Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-06-19

lsomerset Reporterl


Monday next. Is election day in fhI.
congressional district. II is 80 unus,ai
to have an election in any part OF Nains
In June that there Is danger that MANI
voters may forget the occasion entirely.
stay at home and fail to exercise re
right and duty OF suffrage There IA al
so danger that others, who while re-
membcring there IL an election 10 10
held, may conclude that nothing OF i'm
portanee is at state, the election OF the
Republican nominee by large majority
is "A foregone conclusion, and that thev
can be excused from the exertion neces
gary TO take them to the polls This ia
weak plea and yer the most dangerous
one to the securing OF q large vote, Nom
day next.
There being but one officer to be voted
for, the election lacks the stimulus ma,
comes from the increased number of can.
didates in our general elections, those for
county officers, senator's and reDresep-
tatives to the State Legislature These
several nominees are important factors in
encouraging their friends to 20 to The
polls. This fact makes IL ali the more
necessary for Individual Republicans on
Monday next. upon their own motion. az
II were, to make their way promptly IN
voting places and as a matter OF princl-
pie. vote for Edwin G. Burleigh for rem.
resentative In Congress. II also places
greater responsibility upon leading Re-
publlcans and Republican committees 10
do their utmost TO secure large vote.
The correct theory for the indiyjdua;
Republican Is to vote every time and the
correct theory for Republican commit
tees Is 10 make every possible effort
every time to induce every Republican
voter TO exercise the right OF suffrage
II Is a good thing for Individual Republl-
cans to acquire this habit and II Is con-
dueiyc to good party organization to pu,
forth these efforts upon every occasion
special as. well as general.
There are excellent reasons for kesc,n.
up this party organization and efilcjencv
The work of the Republican party IL Nv
no means done. The next PRESIDENT,
election bids fair to be one of the ha r,jess
fought contests In the history Of our ma
tion. Next year will occur many OF the
preliminary battles In states. Maine will
be one ~of the first to give Tia verde,
The result in Maine Is of course not IN
certain. but the vote should be ''bir
one" That IL will be as large as Iasf
year Is hardly reasonable to expect but
that il should be just as large as II can
be made by every possible legitimate ef-
fort, there can be no question. To this
end Republicans OF the third COMPRESSION
al district should make 1t point to
throw a rousing good vote. Monday next.
and declare by this action that they are
in the field to stay and the enemy can
count upon no disintegration or delin-
auency upon their part. this year or any
other year grand. large Republican
vote, Monday next, will say just this In
actions. which speak louder than words.
and Will be the best thing Republicans in
the district and in Somerset county can
do for the battles OF 1895 and 1890 In
fact, it Is the only thing We can do this
year and We should do 1t well. We be-
iicye Republicans of Somerset will.
There are stirring times ahead in ma
tional politics. Let US be prepared for
them.