Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-09-13
RaI,v at the Polls.

day. The time for discussion is past. The
only work now remaining to be done Is to
bring out the full vote of the State and
have it fairly counted and returned.
1t must be understood that this is the
browning act OF the campaign. 1t will be
in vain that the rostrum and press and
the various committees have striven to en-
tighten and awaken the people if the polls
are neglected today. The good seed has
been sown broadcast over the State. the
harvest will be gathered into the ballot
boxes of cities, towns and plantations to-
day.
The can vass. carefully made and footed
up, shows that we have large republican
majority in the State, over all kinds and
degrees of opposition. But unless there
is activity, energy, promptness and vigil
lance exercised by republicans in every
town, city and plantation, we may fail OF
polling our full majority. Many men are
careless, needless, hesiating, on election
day, probably thinking that the election will
90 right without their ballots, and
need to be reminded that even one vote
has turned the scale in many important
elections. and safety alone lies in every
republican doing his duty and depositing
his vote in the ballot-box.
There are others who will need assist
ance to reach the voting place, the lame.
the poor in health. the blind and feeble
the cases of all such should be thought
fully attended to. in order that all may
have the privilege OF voting who desire to
do 80 and that the candidates and party
may have the benefit of their assistance.
MANY Titles make a muckle," is as
true saying in regard to voting as to
business A few votes left at home IN
every city. town and plantation in the
State, would make in the aggregate a
stay-at.home vote of several thousands,
enough to reduce the republican majority
as expressed by the returns very mater.
tally and perhaps dsastrously.
Therefore see that every person who
will vote the republican ticket places his
vote in the ballot-box to-day. Towns
with large republican majorities should
see to this as rigidly and scrupuIously as
those in which parties are closely bal.
anced. Every vote is required in order
to get true and satisfactory result.
Be at the polls early.
Watch the ballot box.
See that no illegal votes are cast.
Look out for double voting.
Beware of fraudulent tickets.
Examine your vote carefully.
Paw no attention to split tickets.
Good order should prevail at the polling
places.
Do wnat you can to have = full. fair and
free ballot and an honest count ant
returns.
Have efficient rallying committees
This is very important.
II republicans do their full duty to-day
they will achieve a glorious victory. The
omens are all in our favor. We are unit
ed the opposition is divided. Harmony
reigns in our ranks, discord in theirs
More important than all we have more
voters than all the factions that make W
the opposition combined.
OF the Importance of the election there
can be no doubt. Besides making choice
of Governor, members of the State Sen
ate and House, and county officers, We
are to choose four members of the ma
tional House of Representatives, and tn,
Legislature chosen will elect next winte
a member of the United States Senate.
more than this were necessary to arouse
republicans to the importance OF the cleo
ton, we refer them to the issues which
have been fully presented in the cam
paign and to the fact that every State il
interested in the result of the Maine cleo
ton, and will look eagerly for the intelli
gence that the telegraph will bring then
tonight.
Now. friends, let US have rousing vot'
for BoDwELL and victory that will glad
den the hearts of republicans from Main,
to California, from the Lakes to the Gulf
No citizen of Maine should fail t.
see that the Morrison tariff bill sup
ported at the present session of Con
gress by the mass of the Democratic
Representatives, struck deadly blow.
at every material interest of Maine
1t gave to the farmers and lumbermer
of Canada the free market of the United
States for all their products thus
placing the alien, who pays no tax t.