Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-10-23
REPUBLICAN NOMINEES.
NATIONAL ELECTION, NOV. 8, 1912
FOR PRESIDENT,
WILLIAM III. TAFT,
OF OHIO.
FOR vICE-PRESIDENT,
JAMES S. SHERMAN,
OF NEW YORK.
A Strong Appeal.

"A strong appeal.
AS the day of the national election
approaches, signs are multiplying
that the fear of democratic victory
is becoming so great, the idea of it so
abhorrent, that those republicans who
are responsible for the situation are
asking themselves whether after all
the following of an idea is worth
while, if the price to be paid is the
giving over of the country into the
hands of the common enemy.
Mr.. Roosevelt cannot possibly win;
with a divided republican party, MIR.
Taft cannot win. The partizans OF
both are unalterably opposed to the
tariff-for-revenue- only policy of the
democratic party, which is the su-
preme issue of this campaign.
History shows that from the begin
ing of the government until now every
era of protection has been one of in
dustrial, commercial and financial
prosperity; every era of tariff for
revenue only has been one of in
dustrial depression, business stagna-
ton and disaster.
History will repeat itself; a demo-
cratic victory next month is as sure
to be followed by bill of destruction
to present prosperity, as night is sure
to follow day. Can capital stand it?
Can labor stand it? Can agriculture
stand it?
Those who prove to be responsible
for republican defeat, should it come,
will have terrible accounting to
make; can they justify themselves2
As President Taft is doing remarka-
BILE work in pointing out the danger;
as the national committee is working
as it never did before, SO up here in
this neck OF the woods our State COM
mitree is doing seoman's service in
pointing out the danger that
threatens. Early this month it sent
out the following appeal:
To the Republicans of Maine;
At the Bangor convention, in April, you
elected q State committee for the purpose Of
organizing.the party and conducting a cam
paign which should result in the triumph of
the principles of the republican party, under
which the people Of our State and nation
have signally prospered during the years of
the last half century, and the election Of its
duly chosen candidates.
We congratulate the republican party and
the people of Maine upon the happy results
attained inIthe State contest by the election
of governor and legislature which will give
to the State an able, competent, honest and
economical administration of its affairs.
But the duty Of your State committee has
not yet been fully performed. We ask you
and all the citizens OF Maine, irrespective of
past political party affiliations, to join with
us in an active, fair and dignifed campaign
for the triumph of the party's great national
cause and the election of its regularly nomi-
mated candidates, William a. Taft and James
s. Sherman.
And following this splendid appeal
comes the approval of it by the Han
cock county committee in the follow
ing words:
We heartily approve the foregoing address
of the State committee, and earnestly urge
upon the republicans of Hancock county,
especially upon the several town committees
of the county, the Importance Of active, per-
sanal endeavor on their part during the re-
manning days of the campaign, TO the end
that the republican party may be strong and
invincible in it's great battle for good govern
ment, for American industries and the Ameri-
can laborer and wage-earner, and that the un-
bounded prosperity of the country may be
continued and saved from the blight of u
democratic free-trade tariff.
This appeal is being sent broadcast
throughout the county, signed by
Hon. E. P. Spofford, the Hancock
county member of the State commit
tee, and by Hon. E. E. Chase, chair
man of the county committee.
Now let the various town commit
tees follow up this appeal, and let the
remaining days of the campaign be
earnest and strenuous to the end that
this county may do it's part in saving
the country from the blight sure to
follow democratic success at the polls.