The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-09-10
patriotism of the people, irrespective Of party
or section for their earnest support
To Maintain Law and Order.

patriotism of the people, irrespective of party
| or section, for their earnest support.
| To Maintain Law and Order.
We avoid no ISSUE We meet the sudden,
! dangerous and revolutionary assault upon law
| and order. and upon those to whom IL contded
| by the constitution and laws the authority to
| uphold and maintain them, which our oppo-
| nents have made with the same alurage that
we have faced every emergency sisee our or
| ganizatiOn a party, more than ~ years ago.
| Government by law must first be assured.
| Everything else can wait. The spirit Of law
| lessness must be extinguished by the fires OF
an unseltsh and lofty patriotism Every at
tack upon the public faith and every sugges
ton OF tho reputation Of debts, public or pri-
vate must be rebuked by all men who believe
that honesty Is the best policy OF who 1--we
their country and would preserve unsullied
Its national honor.
Tho country is to be congratulated upon the
almost total obliteration of the sectional lines
which for many Years marked the division of
the United States into slave and free territory
and finally threatened its partition into two
separate governments by the dread ordeal OF
civil war. The era Of reconciliation so long
and earnestly desired by General Grant and
many other great leaders, north and south.
has happily come. and the feeling of distrust
and hostility between the sections Is every
where vanishing. let US hope never to return.
Nothing Is better calculated to give strength
to the nation at home, increase our power and
influence abroad and add to the permanency
and security Of our free institutions than the
/ restoration Of cordial relations between the
people Of all sections and parts Of our beloved
country. II called by the sufrages of the peo-
pie to assume the duties OF the high Office Of
president Of the United States shall count 1t
| privilege to aid, even in the slightest degree,
in the promotion Of the spirit of fraternal re-
gard which should animate and govern the
citizens OF every section, state OF part of the
republic. After the lapse Of century since
It's utterance ut Us at length and forever here
after heed the admonition Of Washington,
"Therc shoul be NJ north, no south, no east,
no west, but "A common country.
1t shall be my constant aim to improve every
opportunity to advance the cause Of good gov
eminent by promoting that spirit 81 forbear-
ance and justice which Is also essential 10 our
prosperity ami happiness by joining most
heartily IN all proper efforts 10 restore the
lations Of brotherly respect and affection which
IN our early history characterized all the Pc
pie Of all the states. would be glad To con
tribute toward finding in indivisible uni u
the different divisions Of the country, viii,
indeed NOW "uave very induccment Of -
pathy and interest to weld them together
more strongly than ever. / would rejoice
see dciulu-t r. It'd 10 the world that the north
and tn, 9uLth AMI the east and the west are
not separated or IA danger of becoming sepa-
rated because OF ctional or party differences.
The war Is long since over. We are not enc
mics, but friends, and friends will
faithfully and cordially cooperate, under the
approving smile Il him who has thus far so
| slsnally sustained and guided Us, to preserve
inviulate our eouatry's name and honor. its
peace and good order and Its continued
tendency among the greatest governments on
Garth WILLIAM MKINLEY.