Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1892-03-10

The political situation is always interest
ing in repnblic. and the present time sf-
foris 10 exception TO the rule. To enjoy
Il, however, one must have a knowledge
born Of long and continuous watching and
waiting man may be honest and in
duStripus, he may BE- kind aud obliging.
aad zealousiy interested 10 everything that
goes to make the community in which be
lives desirable, but If he lives without de-
voting q portion Of his time 20 the study
of politics and the administration Of his
government he i sure 10 be used at times
- the means 10 nnholy ends and fearful
ly trsnscends the bounds Of proprieiy In
the exercise OF the duties OF citizenship.
government by the people calls for
something more than blIndly casting a bal.
lot on election day bat the shsmefu fact
remains that a large proportion of the
votes cast generally. are those of ignor.
snce or prejudice. In this country the
situation i always changing and although
We may no, be able to grasp at once the
purport of every issue that Is presented.
still man must be bat very little removed
f-om the condition of the slave, II he is
not willing To study the question with
desire TO vote iuteligeu,ly
Perhsp~ the situation at this time NAV
De characterized ss exceptionally interest
ing because OF the peculiar and uufortu-
nate position OF the Democratic party
There is no doubt that 10 Congress a. else.
where in the country, there are many Of
thai faith who are in a condition of ex
IRENE mental anguish over the present
condition of thing. How quiet II is How
stiiI they hold their tongues, How eau
tF'u>ly they step, and how eagerly they
li>t,n,
But 1. j. too late. There /. no escape
They have tied the halter around the par.
iys neck and placed the other end OF the
rope in the hands OF an abused people
The max i torn away The mark If
Cain i upon IT, Descending has its re-
acton. Fraud has it. counterpart and /;
i inevitable that the plum Of 20 viii he
PHI tn s2 The winning card is missing
aud the game i up. It /. not question
% principle Just now. for the party AZ
heart believes 10 free trade pure and sim
pie To assert their convictions Of right
woult De to brush With one sweep of the
hand Tie Mck nley bill out Of existence
Ihi> }, what The people had right to *
pect. ard thi- j. what the party promised
But the Mckinley b,l has become : Fixed
star il the armament Of Republican iusti-
tu,ipns around which the Democratic psr-
~ huds itself obliged to swing This
dainty nioodng 81 the bait shows fear Of .
hook snd the entire freedom with which
the oait i offered proves that the sppetIte
Of thr party ha> suddenly decamprd - far
a. rclaie, - the tariff How to break
The force Of the deception that elected
them without showing their naad. j. The
al absorbing consideration WIKI that i'm
posing BODY II >CAeminy d-macosue- To-
dsy Ia what Eu'-e To come before the
Pc pie ! The al absorbing question
Voting almost >siidly la-t winter for
tn free Co!ns-e ~ silver. II naturally be-
CONES incouyeui,ni now that lheY have 4
majority, - pN-'poue thi~ question III
~"ali MT loak jn-' tight. viii slow .hut
-tiI >h4.! not be- surprised II they fail ID
pa,> aili Bat some ~ their y -. h,-s6-
10 not hesitate 10 declare that t. pa,
>u"t hiil Woull ~ fs,al h!ax 10 ~.
pa1y 10 the coming presidential election
Hence We ind them hating between iwo
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