The Republican journal., 1881-01-06

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Spiritualist, Lattudinarian, second Advent
list, Roman Catholic, Religion of Christ. i cacll
Will the liquor law be troubled this year No.
say the timid ones, who fear medlling with any
thing relating to the law lest il should be interpret
ed as blow at the principle Of prohibition. But
it remains fact that the law engrafted on the
statute books last winter is load which even 50
good principle prohibition wolld stagger IN
der. While the cider clause is practically noper
alive, it has excited violent prejudice among apple
raising communities The Republican party cannot
do better thing for the cause Of temperance IMAM
TO sweep this cider clause from the statute books
Another enactment of last winter winch has put
back the cause Of temperance at least five years
the re enactment Of the hateful and discarded
State constabuIary law. Though not exactly IN
der that name, it is the same animal II takes 1X
traordinary powers from the hands Of officers
elected by the people and sworn to enforce the
laws, ard places them in the hands o. mere ap
pointees of the Governor who are thrust upon the
people through the petitions OF few citizens.
People lose respect for law when such iustrumen
taties are used for its enforcement 1t would
seem that the sheriifs, deputies constableS and
various municipal officers in the towns would form
at least all the force the people demanded for the
enforcement of the liquor, along with other laws
If there men III the legislature with the cour
age of their convictions the sckly and disorder
ed fragments of the old State constabuary Law viii
have to GO
Although many corporations have for the past
two three years been formed under the prorls
r nftI,irT
larger capital than twenty five Thousand dollars
are formed by special enactment Many SUCH cor
poratons have been formed and others are on the
carpet Some Of the heavy and enterpusing bus
mess men Of Athens, Skowhegan Madison, Hc..
have petitloned the legislature for charter tor the
Skowhegan g. Athens Railroad Company, for the
purpose Of locating, constructing eQulpping and
operating a railroad from Skowhegau. through
that town, Madison, Cornville, and Athens to
Athens village. Another railroad enterprise Is
the projected one from the Sandy River to the
kennebec. on the narrow guage principle The
extension of the Bucksport a Bangor Railroad
from Bucksport to Ellsworth is only a question
of time, and although the charter has already been
obtained, an amendment may be asked for the
coming session.
The hotels and boarding houses have assumed d
very lively appearance, about one half the mem
bers having arrived The spare baggage Of >olne
would seem to indicate that they contemplate
protracted session Of course the topic Of CONVEX
sation is the Senatorial question. Mr. Hale IS
here with headquarters established at the Augusta
House, and with his usual ability ard tact i con
Quoting his own canvass Mr. Frye has been
here His interests are in good hands, being left
in care Of Hon Nelson Dingley, Jr and Hon, %
siah H Drummond. The legislative caucas viii
be held on Tuesday evening, and the oenat'r'a
caucus probably on Thursday evening
GEORGE.