Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-10
TO THE VOTERS OF WALDO
COUNTY.

ItlltlSIflen,-
On the first day of January, 1915,
Geo. E. Bryant Of this town will have
completed one term as County COM
missioner, and as far as we are en-
abled to ascertain, to the satisfaction
of his constituents.
Mr.. Bryant Is, moreover, a man OF
unquestionable ability. It Is I'M
necessary to pass farther than his re-
cent year of service to demonstrate
this fact.
Greater than all, however, is the
fact that in Mr.. Bryant the county of
Waldo has a man of integrity Of pur-
pose and high moral character, with
out these sterling characteristics no
individual can be long sustained by
his party for this office.
1t has long been the custom of the
Republican party of this county to
give its County Commissioners a sec
| ond term. We ask for Mr.. Bryant
that this precedent be sustained.
Our reasons for this are as follows:
1t has been intimated that Mr.. Bryant
| is not resident of Freedom, and that
he was not to be a candidate. We do
not wish to infer that this story was
started with any wrong intent. We
know that it does not represent the
facts, and that it is liable to mislead
! in case that it has not already done
So In justice to Mr.. Bryant and his
many friends, should such a story
have been started or circulated on
supposition, should not the true facts
have been ascertained before using it?
We think that after you have looked
into all the circumstances with care,
you will agree with us; that our vote
should be cast with the true merits of
the case in view, and for just the same
candidate that we would vote for had
no such story ever come to our at
tention.
The facts are as follows: Mr..
Bryant expected party support without
opposition, and his friends in this sec
ton expected the same for him. 1t is
understood that his official record is of
high order.
Freedom is his home by lawful
right because he votes and pays his
poll, personal and real estate tax here.
| He is not only a heavy taxpayer in
this town, but is prominent member
of it's social and educational tnstitu-
tons
1t is indeed true that as general
manager for the State of Maine, of
large agricultural implement concern,
his business keeps him away from the
town of Freedom a great deal, but this
fact in no way affects his home or re-
stricts him from conducting the duties
of the office.
From what we know Of the Office OF
County Commissioner, its duties are
largely financial, and for this reason.
it is one of great Importance to the
taxpayers of our county. At the
present time, besides Mr.. Bryant, there
are two Democrats on the Board, both
good men as far as we know, but they
are serving their first term. They,
or any one else acquainted with the
duties of this office, know just how
experience counts in reaching right
results on complicated questions. OF
which there are many. To our minds,
and to the minds of many others, il
there ever was time when We needed
an experienced Republican, we need
him now. Would it be right to accord
our Governor, sheriff. treasurer and
other officials a second nomination
and turn Mr.. Bryant down? We be-
lieve that they are deserving, and that
|
them We know the circumstances
and are asking nothing more for Mr..
Bryant than we would ask for his OPP
ponent or any other deserving Re-
publican under like conditions. We
ask this in the interest of the Repub-
lican party, in the interest of our
county, and more especially in the in
terest of justice.
If we wish for one-term policy,
would it not be right and just to all OF
our officials and friends to secure sucn
an understanding and begin on all al
the same time as their terms expire.
Should we begin by turning down one
deserving candidate and nominate all
the rest? We think not.
For these reasons and many others
which we might mention, we ask that
YOU support Mr. Bryant both by vote
and influence. We would not ask this
if we did not know him to be worthy
REPUBLICAN TOWN COMMITTEE
OF FREEDOM,
A. NJ. SMALL,
REUBEN SHELLEY,
PHILIP WILLIAMS,
J. B. BARTLETT,
PERCY M. TURNER,