Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-06-14

The announcement of Mr.. Robes nOmina
ton was received with tremendous cheering
A. A. Strout, Esq, moved that the nom
| nation be made unanimous.
The motion was adopted by rising vote
A motion to adjourn for one hour was
| voted down.
The convention proceeded to ballot 70,
four Congressman.
The hunger of many delegatee overcame
| their patriotism and numbers left the hall fol
| dinner after voting.
J. S. Wheelwright of Bangor, chairman Of
the committee on resolutions, reported as
follows:
RESOLUTIONS
l. The right of every qualified voter to casi
his ballot and have it honestly counted is a
| fundamental principle of republican govern.
| ment which must be maintained by law i'm
partially enforced, The majority thus deter.
mined must rule and the minority must sub.
nit.
2. Free schools must be maintained and
universal education secured as. the basis OF
national security and prosperity.
3. American industries and labor should be
protected against the unjus competition of
| the product of cheap foreign labor by pro-
tective tariff.
4. American shipping and shipbuilding
should be encouraged by the modification OF
our navigation laws to discriminate in
favor of, and not against, our shipping inter-
ests, and by such other assistance as the gov
eminent may properly render great national
interest. We protest against the persistent
efforts of the friends of free trade, or mis-
named ''revenue REFORM to grant American
registry to foreign-built ships, as certain to
destroy our ship-building industry
5. The only full legal tender money author
lied by the constitution to be coined or issued
in time of peace is gold and silver. The dol
| lar of the one should be coined so as to pos.
sess the same intrinsic value as the dollar of
the other and all paper currency should be
redeemable in the one or the uther We dep
recate the efforts made to overthrow the
present banking system of the nation. secur-
ing as it does to the people currency con-
venient, uniform, elastic in volume, of equal
value in all the States. and absolutely safe
| from loss in the hands of the holder.
6. The rapid payment of our war debt while
debts of other nations are increasing, affords
conclusive proof of the wisdom of our fnan-
cial measures, and calls for a continuance of
the same policy until every dollar of this debt
shall be paid.
Z. We are unalterably opposed to the aboli-
ton or reduction of the internal revenue tax
on liquors and demand that all possible re.
duction of taxation shall be made on neces-
saries and not upon luxuries.
8. While we insist upon the strctest econ.
omy in public expenditures, we favor liberal
pensions and bounties to the Union soldiers
and sailors of the late war, their widows and
orphan children, in token of our recognition
of the priceless services rendered
8. We refer with confidence and pride to
the general record of the republican party in
support of the policy of prohibiting the traf.
fic in intoxicating liquors. the wisdom and
efficiency of which legislation in promoting
the moral and material interests of Maine
have been demonstrated through the practical
humiliation of that traffic in a large portion
of the State, and we favor such legislation.
and such enforcement of the law as will &C.
cure to every portion of our territory freedom
from that traffic. We further recommend
the subI.ission to the people of constitu-
tional prohibitory amendment
10. As an independent non-partisan Judi
cizry is the palladium of justice and liberty.
We cmphatically condemn the attempt of
Governor Plaisted to supersede and thus
punish Associate Justice Libbey for render
ing such opinions in the counting-out pro-
ceedings Of lS78-SO as commended them
selves to his judgement and COINCIDENCE. al
though not in accordance with the policy Of the
party with which he was then and il now con-
nected- We heartily approve the course Of
the Executive Council in refusinU IN sIIo., -