Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-01

LeWlStpn JOurnal)
The work of any man VINO has been
for many years before the public - TOO
much Il matter of record 10 be ohScurei
by Il political opposition that stoops IL
Misrepresentation and personal dis
arrangement. Such methods are an in
suit to tie intelligence OF the voters of
both political parties and have never
been effective in Maine. Indeed they
have Invariably been Il boomerang to
the men who have employed them.
Especially 10 they arouse the disgust
ana ccnsure of the decent men in all
parties when they are known, to iiaVe
their source in narrow and higot@G per
sonal spite. The organ of the Demo-
cratic Losses made it evident early in
the present campaign that. in the ah-
sence of issues. it purpoSed to conduct
a campaign of personal abuse and dis
paragcmcnt. Tho Republican papers
generally. and the more decent Demo-
cratic p2rcrS, have been willing To con-
cedc it an exclusive occupancy OF this
field. Tho Republican papers have seen
nothing to gain hy resort to such
methods. and better Democratic papers
have felt that they could not hope to
strengthen the cause they champion in
this way. Personal abuse of men of
pure personal lives and characters. ana
of induStl ous and ab!e service To the
state Will deceive no one neither Will
it Scry" to strengthen the Democratic
cause with thinking citizens whatever
may be their political Affiliations.
Certainly, the long and honorable
career 90 congressman Bmleigh places
hrNnnl of ~
tack. He is known Ivy all Intelligent
men in Maine to be one of the most
influential members of the National
House. standing today second on two
of its most important committncs-th,
Public Buildings ana the Census Com
mittccs placing him Immediately in
line for two o1 the most important
chairmanShipS III the House. Such
places as these come only with years
OF successful service in the House. The
importance If Governor l;urIcigh'S
work upon the Committee on Public
BUILDINGS is Shown by the fact that
during his term of service there Maine
has secured nearly half Hs much money
for public buildings as was secured
during its entire previous history as Il
State. His uMn district has secured
nearly t., ice as much i'll the way of
approrri ltinns Tor public buildings
since he has l~cn in Congress as it had
previously received since the organizt-
ton of tn" state in 1920.
The Importance of His Position on the
Census Committee
will at once DO apparent When We con
slider tn" fact that ii is this comrlttcn
which has charge of the apportion-
mcnt of representation in Congress
based uion the returns Of the census.
When we consider that another United
States census will be taken IN 1910,
upon which u new apportionmcHt will
be made, it will he seen at once how
important it Will BE- for Maine to have
a member of this c0mnittec standing
as high uron ii as does Governor Bur
leigh. Especially fortunate for the
state would 1t be if he should then be
chairman of this committcc-a posi-
ton for which he is Immediately in
line. 1t was his membership on this
committee which enabled Maine, at
the time oC the last superintendent. to
retain four members in Congress in
stead of being reduced To three Ten
years before, after the Maine dclega-
tion COMPOSED then In the Hous" Of
Thomas Il. Reed, Nelson Dingley,
Charles A. Boutelle and Seth L. Mill
ken-had succeeded in retaining four
members of Congress for our state in
the app"rtionmcnt of that time, Mr.,
Dinglcy expressed the opinion that
never again could such a victory be
won and that the next superintendent
would certainly see Names represent
tation in the House reduced from four
to three. Ten years later. however. as
member of the Census Committee
Congressman Burleigh was able to or
gahize aud carry through bill, bear