Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-03-04
-g-asoAy. GAa.g /. 1850.


We ust tnr enemy on Monday and
Wilde w.. are me-, hi.'n. he j, not alto
e.;her our'u. A. will bc seen 10y tab
ulatcd statement. elsewhere. the Demo
craft, -ucrceded in clccting their mayor
by twenty majority while the Republi-
caas carried three Of the five wards.
This. virtually. keeps the control of the
city affairs in the hand, of the Republic
cans and gilcs a victory 10 the Demo
crat> that viii Ice essentially barren. In
looking about tor the causes that pro-
duccd this partial success tor the oppose
ton. We lind the one most prominent T."
be- the same that obtains 70 some extent
in all localities. but remarkably 80 in
Ellsworth Viz: purely local questions.
In our local elections there are too MANY
who regard their own idea Of how
affairs should he administered - the
only one that l. proper and right. and
when existing officials do this. and MOI,
that. when thi> mau j. selected for a
subordinate position and np, ila; msn.
when the patronage of the city seems To
favor this our NOR, ihsu thai one. too
,nany. we say. are inclined to allow Il
sense of personal injustice Ia influence
their action on election dav. losing sight
81 the grand principles OF their party
and the beneficial effect, o.; victory to
other localities. aud either STAY away
from the polle altogether or give feeble
support io the ticket when il should have
been the strongest of which they WERE
capable. Al thi> l. radically wrong.
The Caucus affords the opportunity for
righting any wrong HAT is really impor
iant. hv selcctiuE such candidate, a.
viii carry out the win of the MAJORITY
OF ihe party and bv this majority ia,
members OF the party should hc GOV
crned until such time a. the ;-hc> Of
the minority -hali prevail. /, J. often
remarked by Republicans that party
prejudice should not enter into local AZ
fairs, but local atIair- are only national
affairs ou smaller scale Only when
the Democrat l. hopelc-,y in the minor
i;y doe one hear him cAuoriug tur the
breaking down q party line IN local
a'isir-. We -Peaa Of these thing, now.
uo; in a spirit of fault finding. nor 10
npbraii any one. but that thu question
may be carefully considered and. il it
NAV be. the conclusion arrived at III the
mind, OF III Republicans. that the duiy
TO party j. 80 strong that ia no election
should merely personal feeling. or pre-
jndices caH~e rs to remit any effort iha;
viii add assurance to party success.
Mr.. Holmes. the Mayor elect. i,
probably the strongest candidate that
could have been brought forward by the
opposition. For some time he ha- bcca
largely identified with our lumber inter
e-ts. and being always genial and gen
ilemanly hc has made many personal
friends who rallied to hi- support and
made hi, success possible ~ far a.
we know hi, mos, glsriug fault i, hi>
political proclivities. hu, with a MAORI
~ Of Republican members in the Board
al Aldermen Wa >ee up danger that l.
likely Ia result from tha, source.
Nor should Republican,, feel ANY de-
preston over the results OF MONDAYS
election. Il should be remembered that
with tie Democratic and what i. leii OF
the Greenback forces both united on The
strongest candidate they could have put
forward, their majority was only twenty.
Hereafter We have 10 fight only one par
~ and party lines in the future. viil be
much more clearly defined than for some
time in the past. \ goodly number
who have been in the G reenback organ
ization and even voted with the Democrats
on Monday. will come ont and identify
themselves with the Republicans when ii
is made clearly apparent to them. az ii
will be in the next campaign. that Fusion
means nothing but Democracy pure and
simple. Under this condition OF affair.
the Republicans of Ellsworth can conf
IDENTITY look forward to sweeping vicio-
~ in the important campaign that will
soon he upon us.