Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-07-10
A Good Outlook Ahead.

The brightest prospect ahead. so far as
politics go, is in the Republican party set
ting its face resoluiely to the future and to
fnt1re duties and tasks. The awful peril
OF the past, the DAYS of warning and OF
mourning, will never be swept out of men.
minds, as they never should be; but fortu.
nately, the human race is not made fol
prolonged, relentless hate, and triumph
over fallen foe in no long time calls forth
emotions of pity. In noble breasts this i,
always followed by a desire to relieve the
distress of the conquered. and to lift VI
the overcome. With the Republican part
these sentiments will ever find Judgment
and forgiveness and amnesty for past err
rors may be sure TO follow any earnes
movement on the part of the South, show
ing repentance for the past. and a ration
eiort 10 make the best OF the present stu
alton. This being so, the party is left tc
direct its best efforts towards the handlin.
Of grave questions that affect people no
CONFUSED by war and revolution, bu
Aeenly alive TO, and interested in matter.
touching their material everyday pros
perity.
Three State Conventions of the Republi-
can party have already been holden this
year, in Maine. Ohio and Iowa, and the
marked feature in each IS that the party
addressed itself soberly to the work SCI
before it, The public business must bt
economically administered; the public
funds must be kept from thieves and spec.
ulators, JOSS and schemes in Legislative,
halls must be met and throttled; no more
Credit Mobilier. no more salary grabs
The one has been opened to the public gaz'
by pltiless investigation which blasted
the reputation of some prominent men.
AID hurried others 10 their grsyes-the
other must he repealed as the conventions
Of Republicans in the three States that we
have named sternly demand. Here Is
work enough 10 do, and the firm expires
sion OF the will 10 do this work has already
had IL effect upon the Republican organi-
eaton. Men who had inclined to disaffec.
hon during the last winter have renewed
Their party fealiy. and are again bright
and hopeful. Thousands OF good Rcpub-
leans are still more essentially good citi-
zens, and would leave their party whenev-
er they believed it had ceased to be an in.
strument Of good. They are knit again to
II when It starts out In an earnest honest
mission
And the effect is equally plain upon the
opposition. The position of the Maine
democracy and Liberals tells the story
Ihey have nothing 10 rally upon. Since
Inc Bangor Convention, winged hope has
He'd from the poor broken-hearted Their
many times candidate for Governor will
not again stand up to be fired at and rid.
died. Their State Committee cannot even
agree TO call muster of the faithful, and
the management has been put into COM
mission, and We hear that three gentlemen
have been elected to sit with the corpse.
and If any sign of breath or life is shown
- report TO the mourners Now and then
some Liberal" deserter turns I'D in the
fAANS 'AS4S " - oiISs the Deiu-
oeraac camp, and inquiries, What of the
nieht!N We have heard of no response of
late that would tend to cheer the darkness.
and our Liberal friend must conten,
himself with seeing the party which he
sought 10 betray, and which he LEFT as a
baiiied conspirator, turn itself to new and
beneilcent labors in which he has no part
or parcel.