Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-03
T0DAY's ELECTION.

Never In the history Of the republic
have its citizens been called upon to
register their Judgments at more
important national election than that
which occurs today. 1t is a contest for
national welfare and national honor.
Our institutions are menaced, the very
perpetuity Of the nation endangered.
| by the anarchistic and sOcialiStic ele-
| ments Of the country which. for the
first time in it's history are united un-
der the desperate and INSCRIPTIONS
save to crafty their own selfish ambi-
tons and greed. To control the anar-
chistio, socialistic and criminal ele-
ments of the country these men
have not hesitated to declare for
debased currency, for the repu-
diation of honest debts, and for
mob rule. They have denied the
right of the United States govern
ment to protect and maintain it's own
institutions. Opposed to these ele-
ments stands combination never be-
fore seen in this country. 1t contains
in overwhelming proportion, the intel
ligence, the business capacity. the
honesty and thrift of the country. 1t
comprises most of the business men,
most of the professional men. most of
the clergymen, practically all the great
political leaders of national reputation
of both the old parties, most of the
people whose thrift has enabled them
to lay by anything from the rewards
of their toll, and thousands and thou
sands of hard working men in all de-
partments of industry. Enlisted, too, in
the same great cause of a sound cur
rency and national honor, are practi-
cally all the great newspapers of the
country, irrespective of former politi-
ing out of the civil war has there
been such a wholesale REIMBURSEMENT
in the political lineup. Thousands
and thousands of Democrats have
refused to ratify the steal of their ma
tional convention at Chicago by the
Populists. They have placed principle
above a name that has been misappro-
priated, and are earnestly working for
the defeat of Bryan and Sewall Some
are seeking to accomplish this result
by supporting the Democratic sound
money candidates. Palmer and Buck
ner, while many others believe that
this result can be best accomplished by
voting directly for Mckinley and Ho-
bart
In this great crisis no patriotic Ameri-
can citizen can afford to remain away
from the polls. Let us give the cause
of sound money. national honor, and
the supremacy of law, the last possible
vote. Let every man who loves his
country, and believes in it's future be
a committee of one today to work for
the defeat of the Popocratic ticket.
If the best elements of the country
cannot control its political destinies to-
day it's future will indeed be dark. But
there can be no doubt of the outcome.
Such a combination cannot fail. II
will win all along the line. We fully
believe that the majorities for McKin-
ley and Hobart today will assume the
proportions of an avalanche, and that
states not heretofore counted for him.
will be found, when the votes are
counted. to have given him their cleo
toral votes.
In the furtherance of this great work
let Maine do her full share Let her
plurality today for Mckinley and Ho-
bart be more than 6OOOO
With a long pun: a strong pull and a
pull altogether by the advocates of a
sound currency today this result can
easily be accomplished.
FRIENDS OF SOUND MONEY
CAN HELP THEIR CAUSE TO-DAY
BY GOING TO THE POLLS AND
VOTING EARLY.
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