Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-03-11
A POLITICAL OASIS
SOME METHODS IN THs MADNESS OF MAINE
POLITICS
Biistri, he Grsa. Democratic Stronghold Of The
Pine Tree Stan-Picussg1a Features Of he
Municipal Campaign.


There is a constantly growing conglom-
GRAFTON OF elements that cOuspire 90
chicanery and NachiaveUism, and
makes of this popular branch OF ethics,
puzzle aud an enigma.
Politics is sore temptation 20 any
writer, and OF daHi2nce with Delllah
so seductive, 10 is futile 90 declare that
the writer - Innocent
The State OF Maine has always been
considered irretrievabiy Republican;
as mistaken in its faith as the rock of
Gibraltar. But I'm tho last decade the
people have gradually awakened 90
the fun realization OF the true Drinci-
pies of government and, as In Massa-
cbusetts. Democracy has made sad TO-
rosds into the proyer5ial Republican
maiOriups. Maine is not yet pivotal
State But the handwriting Is on the
wall
Wrapped as it is I'm Republication as
q whole, Democrats rejoice in at least
one city that is mistaken and rock
ribbed in the faith. That city is Bidde-
ford, the second largest city To- Reed
Congressional strict.
It is the political oasis OF the State or
Maine.
No other city has so felt the spirit
more. For eleven consecutive years
Democracy has overwhelmingly tri-
umphed, and in the face of lavish out
put of Republican coin, and the multi
fold intrlEuss acd Vaccinations OF the
adversary. There is in every house
hold of Maine what is known as the
unterriied Democracy or hiddeIord.
And so notorious have the annual
municipal elections become that they
regularly form part and parcel or the
Associated Press dispatches sent over
wide territory.
Day after t8-marrow, March 12th,)
isthe event Of jas, such another dire
struggle. A picturesque feature Of the
local campo -n this year IS the fact that
the two rival candidates for Mayor are
prominently identified with TWO oi-
chlOrate-Oi-gOll clubs. The hepuoucan
candidate is graduate of Che Kelley
cure, and one of the prominent mem
bers of the Kelley Club heres Tue Dem
ocratc nominee, In common with all
Democratic nominations, steps into the
arena with spOt.ess record from the
start In the interest OF morality, be
is, however, the genera. manager OF tle
Maine brancu on thf --eol Lteatl oL.'
which institution is located here Both
men are lawyers, and both are proml-
nent members Oh the Board OF Trade, so
that. apart from the underlying ana
ueyer-to-0e-i0rgotten principles OF De-
mocracy, the election of either, viii, 10
measure. be the means 90 common
and
gnt tbev don't f-bt f0r common ends
Ga, Ri5doford Irisa DESPERATE partisan
sr-rggIe win two-ounce cloves. Com
,oereisI man who have travelled over
oonsi5ersbla OF this earth. and who are
,,,onostiors5 fl, ve-acfrv uncon3ition-
oiv rema-l- fbat Bddeford election
.,.rd.h -. tb,t tbare ia mora epmity
10y .--f. tb,, ,b,v ava- before
tina, is t'-- -,..,j .y,-b.0 cor-orats limits
7ap --t'.-- +. d. Isr-s o',ss' of 'tne iIliterats
Nolo -,.1. -.,--..,+ i- .b.s 80
49, r-I - ~ v-bo,o can neither read
49,, ia .s, s-,-,aIv tsIl with anv
-,-.--..,r ,',o,roov b. table from q chair.
rTss--og t5,,,, ta,-s mo- earthly interest
49, .f..,t,, and v,ouIdr'r care IL a
, ~ aT,.or,st was DIaced on the
.S r7rsss ars the Kind that ON
,--.-, r,.,.-,t in b.ro1es ar
$500
AI-,os. oDs.tbiri OF thu population are
- C,-s5i,rs The irish form the
- o-b.- fo~eIgp element. and among
- 80 80 iD R.59efor3. rs well as ir
U-La.i..- ara some of the brightest
,,iirfeieTs They ara among the most
tctivo ,yor,-ers iD the memorable
.,-n,-re
rT9i'I,s vvbeelfnr thsra are no prima-
builNl +" -O-''- o .--.