The Republican journal., 1886-11-18
Washington County Notes.


Washington is fast becoming a theatre for
important events. Within a few days most
startling occurrences have taken place. The
double murder November Sth Oh township on
the Machas river has profoundly stirred every
community around us. That such murder
was possible in Washington County could not
have been dreamed of. All readers of papers
will have learned the minute>t of the details
long before they would learn anything from
this, therefore it will not be advisable to
particularize here. Suffice ii to say the assassns
cannot escape.
Washington County has never had 50 much
reason to hope for a railroad As at present
Surveying parties are locating the track from
East Machias westward. Th- is The third sur
vey and is said to be the final one. We know
if the Boston and Maine and Maine Central
take hold of this road il will be built and that
speedily. Everything indicates a road to some
point east through the county from Mt Desert
Ferry W 18th the advent of a raiiroadthe prosper
ity OF W ashington County will be very much adj
Nanced in a favorable point Of view. 1t Ger
family must also bc for the interest of those
roads to have connection by rail with the
Provinces. The important points in Washing
ton County now coming into prominence as
summer resorts viii be occupied more and
more for that purpose as the wears 20 hV. The
great fire at PASSPORT will dampen for time
the ardor of their efforts for Il line of commun-
ication with the outside world in a business
point of view, but they Will recover from
this depression and ere long will be on their
feet again. The Tat has gone forth that the
Eastern part Of Maine i not much longer 10
sit in darkness, longing for the light to shine
through some OF the loOphOcs where there has
for long time been a feeble glimmering.
We cannot forboar abiding to the political
aspect Of our country at present. 1t can clear
lv tie seen in the last elections that the country
is thoroughly aroused to the dangers of Demo
cratic rule Tn amazing changes which have
taken place in the National House of Represent
tativeS; the icarly expressed opinion of the
people in regard to the protection of American
labor, added to all others the usual Justification
Of Democrat, promises in everything put for
ward by thr!i in 1884, led in that crusade Of
tal>ehoOd by Cleveland him>elf-these all point
10 a thorough change Of program in the cleo
tons OF lSNN. OF our own State. Republicans
have something of which to be proud The eX-
cectling nieagrenee> of the su-called prohibition
vote in the State showed conclusiVcly that Re
puilican> were not to be cai0lcd from their al
legiance to real prohibition by the talSehoodS
and hypocrisy of few Scif-con>tituted rant
ers for temperance. Washington County made
a noble record in standing up for the true tenn
perance cause. An ANALYSIS of the third party
vote shows that three-fifths of it. at least came
from di>atected Democrats. ana one more fifth
from Republicans di>atitctcd from other causes
than temperance, and one-tifth more from per-
sons fooli>hly supposin9 that to vote for Il third
party wa, the best way to forward the cause of
temperance, not hay ing eyes to see far enough
to discover the fact that voting against the Re
publican ticket was voting for free rum as
Democratic principle.
l noFice by the Journal that You have two
regular Temperance cranks in Waldo County.
That Greenback doctor, cannot think of his
name Just now, and GoWen. Let them 20 on
they will disgust ten where they will convince
one. No ranters will ever convince an intelli-
gent public that the best way TO promote good
cause Is by lying about all other good causes,
HARRIS.