Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1888-11-01
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS
What Shall the Harvest Be ?
For NICE.PREslDENT

When our publication day of next week
comes round the Presidential election Of
l~oe will be an event Of the past the bat
tie viii have been fought and decided and
the record will have been made up 80 far
As the depo>itin-, Of ballots can make up
record What that record shall be there
can hc but little doubt. the sign. Of the
times point to the triumphant election Of
Harrison and Morton A. President and
Vice President Of the United States
Ia the coming election the people OF
Maine have duty 10 perform. There j.
no danger that Maine viii not give a large
Republican majority, the danger i that in
the enjoyment Of The great victory gained
in this State in September. the Rcpubl-
can, may think that They have won glory
enough and 80 may lie back and allow their
majority TO fall below that given for Mr..
Burlejgh in the -uhcrnatorial election.
For the SAKE Of the good name Maine
has gained by the noble work the State has
done in the past for the political, moral
and industrial progress Of the whole coun-
try there must be no falling of in the
splendid majority which the Republicans
rolled up in our recent State election
To this end all honest ami legitimate means
should be used to yet ont a FIJI. Republic
can vote. Many good Republicans who
are now absent from home. should he as
sisted to return To cast their votes for
Harrison and Protection.
For months we have discussed the pa-
ntical issues Of the day A. best We could.
We have avoided personal abuse and have
tried to point ont to our readers fairly and
Republican party j. cont,nd'ug in this
campaign. The time for talk has nearly
gone by and the time for final action is
now at hand Great responsibility rests
upon u Individually AMI collectively a. TO
what that action shall he on Tuesday II
next week the great work of the party
VII bt not for self or power. or place or
pelf. but for God and home ana native
land
The questions connected with this cam
pai-n have nearly all been presented, time
ami tim, again. for the consideration of
TILL people. The people have thought Of
them weighed them and investigated
them and We need 70 discuss them no
more. one new fact, however ha> just
come tn light and that fact l. worthy Of
the most careful consideration Of every
voter in thu country Briefly stated that
fact : ibis The British minister To this
country tie representative Of the British
Government. acting in the interest Of the
BRUSH Government. having an eye singly
10 the advancement Of free trade Eng
land has, in a letter to an American citi-
zen Iudor>cd the administration Of Grover
Cleveland and advised that citizen. who
was formerly British subject to give Mr..
Cleveland his active support We publish
that letter in another column and earnest
ly ask every reader Of the AMERICAN to
give it i careful peru~aI. We DO not be
leve the American people are prepared to
vote ior any man for President Of the
United states at the dictat.on Of an oHca!
representative Of free trade England and
in the interest OF the British side Of the
Fishery question.
Harrison and Morton are the friends Of
American Interests. Cleveland and Thur
man are the friends of English interests.
Which win YOU support: IN the language
Of the practical Dutchman. you pays
your money. sheutlcmens. and YOU takes
your choice"