The Somerset reporter., 1909-08-05
A Matter of Opinion.

AT the "Patriotic Meeting" held by
Skowhegan Grange, Wednesday even
ing, July 2s, the following Grange
members and others sent In their ans
wers to the question, "What four
eminent men in our national history
have contributed to place our country
in its position of influence and pow
er?"
Sheriff J. A Mooers gave as his
opinion, President Elliott, Harvard
college, Horace Greeley, Rev. T. De
Witt Talmage, Harriet Beecher
Stowe.
D. H. Perkins, superintendent of
schools, gave George Washington,
Abraham Lincoln, Thomas A. Edison,
Theodore Roosevelt.
Ella II. Crowell gave George Wash =
ington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas
A. Edison, Harriet Beecher Stowe.
James Fellows gave George Wash
ington, Abraham Lincoln, Gen. U. 8.
Grant, Theodore Roosevelt.
Chas. F. Jones gave Abraham Ii l.
coin, James G. Blaine, Theodore
Roosevelt, Admiral Geo. Dewey.
NJ. j. Allen gave George Washing
ton, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore
Roosevelt, Geu. U. S. Grant.
S. F. Emerson gave Abraham Lin
coin, George Washington, Thomas
jefferson, Daniel Webster.
J. w. Fogler gave George Wash
ington, Alexander Hamilton, Abra-
ham Lincoln, Gen. u. s. Grant.
r. T. Patten gave George Washing
ton, Abraham Lincoln, w. s. U'Ren
of Oregon, Geo. III. Shibley.
Franklin Danforth gave George
Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Theo-
dore Roosevelt, Gen. U. S. Grant.
G. w. Emerson gave George Wash :
ington, Abraham Lincoln, Gen. U. s.
Grant, James G. Blaine.
Van w. Nelson gave Abraham Lin
coin, Neal Dow, d. l.. Moody, John B.
Cough.
Rev. G. D. Holmes gave George
Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Wen
dali Phillips, Henry Ward Beecher.
w. II. Emery gave George Wash
ington, Abraham Lincoln, Gen. U. s.
Grant, James G. Blaine.
Mrs. G. D. Miller gave George
Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Gen
u. S. Grant, Theodore Roosevelt.
II. lJIlCI6oh SdFO oOOlSO " doh
ington, Abraham Lincoln, Gen. Geo
B. Mcclellan, Gen. w. t. Sherman.
II. A. Dinsmore gave George Wash
ington, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas
Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt.
A. E. Jewett gave George Washing
ton, Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin
Franklin, Thomas A. Edison.
r. F. Parker gave George Washing
ton, Abraham Lincoln, Alexander
Hamilton, Gen. U. S. Grant.
OF the 10 opinions sent in, Abraham
Lincoln had II; George Washington
16; Gen. U. s. Grant, s; Theodore
Roosevelt, 7; Thomas A. Edison, 81
James G. Blaine, 3; Thomas Jefferson
q; BENZ. Franklin, 2; Alexander Ham.
ilton, Q; Harriet Beecher Stowe, 2;
Pres. Elliott, L; Horace Greedy, 1;
Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage, 1; Admira
Dewey, 1; Daniel Webster, 1; w. s
U'Ren, /; G. H. Shibley, 1; Neal Dow
1; Rev. d. L. Moody, I; John B
Cough, /; Wendall Phillips, /; Rev
H. w. Beecher, 1; Gen. Geo. b. Nc
Clellan, 1; Gen. w. T. Sherman, 1.
1t seems to be true that Lincoln and
Washington are given the two highest
positions by something like nine to
ten in the estimation of all, but wher
we make a further selection it is 6
matter of individual opinion. II
would be both interesting and in
structive if we could have an even
ing devoted to the consideration o.
the merits of the men or womer
whom we think deserve second ano
third place and the reasons why we
think so. We might open up this
subject further and give more
chance to take part. Why not?