Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1914-06-24
OPENING GUN.
REPUBLICANS OF HANCOCK
COUNTY OPEN THE CAMPAIGN.
ENTHUSIASTIC GATHERING OF WORK :
ERs OF THE PARTY FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE COUNTY.

~NONsA
the campaign with rousing meeting at
Odd Fellows hall, Ellsworth, last Monday.
1t was gathering of the workers of the
party for conference and ratification
meeting. 1t was business meeting, first
and last, and the business in hand was to
organize and set a-whirling a political
campaign that will make previous cam
paigns in this county tame in comparison,
ana which is destined to result in an old
time republican victory.
From twenty-six towns in Hancock
county came republican committeeman,
brought together for no other purpose
than to plan work that will keep every
one OF them busy from now until the POLLS
close on September IA. The reports which
each brought from his section OF the
county helped to swell the enthusiasm of
the meeting, and when State Chairman
Parkhurst unburdened himself of some of
his own pent-up enthusiasm, the meeting
caught fire.
Chairman Parkhurst talks like heavy
artillery rather than gatling gun - he
shoots out epigrammatic sentences with
staccato distinctness, and with the telling
effect OF solid shot. 1.-THE South is in the
saddle Your house is on firel What are
you going TO do about it'll Are you going
to quarrel whether to use rubber or canvas
hose to put it out?r This was his OPEN
ing shot, illustrating the absurdity of
republicans and progressives quarrelling
about unimportant trifies when principles
for which both stand are SO vitality threat
ened.
Before the formal meeting was called to
order at O'Clock, there was general
mixing OF the clans, with exchange OF
political news from all sections OF the
county, which brought to light some facts
significant of the political outlook in the
county and State.
One most signal bit OF information was
to the effect that a number OF lifelong
democrats were in the room, working in
hearty accord with the republicans, and
desired to be numbered with republicans.
1t also developed from information from
all the towns in the county, thatnot a re-
publican has left the ranks since the third
| district election last September, while
about half of the then progressive voters
in nearly all the towns are now either
active repu blican workers, enrolled as re-
publicans, or on record as prepared
to vote the repu blican ticket al the next
opportunity.
Capt. Thomas Nicholson, OF Bucksport,
had something to say about the effect OF
the new democratic tariff on the fishing
| industry OF Maine, and il anyone in Han
cock county is qualified to speak authori-
tati eely of the fishing industry OF the
section, it is "Capt. Tom"
| The greatest blow, perhaps, is the Civ
| ing OF the Porto Rican market to the
| Canadians. This market was formerly
one of the best markets for fish and pota-
| toes, two of the products upon which the
people OF his community depend for a
| support. The removal of the tariff has
given the Porto Rican market to the
| Canadians, for the Maine people are not
bile to compete with them on account of
obstacles they cannot remove.
| For instance, American fishermen can
not obtain bait in the southern bays ex-
cept by payment of license figured at
81 so per ton on the tonnage OF the vessel
| licensed. This obstacle alone gives the
| Canadian fishermen an unfair advantage.
And with free access to the Newfoundland
waters, the Canadian fishermen can sell
fish in Bucksport at price lower than the
| lowest price the local fishermen are able
to reach. On this account many residents
| do
and it is now difficult to hire men to man
| the vessels.
| Capt. o. w. Foss stated that all the
coasting vessels are carrying poor freights,
| and cannot continue to run much longer
unless something is done to better their
| business.
| THE MEETING.
The meeting was called by the re-
publican county committee, all but two
| members OF that committee being present.
Chairman o. w. Foss, of Hancock, called
the meeting to order at O'Clock. The
first speaker introduced was Governor
Haines, who spoke almost entirely on
State affairs.
| He prefaced his remarks by saying that
| the man VINO WIS CdHuluale ioE re-
election was at a disadvantage with the
man not in Office who seeks election The
governor in Office must do more than make
promises.
"Maine is" he said, "because of her great
area and varied interests, difficult State
to govern with pleasing results to all, for
things that are well understood in one
section are not correctly interpreted in
another, through ignorance of the condi-
tions. When he took his oath of office,
however, he did it seriously, and it has been
his constant policy to support the laws OF
the State according to his oath without
regard to sectional Misunderstanding.
1.-THE republicans of Maine can look
back with pride upon fifty years OF State
administration, with but two short in
terruptions in all that time, during which
not a single important official has failed
in loyalty and integrity"
| Continuing the governor spoke OF the