The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-10-27
Tpn Republican committee of Matyland

The Republican committee of MARYLAND
have published a statement of the financial
affairs OF that State since 1860. 1t shows
that under Republican rule the expenditures
from 1861 to 1866, inclusive, with rounties
and all the other expenditures of the war,
were less than S13,000OOO, while the first
legislature after the war, which was wholly
democratic, spent in two years over S12,OOo,-
ooo. The committee present official figures 10
prove their statements, and then call atten-
ton to the fact that Maryland is now the only
State in the Union that is under exclusive
| Democratic control. There is not consta-
| HE nor county commissioner nor member
Of the Legislature, nor city commissioner
in any section OF the State who is not a radi.
cal Democrat These are the fellows who
talk so freely about Republican extravaganza
but who surpass it beyond all measure when
they get the opportunity.
The address OF the Union Republican
League OF Massachusetts to the members Of
said League and all other liberal voters of
the Republican party, is published in the Bos-
ton papers. This League is composed of Re-
publicans who do not believe in the principle
of prohibition and desire in some way to ex-
press their dsapprobation of sumptuary leg
islation, and to prevent, if possible, its further
endorsement by the Republican party. We
make the following extract: "The principles
which underle all sumptuary legislation have
been carefully and thoroughly investigated
by moralists, statesmen and political econo-
mists, and the conclusions to which thew have
arrived, with unanimity singular in the dis
cussion of great social questions, have been
accepted by the civilized world. To attempt
to regulate the fashion and cost of mems
dress, to fix the habits of their daily lives, or
to prescribe the articles of their diet, is re-
garded as an invasion of private rights as i'm
pertinent as it is mischievous. Every we'll
governed State leaves to individuals freedom
of choice in all matters not essential to the
welfare of the body polite; and the evils
which spring from this exercise of private
freedom are left to be cured by the only re-
liable moral agences-the education of the
intellectual faculties, and the enlightenment
of the conscience. These principles have
been recognized as truths by the wisdom of
all nations; and certainly it would not have
been very bold step to have adopted them
as part of the Republican creed!,' The
course to be pursued is indicated in the
closing paragraph, which reads as follows
"Fellow Republicans! Give no vote at the
next State election, which shall not enure to
the benefit of wise and liberal legislation.
Elect no man to the Legislature who would
restrict your personal and private rights, or
put your property under BIN; and to that
end, unite with all true men il the effort to
protect the people against an unequal and
partial administration of the laws, and all
discrimination in favor of the rich and pow
erful, and spare no effort until our good Com
monwealth stan1s once more where she be-
longs, in the van of freedom, progress, and en-
l'ehtenment." The authors of the address,
being unable to endorse the official action of
Gov. Clafin in respect to the prohihtory law,
earnestly recommend that the members of the
league refrain from voting for Governor, alto
gether. r-r