Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-07-02

again, by the Republican party, as It's
nominee for Governor, has developed a
state of affairs, not entirely novel or
unlocked for. The opposition to his
nomination. in the Convention, exceeded
four hundred votes, which is majority
of an ordinarily large Convention of the
party. Preferences having been thus
expressed in the nominating Convention,
there is but one duty devolviug upon al
republicans, and that is TO give the
nominee hearty and cheerful support,
Opposition 10 him, in many eases, mas be
based upon conceived ideas of duty and
principle-but in mos. eases tonly arises
from preferences tor another candidate or
motives of expediency. The opposition
on the score OF temperance, we have never
thought well based. 1t consists, practically
of four charges, 20 wit-that the Governor
refused preside overa State Temperance
Conyentiou-thath he attacked the principle
ofprohibition in his last Message, that he
prepared veto message of The ConStabu-
lary bill. and that he Is not, personally, a
total abstinence man.
As to the first charge. the Convention
which he declined to preside over, was
one called 10 effect legislation, and
50 expressed en- Dc ccU. and We think be
wisely acted. in this respect. Is to his
attacking the principe Of prohibition in
his message, let Us see what he said. The
Objectionable language l. an Isolated
clause. a follows Legislation upon
what ! man shall ea- u drinks certainly
pretty strong aSSeI ION Of State Ri ats
overthose Of the Individual" This. taken
alone, we admit, is IL the line OF argument
used bv the late Cox Andrew and oh eIS,
in eoutending for tie License prime pie
against probiiiti3E-au t taking the " ole
paragraph OF the Governors message. a
very different mean i obtained Thus
TO quote but every good citizen will
admit that druuke ae>S is an evi' -
dj>houor 70 manrpod. dismrbe~ Of
society ami de'rirant 20 ,he Ssate. Ii
stands on, from rthcr vices in being the
exciting cause Of much of he costly
litigation and criminal proceeding before
tine c,...-, .ud Ia driving men L. crimes
vAlv.. ,..-y a,4ld mol Otherwise commit.
Hence ., - Tie Gut, g., tue State lotystg,,iu
men from 1t, and protect the innocent
from H. depredytions aud the duty ol the
individual 10 Yield some of his personal
rights for the general good. Our State
has accordingly enacted the present
prohibitory law rs i'll its Judgment an
adequate means to this end, and " hereyer
il has been executed, it appears to have
been effective"
II must be evident. to every candid
mind. that Governor Chamberlain has
been grossly misinterpreted, in having
tiIe hr>t clause OF the above paragraph
detached from it, connection, and quoted
a al evidence of h opposition TO the
principle of prohibition. y, u the next
charge, tina, h. inteu el 20 veto the con-
Stabulary--.,j, imma,erial. This mea ure
does not even unite he radical tenn ,er-
ance men. ana is not test Of loyalt to
the cause among q IN. and i, by no
means, OF Rcpub,ic4. $, The last charge
that the Governor l. not temperance
mau, practically. Is oa,y made " i,,-
t,ad,ss and 70 a limited extent We
believe it,obe eH'ir.. ai0aad,d-.ncou.
si,.ent with the high moral and christian
character which he possesses, and not t.
Poe entertained for moment Except
this. The only objections 10 Governor c.
pertain to the Capital Punishment lueS-
ton We shall dismiss this subject with
few words. Il i in no respect 4 politi-
ca question, and no one has RICH; to
arTaiga another on it any more than upon
the Law Of his God When religious
scots are striving To meet on common
level, and break down sectarian barriers,
il Will be suicidal for politicians TO foster
religious preiudices by making such
questions =, belief or disbelief in CAPITAL
Punishment cause II support or oppo-
>jtion. y man that would 10 it wou,dbt
guilty ofthe wor>, fe lures ofthe Church
andS,ate" hcr>ey wh b the repuJlicIrism
Of free America has ever discarded Let
10 such >p.ri, lie revived