Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1856-08-29
Tho LiquorQ Question no part
OF tho Issue.


A principle which should always be acted
upon by lawmakers is to have all enact
mcnts conform To the condition and wishes
Of those for who's, benefit the lawsarc made.
This the alliance claim ior the license law
passed by the last Legislature. Whether
this is 50, or not, is matter that must be
determined by cNpcrimcnt-hy actual trial.
Should II prove to be all they claim for Il,
no ono will object to il. or call for a new
one, to b, substituted. An experience Of
both systems will enable the proplr TO de-
clde what !. alutary in It's operation, and
on a change boing made It would be- submit
tel directly to the people Tor their sanction.
Mr.. iIwIv has been absent from the
State during the whole time this question
has hccn agitatcl, and has taken no part in
it. nor docs he wish 20. He comes before
the people To assist in indicating the rights
or Free labor and FREQ men, against the
aggrcssions Of the save olirarchy. he OBJ
rcted 10 having his name used as q candi.
date for Governor, that be might appear
beiorc them untramcllcd, and in all his
speeches State issues have been set aside,
and the attention n the people turned TO
questions Of National importance. The
question Of temperance has been considered
" at rest, 3" and consequently has not been
aycrtoi TO ,land any assertion that tho Re-.
publican party. on II. accession 20 power
intend to reproduce Il, il without founda.
ton entirely No such thing is intended,
or will he attempted.
Since tho above was written the following
ar,icl, from the Hcnnchcc Journal has been
received. We believe theyicws st forth are
tho-c held by nearly every Republican in
the state, and we commend them to every
friend Of FEuoNr who has the slightest
hesitation in votin, f,r Mr. II,uttv.
They TihrRepuhhcansl .iy thi, year. the
contest =, far n, they are concerned shall ly
u NATIONAL one. They wish 1driyc he
purity OF Franklin Pierce rrom the high
places which n has ~ h.nulrl and di,.rt-
crl. They arr in the contest with tho aim
10 defeat jaime, Buchanan and the TNRkN.
NlChL and rllIATlCAL doctrines uf tly
Cincinnati platform. They ak that thc
national government shall be- restored o. tho
purity il hni IN the lny. II H. founder
10 hi, end they arc willing 20 unite with
all men, c1ri'ru 81 %. former pJiH,al
opinions, who have thi, common purpYsr.
and will faithfully rsarl tins common bond
~ union
The supporter, Vt lllm,iu and Fremont
in Maine ar not alone the Republicans Ut
last year With tir Eauuhi,au, OF l,Ii
arr now actin. THOUSANDS WHO one year
since were active with uur present orp'-
neut,, and ~ llr. or distinctions should hr
- zap against them, but they are, and will
u' fUr lllmlIu arl Fremont we DO NOT ak
thHm-vo have m right % AK thrm-to
cudDr.' the Maine law - believe iu the
principles o., sound and efficient Trphili.
tors law. IH1 dil'r from a. on thi.
question. Neither their yirws, nor ours,
On this ,ul'rrt az 70 bet test DO tho rr.l'
national struggle IN which So are engaged.
The Philadelphia platform j. Ito only y'' 10
which r- and nv pledge mutual fidelity,
but come will ask. il th1 Republicans til
umIh this year, will tlay not next winter
fo-rI the Maine law 900 Dc people, thus
cheating tl1s' ut 90, who arr opposed % IL,
yet have voted tor llamliu and Fremont
y Republicans, believing in the binding
force ul honor M political action, We ay,
No. We mr. opposed now AMI ever o. all
fraud and bad faith on the .uh~ct. w
believe the principles Of the Maine Law %
o. sound, C.haci1us, aul cmincutly humane,
hut We r'r'r wish tlr people compelled %
receive IL against their will. Whenever
that question comes, We wish 0s'c 10 SUB
NlllED To TIE PEOPLE ~ \ DIS
TlNCI ISSl T., on - dly appointed tor th'
special purpose, that thry may ly YEA or
NAY at the polls, and submitted 10 ihcm
un' until h,y calm q. gu,Ui0u.
There j. no reason, therefore, Why ans
man who intend, g. vote for Fremont, should
not vote with the Republicans in september.
On the September election depends ,ho choice
81 those men who ar ~ form Part of the
House and senate az Washington while Fro
mont Is the President. Can any cDu.ilCrlte
and honest .upp0rts- of Fremont vote with
his opponents In September, aud thus aid 90
elect United States Senator and six Repre-
sentative, who shall ~ 20 Washington 20
tie the baud. 81 Republican President, IN
fact making him little more than prisoner
in the White llousc2 There could be- 40
greater inconsistency.
1T al the opponents Of Buchanan, ~
" Border EuHlni.m," Of Sayrry.cytcn.i0n
aud notification, an WHOM 10 rescue the
wronrei and suffering people Ut Kansas
from the robbers and murderer, who are de-
their numbers. and wasting that
fair land with fire. ami sword, all who wish
well o. LIBERTY and our common UNION,
combine and carry Maine hy a majority OF
many thousands, and thus show 20 the
whole country that the Eastern wing Of tho
Republican arm isrysis,los. against the com.
mon Zoe. Victory iu the Wet aud the East
will surely give courage and strength at the
centre ~ the Republican linz, AMI enable our
noble leader 10 sweep Pennsylvania by
FORTY THOUSAND majority. We have
before " the mishticst issue presented to
the American people since the Revolution.
LIT Us act like men.
Po1IvI Po11U'I Ral1vit'