The Somerset reporter., 1896-09-03
Vote the Republican Ticket In
September


September
There are many people in our town
and county, decidedly opposed 10
the piuehbeck Democracy Of ls9G. who
have Tor years acted With the Democrat.
ic party in good faith. but who now s4y
they are NOT in favor with The Chicago
plr form, aud the no uinees placed there
Oh. They eah find no place in their
category of political tenpts for Bryan
ism. They cannot endorse ii even
lhoughit may be labelled Democracy
and IL managers may masquerade iu
the stolen livery OF that party.
To these CITIZENS we have word to
say in kindness and candor. If you de.
sire 10 rebuke these leaders. Who have
succeeded in capturing the organization
of your party and brought it to the sup
port a platform embracing theories in
rank heresy of time honored principles
of your party, and loaded down with
destructive theories imported from other
countries, the way to do it most efiictiv :
~ in Maine is to vote the straight Re
publican ticket, one week from next
Monday.
The battle is always fought in Maine
in September, and the size of the Repub-
lican victory depends upon the size of
the Republican plurality for the Repub-
lican ticket in September With Il rous-
ing Republican majority of the usual
size, presidential years, of $4,000 to
$4,000 Maine will say to the States
whose elections come of in November.
that there is no wavering in the Repub-
liean ranks in Maine and will indicate
that Republicans in other States will
stand firmly by the principles of the
party as set forth in the ST. Louis plat
form, particularly the financial plank
which has been made the leading and
central issue of the campaign.
Furthermore. should the State of
Maine. September l1th. show material
increase in the Republican plurality the
influence of Maine upon other States
would be materially Increased A plu-
rality of $4,000 in Maine would show
that the drift is decidedly against the
free silver coinage, Ii to ! lunacy, and
emphateally in favor of integrity in
finances, Il stable currency. financial
confidence and business prosperity. 1t
would encourage Republican workers
in the other States and inspire them for
renewed efforts in the fight against re
pudiation and dishoner.
Bryan has stolen the livery of the
Democratic party to serve Populists in,
and honorable Democrats are, for the
time being, absolved from support of
the galvanized concern made up of that
coucave of political managers at the
Chicago convention who were accessory
to the larceny, and should give the bene-
fit of their voice and vote in condemna-
ton of the act.
How can they make themselves felt in
this direction? There are three ways.
=
l4th, and refrain from voting. This
would count one in decreasing the Demo
cratic vote. This negative act would be
"A negative condemnation of the organi-
cation that has the Democratic party by
! the throat. Another way would be To
vote for William Henry Clifford, the
{ t,A = h.
cratic party of Maine for Governor.
Bur one can readily see that either OF
these methods will count only half as
much as it would to go to the polls and
vote the Republican ticket. That is the
positive, the most effective way to deal
"A blow to these populistie leaders, and
there are lots of Democrats who will do
it straight and square.
To vote for NJ. p. Frank and his ticket
in September il the one way to sanction
the Chicago convention and its platform
in all its iniquity, and a vote for Me
kinlev in November would be no at
tenement for such political sin. The
man who votes for Frank in September
does the one thing possible for him TO
do to help elect Bryan and Sewall in
November, and performs the one act
possible for him, to further the lAind
project, free and unlimited coinage of
silver on the basis of Ii to |. and
speaks the loudest he possibly can in
favor of the Chicago platform aud its
banefu theories of populism, aud re-
pudation.
First Maine Cavalry Reunion