The Republican journal., 1882-08-24
HON. GEO. Il. LORlNG
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Belfast Thursday evening, Aug. 81
The County Tickets.

The campaign is fairly opened. The
nominations have been made, platforms
adopted, and from the rostrum and
through the columns of the press. voters
have been enlightened as to the pending
issues. There is no reason why every
voter should not east his ballot under
standingly. and for those whom he be-
lleves will best represent him and best
serve the State. We have no tissue bal
lots here to detrdud tue honest voter, and
the infamous count out Of GarcelUn and
his Council can never be repeated in
Maine. a free ballot and fair count is
assured to every legally qualified Voter.
In this county We have three tickets in
the field. The Republican candidates,
whose names appear at the head of this
column, are well known and worthy citi-
zens, whose qualifications for tie respect
i've positions for which they have been
nominated none can dispute They stand
squarely upon the Republican platforms,
State and National, and will maintain
the principles embodied in those plat
forms. And there is this to he said about
the Republican party, Nou know Just
where to find it. 1t has the courage of
its convictions Ii is willing its profess
sions should be tested 10y its practiccS 1t
submits its record for the past twenty five
years to the people, and asks them to
consider it, and TO contrast it With the
devious ways and dishonest practices Of
the Democratic party during that period
The careful reader Of Senator Fryc's
speech, reported in last weeks journal,
will find in his remarks much that is in
structive with regard to these contrasting
records
Then we have The Piaistcd, or Fusion,
OF Union county ticket. 1t really has no
party name, and it submits no platform
for the approval or condemnation of the
voter. 1t is made up OF former Republi
cans, Democrats and Greenbackers, men
of whom personally nothing derogatory
can be said, but who seem to have aban-
doned their convictions and to be ANNA
ted solely 10y a desire for office. Their
present political creed may be fairly
summarized as ''Anything to beat the
Republican party" This is certainly a
very tlimsy platform. This is poor APP
peal to make to the intelligent voter who
knows the glorious record of the Repub-
lican party, and its stcadfast adherence
to principle under any and all circum-
stances. On election day we shall find
this ticket headed by candidates for Gov
ernor and Congress, who stand on two
platforms, diametrically opposed on i'm
portant financial questions. What is the
voter to expect when he supports this
Fusion ticket9 Will the candidates, if
elected, carry out the principles of the
Greenback or Democratic platforms Will
the national bank president and hard
| money Democrat prevail, or the soft mo-
ney men? Certainly, no one need be de-
ceived by this two-faced, no-princpled
combination to catch votes and secure
| office.
For the third ticket one may have re-
spect at least. 1t represents principle,
and honest though misguided sentiments
The Straight Greenbackers, who have
had more than surfeit of Fusion, and
who do not yet feel that they can return
to their former political allegiances pro
pose this year to stand up and be count
ed, or, as Scion Chase says, to throw
away their votes.