Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-09-20
The Maine Election.

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When the democrats Q. Milbridge
and Thomaston and Machiasport and
a score more of such hitherto unas-
sailable towns. refuse to Vote the
party ticket. it is like the whole line
of an army breaking out in open re-
volt.
And that is Just what the democrat
ic masses in Maine have done: they
demand. like betrayed army, new
leaders and some new principle or OBJ
jet TO fight for. They have seen
every home industry which affects
their daily life and comfort sacrificed
by their leaders in Washington, and
that those leaders no sooner finish the
work OF destruction than they proceed
10 quarrel among themselves. and 10
accuse each other OF 'perfdy@ and
''parJy disAoroz." and on Mo4daE last
they took yne opportunity to wash
their hands o: the whole business
In all the smaller things which
touch a party's organization the
Name democrats have been driven
to disaffection ard disgust The
patronage Of the State has peen
parceled out by self constituted
syndicate made up, in the main. Of
ms. gnifcant men who have p5cketed
the Offices and have left grursbling
and tail swearing in their wake
wherever they have controlled the
appointments
Il ! no wonder that nearly haIt Of
the rank and file either stayed az nome
or, in not few cases. voted the
straight republican ticket
Upon the other side all The con-
ditions We're the best possible The
appeal to the people was direct and
touched receptive hearts. The TWO
speeches Of Mr. Reed and Governor
Mckinley We're read by everybody
who could reach them. and they
covered the whole case. The Maine
delegation in Congress, reinforced by
a few good speakers outside the State.
and 4 score of bright, able Younger
CHIttf'' - IL tAAN ''Nt'tN' "NAiL
where. and While they did not create
a sentiment which already existed,
they aroused interest and helped to
increase the vote.
The organization was good, and the
campaign management could not have
been bettered.
Out of il all has come an amazing
victory Not Maine nor any other
State has ever seen anything much
beyond it, II is almost too great to
be healthful in its results here at
home, though the good effect Will be
profound in other states.
The republican party in Maine must
not lose its head in its hour of triumph.
The new legislature which will meet
in January is practically all an our
side, and We shall have our own way
without let or hindrance, and in this
lies danger always.
Looking over the list of senators
and representatives elected one sees
the names OF many wise, thoughtful
conservative men, and these must
make themselves known and felt
next winter in Augusta.
There must be no jobs, no rs.is.a- of
salaries, no loose expenditures. no
slackening Of scrutiny over the public
credit, the pabEe funds, public officers
and the taxation Of the people
He who looks after these W make
his reputationin either house, and viii
have the people and the parry a, his
back
For another thing we shall n. be
surprised to see general uprising
against the Australian ballot Nj.
Manleys estimate that under its
operation 1000 voters were kept from
voting is probably not too large. The
same story is told in pretty much
every town.
1t is useless TO say that the voters
must be educated up to the ballot.
Plain fair voting should be made easy
and not hard to do. The advocates
of the new system are honest about
it, and have looked for good results,
but all the prospective benefits which
they urge are of small account when
set against the disfranchisement Of
5000 freemen at one election. There
are already many, and likely TO be
more. who will claim that the old way
in Maine was better than this.
A Gardiner farmer was given an
object lesson in tariff reform enc day
recently when he brought to dealer
three sheep pelts for which ne has
usually received 81 and was offered
only forty cents. When the farmer
asked the reason Cor the Sudden dro0