Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-02
Do Not Represent What Union
Expects Of Maine.
Confidence Everywhere Thai
BurIeigh Goes 10 Senate.
Friends Already Planning to Give
MIN a Warm Welcome.

Washington, d. c., March 31.-tSpe-
ciaD.-As the members of the United
States Senate and the National House
of Representatives as well as the
throngs of Washngtonians and visi-
tors to the National Capitol, note the
activities 90 of the four Democrats
from Maine, they are led to wonder
how long the good old Pine Tree
State will suffer itself to be represent
ed in government affairs by these men.
1t is matter of everyday comment
that Maine is not now represented in
all the lines of progress and moral
advancement, With which she has been
credited by the other states of the
Union, by this quartet which has
come to Washington as the result OF
n political upheayal. 1t is just as
much a matter of daily, one might
say momentary, comment on the part
of the people of Washington and the
visitors to the Capitol, that the ma
tional public service of these men
will be short Lived.
So far as the seat in the United
States Senate about to be filled for
the short term by the Maine Legisla-
ture in special session, is concerned,
no one here, in public or private life,
expects Democracy to hold it longer
than the remainder of Senator Frye S
term. II is conceded by all that for
mer Congressman Burleigh is 10 be
welcomed back to the national law
making body, and that he will this
time sit in the higher branch. From
every line of information that comes
TO the national Capitol and from
those who are returning from every
section of New England it is under
stood that the contest in Maine is all
one way. In both houses of Congress
and everywhere in the Capitol city
the friends of Governor Burleigh are
all ready planning to give him a warm
welcome when he returns to Wash
ington
And be it known that the quiet gen
tleman from Maine, who never for
gets to be a gentleman, and who
looks friend or foe squarely in the
eye, has made in the fourteen years
which he served Maine at Washing
ton, many warm friends and loyal
supporters. Probably no man who
has served his people in the capacity
of representative to Congress has bet
ter understood all departments of gov
eminent machinery than Governor
Burleigh. He was a tireless worker
and every smallest claim of his con-
stituency was promptly and vigor-
ously taken up before the proper de-
partment. Congressman Burleigb neT-
or was too busy WITH social or pri-
Vate affairs to be instantly interested
in the case of any person or concern
in the State of Maine.
Our four Maine Democrats are get
ting into their seats every afternoon
when the respective branches of Con,
gress assemblies and trying to be on
hand whenever there is vote. That
is about all they seem able to do
these days, for the leaders in the SEN
ate and House are doing most of the
work and. of course, the Maine folks
have not graduated into the leader
ship of affairs outside of their own
state.
Nobody expects the two Maine Re-
publicans to be able To do much
nowadays. for they are in the House
where their party is in the minority
and minority members are not allow
ed to do much of anything except tc
holler their protests against some OF
the Democratic outrages that are put
over every day or two The Maine
Democrats, of course, are doing the
best they can, but all are green mer
and Washington in these troublous
times, is hardly the place for greer
men to take hold and run affairs. AS
matter of fact there are so many
green men in the Democratic list (and
also SO many incompetent mem thai
the older and ADLER ones have simply
had to grasp the tiller The Maine
Democrats, however, have not assert
ed themselves particularly, and pos,
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