Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-04-23
THE LATE ELECTION.
,,ov the Contest is Regarded by Some
of our Neighbors.

r,ispot A victory for the populst party,
,nt for that portion of the citizens OF
tTIsworth who are opposed to any ex-
!i4,god public improvements such as sew
az and better roads. 1t is victory 70.
- ohstruct ionists, as against the pro-
'r-e.si,r citizens OF Ellsworth. Many
stGar considerations, however, came into
,be contest and many personal mins. Let
!. not be called victory for the popullsts
or the popuist principles Leiristo1
Journal.
SOAP FOR THE PoPULIsrs.
Ellsworth has her populist mayor; he is
good one and we will wager that he
,iys4 the city an economical and sat -
factory administration. Bangor Com
mercidt.
The victorious Ellsworth populists are
onff.sewer, but we hope and trust they
a. moi anti bat tub Lerriston Journal
CORRECT VIEW.
- last a populi4t has been elected 10
,ni,,a in Maine. Robert Gerry. thu pop
nlt-f candidate, Was chosen mayor OF
J.I.yarth Yesterday by six ma iority over
Htnrv L. Davis, citizens candidate. Ii
would hc jumping to "A conclusion, how
owe. TO reason from this that the cause of
-fiver and the rest OF it Is gaining in
Maine The contest was waged ON local
and not on national issues Portland
ddrertiser.
AND WILL. DO II.
Ellsworth which is republican city
elected populist mayor Monday by six
MA ar " The slogan ~ the c4ntaigu
Lrareyer. was not free silver hut mo
improvements" which Is hardly any bet
tfr. The otstructioni-t clement will
some ftlles get on top even in oar pro
,rt-sfyr Maine cities and towns, hut
sewerage, good roads, and Other public
improvements must come eventually, and
n rttF,.
Usual y enough at TIM. We shall look
~ Ellsworth to do letter next year.
Camden Herald.
l. +. - some comfort to learn hat the
Ellsworth people have not eaten OF the
insane root after all, and that The affair
ha- 40 relation te tAe- currency question.
Portland idrerfiser.
BETTER HAVE SAVED MS MONTY.
II ha- been very Seldom that Prot L. c.
Rs.caan, formerly at BE fast, nov 81 Au-
baau has had any chance TO congratulate
lasz4-s}for anybody else on the success 81
tn. papulist cause IN Maine. " hen b"
learned that Mir. terry had Carried t he
dav in T. }-worth, he sent MIN a Telegram
81 aHeo explaining his joy ~ the election
OF papult~t ~ mayor OF a Name city
HatsrriHc Mad.
CORRECT
FHswerth's new mayor was not elected
bN paRut47t- but bS tiie ant i-@'HtF.
sut Improvement element. Biddeiord
Eeeerd.
Tho city Of Ellsworth has elected
pofuli-t FOR mayor on an anti-seWer is
SUE. Somerset Reporter.
\ papulist mayer ia a Maine city j.
sonet ming OF a curiosity, but hat is - hat
Ellsworth .as to boast Of Hdterrue
Mail
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH SILVER oNE?
Brave old Henry Belts ought to have a
gold medal Maine Populist.
The fnRn " no was elected mayor OF Els
worth calls himself popuIi-t, but 1t j.
highly impro abie int the contest turned
upon any Of the peculiar doctrines OF ttlt
party Portland Press.
They appear to have elected a populist |
mayor down IN Ellsworth. W neither
be viii undertake to apply popull-t
principles To the government OF The city |
remains to be seen, II he does he will
soon be attracting a. much attention as
Uncle Scion Chase and them steers"
we're wont to- Boston Herald.
TERRIBLE STATE OF THINGS.
The farmers and wage workers OF Els |
worth have at last got their eyes opened |
to the fact that they have been used a.
he tools OF political trieksters, and /
through party prejudice have been vot- /
lag against their Own interests and III |
crrasIng their own burdens, while the |
leaders tho have thus fooled and deceived [
them have been adding to their wealth /
and connecting schemes to stfll fur, her /
enrich themselves. Ellsworth cor. Maine /
Populist
GREAT political" BATTLE.
We have been in constant communica-
ton vi th the popuIi-ts OF Ellsworth, and /
have kept thoroughly informed OF every
move on the political checker board OF