Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-08-26
To Farmers and Mechanics.

our shipyards are deserted. This charge is
made by man who was and is an open adj
vocate OF the repeal of our navigation laws.
But the charge is not true. With such men
as himself backed by his whole party, throw
ing every obstacle in the way, there have
been built in this country, since the party
now in power has had control of the govern
ment, more than three thousand vessels of
one million and half tons. or more than two
hundred and fifty three tons for every secu-
lar day for nineteen years. and for every
laboring hour.-calling ten hours laboring
day--more than twenty-five tons, or more
than six tons every fifteen minutes. Is Mr..
Pillsbury to be believed:
The great sunni of money expended in the
construction Of these ships, has gone into
the hands of farmers, laborcrs and mechanics,
and has given an impetus to every other in
dustry. This great industry. 50 beneficent,
the democratic party in its late convention at
Cincinnati resolved to cut down and destroy.
They did SO when they resolved in favor of
free trade and free ships. Hancock has en-
dorsed this policy, by endorsing the Cincin-
natl platform.
Gen. Garfield and the republicans main
tain both the navigation laws and protection
to every industry against the pauper labor of
Europe The business of our country is
good, the future outlook never better.
This is the universal testimony of all business
men. Which party enacted the laws and in
stituted the measures that have given US these
magnificent results. and which opposed them?
Did not the democratic party oppose the
funding of the national debt at low rate of
interest? Did not every democrat in both
branches of Congress oppose the resumption
act. and labor to repeal it? Did they not tell
the people it could not be done. and throw
every obstacle in the way of resumption? The
republican party. with Gen. Garfield, voted
for the resumption act. said the thing could
he done that the results would be most ben
eficent. restoring confidence. and just such
other results as we witness TODAY. A dist
gui.hed democrat. one who holds high po-
sition. and has the confidence of all his fell
low-citizens to high degree, said to me and
others a few months after resumption had
taken place 1--WE are now on the right path
We have the best currency in the world Let
the currency thinkers be sent to the rear
Keep them there, for in my Judgment this
country has entered on such an era of pros
peritv it has never before enjoyed" Is
not this SO? New enterprises are rywhere
heing developed. and new and fresh impetus
given to every industry, as the result of the
wise legislation that led to resumption Said
democrat to me a few days since: Il do
not want any change. | dare, not vote for a
change know things are well now
and improving | cannot see how
any farmer or laboring man dare,
with the experience of the past vote for
change" We ask all who labor. in anv call
ing, if such are not wise words fitingly
spoken? Is there a laboring man in our
State who wishes to change this certainty
Of to-day for an uncertainty? Does not the
old saw LET well enough alone" apply
with great force here?
Let us look now and see just W hat the dem
ocrats proposed to do at Cincinnati. First.
the repeal of the navigation laws and intro
duction of free ships. This at once robs us
of our coasting trade, and forever closes
every shipvard in the State. Do you de-
sire such state of things. Then vote for
change There will be built no more of
those beautiful three and four masted vessels
that now stud our coast. They will disap-
pear. and foreign aud cheap vessels will take
their place, built by foreign and cheap labor
~" you WISH lot suCn " STATE OF Things!
Then vote for the democratic party They
will bring in free trade, which strikes at the
very heart of all our great industrial institn-
tions. and reduces our labor to the standard
Of the pauper labor of Europe. Do you ask
for this? Then you will vote against the re-
publican party
Before resumption took place furnaces
were closed. our mines were not worked our
mills and factories were running on short
time, and many of them were not running at
all. Now they run not only on full time.
but on extra time. with full and extra paw.
Against all this improvems mt every democrat
in both branches of Congress voted. Do YOU
want change in favor of the former state of
thingsr Then You will vote fnr free ships
and free trade. as voted at Cincinnati and in
dorsed by Hancock.
Under the beneficent laws enacted nv the
republican party. new factories. new found
ries. new machine shops are springing up.
Great enterprises are everywhere being de-
veioped. causing q great demand for both
labor and material at greatly advanced prices.
Shall this go on? Then vote for no change.
but for the party that has SO sise'y admins
tered the government as to bring to our peo-
pie such great prosperity.
True DExocRAr
Truly wonderful in nervousness IN raj