Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-08-14
What Shall Now Hinder ?.

What shall hinder he Republicans of this
town and County from giving their usual
majority. We have differed heretofore
somewhat upon the question of candidate
for Congress, portion of our people in
ssting upon the "rule of turns" and upon
County lines being observed in making
| l-ction of a Congressman. Right or
wrong, we do not care to indicate which
now. we have always opposed such con-
sideraions entering into the question Al
all, therefore approaching the ability and
value to the district of the services of Mr..
Fill {, we have always been Impressed that
duty to the County and the parry, alike de-
mLnded his return to Congress, SO we have
always been Pike man.. We have been
| so when it was unpopular to be so in Ell
swortli and when nothing WAS to be gained
by being so except the iil-will of those who
thought ditfere lily. AS the conductor OF
the oily Republican paper in the County,
We have at times and at Ench cost OF our
peace, aud the sacrifice OF the good opinion
OF those whose good viii We should es-
teen. been obliged to differ from the cur
rent of public opinion. and follow our own
! Judgment as to what was good party poll
cy, rather than bend to the storm Of the
personally interested ones around us. We
do not pretend to say that,we have always
been right, nor that we have MT been NJ
times, too severe. but right o: wrong
what is past cannot be remedied. But what
we wish to say To-day is, that while We
still hokl to old views. aud that tIere
never was so cheap Il party policy inaugu
atel, since there have been parties, as an
memorable LAW of turns" hor one so well
calculated 10 divide and distract as the OBJ
servance" Of county lines, still I'VE believe
in change and to some extent i'll rotation.
The cry has been for years that Hancock
County has had no Representation to Con-
grcss, and this cry has been dwclt upon,
until we have thought that Il Hancock
man would be ashamed TO take u nonna-
ton for fear thst he was selected be ,ause
he lived in a parlielar locality. rather than
Tor fitness. But this feeling OF coluty
lines has been gradually dying out. and to-
day it is not halt So strong Us it was four
/ years since The Convection hei here last
week put In nomination Eugene Hale Esq.
of Ellsworth, Hancock County, Tor Con-
grcss, not because he is Hancock man,
bur because Mr.. Pike Withdrew as a can
di1atc, and because Mr.. Hale IS fitted for
| the position. We shall support him with
all the ze:l and industry we possess. yield
in- TO no man in eaincstness to secure his
election not because le.was our choice nor
because he is q !" Hancock man" but be-
cause he is the Republican nominee. and
because he has ability and will make
good representative of the otA District,
and hot ofIIancock county alone.
Such ire our views AID feelings.
With what alacrity should all those enter
The good work of rolliar up a large ma
jority in this county for Mr. Hale. who
have all thew,ile been holdiag to the
/ .rule of turns, ''sand have been d IN lnding
! "A Hancock man. now that their views and
wishes have teen yielded to: Let us then
all 90 to work TO roll up large majority
for the Republican candidate, vieing with
each other in all efforts 70 promote the
cause. Let US do it, Let rs give Mr.. Hale
as large vote as We gave NJ. Pike in q
and IS.