Daily Kennebec journal., 1880-11-02
TO THE POLLS!


The only duty remaining for the
supporters of Garfield and Arthur To per
form, is to see that every republican Is at
thepolls to-day and deposits his vote in
the ballot-box before the hour of closing
the polls, and that the ballots deposited
are fairly counted, recorded and returned
to the Secretary OF State.
This is an important duty, requiring the
attention of all who are interested i'll and
candidate. These closing hours decide the
great contest that has been waged for
months between the opposing parties. In
the short space between sunrise and
sunset to-day the last struggle is to be
made. The republican party stands or
falls by the result. If any man is indiiler
cnt or careless ut such IA time he is not
worthy to be an American citizen.
A defeat of the republican party to-
day which would be simply Il transferral
of the offices and patronage of the nation
al government from that party 10 u patri
otic, honorable party, guided by principles
that would continue peace and prosperity
in the land. promote Justice and equal
rights among the people, and re-
spect and maintain the results
of the war which closed with
the capitulaton at Appomattox. would be
borne by all republicans with cquanimity
but defeat which means that the traitors
and rebels of the South the asSassins.
ballot-box suffers and buIldozers of the
ku-Klux Klans: the Northern vampires
in league with the British free trade clubs
to destroy the thriving industries of this
country and reduce our laborcrs. mechan-
les and farmers to the miserable condition
Of the pauper laborers of Europe; the
Philips and Barnums who resort to for
gerry; are to govern this country for the
next four years. would be one that every
patriot and good citizen would regard
with great solicitude and almost dismav.
To prevent such dire result AS this we
invoke the aid of all voters to-day. We
ask them not only to vote but to work. |
We beg Of them to use every power of
which they are capable to increase the re-
publican vote. We ask them to be early
on the ground, to guard the ballot-box, to
see that fraudulent tickets are not en-
ployed by the opposition, to be earnest
and active in all directions. and to give |
the day to the election. Bring out the |
sick and the lame, the halt and the blind. |
30 that when the sun sets tonight it may
be said that every republican has done his |
duty, every one has deposited his vote in |
the ballot-box.
Fellow countrymen. if the men who |
try, whose graves dot all these Northern
States, could be here with us to-day to |
take part in this peaceful but momentous
struggle at the polls. do you doubt for
whom they would cast their ballots? In |
all that host of heroes not one would give !
. vote for Hancock and the Solid South /
every one would carry the ballot that
stands for the starry flag of our country.
and for those great principles which it
symbolized when it led in triumph the
armies that swept through the South and
brought that rebelliouS section of the
country to respect and Weld obedience to
the power Of this government
Vote then to-day as they would vote if
they were present with us and YOU will
vote right. Vote for the Garfield and
Arthur electors.
May the Old Flag go through the fight
as gloriously as it went through the fight
with Southern traitors.
It is the old fight. God speed the Right