Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1889-01-24
TWEEDLEDUM AND TWEEDLE-
DEE.


A correspondent OF the San Fran
cisco Cal says -
The other night, on the platform Of
our largest hall, a lovely girl, in the
name of the ladies, presented flag to
political club. If it is proper to make
young girls the mouthpicce of another.
why is it not equally proper for their
mothers, with experience and ideas. to
express upon the same platform the
convictions of mature life: Yet many
who approved that, would not approve
had her mother given sensible talk to
the sous OF the town. the young men Of
the club, concerning their political
duty.
We hear that voting will take the
bloom from the peach, and that the
polls are centres of corruption yet when
we have a school election Young iadics
are often chosen a Judges and 1T all day
near this corruption-centrc 70 take and
count the votes of men. those dreadful
men, who. ike Topsy, boast Of being
$50 wicked" and on the ground Of ger
~ N tailtSS li~iNt WI iltIi-iit- VIM
affairs Ii one minute. the time rcqutr-
ed to drop ballot, evaporates the
''dew OF innocence what will twelve
hours. from suu-up 10 sun down. d.:
Yet their teachers testify that these
Girls We're III. hanged. except Nv" dol
lars happier, and when questioned could
not name one indeceucv seen or heard
The BOYS seem TO be fond ot PLAYING
''woli'' 10 brighten the girl>. but some
Of us have ceased TO fear them. and
believe they are pretty good fellow,
/ after all. We usually pay our town
taxes To a woman. which i all right a.
long as she i deputy; we often give
oar letters to "A deputy postmaster; bui
for these women to have the salary
aud the office. would he highly improp-
cr. The Primrose Club IN England i
composed Of the very creme Ne u creme
OF society, and it works to Keep the
ferries in power. while the Liberal
Leagues. with Mrs Gladstone A. pres
| ideut. are striving for Liberalism and
homc-rulc Both clubs cleC;ionerr aai
manage campaigns on a grand scale.
aud the gentleman dub them MiuervaS
If on their >iIr. Panioras ii on the other.
How Wise to man seems the wunan
who thinks a. liz does and women
immensely enjoy thu men who express
their convictions with heart ANA clp-
( Quence. l. seems 10 lie good form II
- inlo politics N help men. and
sensible men know that We need
political power ~ help ourselves
they have cona'vcl to lnyciglc ~
pa-' all The rampar's, and tell US
not To halk at the ci'adcl--;hc ballot
box Like children, We have been
afraid Of shadows bat these advances
nave taught ~ that men SANDER III ~
selves they arr thr same ID polite, q
elsewhere. aud should women 20 a. thc
polls a. tqna.-. al would he A. or,tcrit
a. a railway train III q town picnic.
None Int those given t. way, tuai arr
dark and tricks that are vain would
-aifcr, and decent men would soon
reconstruct themselves to good bchav-
T iur Women are NOW sought IN politics
A. audiences ~ fra>l-.i,cr>. a social
attractions, "a, poets. ~ orators. a.
readers Of the Fourth at July pcrlara-
iiou H. judges NJ election oHly n the
caucn, and tie hallot-boN /, there
a tai; aud ~ women have an
yan-cd. ruwdyi,m has rrtreatcd
Pistols. hrickbAt,. oh,rcuity aud
profanity are no more common III
the pplirir- which women share than
IN ordinary society. All the approach
@, Al" ours by solicitation; how long
before the one advance step will Toe
taken which viii MAKE u. citizen
+ quceD>, and relnov" Us from our pres
ent company Of idiots Cinnamon ana
7 uuparduuri CRIMINALS: