Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-29
"With lumps of SUGAR."

cratic and mulish propensities wishes
wOrkmen with every lump of sugar
to think of the Sugar Trust and Incl
to revile and oppose Repub-
leans because sugar is so high as
or az cents a pound.
During the Civil war days when
gold was at an enormous premium
sugarw as II cents a pound and every
thing else at similar soaring prices.
The men who brought on the war with
it's consequent high cost of living.
enormous expenditures of national
treasure and loss of so much of the
best blood of our nation and who en-
abled England to rob Maine of it's
shipping and so ruin our Maine ship
owners and caused grass and weeds to
grow in the shipyards of the
kennebec valley which previously had
so largely contributed to the wealth of
Democracy were largely upheld by the
Democrats of the north and of Maine
With every lump" or spoonful of
sugar voters of Maine will do we'll to
remember that what cost II cents then
costs only nickel now and the high
cost of living now is not half what it
was then and that the high prices of
the first nalf CT the SOS We're brought
abolt by Democrats north as well as
south and that blood soaked and
smoke yelled battlefields We're because
Southern Democracy reviled and would
net submit to the nations laws and
sought to destroy our republic!
We don't desire to wave any car
lump of sugar" the voter may wisely
reflect on the history of the Republican
party both in nation and our own
State
And with every lump of sugar" the
Maine voter may decide again and
again that he will not vote to place
in power a party that had such re-
pulsive records in the wears of the
Civil war and only brief generation
ago in the Count -out and Greenback
days Of Maine.
When voters, craZed with a spirit Of
unrest, in the old days. placed Demo-
Gratis in power. believing "things
could not be worse" and wishing for
change" they speedily discovered
after the Cleveland regime and the
days of Garcelon and Plaisted, that
they had been fooled and swung back
in nation and state into the Republi-
can party. Later many voters We're
again beguiled by Bryan's Grown or
Thorns and Cross of Gold" (Which fig
ure of oratory he stole by the way
and were entraEced by his dream of
coinage of silver at 16 to l, but the in
tellgence of Republicans saved the
nation from the curse of Organism
and today their wisdom is endorsed by
the greater portion of the Democratic
party.
Again in 1910 voters are being be-
guiled by cunning Democrats with the
slogan of "resubmission in Maine and
ANYTHING for a change" in national
affairs-but again this fall will the
wisdom and prudence and intelligence
of Maine and the Republic decide
not to destroy the good bridge that has
brought the people safely over the tur-
bulent stream of politics into the
prosperity and high civilization and
good conditions of living in America
and especially in Maine. They will re-
call with their Jumps of sugar" the
rotten record of Democracy, the proven
lack of business ability, financial acu-
men and common sense of Democrats
in public affairs and not heed their
kicks, libels, or demagogic pleas for
place. They will vote for party on
which experience and history has
proved they can depend, party with
a proud and noble record, a party of
ability and common sense. party
wise and honest in the conduct of the
peoples affairs-the Republican party
of the nation and of Maine.