The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-10-11
MEN OF MAINE.
From the Oakdale. Calf, Graphic.

the whole history of the country the
representatives from any State ever
exercised the influence or possessed
the capacity of those who have but re-
Gently lonored this State in Washing
ton. When Reed and Milliken and Bou-
telle and Dingley were in the House and
Frye and Hale We're in the Senate, there
was galaxy of Statesmen which could
not be equalled much less eXcelled, by
the men gathered from any other com
monwealth. When Reed retired from
political life and Dingley passed out
into the larger life beyond the grave
there was a feeling that never again
could the Pine Tree State WELD her
former influence in the moulding OF ma
tional policy. But good men and true
have been put forward to fill the gap
made by the withdrawal of these two
leaders. Congressman Allen, Reeds
successor, is of no mean callbre, and,
yet Representative of which any State
may well be proud. Congressman Lit
tletield, who follows the sagacious
though quiet Dingley. is man of splen-
did parts 1t is we'll within the bounds
of truth TO say that no man, particular
ly i'll these latter days, has in so short a
time attained so great a reputation in
the national Legislature as Charles l..
l4ittlelield. His utterances i'll Congress
have already marked him as man OF
wisdom. feareSsneSS and independence.
His is the kind of character that is
ever required at the centre OF govern
mental authority. The country needs
men broad enough of vision to see
more than one thing at a time, broad
enough to see all things anu to see
them III their right relations. lime
serving sectional naIroWness has been
hiudering if not destructive Ill the past:
and at the present iuucture Of national
and international affairs would oe
doubly dangerous These are days when
men mast think. and think for them
selves when they must study and THINK
ultl they have opinions and until then
opinions ripen into convictions. HE
future seems to ne more completely
wrapped IN the present than at any
previous epoch III Oul nations expert
ence: and unless the men III control OF
affairs possess sterling qualities evil
must surely come. And in this moment
of difficulty Maine lonoTs herself and
contributes hermite-a mite OF might
toward the settlement of the great
problems that face America at the
" Is ''i tItN w III N'liNAiA -AAies
size does this in no hesitating OF uncel-
tam manner In the State election
held on Monday Of this week. the four
Congress mrn-Boutelle lurIeigh, Allen
and I.lttletieit- Were reelected by ma
lorltltS ranging from 1000 to 10000. At
the same time Legislature overWhelm-
li4lN Republican was elected and this
llSlles the return of VIM z. Frye to
the senate So that in the next Con
glrSN We NtIe@atloh from inns state Ie-
hl5iiI9 unchanged.
VI 'rAP.iV 'hllha 9I inc comparative III
9iSllIJ tduNt w Maine 'ile AfSl question:
5H'. ms ltSCli- nov eau lhtst lnlil9a
l'V; now NJ W l'oSSl4ie loI coliinftui-
itN l''NstS9'll- ;" shl@I d proportion Oh
tle "ed'li ana population ol lhe coull-
ny 10 Stu0 lIllo puoIIc ne men OF sue
d stamp as 70 influence lar2t'y- II NOT TO
doll mate The legislation o1 lie prepoll-
deratlIg mass o1 ne mon property
ana p9luIallon: ne answer Is not taI
70 sees II IS ~" tie natural result OF
silent forces.
Nli hlI lliSt WISH 10 tlle coast OF Maine
WIS mitcl impressed Will the beauty
Oh tht scenery, me Utep-loWlnS rivers,
.le iSldild-aolleu BAYS, lhe iIo"lllig
heaildlNts. tlle tlet-cIoWneu nils ana
uI]''tIlitaln an dlu. Jttll1lS ever ana
amor ITO Slgl4l' l!ie lllh. lhe eVerlastlhg
Io'h' ne next impression was tilal OF
wonder now, our OF Such 1ofpludlng
surroundings, men ever were able TO
Wltst a hTlng. And wonder increased
mt" aStonlshlnent as the homes OF tie
people We're ehtered-not the wealthy
ana the prominent merely-but the com
mon people, whom Lincoln sad God evil !
IDENTIFY loved best because He made so
many OF them. III these homes We're
FOUND not the bare necessities OF lie
only. such as one would most naturally
expect to see III a region 50 nlggardly III
It's offerings to man. They were homes
indeed, not often, 1t IS true, overlooking
with tie lUXunes OF All eneWatng CIV.
lllzatl0h. but abundant Ill the possession
Of tie comforts and retinements OF de
Ntlppeu human society.
Here, then, IS the explanation OF
Name political greatness and the
greatness OF It's public men. They are
tie worthy sons OF worthy slres. The
men who had the courage to enter upon
a struggle for existence IN the face of
such adverse circumstances as confront
ed the first settlers I'D this state, must
have been OF no common stock Other
wise they would not have begun, much
less have continued, and still less have
successfully won, the victory over reluc-
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