an able congressman
about every county presents such q
candidate. We, Of Oxford County, pre-
sent Hon. John p. SwAsey OF Canton,
the man we esteem, respect and love-
the peer Of any man In the second dis
trict in all points that make good
statesman, eloquent, scholarly, Of mature
mind and Judgment, brave soldier and
unfiinching advocate OF temperance and
all that consecrstes and honors the
home. We do not present him as the
candidate Of Oxford County but a. the
candidate Of good men and true through
out the district, who regard character,
respect ability and esteem eloquenee, and
we are confident Of his nomination and
election. He will have the united and
harmonious support Of Oxford County
for he IL truly her favorite son, and will
receive strong, IL not the entire support
OF the Republicans Of Androscoggin and
Franklin Counties