Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-14
THE THIRD DISTRICT.
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L DIlS DIS Os. W.
So Kennebec, "a; Somerset, Ga. The
The following officers and committees
Of the convention We're appointed:
| Vice presidents: Hon. r. A. Eddy Of
Hancock; Hon. Elliott Wood of kenne-
bee; Or. T. NJ. Griffin of Somerset; Hon.
| Elery Bowden of Waldo.
| Secretaries: r. F. MahOney of Han
cock; w. G. Boothby of kennebec: l..
r. Folsom of Somerset; Arthur Ritchie
of Waldo.
| Committee on credentials: John Su-
minsby, Bar Harbor. chairman; w. II.
Wildes, SkOwhegan, secretary; DR.. r.
G. kinsman of Augusta; j. w. Black
of Searsport.
| Committee on resolutions: Forrest
Goodwin of Skowhegan, chairman; T.
C.. Stevens OF Augusta; F. |. Pendleton
of Belfast; +. c. Lyman Of Bar Har-
| Dor.
| Hon. William T. Haines of Water
vile, presented the name Of Hon. Ed
win c. Burleigh of Augusta. for rehoil-
inatiOn as Il candidate for Congress anu
moved that the nomination be made ny
reclamation. Mr.. Haines spoke as 1oi-
lows:
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
| Convention.
I arise to present the name of the
honorable Edwin G. Burleigh OF Au-
gusta as the Republican candidate 1or
Congress, from this district, to succeed
himself AS we are about 10 eh'Vi
upon a new campaign both state ana
national. our minds turn naturally To
the fundamental principals of one gov
| alc inclined TO COIL
trast the present with former times. II
| is not my purpose at this time 10 90 eA-
tensiyely into such comparisons or TO
| tire you with a political address. III Is
sufficient to say we are living in day
of great activity and enterprise OIL
superior intelligence and wonderful
upon the broad fundamental principal
of equal rights and opportunity. II IS
founded upon the principal OF agency
| in selecting public officers. This
principal is well defined by the cOnsti-
tuition and the statutes of the states
The public officer is but an instrument
in the hands of the law.
We may forget or little appreciate
the services of an incumbent in office.
but we never forget the office which he
occupies. We chase a band or follow Il
procession that escorts some popular
leader through our streets and give our
loud haZZas, but the real hero. which
we cheer from our hearts. is the office
of government he represents.
1t is the system of government and
not the man, which We will ever con-
tinue to applaud because we believe it
the best.
We are never satisfied with an in
competent or unfaithful servant. we al
ways desire the best representative in
public affairs.
We have met here today. as the dele
gates of the people of the district,
| to select an agent, not only to repre-
sent US. but to represent the people of
these four counties in the great Con-
gress of the United States.
| The man. whom you select, is to be
one of the 357 representatives, of the
great nation, who hold the taxing power
of the eighty millions of peoples for
the maintenance of this great Republic.
This district has always been honored
| by and proud of its representative.
have but to pronounce the names of
: the men who have gone to Congress
from this district, hut to give you 4
complete picture of the history of our
State. and call to your mind the most
| thrilling events in the national his
! tory: John Chandler. Reuel Williams.
, George Evans. the two Morrells. James
o. Blaine. Eugene Hale. Seth Millikrn
and Edwin &. Burleigh. They have not
only represented this district and the
State, but their names have been
household words throughout the ma
tion. and many Of them are famous
wherever the English language is
spoken.
| The people az Maine always like to
promote sclf-made man. one as We
say who has started from among the
common people. who by his own in
t"lligence. industry and enterprise has
gradually climbed the ladder of useful
ness.
In the candidate which | present to
you. you have a most conspicuous type
of the self-made man. Mr.. Bureigh
is first seen i'm public life in a minor
position at our State House. coming
| there from n country which had two
industries. agriculture and lumber and
| whose soil or climate We're neither con-
ducive to aristocracy. He came from
| the plain common people.
| Nature endowed him with one pre-
eminent quality, a quality which is the
first requisite for Il public officer. and
that was honesty. Then as n land
| agent. next as State treasurer, the most
responsible position of trust within gift
of the people. and so well was his trust
executed. and so much confidence had
| the people gained in this man that he
| is next raised, by n most overwhelming
majority to the high office of Governor
| AS a chief executive he was clean and
| conservative. Not n cent of public
money was wasted. His public docu-
mcnts We're clear expositiOns of public
affairs and our people come to believe
thoroughly in this man. His admins
tration was a perfect success.
1t has been said that he is a success
| full political organizer, but I want to
declare that his strength with the peo-
pie of Maine depends upon his pure
life, clean character and unquestiohed
honesty.
| There never was n day in our history
when an honest. clean man was so
much in demand in American politics