Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-09-09
State Election. Monday, Sept Is.
FOR GOVERNOR,
Joshua J.. Chamberlain
For the Ellsworth American.
Oh, Hichbornites!l

Is the course which you Hichbornites
propose to pursue, the course 10
promote the good cause of temperance
not at all. The republican pariv is safe
enough on that issue. They are, and
ever have been, since the formation OF
the party, the party of probibition-,hc
party of temperance legislation. and for
the enac ment of all rational laws TOR
the promotion OF the temperance cause.
they. a. parry, they are safe and trust
worthy. Then whats the matter. that
all this rumpus is kicked up. and
third party is in the field asking for your
votes! The real prime cause is. to use
a common political phrase-.-thcre are
sore heads The safe Consiabu,arv
law was repealed. Mr.. Nye lost hi.
Office. HIS head Is sore. GOV. Cham
berl1in knowing some. hing of the in
congruities of financial agent" Hich-
born's administration OF the State treas :
ury. felt compelled by the force of his
Office 10 take some notice of the same
hence Hichbora's head j. 80 re-H.ch-
born wanted 10 90 10 Congress, but the
people were so unreasonable a. TO object.
hence his head is sorer--Hichbosn want
ed the republican nomination 70 Gov
but the party thought it had already
given him much no-e than he wa-
worthy Of receiving. hence his head j.
eery sore indeed 50 much for sore
headed Hichborn. Gov. Chamberlain
in the sworn performance Of his duty a.
executor OF the laws. saw fit 10 hang
Harris, after the safe Legislature had
emphaticslly given him 10 understand
that the death penalty Tor murder in the
first degree ronld not be abolished ::
hence there are some sore head. on that
account, and BY the way. the third party
movement in kennebec Coun.y i run
on that .dea altogether. no sir at ALL
about the temperance issue. every can
didate cf the party in the county being
opposed 10 capital punishment. Major
Deelings head is sore from the want of
ideds-he having run the one idea that
he has SO much, tina, il j. getting sore
Now this array OF sore head. with
numerous oiters, that might be added.
with their list OF grievances. j. the real
cause OF this Hichborn movement. 80.
that all that we have 10 say about the
leaders, is, that they are dishonest ard
are sailing under false colors. But there
are many honest persons following their
wicked lead, men who really have the
good cause OF temperance al heart. and
are acting honestly-as they suppose.
for the promo on of the same. To sach
we have just q few words 10 say In
the first place. there is one grand start
ing point in this matter OF temperance
legislation, about which there is no dis
pute; and that is this The democra.ic
party, a. party, are bitterly opposed
70 al prohibitory legislation Well,
now. my honest Hichborn man. bat
are vou proposing To do. in order TO
obtain extreme temperance legislation
simply this, to give the democrats the
to elect a democratic legislature, with
the possibility of q democratic Gov.
being elected BY the legislature: which
you must admit would make the pros
pect very fattering(O for securing tenn
perance euactments.
Your third party, every one knows.
draws ninety nine one hundreds of its
strength from the republican party,
and third party ticket, providing il
secure strength 10 any ex,ent at the
polls, would be almost certain TO defeat
the choice of senators in five or six
counties, and be the means of electing
democrats in four or five others. with
almost a certainty of . democratic
House OF Representatives. l. course
that can only lead TO such results a very
consistent one TO be pursued by those
who honestly wish to secure more radical
temperance legislation,
| know the different changes that
rung on the fact, as they say, that there
is no one to enforce the iaw-It is much
more safe to have lar. that you can
enforce, when public sentiment de-
mands it, than to have no law to enforce
under anv circumstances-Public SEN
timent will not sustain a State Con-
stabulary, in this State, at the present
time Such an act is believed by seven
eighths of the voters TO be not only I'M
constitutional, but altogether unneces-
sary. Asa little circumstance to show
something Of the feeling on that point,
l will instance you to a certain repab-
lican representative district in this
County where in 1866 the republican
nominee received almost 200 majority.
That wear the constabulary bill was
enacted and the next year a candidate
in favor Of keeping the enactment on
the Statute books, was nominated by
the republican party; and the conse-
ouence was, the election of democrat |
by SOME 80 majority, who as . mat
ter of course was anti-constabulary.-
Doh.n. rox al If this chanuA was ut. J