Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-05-21
Thursday, May Fl, 1914.
New Hampshire's Veteran Statesman.

A remarkable man, who has led his
people and who has held their conf
dence, admiration and love for almost
a quarter century, as their represen-
tative in the United States Senate, has
been persuaded once more to become
p candidate for reelection. In anoth-
err column of the Kennebec Journal,
this issue, will be found something of
this mans record and ability by the
Journals special Washington cores
pendent, the dean of the newspaper
corps at the national capital We hope
our readers who perhaps have seen in
sne Maine newspaper sighting refer
ynces to Senator Jacob H. Gallinger of
New Hampshire, will read Ernest
Walkers story of the man who has
been longest in the United States Sen
ate. If you have formed any snap
judgment of this man from the slurs
of professional backstabbers. then it
is more or less your duty to read the
truth from a man who has known him
personally and intimately, and who
has been constantly in touch with his
service to the country for many years.
In the first place Senator Gallinger
is a man of great ability, Of calm
Judgment, of careful, conservative
mind, and of mastering loyalty to his
country, his people and his party. His
service in the United States Senate for
four full terms of six years each is
sufficient recommendation from the |
state of New Hampshire. All New
England has shared in the pride which |
Senator Gallinger's service has evok- |
ed. And New Hampshire and all New
England have been honored by the
man who has stood on the firing line
longer even than has Senator Lodge |
He has been shining target for
shafts Of envy. malice and greed, but
he has stood by his convictions and
triumphed again and again. Senator
Gallinger was one of the first to open
ly and actively oppose repeal of canal
tolls exemption. He will be one Of the
last to abandon his New England idea
of America for Americans first. He is
a stalwart protectionist and for many
years has stood actively. earnestly and
forcefully for rehabilitation of the
American Merchant Marine. With
Senator William P. Frye of Maine he
fought valiantly to bring about better
conditions where American shipping
had gone to the bad before the on
slaught Of subsidized foreign shipping.
He was chairman of the American
Merchant Marine commission named
in 1904 which compiled three large vol
umes of information after exhaustive
inquiry. 1t is from this knowledge
and experience that Senator CALM
ger now speaks authoritatively against
repeal of canal tolls exemption for
American coastwise shipping.
Senator Gallinger is going into the
New Hampshire fight with all the en-
thusiasm of a much younger man. He
declares that if his opponents think
they have walk-over they are mis-
taken. He is going in to win for his
party, and to sink or swim to triumph
courage that has made him a leader
of public opinion.
Senator Gallinger at II is going into
the direct election contest for United
States senator with courage and con-
fidence of reelection to a fifth term.
He will meet powerful and determined
opposition, but he will have the ad-
vantages OF experience in public SER
vice and wide knowledge of the mis-
takes and false doctrines of Democra-
ey. He has fund of material to take
before the people of New Hampshire,
and he has the added strength of
public confidence.
That this man is constantly assailed
by a single irresponsible writer in
Maine is a high recommendation for
him. We believe that Kennebec Jour-
nal readers will form a higher opin-
ion Of him because of that. If they
are just they will judge this able
statesman by his record rather than
by the unfounded and unformulated
charges thrown out in slurs by a mud
singer
We wish Senator Gallinger a splen-
did victory In his contest, and we trust
the good judgment and fairness Of
New Hampshire voters.