Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-09-16
REPUBLICAN NOMINEES.


The Result.
The practically complete returns OF
the election last Monday confirm the
news flashed over the wires on the
Sieh /. cf election day that the repub
licans were victorious, having elected
the governor, the four congressman,
ard a large majority in both branches
Of the legislature.
Two years ago the democrats car
ried eighteen of the TWEEN y cities In
Maine: this year they were successful
in but ten. OF the sixteen counties in
the State, the republicans we're vic
torious in ten.
The reelection Of Gov. Brrleigh in
the third congressional district by an
increased majority is especially graft
flying in view OF the frantic efforts OF
the opposition to defeat him.
The gap made in the ranks Of the
republican party in Hancock county
four years ago by the election OF .
democratic sherifi, and kept open at
the election two years ago, is now
closed by the election Of . republican
sheriff.
At the election two years ego, three
democratic representatives were
chosen in This county; this year bat
two. Two years ago Ellsworth went
democratic; this year it returns to the
republican column with . comfortable
majority for the entire ticket.
Tine changes in the vote for sherin
and representative are especially
striving. Two years ago the demo-
cratic representative had . majority
cs-.; This year Judge Peters, the re-
republican candidate, 10 elected by the
handsome majority Of asa, q result
which 10 extremely gratifying from
every point Of view.
At The last election the democratic
candidate for sheriff received 4 ma
jority of 40 in Ellsworth; this year
the republican candidate received .
majority of 1864 change of 2s5 votes.
The result of it all is that the people
of Maine have declared that they do
not believe the reckless and ridiculous
stories of extravagance and graft;
that they resent the unwarraHted
attacks made upon the men they have
chosen to conduct public business;
that they believe in prohibition ~ q
method OF regulating the liquor
traffic; that they believe in protection,
and all the other republican policies
relating to national affairs.
1t is equally clear that while they
believe not only in the prohibitory
Law, npt also in its enforcement, they
at the same time do not believe that
the Sturgis law is satisfactory
method OF enforcement.
The election of republican sheriff
in Hancock county over q democratic
sheriff who has been heralded all over
the State "a an apostle OF enforce
ment must not be misinterpreted; it
does lot mean that Hancock county
does not approve OF all the enforce
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given us; it means simply that the
republican party is satisfied that its
own candidate is quite as competent
to enforce the prohibitory iaw-and
al laws-as is a democratic sheriff,
and also Ia satisfied that be will.
No such effort to win has been made
BY the democracy OF Maine for .
generation; no candidate with wider
personsl acquaintance throughout the
0tate could have been. named by
them, and yet it failed. Maine stands
- II has stood for 80 long In the re-
publioan column; proud Of IL record;
ssrene inits strength; with unboundsd
faith In the right mindedness of the
people; it, face towards the morning;
victory writ large on its banner.
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