Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-30


possible for any action to be taken.
However, Mr. Burleigh got them to-
gether and secured unanimous report
in favor of the transfer of the property.
which the superintendent of the Maine
Insane hospital has said to be worth
a half million dollars to the State.
Congressman Burleigh. too, has been
one of the most active promoters of the
rural free delivery service in the
United States. He has taken great in
terest in securing it's extension in all
parts of this district, and there is prob
ably not another district in the United
States that surpasses the 3rd4 District
of Maine in the extent and efficiency OF
this service. The complete county syS-
TENS that we all enjoy were secured
among the first in the country and
among the very first in New England,
almost entirely through the personal
efforts of Mr. Rurleigh.
The survivors of the late Civil War
have had no truer friend in Maine than
Mr.. Burieigh. 1t was upon his very
earnest recommendation when Cover
nor, that the Legislature of 1889 in
creased the appropriation for disabled
veterans and those dependent upon
them, from $4,000 to $135,00O. AS a rep
resentative he has been an indefatig-
able worker for the old soldier. His
books show that since he has been
member of the House he has assisted
in the adjustment of nearly $500 pension
cases In each instance the record OF
the case. including all the reports he
has received from the department, is
carried out in full This, in itself, has
been prodigicus labor, but it has en-
abled MIN to keep at all times i'll close
and intelligent touch with this phase
of his work. l believe that we may
truthfully say of Mr.. Burleigh that
during his entire term of office there
has never been a service for the soldier
that it was in his power to perform,
which he has not attended to, prompt
ly, and gladly, and efficiently.
Besides all this, Mr.. Burleigh has
been faithful in the small things, in
the thousand ard one little matters
that mean SO much to so many of our
people. He has always had large cor
respondence and, with characteristic
energy, has always shade it point to
keep fully abreast of his work at all
times. 1t has always been his policy to
give Immediate attention to the inter-
ests submitted to him by his constit-
uents, and no interest is toe small to
receive his prompt personal ard care
full attention, and no man too humble
to receive at mis- hands that gentle,
kindly courtesy that has characterized
his entire public career. and endeared
him to the people of this district.
Such, gentlemen, is the man who
represents us in Congress today. We
have met to nominate his successor.
Who shall it be? Who best under
stands the conditions and needs Of this
district? Who is best fitted to serve
us? Justice, reason and experience
give but one answer. We have many
men among us who, at another time
and under other circumstances might
well fill this honorable office with credit
to themselves and honor to the district.
But today, gentlemen, if simple jus
tice is to be done; if merit is to re-
ceivc it's due reward; if years of faith
full, conscientious, efficient service are
70 be rounded cut and perfected as
they should be; if experience and
knowledge are of any value, then there
can be but one logical candidate for
this convention to consider, and that
candidate, already, by the firesides of
this district and in the hearts of his
constituents in our four counties has
been nominated and elected.
In these days of civic reform and
moral awakening all over the land,
when party lines are less closely drawn
than formerly, and the search-light of
publicity is thrown upon every candl-
date and searches ont his f.hur1rtnr
his policies and his principles, it be-
hooves us, as it behooves any political
party, however strong it may be in any
section, to nominate to such an i'm
portant and dgnfied office a clean,
honest, capable man-one whose past
record is a guaranty of his capacity
and integrity.
Such a man, gentlemen, I desire to
place IN nomination here todaya man
who has never been defeated, man
who has always commanded the sup
port of all classes of our citiZens-a
man who represents our highest and
best tyre of citizenship, Il candidate
for whom we may ask the endorsement
and support of every citizen who
cherishes ideals of good government
| and good citizepship-of every man
who desires to see a clean and honest
people represented by clean and hon
est men. Gentlemen: l place in NOM
ination as our representative to Con
gress the name of the Honorable Ed
win c. Burleigh of Augusta. Great
applause)
Hon. L. r. Deasy of Bar Harbor fol
lowed, seconding the nomination. He
said:
Mr.. Charms and Gentlemen of the
Conventions:
Great changes have taken place re-
Garding the position of the United
States among the Powers of the world
during the last decade.
At its beginning Cuba lay PROSTATE
and bleeding in the power of Spain. To-
day she is independent and prosperous.
and under the care of the United
States is learning self government. At
the beginning of the last decade the
Panama canal was a dream. Six weeks
ago l stood on the hills near Panama
and watched the progress of that stu
pendous work that in q few years will
make of it magnificent reality.
At the beginning of the decade we