Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-06-03


Piscataquis-Calvln Chamberlain.
Sagsdahoc-D. T. Percy.
Somerset-Albert Moore
Waldo-Crosby Fowler
Washington-CIaudius NJ. Huff
York;. E Storer.
The convention was called to order at 2. 40
T. NJ. The list of State committee, vice
presidents and committee on resolutions was
reported and accepted. The committee on
credentials reported 900 delegates present.
The report was accepted on motion of Col
iector Bradbury of Portland.
The following resolution was presented and
passed by a rising vote:
Resolved, That the democracy Of Maine
ofier their cordial sympathy to Right Hon.
VIM. E. Gladstone in his mighty struggle for
home rule in Ireland, for the double reason
that it releases the people from bondage and
practically asserts the democratic doctrine
upon which our Union WAS formed, that
States have right to regulate their own do
mestic affairs
Col. Bradbury spoke at some length upon
this resolution.
Hon. John B. R edman spoke of his nami,
nation in 1884, of the odds which he contend
ed against in the campaign and thanked the
democrats for their support. The speaker
defeated standard bearer a second renomina-
ton, but he would not have his name used
when single delegate was against him,
therefore would withdraw his name. Mr.
Redman was cheered at the close of his re-
marks.
Upon motion of E. C. Moody of York, a
committee of one from each county was ap-
pointed to receive, sort and count votes.
F. S. Brigham of Norway, presented the
name of Col Clark l.. Edwards of Bethel, in
a brief speech in which he spoke of the gen.
tleman's war record and claimed Oxford
county on the nomination. He said that Col.
Edwards was the only man whose name could
unite the opposition to the republican party.
d. j. McGilicuddy of Lewiston seconded the
nomination in a speech received with most
enthusiastic applause.
j. E. Ladd of Gardiner withdrew his name
as candidate before the convention.
Z. X. O'Bren of Thomaston, presented
the name of Atwood Levensaller of Thomas
ton, for Governor
w. M. Sargent of Portland, for the COM
mittee on resolutions, reported the following
Platform:
We. the representatives of the democracy
of Maine, in convention assembled, do an
nounce the following platform principles:
We declare our adherence to the principles
of the national democracy as enunciated in
the platform of the democratic national con-
vention in 1884.
We endorse the able, honest and incor-
ruplible administration of President Cleve-
land and pledge him our earnest and unfalt-
ering support
Resolved, That the democratic party, as
in the past, SO in the present, is a friend of
labor and the laboring man, and sympathizes
with labor in the impending struggle for Its
rights against the aggressions of capital and
associated wealth; that it favors all legislation
which will tend to equitable distribution of
property, to the prevention of monopoly and
to the strict enforcement of individual right,
against corporate abuses, and especially
favors the enactment of laws by which labor
associations may be organized for arbitration
of all differences between the employed and
employer, the establishment of co-opera-
tive institutions, for introducing cooperative
industrial systems, for the establishment of
a national bureau of labor, for reserving what
is left of the public domain for actual settlers,
that the lands of the people may be held by
the many and not the few, for the abolition of
that relic of barbarism, imprisonment for
debt, for the repeal of the odius trustee
process by which the heartless creditor may
snatch the wages of a laborer from his
employer before it can be converted into
bread for his wife and children.
Resolved, That unnecessary taxation is un-
Just taxation, that the present oppressive war
tariff which produces nearly 100000 900
surplus revenue Is unnecessary and there
fore unjust, and inasmuch as the two great
political parties of the country in their ma
tional platforms have pledged themselves so
to modify it that it will produce no more
revenue than may be needed for the necessary
expenditures of the government, econom-
ically administered, we demand that this
Congress which has devoted six months of its
labors and all its ingenuity of devising ways
and means to deplete the treasury of its
surplus millions to the neglect of important
legislation which the country needs and ex-
poets shall at its present session keep faith
with the people and make the promised re-
ductions.
Resolved, That we denounce the river and
harbor bill passed by the National House of
Representatives for its extravaganza and
wastefulness in the appropriation of nearly
SIS 900. 900 of the peoples money, sam
which ill probably be increased by the re-
publican Senate and express the hope that
the democratic President will teach Congress
a much needed lesson in economy interposi-
ton of the executive veto.
Resolved, That this convention is hostile
to the Logan bill for an increase of the army,
but favors the reorganization of the navy de-
partment and rehabilitation OF the navy, and
generous appropriations for the construction
of system of complete coast defences.
Resolved, That inasmuch as complications
have arisen with our Provincial neighbors
that by mismanagement of unskilful hands or
too precipitate action may entail deplorable
results, that this convention but voices the
confidence of the Maine democracy in states
craft, wisdom, patriotism and fidelity of this
administration, and especially rejoices in the
peculiar fitness of the present secretary of
state to deal with the questions of mixed law
and fact arising from disputed Interpretation
of existing treaties relative to the rights of a
large, hard-working and meritorious body of
our fellow citizens in the fishing cases so
called that we assure our fishermen of our
support and assistance by all lawful means,
and in the worst event, of our hearty and
Jealous espousal of our common cause but
that we depreciate hasty expressions of ILL
formed opinion and blinded prejudice in de
nunciatory and inflsmmstory resolutions. ad-
vising rather a calm reliance upon the final
triumph of right and justice under the broad
principles of international law rather than
the baseless fears that local legislation and
provincial bluster will sway our constituted
authorities, the guardians of our liberties,
from full insistance upon our natural or
treaty rights that the course of democratic
administration in the past in foreign relations