The Portland daily press., 1886-06-10

ting foreign built ships TO American registry free
of all charge or duty In short SO far as Maine /,
| concerned the Morrison tariff bill aims TO pro
mote foreign interests instead of home interests
We therefore denounce the action of the Demo
cratic State convention in approving this bill as
traitorous to the leading interests oil the State
Resolved, That the Democratic Representatives
in Congress who propose to surrender the free
men, while Canada prohibits American fishermen
from obtaining in their waters reciprocal priyi
leges, are guilty Of an act which is at once fllogi
cal and unpatriotc; an act which must have or
iginated in sectional malice or have been the off
spring of ignorance. Ii eonsummated it would
certainly result in the total destruction of the
fishery interest of the United States on the Allan
Resolved, That we thank the Maine Repre-
sentatives for their united opposition to the ex-
traYagant and corrupt river and harbOr bill re-
Gently passed by the Democratic House OF
Representatives, measure SO censurable as to
compel the Democratic convention of Maine to
denOunce their own party for passing it-com-
pelling them also to declare that Congress, under
their, own Democratic administration, "has de-
voted six months of its labor and all of its in
genuity in deyising ways and means to deplete
the Treasury of Its surplus millions to the neglect
of important Legislation, which the country
needs.o We hereby heartily concur with the
Democratic convention in their lust estimate of
the members OF their own party in Congress- who
have control of the expenditures of public money.
Resolved, That labor and capital must be In
harmony to insure the prosperity of either. Every
conflict between the two tends to the injury Of
both, and wherever differences arise we believe
that they should be submitted to impartial arbi-
tration, to the end that friendly adjustment may
be promptly reached and suffering to all classes
prevented.
Resolved That in the Judgment of this con-
vention. no manufacturing establishment in
Maine should extend the length of a davis labor
beyond ten hours.
Resolved, That this convention recommends
that the next Legislature of the State shall enact
a law prescribing fifteen years as the earliest age
at Which children may be regularly employed in
factories, some kindred law calculated to guard
and protect youth of tender years Earlier em-
nOymeDt thai llfil. with n
health and deprives the children of the proper
opportunity Of acquiring an education in the pub
lie schools.
Resolved That we commend to the next Legis-
ature careful revision OF the labor system in
the state prison TO the end that the labor of the
eonvictS be so adjusted as not to come in compet-
tlon With the honest calling OF any citizen of the
State.
Resolved, That the Republicans of Maine, now
the prohibition OF the sale of intoxicatingl liquors.
Ihe law and its several amendments were enact
ca py hepubllcau legislators, and this convention
now declaie IN answer 10 misrepresentation in
many quarters that the general effect of the pro-
iuDltory law has been beneficent and has proved
III marked degree helpful to the cause of temper
ahce IN hlalhe Ii has largely reduced the con-
SUMPTION OF aiconollc liquors and has in many
ways contributed ont to the moral and material well
1are OF tne state
RESOLVED, That the Republicans of Maine hav-
ing cordially and Ia good faith contributed through
their senators and Representatives to the enact
ment OF the civil service law, sincerely regret that
under Democratic administration Of the govern
ment It's e1nclency has been greatly impaired, and
tIlilt lts destruction IS now menaced by bill pend
ing III Inc Democratic House reported from a
Democratic committee.
Resolved, Inat the services OF Union soldiers
and sailors constitute national obligation which
is not fully discharged so long as a single member
OF that patriotic host is left to suffer from want
In the judgement Of this convention it is unfair to
withhold pension from disabled soldier on the
ground that his disability cannot be proved to
have been incurred in the line of duty. The only
two questions to be asked are these; Was he 4
loyal soldier? Does he need the aid of the gov
ernment lie helped to save? And that the widows
of all honOrably discharged soldiers should he
granted a pension without regard to the causa n.
Resolved That without mnairing legally vest
ed rights tle NationsI aIithoritv eRoniS In tha
Judgment of this convention forbid tbat any w ,o
lion Of fhe nliblic domain he eonyeved To an per
son who does NOT aeknowledSe aIeoianca N { 70 ptba
limited States If is the df1fv nf sifba Nofio~ni
Government as we'll as Of the Stafa Goyarnnao,if
in So far as The IsoaI novor re con he ste ~
vent The evil If tenant farin@ sur ~ aSt ~ f
forai on, o1,nersbi f Id f ~ - t tI9in On
ownership Of the soil shall far as practicable be
Resoved Tbatg +a tose VINO % SaIaVafe IT, 49,
President Of the late Confederacy of the South to
Svea f 'e ne oio9oy memories OF tne Ke6ellon
ern States untedi in hostile array to the spirit Of
progress f and OF keePng SIX millions Of
to the end that the Democratic party may retain
s IL ne ,ne na2n a we denoanee TINS action
in resisting it with their votes si''N'D' " ''''''
:, ,,lSs Resolved s That the great measure of Home