New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-29
THE CAMPAIGN IN MAINE.


.,r,r,srD-rHF WORK AND HISTORY OF lhh
REPUBLICAN Parry. nh ,ros
povTIANp. Me-, Aug. 2s.-The Clty nan
crowded 70 its utmost capacity on tue -, a.
the Repub hcan rally tonight II Is cS'H'','
o soo ,e,sons were present and as many Weh' away
enable 10 gain admission. Promptly 81
William NJ Marks chairman OF inc Guy OV I'm,
Geo called the meeting to ORDER ueoIso ""
TO- ,.i3ol General William H. Gibson the hrs'
sneaker reviewed the record oil the pasV '"0"''
d. years of the party. He spoke for three-Qu''-
~. -. hoyr and received generous applause. Al
q O'clock the Hon. James G. Blame eA
sscretarv Of State was introduced anuu
,ho widest applause. Hats were thrown INV
tbe air handkerchiefs waved, and every demohs'i"-
ton of gard was made
Mr. Blame spoke in part as follows -, 40.
1q,e eloou,n mt gentleman who has gust tSAen "' -,
,not 70 YOU OF those great questions w0'cn ar' u
"-' 'i'', -, 90 tho people OF OHIO and 10 the
nIo ~ Maine and so rapid has been the uh'u
cation q, the people Of the Uued states tha' - IN
,,ssibe in any election I'm Maine TO cast No'e ""o
moi nj interest In OhiO All which does not III lao"
ast the interests of the fronuersman' VINO Is ne"ne
down the forest on the far-of Puget souhu' or
.h ra,chman who is watching his herds III
en- valley of the Rio Grande. We are one people, anu
the election YOU about TO decide Is one winch eHco
the whole PEG e Of the United States ana those VIZ" -
about te liug You. attempting to tell you' 'nS II II
mere
avoid mistake the fact there certainly Is nothing De
f the ueople OF Name important as is the choice OF
four Representatives in the National Congress ana u
Legislature that shall choose the senator oil Tue OT
States that shall. in other words, reject Within
Trye. tApplausel But governor Govern .nd -"'' vII
s,eo IN Won shortly in this city telling you that there
az Vrry Important State ISSUES which should n'st a
[ radv 70 meet the Governor that Issue anu
A there wcre not National question chEasLnI W. NJ,
tade of Governor Plaised in lis disregard OF law IN
his rsmpiing under foot ths CONS 81 , orif Of
his rebellion aginst the Constitution ana tne SIiI v,
government call out the earnest attention ana queV
vote of every citizen OF the state
THE CONSTITUTION OF MAINE WISE AND SOUND.
The Constitution Of Maine has been held IN
Nth regard by the other states, many OF whom nave
.aen part of 1t for their and the whole DRIFT OF II
As their model The Constitution OF Maine has been heid
ey those who have given attention TO organic Ia" 70 DC
,se Of he wisest soundest and best balanced eJoyeu 10y
nv one thirtyeignt states IN llat OoIls''s
he trainers Of 1t thought III 20 Place III u I'' o o
which, in iorly instances since nc ~, nv
riuzed been ca led into prom able use Ina prov
Uon D. in these words supreme Court Justices o lne
supreme Judicia! Court-Ihey sha.i Oe o't,sgu
% give their opinion upon lmpor.ano 9uc 1n
of law. and upon solemn occasl"hSS WIZ
-eqrr.i rv Governor Council, senate OF House OF he
re-enlat yes" re1d that over. aud had occasion 10
hch, the definition Of the leading words would give
tu gwen of II by constIan BY pay sical
moral on /, el force. that JUDGES OF the supreme
To1rt wD,i called upon are constrained by moral force
10 drop thing eise and give ihcr opinion upon the
sR,s,l1u -u6nited They required, and Webster
ss11!Sst en ni' anIioriiy" 80 that this great
Department ~ the Government claims by Hght ana au
hoy 10 consran The judges 90 drop every other issue
s nav upon the dOckcl- OF their courts and answer
al once upon what may be submitted to item .o,
Now, l have sad, there nave peeH Loi1S suoi
Instances in me frs ten yfT P P1 a Enoe
When We hai Nlham King A.o'u N a. D,, i,,,,r-
ten question every year. and great many points ia lh'
by OPINIONS that were thu- invoked ana thur
given For the first time IN the history
of t state We mad Governor thus speaks of tins gieat
power Governor Plaisted says; lie provision OF
our Constitution which permits OF lne EAvon.lie Vi
LEGISLATURE 10 call upon court any occasion, solemn
OF OF erase It's opinion, ls 10 me az wrong an
orncpe As il is dangerous III practice That Is his
1ni,ol mon il CONSTITUTION sky years OLD. ami saucu-
fed list OF Governors than whom no otheI 9tae
ths provision the Governor questions are referred
70 The courts not for their decision Dul oh( iOl
their opinion, whch the EAecHtite o IL 10
nav take what they worm, follow them o. dsre
gard them at WILL has sometimes happened IN our MS
fnrv W..u Governor Piaistcl did II sometimes hap
pe1 in our History when md IL happen tlat Gov
opinion aud lien disresarded III II hsPpeheu III He
cae of Aonzo GarceiOn, VINO admOnlsneu ny Inc 9e
threw a-- opinion. ana persisted IN the crime Dut
~ yeTy ofher Governor that called upon the supreme
i91rt frn the ORGANIZATION the Government 10 his
hour it- opinion taken without any caVh OF qOOle
whatever
GOVfRNOR PLAIsTFD's METHODS CRITICISED
Tot me call your attention those OF you who belong TO
tie oder class Of my audience. and the younger class
have heard it, bes 10 cal their attention by way
o? instruction, TO very hlpstrious Instance oil thI7
nd La Legislature
fappasr was Representative III The Il glslature from
Portland aul Lot NJ morrill, Was Representative from
the CITY OF Augusta. ar. Fesscnden was elected 40
WING aud 1T Morrill, as Democrat a great c'niro-
y,rsy arose as TO n, organization OF the SEN
's' az = 1epended the poictI compie xio If tue
State. Mr. tessendeD was candidate I0I senator OF
the United before that legislature aud aiIef tnat
Legislature mad been KEEP Tor four week Do state OF
dlscIg Lauon, he himself proposed ana grated re
uls clear, mind. where blnisuI
Ro9T , ~ i So1,re,e CIrl OF Inc st The supreme
flf ttII "A
whom live were Democrats. E,her Sucplcy,
Samuel Wells Joseph Howard, Joseph ".
Hathaway and Richard d. Rice, and two
were Wigs John : Penny and Jonn Appeton.
tie OldI submitting tue question, and wnen the opinion
IL against his vI,w II YOU elo0se to de-
scTine II by lcAucAl dessHao|, II "as On III "a
ocrac and not On the Wnis side oi the isss aat ga
'Whl tins Is mere opinion an lot OVu.u 80 90 ~
This goes against my interest, ihtciIefes Win
opinion is AZ var with tne wang ooctIAe Luis OPINION
Is one wAIen 1 VIII hot sustain
sreern j.. Fes,eidcu believed then ara believed TO
tbo day OF ms death IAat the -upreae wrong
IN, VA moi bound TO cnange u.Iv dual opinion. lie
argued clearly that the supreme Court IN jas Judg
lslaturc Fessenden sald quote from MS
speech reported IN the L. lsatiVe journal when was
then Democratic JOURNAL me age IA the Cl'y o. Au
glsiaLD d" J IsLloes OF the supreme Court SAID
M,de advisers Of The Lssislature, Of either
blAuch II, aud OF the Governor AID Council" He had
tain points the House had asked and Tue Court hAd
gwen opinion WnIe bound by IL, therefore,
he would say, far % their action was involved We
have idea Of opposing H. because We are disposed to
obey the law and cid to the constitutional eXpound
er. OF the law would thcr and IN thc AL
Rngc OF another after hearing the decision 81 the Court
IA certain case IL law today nut II was n0t law
yesterday that Ii was law tOd-y because the oapren
tour. nOunccd IL but II asked whether he re-
tacted individual opinion as 10 the true inter
probation VI the Constitution, he would reply thil
IS d Individual ne had perfect righ'
81 his opinions, that they were not cAahsedi Odt "a,
would not treat the Court WIN dsrcspcct lie would
bow the bench, and 70 men who were on tn behch
That was h.s duty Us "a good citizen. IApplause.l
THE PRECISE PERSONAL ISSUE EXPLAINED.
Now what tho precise personal issue. j. W.