Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-10-08
PEOPLES PARrY CONVENTION.
The Ba,ler Hen in sFtlaaa-Fivs Ceun.
ties hss Represented.

Among the proninens people present were
Hoa. Ges.w Ladd Of Bangor; SanuelBerry
Of Dseriasi Jsshus Getcheu Of Biddeford and
l. H. Rooeins Of Rockland. The conventions
vas called TO order by Jewest or Portland.
Geo. N. HcGregor Of Rockland was made
chairman and Samuel Berry of Deering,
I'secretary Prayer vas offered by Rev. W.
r. knsn OF Cape Eiikshssh. The epnmitses
on creAsssfals .btcsansies lwsS appoi ntsG ~
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Nu~serAno' sspk ie9da Anososcoggin.
Rodaey y. Foes rerkJ 0rsn KiMball; kaoE,
Charles NusteP; waldo. r. A. Howard !:
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1onn nsfpef OF rofusoo; ohvef ons OF
Rocklsna; ". 2. Eaton ef Cape Elizabeth !;
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addressed ne esnveafiea asd was fsilswsd
BY Ds. =. webster Of Portland and DR. Benz.
81. Bsyuhum Of Portland. committee "a.
srPois'1o ~ % ses'efiP'io"s 'o' os1Tsy-
lag expense& AdJsufned until l.SO +. n.
A. the aftsrpson session, ConRressman
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c'@0''ss sss spPoinsou' We
AndfoscogglA-Dexsee ". smith, auburn.
Cu1berisnd-Welter l.. sawyer, Portland.
Franklin-B. II. Ridlon, Jay.
Kennrbec-Wm. Wilder, Manchester.
knOx-Oliver Otis. kockiand.
Lincoln-E. K. Guenthur, WaldobOro'.
Oxfefd-Sewal GoR, Mexico.
Penobscot-Geo. W. LAdd, Bangor.
Piscataqsis-Dr. Sprssue, Milo.
agsdshoc-Aelvin b. Spinney, Phips-
burg,
+ Somerset--Henfy B. Csosswell. Mercer.
Wsldo-F. a. Howard, Belfast.
1ork-Joshua Getchell, Wells.
The following resolutions were adopted:
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Ia -, refnrmers ro~ act;nn rnds- .ba
r,;rc;rIas of the IndianspoIs nIstfo,m wb;ch
70. aavoIonod ord ',o- orrhod;ad in Conarai
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fo;,ad.k,e nm narforn,onna nf ,'hliro,ion.> %,
49, T,;IoS S+a,as shn,Id hn fnrf,;taI a,,d ~
rn,,;raa strictT, h,, actnoI sst,,ars
paso{vad That tba recant decision of tba
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guveram eat aud mad. legal tender.
Resolved, fhat al property should bear il
Jn,1 proportion u saA"u''l ana 'n"' We con
and a. fsynring ,., cer,ain sneci.s Of pronrrty by
special LEGISLATION.
Resolved. That our government has no righ.
TO burden the people with taxes beyond an
amount necessary to pay il expenses and to
paw its public dept That whenever the rev.
enues from all sources exceed this limitation
they. should be reduced so as to avoid
SUI pius ~ '"e 'ieao"lf nav IIs 'sia'lo" "
tka rirhts. of Iabor and enconrogs home
nrodncfive indnstries uitbou. nroducing or
.instarin,, : rononolies We therafora fa9or
vise reyision of onr tariff laws so that Inyn,r
ies NAV hear the larger and the absolute
wants of life the lighter burden of taxation.
Resolved, That recent developments have
iuiiy utinons'ra.eu lhe lsc' 'ila. ll,e s''Ieele
share of the leaders of the two narties now
struggling for the ascendenCy in this country
We must therefore, in performance of our
duly urge upon al 10 leuieinoes Una 'ns' soterh-
hn nsrnat,ate,r nnon tse nr;nc;,la Of the
greatest good to the greatest number, disre-