The Republican journal., 1908-04-30
NOT AN OFF YEAR.

of Maine that this is not an off year.
State and national issues are involved
in the coming elections and local differ
ences and dissensions. if any, should be
ignored and personal prejudices put
aside. Republicanism means some
thing. 1t stands for the highest type
of patriotism, of morality and of good
citizenship. The stewardship of both
State and Nation reflects the greatest
credit on the dominant party. Under
its control this has become the most
prosperous country on the globe and
has taken rank with the foremost
nations, ii indeed it is not today the
foremost nation. 1t has attained this
position largely through the influence
of the strong personality of President
Roosevelt, who has had during his term
of Office the confidence and support OF
an overwhelming majority of the Amer
lean people. The multi millionalres, the
trusts, and the Wall street gamblers,
have no love for him. but their enmlty
has redounded to his credit and strength
ened his hold upon the masses. Who
ever may be his successor the reforms
ne has inaugnrated must go on.
In an interview published last Janu-
arv Hon. William T. Haines of Water
Vile said: 81 claim that Maine under
Republican rule for the past 40 years
has had one Of the cleanes. and most
economical democratic State govern
ments in the Union-and l think of any
free and civilized country Under
Governor William I. Cobb, now near
ing the close of his second term, the
finances of the State have been admir-
ABLY handled. The State debt has been
largely reduced, while maintaining the
many and necessary, public institu-
tions. and with a continuance of Re
publican rule the extinction of the debt
at an early day is assured. Governor
Cobb has shown excellent judgment i'll
his appointments and his public utter
&nces have won him recognition beyond
the State as man of exceptional force
and ability. He has redeemed the
promises made before his nomination
and election, stood four square on his
party platform and religiously observed
his oath of Office. That he has served
the State faithfully and well cannot be
gainsaid Under his Republican sue.
cessor, to be elected next September,
there is assurance that the affairs of the
state will have the same careful atten-
ton as in the past and that Maine will
continue to prosper.
The third Congressional district is
fortunate in retaining the services of
Hon. Edwin G. Burleigh, nominated at
Waterville yesterday for his sixth con-
secutive term. There is no member of
Congress who attends more closely to
his duties than he or who pays more at
tention to the interests of his constit-
uents, individually as well as collective
IT, His private interests are set aside
when public duties demand his atten-
ton and he is an important factor in
the business of Congress as member OF
the committees on Census and Public
Buildings and Grounds. In former
Congress, as a member of the Census
committee, he succeeded in retaining
for Maine her four members of Con
gress. which the next apportionmen'
will probably reduce to three, and his
long service on the Public Buildings
committee has enabled him to secure
for his district many appropriations
and he is now endeavoring to secure
one for the needed enlargement of the
Belfast post office. That he should be
nominated again and again without OPP
position attests his popularity and the
general conviction that he is the right
man in the right place.
What of the county? From present
indications we are to have repetition
by the opposition of the tactics employ
ed in our city electiOn-a campaign o.
falsehood, scurrility, deceit and trick
cry. The Republican candidates, repre-
senting law and order, will be opposed
by candidates representing the violation
of law, men who have served time il
the county Jail and whose ill-gottel
gains will swell the campaign fund
They make no secret of their obJec
and openly proclaim that in the even
of success the bars now closed throug
the efforts of our energetic and lncol
ruptible sheriff and his deputies will b
run wide open, while the opportunitie
for graft for their candidate for sherl1
will be readily seen. Their campalg7
was really opened weeks ago, unde
the guse of professedly non-partlsa
schemes with which to delude voters
and by demagogical addresses Whlc
ought not to deceive any one CONVEX
SAINT with the antecedents of their al
thor. The people of Waldo county al
law-abiding, and are too intelligent t
be led away from the standard OF goo
citizenship by notorious law-breakel
and will manifest the faith that is /
them by their votes next September.
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