Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-11-16

GUS Industries. I have had an 0p-
portunity to study, at first hand,
the farming, manufacturing, pack
ing, canning, numbering and rail-
road interests of the State, and to
note the labor conditions at
tendant upon the same. l believe
that there is much that could be
accomplished at Washington
through the various national agen-
cies, for the development of the re-
sources of Maine and the good of
our industries and our people. l
desire an opportunity to work
toward this most desirable end.
| have always been a republican.
For a Quarter of century l have
campaigned throughout the State
in the interests of republican meas
ures and republican candidates, at
considerable financial loss to my
self. I have worked much for
others and am now, for the first
half. l nominated for Congress the
late Hon. Edwin c. Burleigh and
supported him in his contest l
then thought that when the turn of
Kennebec county should come
again, it might be possible for me to
become a candidate. In Somersets
turn I accompanied the late Hon.
Forrest Goodwin in his campaign
for Congress and aided him in
every possible way. In Hancock's
turn I did the same for the Hon.
John A. Peters. Now that it is
again possible for Kennebec to
present a candidate, l feel that it
is perhaps just and right that this
candidate should be, in truth, a
kennebec man, one born, reared,
and educated here, rather than a
man from another county, twice
represented in Congress since the
late Edwin c. Burleigh so ably
served this district from Kennebec
l have entered the contest at this
time because it is probable that
Maine will soon lose one of it's
representatives, and that the next
election will call for a Statewide
primary, an expense that only a
man of wealth and leisure can af-
ford. If another is now elected
from Kennebec, opportunity will
L
concerned
realize the important part that
the women of this district will play
in the coming election Always
favorable to the woman suffrage
movement, Ifhope to merit and re-
celve their support. l ask them to
examine into my private and no
Htical life and ascertain the posi-
tons l have taken on the great
moral questions that have presented
themselves in the past | believe
that the women Of this district are
absolutely free, from, and opposed
to, ring domination, and that their
hrst concern will ever be toNdeter-
mine which of two candidates is
best fitted to discharge the duties
or the office which he seeks.
There is general conviction
that under our present system Of
primary procedure, money and
leisure play too prominent a mart in
the selection of candidates. / feel
however, that the time has not vet
come in the State of Maine when
only the man Of wealth may hope to
attain to positions of honor and
trust in the public service. If this
IS to be government Of the people.
then the door of opportunity shbuld
pc open to the man of moderate
means as well as to the man OF
wealth, otherwise the great mass of
the people may have no real
representative in Congress. I have
an honest desire to serve this dis
trict in Congress, to serve all
classes fairly, but most of all tn
serve, to the best of my ability. the
great mass of ordinary citizens.
among whom ! was born and with
whom | have worked and lived nv
life,-people to whom the future is
not assured, to whom excessive
taxation isNa reafburden, to whom
the acquisition of home and the
rearing and educating of the chill
dren is matter of anxiety and
personal sacrifice.
l am receiving strong assurances
OF support from every part of the
district. This support is voluntary.
dlslnterested and wholehearted. n
comes from men and women who
are more interested in the public
service than they are in preordina-
ton in politics. 1t is such support
as gives me strong hopes bf .ulti-
mate success
Sincerely, g.y',s,.
JOHN e. " I.
Augusta. Me- Nov ~