Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-07-10
The Democratic Platform.

The following are the resolutions adopt
ed by the Maine Democratic Convention.
held 10 Bangor, Tuesday, July lst:
ResOired-Thst the psriixsn sets Of Congress
that withdrsws the control Of elections from
the honest electors and places IL In the custody
OF the tools Of the Executive, are not designed
10 secure an honest vote. bat TO enable fraud
uient administration TO perpeiuste its power.
Resotred-Thsi the power to buy NJ the re-
iuse OF every city by the name Of deputy msr-
shsls, without limit, a. to the number. or pow
er. and ST the expense OF the National Treas
ury, that power being the indiv idusl mission Of
the Executive, having the right to arrest. and
imprison with or without warrant
ResoSref-rhat We approve OF the efforts OF
the Democratic members Of Congress TO secure
the repeal OF the outrageous. aud obno xi0us en-
actmenls against the Traditions OF the builders
OF our Republican system: that we do no; hes
iiaie TO declare that no further appropriations
should be made by Congress to carry them into
effect.
ResO3ced That we condemn the seton Of
the Republican leaders. 10 keeping sliye the
sectional issues and the hatred cngendered by
war. and We call upon true men and patriotic
citizens everywhere to recognize no Narth no
south. no East. no West. but one " hole coun-
try, composed Fl equal States. in one INSOFAR
able union; pesceable electors. To the right Of
TIE electoral franchise are sil power, too daH-
serou. TO be trusted to any sdmiui -trsilon.
Hssotrsd-TbAt we are In favor Of = curren-
cy OF sold sud silver. and paper to be kept 5,
par with coin ai all times. and in favor Of the
free and unlimited coinage OF silver.
Res0fred-fhst we approve of the measure.
OF economy and the reduction OF the state eS.
pend insugurated by the union OF The
Democrats and oreeEbaeker. in the last Legs
lstore and insist upon their continuance In the
future A. the only salvation from ruinous taxa
ton or helpless bankruptcy.
Charles +. SWEET. OF Portland. a member
OF the committee on resolutions, made
minority report and introduced the follow
Ing resolution:
Keso{red-IhA; we believe the prohihitory
liquor law Of this State TO be- deirinen, to the
cause Of temperance and an incubus upon the
mercantile Interests Of Maine. We are. there
fore, IN favor OF it- repeal. aud the sub.lltution
In u. place, OF a local option license lave.
As matter OF policy this resolution WAS
voted down. although there is no doub,
the seniimen, Of the party Is for free rum
as Is shown by the course pursued BY the
party In every place In the State where II
has control. OF the Convention and It's
platform the Bangor Wig says.
1t was the settled purpose TO drive Gov
ernor Garcelon out of the feid. AID either
Waits or hadigan wa. to replace him. The
Governor. however. refused TO be coaxed
or driven into Withdrawal. and although he
had but a beggarly army of supporters. the
fcst of grand row controlled the wire
pnller- and the word Was passed sroand
that Gsroelon must be taken again. The
thing was therefore done by acciamstion
10 avoid ihe exposure oil opposition that
would have come from a ballot.
or course the great feature Of the day
was the discussion OF that essentially Dem
ocratic topic, the rum question when that
was broughi ont, the Convention at once
proceeded TO business in the most thor
oughly Democratic style. For nearly an
hour there was scene compared With
which BABEL would have seemed a solitude
aud a silence. Ilslf the men in the tody Of
the house mere on their fec, shoutln. either
the Divine authority for tree rum. or urg-
Ing ,hai for P'Ucs' q. sake the trushl-.ere-
question should be lodged. Il ~as an cdl-
tying spectacle. and when Il was brought
To a close by heavy sjofiiy vote agAsas,
attacking the prohibtory law. the Ecpsb-
Leans present. smiled AZ the present eager
ness OF the Democracy 10 avoid any assault
ePon a feature OF Republican policy that
has been fought year alter year by the
Democratic party OF Maize
lae speeches we've al peculiar. There
Wa 'sOftucss 10 ali illusions 10 the ii
MAGICAL issucs, that gave a queer tone to a
"haTG-money Democratic" convention.
Boy nion gricycd over resumption a. a ca
Amiy a1d Uttered sten;oriAu lament over
The success Of the Republican patty ln
bringing every paper dollar to par with
gold. he sAid the pauper popu alton OF
EUROPE. had done Il BY purchasing 80 cuoT-
mously OF oGr predictions as 10 give us
the balance Of trade; and We almost
thought. be would burst Into tears because
Nc are DOW exporting more than cnoagh
70 pay our debts. with such profound and
original views Of finance. Il j. not .urpr8s-
M that Boyniou took issue with the Re
pGblicAu candidate for Governor. Who re.
.-'d- 'isv tvsatHiStiUu Uf specie payments
a. triumph and our increasingly prosper
Gus foreign trade a blessing BOyulou ap-
propr'ateiy wound up by signing his name.
a. II werc, 10 his r-marAs, wiki one OF
those di.nihed Alluslons 10 the odd Car
thaseulau" which he learned from coastan,
Iteration ~ the Bangor Desaocrui. The
crowd seemed hardly as well pleased With
Boyuton a. when he used TO drnouncr the
heiiish MAR for the preservation OF the
Union.
The platform adopted boldly champions
fraud A. elections and revolution by Con-
gress IL demands the repeal Of the only
laws that furnish any Safeguards tor The
puriiy OF the ballot. and asserts the rryoin-
uonAry doctrine that a Democratic mai Dor
~ Ia ougr.s- shall refuse To appropriate
money Tor the execution OF any laws which
are di-hked BY the ID. mOcrailc parry. Thai,
l. simply publication and revolution. a.
even leading Democratic journals admit,
and As the people OF the United States thor
oughly understand. IL was emineutly
proper thai such revolutionary doctrines
should be read from the platform by L r.
PliishHry, one OF the most notorious sym
paihlzers with the Rebellion throughou,
the late war
The financial plank has 10 meaning e1-
/ cept In the final clause demanding the free
and unlimited coinage OF silver That is an
indorsement OF tn. biggest svlndle ever
attempted 10 this country. and puts the so
calie1 straight Democracy" IN open part
nershlp with the wholesale deoAuchers OF
the currency
When the rum question had been dispo.-
ed OF the chief interest Was at sn end, and
when the Governor OF Maine, the Just nom
mated candidate. appeared on the plat
form be was treated with an indlgnity and
| contempt never before witnessed In Maine
The crowd would not walt 10 listen 10 him,
out "AHe he was speaking deserted the
hall DO body. so that he vas compelled TO
cut o. his remarks amid an uprosr that
citu MS speech inauoiOie. tie had an
astonished and scared look that was pAin-
iul TO witness. and must have thought IL .
| questionable honor 10 receive the sulIen
sunrages Of such 4 body.
The contrast between his reception and
treatment and that awarded the Republican
candidate by the grand convention OF las,
week Was but type OF the contrast sug-
gesied throughout the proceedings OF the
Democratic Sham Convention