Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-03-02
A Strong Ticket.


The denomination of Mayor Milliken,
by reclamation, at last evenings caucus
was a merited tribute to the fidelity and
success in which he has discharged the
exacting and onerous duties that have de-
volved upon him in the year that he has
served our city as its chief executive. His
administration has been emphatically
business one, and the results of it have
been apparent to all our citizens, and
have elected their hearty Communications
The showing which the administration is
able to make in its management of the
city's finances and which we hope to be
able to publish in few days, is most
gratifying one, and is the best possible
proof of the wisdom withwhich they have
been handled.
The ticket which Mayor Milliken will
again head is also strong one as regards
the candidates for membership in the city
government and for ward officers. The
work of the caucuses this spring has been
harmonious in marked degree and the
party will be united in giving the ticket
the cordial and vigorous support that it
merits The only thing that should be
guarded against is over confidence. 1t is
the duty of every Republican in the city
to be present at the polls upon election
day and support his party ticket; and
none should permit themselves to remain
away under the fallacious idea that they
will not be needed.
While, undoubtedly, there are many
Democrats in the city of Augusta who
would prefer that their party should make
no nominations the present spring, and
who have not hesitated to express their
commentator of the practical and bust
ness-like manner in which the city affairs
have been conducted during the past
year, it is not probable that their wishes
will be regarded The Democratic party
will probably have ticket of some kind
in the field and will make the usual eff
forts to secure support for it. Ex-Mayor
leighton has again consented to lead this
forlorn hope and is, doubtless, as strong
a man as his party could nominate. His
position is more melancholy than usual
this spring, however, owing to the dis
ensions which have grown up in the local
Democracy, and which have been put be-
yond all hope Of reconciliation, owing to
the fact that the faction which has been
successful in securing the leaves and fishes
has not been magnanimous enough to be
content with its spoils, but has endcav-
ored to punish and worry those who were
audacious enough to oppose its desires
and ask for recognition in the distribu-
ton of Federal favors. To such an ex-
tent has this rcvcngcful policy been pur-
sued by those who might well have
adopted broader and more conciliatory
course that the Democratic party in Au-
gusta has been put in position of ptiable
weakness from which there is little hope
that it can ever emerge while the present
national administration continues in
power.
| The Republicans, however, cannot af-
ford to bank upon the weakness of their
opponents, but should turn out to man
and roll up majority tor the candidates
of their party so emphatic that it will
serve as a note of cheer to the party in
other places where it may not be so strong
and show that the Republicans of the
capital city are no less active or loyal to-
day than they have been in the past.