Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-03-15

ASoAG 49,
In another column will be found the In
augural Address Of Mayor Young deliver
ed before the new City Council and large
number OF the citizens OF Ellsworth. Our
readers will fnl it quite an Improvement
over the address of last year. There are
in il this wear. no Stacking violations of
good taste, and 40 very coarse and nndig-
n.ded expressions. By those Who gave
hun their vote. IL was undoubtedly well
received. * stump speech il may be re-
gartled A. fair success and echoed The
views OF bis political friends.
Like other Democrats. Mayor Young
seems to think that ;. }. r. was fairly and
honestly elected President OF the United
States. and has been fonly aud shamefully
cheated ont at the office. The allusion TO
the Inauguration Of Pres. Hayes at the
same hour that the faithful were casting
their ballots for his Honor in Ellsworth.
was affecting in the extreme and brought
tears to the eyes Of many disappointed Of
fee eXpectants. Il Will not be denied that
many OF his supporters regarded the al.
dress a. a splendid and eloquent produc-
ton
II il were possible for Our Democratic
friends to look on both sides and criticise
fairly and sensiblY. We would like to ask
them if this address is not moe rcmarka.
bic for what it omitted than for what it
touched upon. For example. did hi Hon
or allude to the opinion which ever since
the organization OF the city has more or
,e>s frequently been expressed by men Of
both parties, that the time OF our annual
election was too late, and that The Interest,
OF the city required aa earlier day: Thi,
tirade against Republicans, orr Ecpre,cu-
tative. the Legislature and GOV. Cuuuur.
was dema-oZ cal aud we DO not th.8< the
Governor or Representative Grant VII feel
very badly at the drnoui Citations hearcd
on their head. particularly when more BAL
lots were thrown THIS yea- than ever before.
At the last election. II i, almost impossible
to find Democrat who dil not vote. Again
did not his Honor forget 81 say that Pres.
Hayes took hi> seat al The decision ci a
Tribunal chosen by the democratic party :
50 parrot-liNe Ia. the cry OF fraud become
10 our Democratic Mayor that even iu au
address on municipal affairs he must F,it-
crate over and over again the same old
word And did his Honor ia this couurc-
ZION remember io allGle to the names of
the hundred Of Illegal voters entered on the
voting lists Of the city a week ago: Again.
can not sensible Democrat, see bow care
+ fui he was 10 remember the duty Of the
sheriff OF the County 10 enforce the liquor
+ law, ana how conveniently he forgot his
own duty prescribed by the same statutes.
! and made imperative upon himself. Il
would seem that men not s'pae Una nj GIT
see that there ! another side tot these party
appeals. We have Ho desire 20 ueat Ais
address or il author unfairly. bat when
publicly be tries 10 shield himself and bis
party from blame. By attacking h.s oppo-
nent., II i. proper 10 carry the war into
Africa THIS partisan addrcs. WAS Tor the
most part uncalled for and out ofpiace and
reflected 10 credit upon the Mayor or ihe
city. \ few blinded or ignorant party
zea!ois or demagogucs may applaud the
low appeals aud uncaudid sentiments. but
We should be sorry to believe that even a
majority OF sober thinking Democrats
deems this address Jnd.clous or a wi,e
one.
What the citizens OF Ellsworth wanted
10 Know, aud what they had a right 20 cN-
pect from Mayor Who has hal Two Years
experience ia oilre, was. something III re-
iAiion to the inaier!a. interest, and prosper
NY OF the ci'y-s7me suggestion or rec
oihhehaat'oh WIN regard 10 'he a"-lmr"r-
po4lCA piOClaAtu ~ REGARD 70 me Qiu4llu-