Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-07-25
Cracking the Whip.

Our usually amiable contemporary. the
Rockland Free Press, is waxing wroth aud
cracking the whip. 1t has fnrgo't"n ih.t
manners are at discount. If our cotem-
porary will please run over the history OF
The country for the past ten years ii will
learn that the world. that is, the American
world, has made many and great advances
within that time All men. of whaieyer coli
or or distinction. are now free before the la,r.
This word free has not now. a provincial
or local significance only. but il extends
ali over the broad land, and even down in
the fifth district. ltpermits Us TO vote for
whomever We please, as well a extends the
right 10 Bro. Sprague. 1t also permits
uS to hoist the names OF Grant and Wilson.
10 Keep them there and to vote Tor them too.
without asking the permission of any one
his right We prize highly. and the I,r.Ss
whip has not sufficient terror, 10 de-
Ter us from exercising the right. We
also remind our brother that We never
''skHlk:" and it will also find before we are
well over with this election. that il will
gain no honors 10 itself. or votes for lis
candidate, by inviting a personal contest
With it, contemporaries,
Last Winter or Spring. the Free Pres
laid
Mr. Hale's majority at the lat election wa.
only 1910 votes. The figures show no margin
which viii permit damaging contest inside
the party nomination viii be of no yalu,.
" hicb i not generally satisfactory. and il be-
hooYe> the republicans Of the District who
wish 10 be successful 10 consider the matter
carefully without regard to the wishes of any
particular individual. 80 far a. this locality l.
concerned, there are no insuperable diffjteiliies
in the Way OF harmony in our ranks and il
would afford u great pleasure 10 contribute. 10
q grand II publican victory. sweeping not only
the Congress sional District. but rteieeminy otIr
county from the eXtravAgant and ruinou> man
agement 10 which II i now subjected in the
elections Of next fail. But to do tfi, we must
b, fortunate in selecting all our candidate.
We cannot afford 10 carry dead weight.
There are always important que tion- liable IA
arise affecting section like ours making il
desirable that we have an able and influential
Representative IN Congress. There will be
such questions IN the future more than in ~,
past. CORES bonding 10 the commercial growth
upon which We are evidently starting ont
Therefore The nomination j. not matter To be-
allowed 10 drIft carvlessly or TO be maDipulate,l
10y ofncenoiuer> or other persons having only
selfish motives. The people At large should
look over the field and select the man whom
they Will have 10 serve them. LIT Us hone.
too, that they will find one who viii consider
the public interest superior 10 hi individual
interest if possible.
Let us close to-day by relating an anee-
dote of DIR. franklin At one time in the
Pennsylvania Legislature the matter Of
property qualification of voters came up.
and it was decided that freeman must
own $50 worth OF property TO be enti-
tied 10 vote. Let us examine this. said
the sturdy Franklin A man owns no
visible property and he can't vote. he
goes and purchases Jackass for $50 and
then votes, now, said be, who votes. the
man or the Jackassg" Let the Free Press
make the application. and tell the public
and the party whether it was the $50. 900
from the Treasury. or the Republicans OF
their own free will. that carried Rockland
and changed their minds. Fair PLAY"
may not be what ii wants. Nous Verrons."