The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-08-10
Present Aspect Of Political Affairs In
Maine.

Last year we had in the field four candidates
for Governor, three (Nionil, PARIS and Reed) for
whom their respective supporters claimed the
votes OF Maine Law men-and one 1.-THE fedoubt-
able " Shep. CaD") who siood on an out and-oui
anu Maine Law platform. Present appearances
Indicate tina, the odds 80 far as candidates are
coucerned) will be the other way this year. Gov.
Morrill, has been renomina,ed by the Republican
party, and will be the only Maine Law candidate
in the field; while opposed TO him will be Judge
Wells, ;he democratic nominee, on an anti law
platform, and the candidate TO be made by the
"s,raighi wings" to-day in Portland, whose plat.
form will also b. rabid agains, the law as Is plain.
ly indicated BY the tone Of the organs OF that
fsction-tbe STATE Of Maine and the Bangor
Journal At tie Democratic convention the other
day, Cary iocoscly made free tender Of his last
years platform, and II seems to have been thank.
fully accepted. Whether the fac; that 1t brought
him in bat about 1000 votes, is considered at all
Ominousb by tie nervous ones, does not appear
Perhaps ihey have overlooked this fact. OF they
NAV imagine thsl better looking man will con-
Geo, the defects Of Ire frs plank. Three thous.
and votes, however, is very small capital to do
alarge business on, and Cary's ironicsl genero,i.
~ may be differently appreciated before septem.
Der Is out.
Looking AT the matter seriously, we cannot see
how these fac,ions-eilher Of them or both CON.
bined-can hope ior success. Twis, the matter
hyPccriiically as they may, they are opposing
great reform which has taken deep hold upon
'hc hearts Of the people, and cannot be rooted out,
True, the democrats tell US by their resolutions
that they ar" opposed 10 the unrestricted sale OF
intoxicating liquors, and in favor Of suitable pro-
hibitory laws" but who y 80 very verdant as not
to see through this specious plea Probably not
one Of the lramers Of that resolution would retain
asinge feature OF prohibition on the statute books
lu, II would have been too bold 10 avow this, and
we can only compare then, 10 the famous Ensign
SIebbns, who was " Ia favor Of the Maine Law,
but opposed to its enforcement" The tone Of
their resolutions is not honest. To talk Of being
in favor Of "suitable prohibliory laws, and then
To speak Of the "wan,on destruction Of property
and violation OF the most sacred rights Of the ciii
zen" by the present law" together with the
Itdyd fcSdds hIi>lhS HOt Us tNtcullOn lis n
hypocrisy too transparent and barefaced not to be
pierced at glance. Pray, where does any ei,i.
zen get his "sacred night" to sell rum and destroy
his fellows '-and where have any "iearful re-
suits" arisen from the execution Of the present
law Or, 10 make the hypocrisy palmer, e; US
put the question ia this form: il citizens possess
sicred right TO sell rum in the estimation Of the
democratic party, how can tina, party be in favor
q any prohlbtory law Let honestly disposed
men be careful how they allow themselves TO be
deceived by anything Of the kind. The plain
truth Is jus, here-the democratic party is doing
all !, can to uphold and perpe,ua,e the curse Of
rumselling
IL may be said that we have here oversiepped
our bounds Of neutrality bu, we have no excuses
TO make. When any party attempts to build itself
up at the expense Of virtue and morality, il de-
serves the scorn Of every rightminded man, and
We hope never TO be backward in adding our
voice to the denunciatioa Of all such inialuy, in
whatever quarter it may originate. "Ii this be
treason, make The most oft "-Gariasr Journal.