Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-07-20
Party Duty.


and sincere. that We are inclined To break
over our common rule OF action. that l. .
not to meddle with these elective officers
before the nominating convention decides
whom We are 10 vote for In the main this
j. safe rule of action. and Yet there are
times when IL j. the duty OF the press and
Of Leading citizens In the party. who are
supposed TO he under obligations 10 abide
BY the decision of such conventions to
take all proper care that both the party
and the public suffer no de,rimeni by hay-
ing men put In nomination whom ,hc party
will not support, aud who could no, b.
nominated but by the most strenuous per
sonal ex-rtions OF themselves No man
has the right by irregular. or unfair mean.
t" thrust himself upon party Ter an im-
portani office. We went AL through 4
contest OF this Kind for Clerk Of the Court.
some years since; and painful and uu-
pleasant ia all it, aspects. a, il was. w
nevertheless. fought ii out on that line
battling for the permanent success OF the
al wants. and making party success. where
party Is founded on correct principles the
paramount object TO be accomplished.
lndis iduAl preferences mus, yield selfish
consideration, must take back seats per
sonal ambition must give way to the pub
lie good. and party necessity. We cannot
70 back on our public record a. written
In the columns of the .isseriodA In YEAR
past. because no change ha> taken place
In our mind a. to what i. clearly the dniy
OF parties and party men. We Therefore
lay. that no man has the right 10 thrust
himself on the parry when he knows that
h, nomination will cause defeat. or
greatly lessen the vote OF hi. party. or will
di.affcci large cla>, Of the voters Of his
party.
These truths are 50 self evident that no
man. We venture 10 say. will gainsay them.
-.,s-.-.e' 10 s.@~---itv -haa ..--...
conventions should have regard TO the
fitness. no, only OF the candidate. put In
nomination. but also 10 the ferling enter
tanned towards these candidates by the
public. aud the parry. all through the
county Let u apply these rules 10 he
nomination of Sheriff: To Sheriff spur
ling. We. personally have no quarrel We
have had no difficulty with him in any WAY.
We opened our columns 10 him when fr,t
he was a candidate for Sheriff lie adopted
then. a he follows now. a new plan OF
conducting 4 campaign. but We gave him
hearing. We would now But from
our standpoint. It seems to a.. to-day. that
nothing could be worse for himself and
the party. than for him to be nominated
for the .heritfcy again. For he will be
defeated just A. sure a. the election
comes OF Ia September. Besides. another
thing To be deprecated In his nomination.
will be the character OF the contest be-
tween the nomination and the election
We dislike personalities: and especially
political contests carried on among mem-
bers Of the same party. where persona
character has TO be. or rather will be
eanyassed, freely and publicly. We have
been applied 10 already to open our
columns 10 what Is called. "A statement of
facts" and have refused. We d-precate
the necessity Of such a warfare aud there
fore. In season. becasse the occasion il
given Us. BY the communication which We
publish. and which ASKS for the Americaa
10 speak. say 10 the Repub leans. To- put in
nomination no man for Office because he
wants the Office. when the peace aud unity
Of the party i 10 be jeopardized We can
NJ, afford to DO IT, The party must not be
h@zAried to CRAFTY any man. desire for
of,ic-.
but say tins correspondent. tell u, how
o. avoid what happened TO Us last fall. the
election Of Democrat" Our sympa-
thie- lasi fall were for the defeated can
didaie Mr.. Emery. because We then
thought he wa opposed by some persons
because Of his fsfhfulness in executing
the laws of the land, and we believe that
all laws should be executed. and those
whose duty II /, TO see them obeyed. should
not suffer for their efficiency. but thi. case
Of sheriff is not Of that character. at all.
But TO answer the question so squarely
propounded, we answer put in nomination
men whose moral character. personal fit
ness, party ieality and standing in the
community Is such. that no one can right
fully complain. or make up a case against
them that the public will sustain.
As to the large petition. we know but
little about it /; we do know how easy il is
to get names to any kind Of a paper /; and
no doubt If an energetic man should draw
up paper TO have General Squirting. or
any other citizen appointed Minister to
Great Britain. any number of names could
be got to ii
GOULDsBORO, July 18th. ISL.
To the Editor Of the EitsscortA American.
AS the time comes around for our annual
election. people very naturally begin to
inquire something about the persons who
are candidates for public favor. So far
as County Offices are concerned. but little
has been said here, except as to Sheriff.
and one reason for my troubling you with
this letter IL. that some doubt exists as 10
the candidates for that Office.
1 was in Ellsworth few days since. and
was told by one man. that Mr.. Squirting
the present Sheriff. would have little or no
opposition. and that he had large petition
for his return. signed by most Of the best
men in your city.
But | was OIL the other hand. told by
not less than three Of your leading bust
ness men whom | have always supposed
to be good true Republicans, that great
and justi6able OppOsiti0n Was felt to Mr..
Squirting throughout the county, and that
any attempt 70 force him upon the party