Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-01
A Strcaa Ticket.

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pleted the municipal ticket, which I'M
Republican party9will elect weel
from today. and toa the support o.
which it invites III citizens who de-
sire clean and senieient administra
ition, Of the citys Sfrairs. Allusion has
ALREADY been made I'd the excellent ad.
ADMINISTRATION Of Mayor Choate. There
is every assurance that he will fill the
office of mayor another year with
marked ability and strict fidelity to the
best interests Of the municipality. HI
| will have the cooperation in both
branches Of the city council OF repre-
sentative citizens who command the
esteem and confidence of their con-
stituents. Among them. assuming thai
all the wards will be carried by the
Republicans. which we have every
reason to believe will be the case by
handsome majorities, there will be II
members Of the present city council
all the better equipped for their duties
by reason Of previous experience, II
is a ticket to command the support Of
every Republican voter in Augusta
and attract that of those who have
other party Affiliations.
AS it is both natural and proper In
considering the prospect for the new
administration to also take into con-
sideration the previous one 1t Is graf
flying to find that generally speaking.
there is less of complaint than usual.
Respecting one department there have
been both complaints and charges. but
they were not Of partizan origin or
character Mayor Choate has promptly
appointed committee Of investigation
made up of two Republicans and two
misunderstanding citizens of Au-
gusta, who are thorough business men.
and in whom the people of our city
have the fullest confidence. Nobody
questions but what they will attend to
the duty imposed upon them faithfully
and well. Nor must the fact be lost
sight of that the chairman OF the
Board of Overseers of the Poor is the
same gentleman who was elected for
three years term when the Democrats
last had control OF our city. The APP
preparation for the poor in this city has
rot been a large one as compared with
appropriations for the poor depart
ments in other cities of the State. If
the overseers have done the best that
was possible with the means at their
command the fact will undoubtedly be
brought out in the report of the special
comparison committee appointed by
Mayor Choate. If there have been
abuses anywhere we have no doubt
this committee will suggest proper
remedies for them, and that Republi-
can city government will stand ready
to act cheerfully and promptly upon
their recommendations. This fact we
desire to emphasize. and no Republican
in Augusta should lose sight of it, viz:
The poor department is in no sense an
issue in the approaching municipal
election. The prompt action of the
mayor has effectually put it out of
politics. and it is well that it is So The
question to be decided is whether the
Republican or Democratic party is best
qualified to administer the affairs of
our city. We need not so very far
back in municipal history to establish
the utter incompetency Of the Augusta
Democracy to deal with the affairs Of.
our city, and since that party last had
control of our municipal government
a large number of its strongest men
have joined the Republican ranks.
The duty of every Republican is clear.
Let him go to the polls early and vote
his straight party ticket. We submit
that in character and personnel the Re-
publican ticket this spring is one of the
strongest the party has ever presented
at municipal election, and one which
may justly command the confidence
and respect of the voters of this city.
We believe that every Augusta Repub-
lican will give it his active and loyal
support. There should be no indiffer-
ence. No Republican should say. "Oh.
they will have votes enough without
mine." and stay away from the polls
on election day. He owes 1t to himself,
to his party, and to the clean and able
gentlemen 1t has put in nomination, to
go to the polls and give his party ticket
the benefit of his vote. Let us break
the record. this spring. by rolling up
Republican majority OF Unprecedented
size.
If Julio Sanguilly was not an Amerf-l
can citizen. was notorious bandit
and ruffian and was justly imprisoned.
all OF which we are left to infer from
those who try to sustain Secretary