Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-03
Some Observations on the Election.

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To the Editor OF the American:
Responding TO your invitation to !
write something bout thu election. I |
Will make few comments about the I
different classes OF men acting in this
campaign.
First as to thos, who worked pa
siently and made iAcridees of time
and money to moinNin prohibition.
They have the satisfaction OF know
ing that they did thG. best to save
something that they hiaved in.
Next as to those who believed in
prohibition but did not IKE time to
vote. Thase do not seemAp anpreci
ate the sreat blessing Of gu govern
ment: do not seem to rec,niza Tho
tbvieus dug of good citizen 10. and
seemingly never ask the aSst,an.
What is the LORD keeping mha the
| worla for
Nexi - t. those Democrat WIN
| eelieved in prohibition ana la ne
! nerve l. bar tie sting Of tn er,v
e,iiif aad to withstand tAe pr& r.
e. party associates. and t. talk a
xoie as t'.ev believed VAS right. & I.
such n=lclr,ad, Il acton. under 4
circumstances. requires measures |
moral courage, such az t,N me:. pcs
seSs, ana entities ;hem to the rsspe
end admiration of eli fair,ninde'
mcn. Arl viii lift my hat to Tues
as long IS ! remember their eendHc
In this campaign.
Mkt IS tn those Republicans VII
81 ii ittle, lid nothing and vote
.-,,s." Soine one has sid. eIiistoi
rcac.;s itself" And the par,icula
Historical went which this contest an
these renegade Republicans repeat
recorded IN th2 Bible Judges faurt
and fifth chapters) The heroes {
J israel were engaged in 4 furious cor
i bat against an invading host - 9
raanites. TIN stars in their eo'irs.
/ Fought arainst ;isera,' and !Srai
gained a great victory.
Deborah celebrated With a song {
triumph she speaks OF the ready r.
spoons" Of Harak and the princes Of /:
.aChor All reaparscs She heroic dete
If Zebulon and Naphta.ii But thel
IL a minor strain IN this eXultant son
For where were the sons al Rehbtf
In the thickest Of the fight? q, NJ
But IN "A safer place, In the &htei
folds listening Ia the bledtinSS "i u
sheep" And Deborah voices IN" -
N,nent Of Isra;i's camp with theA' Y
risivc words; For in tho divisions !
Keuhep there were great Screenings
. beart." Il
r;,a conduct Of the I;cubenics ssal
cd no Surprise IL Israel for pfai
! ,ears before Jacob told Rsueeh
was "unsta BILE as water ana spel
not excel and his descendants nj
/, SO exactly lived M 10 their 'athe'
,nafartt.rjstics that in all OF the sh
scouent history 81 this peculiar pe
ple" it's fourteen Judges, ITS mai
treat prophets. preachers, kings III
itallitar. chieftains among them
not one distinguished descendant
T,.,tffen is ia be found.
= IN; ii the conduct OF Reuben v
, ut . disappointment to Israel, &C
: toinly tn. conduct Of SORE Rspuo
e.ns IS a disappointment to uS.
Notwithstanding that Tor hipa va"
; ,lieyes that prohibitioi is very mu
e better tnan a licens law there
: ,p,,oh consolation from knowing IN
. hare majority Of voters of the sta
G fas now apportioned) cannot eject
d Legislature, , :.
:. Tor in making up the legislature I
6 small towns. have great adNanta
!. over the cities. To get a fun nnde
standing OF this, examine our cons
tution. article 4, part first, section
from which we learn that a great !
crease of population is required
each additional represehtatiNe. y
,f tbat If certain city were to h5t
h,lf the population of the state
- .,,,a have. hut seven rcpreSentatlV
r L. GRINDLE in Ellsworth ~
is trican.