Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-12-31
THURSDAY. DECEMBER 81, 1874.
The Beginning OF the End.

The Beginning OF the End.
As we 1eared. the partizan strife in r,
la'iou TO the Senator question, has GU
minated in bitter and fierce wartar
between individuals, journals and sec
lions of the sa,-e political p..>- Til
reputation Of men high in official MA,
and in public estimation have been a.
saised.-;heir public aels heretofore an
moved and commended tie State over
AS wise and patriotic, arenow criticize,
and maligncd-thei motives impugne,
and their friends PLACID under the sam
ban OF cen-ure respectable Journal
50 ar IOrgct therPclves in the heat a
,lH moment, as (. give the lie to thei
csemporarie., nd threats Of vcngeanc,
/e openly m@e in return. So far ba,
his insane chilict gone, that Republi
cans are used to desert their fellow,
who dd, from them on this ones,;o,
to sald aloof from al! councils of d..
h3cratn' ana 10 refuse TO Weld asseu,
10 the sil OF the majority. If the sen.
uhenut these misguided men aro .,
preVai then farewell to Republican ne
cenday IN Maine, and farewell to the
hope 'ever nobly stem.ning again in
Mainshe torrent of detection Which i.
most 'eIywhcre else has swept The Re-
puh'in party from power. The ene.>
mlcst good government arc not .'si
80 ma Ia be dreaded as theso-"'es'ihe
stIiG Their eflce upo. the party IL
bad ,d only bad l. g discouraging. |
Designating. av weakening. To OPP
pouats, Ill is theme thing they most de.
size lind alre;.'y they are beginning TO
affiatc with hese mal-contcnis. Should /
Il, e dangeous counsels prevail, and q /
,or,ian orthe Republican Representa-
tive, an. Senators refuse to 90 into eau
Gus. wscre will they find those with /
WHOM they can act: Evidently no.
where else than among our opponents I
Ia lis matter there will be no neutral +
ground. They must either Join hands /
with Republicans or Democrats. Are
the Republicans OF Maine, or even a por- /
ton OF them, prepared TO form this ALI
anee. II so, then has the beginning OF
the end surely come. twill be 10 new
thing, il is true. but the result has al
ways been disruption and ruin.
1t is not TO be expected that men are
TO Weld their honest convictions of righl
nor are they to dcsist from endeavoring
to persuade and convince their fellows
OF the propriety and wisdom of their
views. lie who stands for the Right,
and endeavors 10 uphold e, is to be hon
ored, but in SO doing, he should remem-
Der that others ATE rs honest as himself.
and that elimination, abuse and insult
are not arguments. Already has this
discussion gone too far, too much
bad blood has been stirred, and too
much vindictiyeness awakened 10 hope
for a peaceful aud satisfactory adjust
meut. i il not time now 10 stop aud
ask ourselves where this thing is 10 end.
II already Republicans cannot meet TO-
gether and consult, if they cannot yield
assent 10 the wishes of the majority, j.
II well further 10 widen the breach? Bur
we trust that such is not the case.-that
better spiri, will prevail-,hat az the
approaching Legislaf ure, Republican,,
will meet in conference, and by concilia-
tory action and mutual forbcarance, al
ways remembering the people behind
them, solve the question satisfactorily to
the great party OF The State. for whom .
they act. Until then, if orr voice could |
be needed, we would beg Of our breth-
rem OF the Press, TO heap no more fuel |
upon the bl1Ze now shedding lurid /
glare over the length and bread of |
the SAFE, p0rteuding disaster TO the |
best Interests OF the country Il has /
been our boast that our splendid tri- |
umph Of September was due in great
degree TO Names abe aud pure delega-
lion in Congress and the equally judi
cious aud wise State Executive. Ii
would be shame now 10 lose our proud
l-re-eminence, through the folly and
madness of rival facl ions.