The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1869-09-02

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tera, he put the screws to the community
hard that lie broke the machine Two y,,.
ago the Legislature tinkcred the law oy..
again, than which nothing could be wor.
for temperance. Chief Justice Appleton and
Judge Dckerson had both said to him ,}...
there was no more difficulty in getting JIM.
to convict for rumselling than for any otl-
}crlme. This is gain. Twenty years AGO..
convictions could not be got in such casc. H.
| is better to hold on to this Tinkerine u.
law loses to the cause many honest men n
constabulary law operated badly. Iii, opf
ion was always against it, and the tomp..
ance men say uoW-''Savc Us from c.u~.
bulary." He predicted that this movtnp.
viii disah'ect people with the present ag
and he said it as a friend II is rash W..
can u third party do, more than is bom.
done? Ii v" are to have special law oa
| special officers for every offence. why a.
tackle the crime Of stealing, which is ,,..
lpreyalent2 Ii the trouble is that the la.
not executed, can 4 third party help that NJ.
was not satisfied with the republican lnrN
nor with the Democratic party and this mul.
will add still another to the Two. The p.v.
emf ones are bad enough Save Us from 81
additional one
! DR.. Billings, in rcpl wing to the remart
Mr., Parker, said that in asserting that r.
third party should wait for the cooperation
sober and thinking men, and unite them .
! the movement, he stated lust what WAS bcin
I done, That very stcpi. being taken hcrvauU
inow. He says the cause hl, advanced, aIu
| say we must advance ii further 1t hl, u..
tanned the victory over Il giant wrong, ur.
we mean to hold the ground. He saws the.
is need Of u defined issue He may find iti
this-thc republican party is not in favor .
enforcing the law while we are. If we ..
before the people with no issue, why lcar u-.
| II we are weak and futile, why Ltr.
alarm? We know we h0rc Il purpose. an,
we shall carry ii out. | have personal know
ledge that the leaders of the Republican pl.
are hostile to prohibition. John L. Stevens
told ne that the party never endorsed it-th.
it was never in any Of its platforms
ferred him to the first one ever adopted
he couldn't see it. Leading Republicans SAID
to me that party cXpcdencv demanded thy
repeal of the cOnStabulary act And thi-
! trucking to party expediency is what divide,
us. There was absolutely no demand for III.
repeal OF the ConStabulary law-not On,
petition for its repeal came TO the Lcgislatrlru
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mostnumbcrless. Butthc cry came from cycls
direction that the party would lose unless &
was repealed. Portland Republicans said
they would lose tho city unless it was repeal
ed. Well it was repealed, and still they LOST
! it. He had nothing to say against Gov Cham
berlain-not a word. His record is gloriou-
But he feared that in moral contest H.
courage is less than ON the field lie Should
vote for IIichborn, live OF die because hoi-
the exponent Of temperance principles,
Nj IIichboln took the floor again and ~.,
he desired to thank Mr. Parker for his cot
pliments and for his lIankncs~ He wauhn
linen to act independently and conscientious.
lie had never asked man to vote for h.t.
and he never should But Mr.. p. was Dr.
friend and he fit that his remarks wcr..n.,i.
III all sincerity. ii, thinks We are going Soc.
fast and too far. But suppose r:a1. AN ..
board ~ leaking skip, in which some a
pumping and some balin@-,hall tllo~, "
are pumping say to the balrr- that they hl,
no principle in their Woik-thut they do 81
tighten the ship? Let us pump on bale, II q"