Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-09-02

eiiec hHu"U, CUulu even less
than the United States afford to 70 to war
about the fisheries. Mr.. Webster knew, as
those who have learned in his school have
since known, that England and the United
States can never go TO war except on some
point that touches the imperial integrity Of
the one or the other-and even an offense Of
that magnitude we agreed in 1871 to settle
by arbitration and not by gage Of battle.
But the country is weary of hearing in Mr..
Webster's phrase that Canadian constables
are arresting American crews and that Can
adian gun boats are capturing vessels on the
high seas floating the American flag And
all this on the assumption of treaty power
which the United States denies and upon a
technical construction put forward quarter
OF a century after the treaty went into oper-
alton and had received peaceful and fair
construction. We shall await the publi-
cation Of Mr.. Bayard's correspondence with
Great Britain on the subject of the seizure
of American fishing vessels with deep inter
est-shall wait with the hope if not the ex-
pectation that he will leave his country in a
better position at the close of the
negotiation than he has thus far maintained
for her
RELATIONS WITH MENICo.
Another international trouble has ncreas-
ed our sense of chagrin and humiliation. In
contrast with our patient endurance of Cana
dian outrage towards American fishermen,
we have made an unnecessary and undigni-
fled display OF insolence and bravado towards
Mexico. There is no adequate cause for the
demonstration. do not stop at this point
to narrate the precise facts attending the
imprisonment Of Mr.. Cutting. know that
We cannot without loss Of character for
honor and chivalry begin our negotiations
with threats Of war maintain that when the
United States agreed to accept arbitration as
the means Of adjusting our grave difficulties
with England We came under bonds to the
public opinion Of the world to offer nrbi-
tration to any weaker power a. the means
Of settling difficulties in all cases where We
cannot adjust them by direct negotiation. If
We are not willing to accept that conclusion
We place ourselves in the dlsreputable atti-
tude Of accepting arbitration with a strong
power and resortlng 10 force with a weak
power am sure no American citizen Of
selt-respect desires to see his country sub
jec,ed to that degradation. For the United
States TO attack Mexico without giving her
an opportunity 10 be heard before an i'm
great Nation of unlimited power to
world.
There could not, fellow citizens. In my
judgment be a more deplorabIe event th.u a
war between the Inited States and any other
Republic ot America The United States
must be regarded a. the elder sister IN that
family If commonwealths Even IN the day
!
them N their struggle for independence, and
let u not fail row to cultivate friendly and
intimate relations with them Rctralniug
from war ourselves sha. gam the in
lueuee that will enable US to prevent war
among them-so that peace shall be assured
and perpetual on tins continent. II recall
any part OF my own participation in public
affairs with speCit. satisfaction it is that |
rndeavortd and almost succeeded in hav ing
the American Republics assemble IN Peace
Congress IN order that war between nations
on this continent should be made impossible
War IN any direction would prove a great
calamity 70 the lnited States hut war
forced On Mexico would he a crime, mark ed
I'd an r~.ecia! degree by cruelty.
THIRD PARTY rRonIBIrloNIsr>.
ll- pehyAng contest Is marked by the
presence Of ih'rd party, organized as It's
leaders 'ay. io enforce the prohibition of the
Hqnor traffic N Name There are some sin
sulAr features pertaining TO this movement.
ne ne publican part! in Maine from the
day o. it' organization mas oeen pledged to
pF"'I"''.o" -eAar''lg t"e pfihc'pa' statute
now ~ force IN lNj--S, and since amending
" from year /" wear as 'he leading temper
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j. more ehtc'Ne tA'e averaged nearly one
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ne WHEY party " ''eLt convention cAeer-
'u!.y 'e,'Hl tHa' ifohIoluoh mas oeeh 80
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century aheaa oi the License states ~ an
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a. az VI a P'sS'o'e' JHN' 1afse ehouSh
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paIH "'Et' In iact oe thuS aoo!e''a'eu /;
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s"e "'e""> o' temperance aeinahaed' anu
Nds ~ consequence advanced Na'he IN a'l
matters q temperance quarter o. cen-
,u'H "'eau 81 'he License states therefore,
De !, resolved ,hat we members OF thifd
pattyo' fF9h!oi'ionIs'S' VIII 50 vote as 70
1e'e'' tne hePuolicah party ana urn lhe
"oNeihnieh, oi Maine over 70 'he Demo
cfa'>, VINO nave 'hroush all these years OPP
postu iroh'Ol''oh .! every ihs'rumentaii'!
III ,her power
democrats OF course win scarcely an
attempt al cohcea!theht' regard Inc thifc par
ceiyed III regard to tie result except him
who desires 10 be deceived Every voter
knows that he must choose between the Re
publican and Democratic parties and every