Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-02
Editorial Comment
Our Candida ate.

I
sitions demard from an intelligent
electorate the brazing of new allie
! gianees. The independent Reporter
this week, announces its support in
the present campaign of Hon. Edwin
! c. Bulleigh, of Augusta, fer United
| States senator. In this support il
! turns from Hon. +. A. Powers. oi
! Houlton, whose candidacy a year ago
/ it warmly ana consistently champion
ed to this new aspirant for political
| prefetment. 1t has no word to SAY
against Mr. Powers; it merely express
SEES the opinion frankly that the
Aroostook gentleman is failing It
make n strong appeal for support and
| is therefore receiving little support
from the rank and Ale OF Maine
voters. His apparent inability to at
tract strong allegiance is certainly
not to be regarded as amy reelection
upon his ability or character. but il
is one of the greatest possible hind
RANGES 20 political success.
1t may be worth noting editorially
that the Independent Reporter in sup
porting Mr.. Burleigh does mon need to
tu,n from the present Senator, Hon.
O. Gardner, for the reason that 1t
never championed his candidacy for
any public office whatsoever; further
more, it never fer a moment believed
that the people of this STATE ever
wanted him in Washington for any
conceivable reason. How Obadiah
Gardner got TO be United States Sen
ator will be the eighth in the series
of the Wonders of the World. Conf
dentially speaking. Mr.. Gardner came
into office ON a fuke performance sup
ported by a whole circus of curious
condolences. and. according to the
astute gentleman who dictates things
demoeratic-the Honorable W. r. p
the RockIand man is more than likely
to go out of Office at the coming ses-
sion of the Maine Legislature ON very
much the same kind of a huke. But
of all this. much more anon.
The mdependent-Repor can per-
form no greater service for the people
OF this good county Of Somerset or,
for that matter, of the whole State,
than To DO all within its power TO get
Edwin G. Burleigh into the United
States senate. His long and highly
honorable record as a Congressman
from the old Third District surely en-
titles him to the respect and CONT
dence of our citizens genel ally, white
his wholehearted interest in all mat
concerns the welfare of Maine richiE
merits a jealous eiiampionins ofFhis
candidacy. The people Of Maine know
Mr.. Burleigh, and Mr.. Burleigh. IN
turn. knows the good people OF Maine:
that is why we feel confident OF see
ing him again honored by the voters.
In commenting upon the candidacy
of Mr. Burleigh it is Interesting ana
highly suggestive to note the prompt
endorsement which has been given
him by the press of Maine Daily and
weekly newspapers alike have united
i'm prophesving his election. Without
exception. these newspapers have edi-
torially praised him as a man of sterl-
ing integrity and splendid ability,
and they speak of him Furthermore as
a mighty good fighter His candidacy
has done more to put life into the he
publican party members than any
other or any half dozen other pohti-
cal happenings in the last two years.
The day of redemption seems already
nigh at hand. j.
His biographical sketch will doubt
less find n place in the news columns
of this paper: it will be instructive
reading to the younger generation Oh
voters and for that reason should he
reprinted and read by them; but 10
the older generation such sketch Is
altogether unnecessary; the facts con-
tanned in it are as we'll known To the
average Maine voter as the detaioSue
to the average church goer. Editorial
" we are not concerned with any
matter; we wish to do
little more than give q straightforward
announcement that we are with Mr..
Burleigh in this fight to the very iiiiish'