Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-04-10
Enemies Who Make Friends for Us.

We publish the following attempt
ed" attack on Governor Burleigh for
the sake Of showing the people of this
District the sort of papers which OPP
pose him. Governor Burleigh needs
no defense in Maine and particularly
in the Third District, against the in
consistent illiterate, vulgar assaults
of those who are associated only with
the opposition to every good cause.
In the same papers editorial depart
ment, alongside its barking at Bur
leigh, is more than a column of would
be argument against the rights of the
farmers whose support is keeping the
spark of life in its feeble form.
The Waterville Sentinel, at the same
time it is abusing men who have done
more for Maine than its decadent
brain can understand, much less ap-
preciate, assals worthy institutions
like the Children's Hospital at Port
land, and undermines the prosperity
of the farmers whom it owes for its
bread and butter. 1t is such sheet
as this that the people of the Third
District would expect to assail Gov
ernor Burleigh. We republish it de-
liberately because we know that it
will make rather than estrange friends
for Governor Burleigh.
The people of the Third District do
not need to be told who has secured
for her Names share of the Federal
bestowals. If Governor Burleigh has
helped to increase the cost of running
the National Government Maine has
got something to show for it, and it
is, to say the least poor taste for the
only daily paper in a Maine city to
CITY is TO secure a much needed Fed
eral building. Following is the Senti-
nels latest attempt
The kennebec Journal of Thursday con-
tanned front page article taken from the
Washington Post and displayed under a
double-column, six-line head the first
line of which we have quoted as title
10 TINS article. The displayed heading of
the Journals early enterprise in be-
half of its publisher reads MAINE Re-
puDlicans need strong man of unas-
sailable record-What retired congress-
man has done for State and Nation
We would not detract one iota from
the just value of the service rendered nv
Edwin G. Burleigh in the office of State
treasurer, IN the Office of governor and in
the office OF congressman. His whole SER
40 r.f
preaching craftsmanship that it would be
fully as difficult to detract from his Off
cal record as 1t would be to praise that
record and tell the truth
The literature used by the Journal IN
keep the retired congressman in the
public eye states that Mr.. Burleigh has
generally brought home the bacon
whether it was a matter of a pension
claim Tor veteran constituent better
postal facilities for a remote rural com
munlty, an appropriation for river
dredging. or an authorization for a new
public building" The Washington paper
is very kind in using the word bacon"
instead of pork" but its meaning is the
same. Congressman Burleigh has
brought home the pork, that's Just it.
His activities have been devoted in the
direction OF securing some appropriations
for his district in return for voting for
appropriations for other districts He has
been a chief participant in boosting the
very pork barrel system which Presi
dent Taft has condemned
1t is such service as Mr.. Burleigh has
rendered that has caused such a terrific
increasing in the cost of our government.
Probably Mr.. Burleigh has never voted
against an appropriation during his con-
gressional career. Certainly he has never
lifted his voice for economy. Though
through Mr.. Burleigh's activity appropria-
lions have been secured for pensions, pos
tai facilities, river dredging and the like
those favors have been bought by lend
ing support to other schemes which prjn-
cipally were useful TO deplete the national
treasury to enrich some clique of politi-
clans
What is the significance of the Journals
activity to keep the retired congress
man" prominently before the public? l.
there any marked demand that MIR. Bur.
leigh should resume the leadership of the
Republican party in this State and ster
into the United States Senate as the sue
cessor of Senator Frye, should by hook OF
crook the legislature of 1913 be Republi.
can? Are the progressive Republicans OF
Maine content to follow the lead of sucf
a standpatter as is Mr.. Burleigh?