Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-09-02

work OF any man WHO uas oesa
wv years before the public is too
matter OF record to be ot--
bY a political opposition thar
m Misrepresentation and per-
disparagement. SUCH methods
insult to the intelligence Of ths
II both political parties and
Lover been effective in Maine
they have invariably been o
'rapg TO the men who have em-
them. Especially do they
the disgust aud censure Of the
men In all parties when they are
| N have their source in narrow
Iaoted personal spite. The organ
| democratic bosses made IL ev,.
k,rly in the present campaign
the absence of issues. it pur-
10 conduct a campaign of per-
abuse and disparagement. The
S,cap papers generally, and the
decent Democratic papers, have
{iling to concede 1t an exclusive
Incy of this field. The Repub-
Sapers have seen nothing to gain
resort to such methods, and
democratic papers have felt that
kould not hope to strengthen
blse they champion in this way.
al abuse of men Of pure per-
lives and characters. and of in
Sus and able service to the State
eceive no one, neither Will 1t
to strengthen the Democratic
with thinking citizens whatever
their political afiiliations.
kinly, the long and honorable
Of Congressman Burleigh places
kyond reach of any personal at
He is known by all intelligent
! Maine to be one Of the most
Stial members OF the national
standing today second on two
most important committees-the
buildings and the census COM
k-placing him Immediately in
br two of the most important
lanshiDs in the House. Such
as these come only with years
kcessful sericce in the House.
hportance Of Governor Burleigh's
upon the committee on public
kgs is shown by the fact that
his term of service there Maine
tured nearly half as much money
Sblic buildings as was secured
its entire previous history as a
His own district has secured
twice as much In the way of
)riations for public buildings
|he has been In Congress as 1t
OBVIOUSLY received since the or
|tion OF the State In 1920.
|nportance Of His Opinion on the
Census Committee.
once be apparent when we con-
be fact that It Is this committee
las charge of the apportionment
rsentation in Congress based
De returns of the census. When
slider that another United States
will be taken in 1910, upon
new apportionment will be
II will be seen at once how
Rnt ii will be for Maine to have
hber OF this committee standing
upon it as does Governor Bur-
Especially fortunate for the
you'd il be II he should then be
Jan OF this committee posi-
br which he is Immediately in
Il was his membership on this
tee which enabled Maine, at the
the last apportiOnment, to re-
llr members in Congress instead
q reduced to three. Ten years
after the Maine delegation
Jed then in the House of Thomas
d, Nelson Dingley. Charles A.
e and Seth l.. Milliken--had
led in retaining -four members
gress for our State in the APP
ment OF that time, Mr.. Dingley
Jed the opinion that never again
Fuch a victory be won and that
Y apportionment would certain
Names representation in the
reduced from four to three.
Jars later, however, as a MEM
the census committee. Congress-
Furleigh was able to organize
Fry through a bill. bearing his
which proided for a representa-
Congress sufficiently enlarged
pie Maine to retain all four OF
esentatiyes in Congress.
National Magazine, which pub
hne portrait of Governor Bur-
that time, declared that, while
ere many great speakers in the
Il House, its great organizers
e counted on the fingers OF two
ana that Governor Burleigh was
led to be one of them. 1t fur
ciareo that the victory won by
securing the passage OF the
u hlli was ''one of the greatest
triumphs ever achieved by a
OF the National House"
any intelligent man-Republi-
pemoerat-suppose for a mo-
lat a page, or a doorkeeper, or
or messenger" as one OF the
auc organs of the bosses cites
nee OF Congressman Burleigh,
ave organized and won a vic
Ae this? Is not a shallow
Ike that an insult to
slhgence of the people Of the
.ongressional District? 1t GER
sunSes US that way.
scent issue, the Boston Herald,
s Independent paper In New
N an editorial on Seniority
Tess saysA
'ans standing in Congress is
~ seniority. His influence
ouies from length of service.