Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-08-24

/ ChAnge IN our lAOJf system hhN s'o'
the laborer promp, control OF his earn
Ing, in cash will prove helpful and pro
fAble {, him and regulation direciinI
the weekly payment. would, ! AN sure
prove beneficial
II will, however. be found in the en'
that the principal iuhienes upon tn
wages Of the laborns min come, from
the tariff system Of ,hs Na,ioaal GOV
eminent. A protective tariff means goo
wages, while free trade or mere revenu
tamil mean. po,r wages to the labor o
the Unitei States 1. has bsen thi
steady aim Of the Rspablicin party ,'
maintain protection And IL has been ,h'
steady aim OF the D,m)crAiic patty Il
enforce free trade. Ga ihi, direct issue
lie, III. whole question 10 the laborin.
m,n n he fails to consider !, aai e
&C, upoa /, he fail. a, III, poin, ~hiet
vitality affect. hi, own psts)ah iniere't'
No citiEsn Of Maine .holll fail 20 ss'
that the Morrison tariff bill supported O.
the p,e,cn, .e,.i)n Of Coagre's byihs mas
9th, D,m)sra,is Representatives struck
deadly blow, q, every material Interest
of M,iae Il gave To the farmers all
lamoefmea Of C,l,i, tbs Ire market OF
the Uaiiel STATE, fjr al lhsir products
thu, placing the aliea. shp pays ni
tax 70 supper, oar Siiie Or N,'ioa.
Glvernmsnts. on the san, basis +" oi'
osn ciiir,n.. who piy all ih5'i taxes
10 "a. h,hsfm.a OF C.n,ii ih; bill pro-
peel % clnceis such manifest aiyaa'
tA,s, over ths f,hsfn "a o. Nss Eis.
lad that ois misat .ipPD's tbs Dim''
cratic Representative. we're l,sl,ains
foi ih, Cla.dlaa iaiefes, Aui ch'u'he
a .psciL maligaily tosari' tbs Ne'
Eislaad ialere,t Efey mtnliaeiauaI
iaiere,, Ia which Maine capitalists have
embarked their moaey and IA which
Muas lablressscire g))l wages w, in
pifiled Aal iis prosperity msa,eei by
tai. iand bill. witch bai f1f ths 'iao5lfa
opposition OF the R,pablIcaa Represent
alive. IN Cages, void today b, IN;
las ofths hni
Iasrse mp,, heartily With ths rc,,.n'
,ioa Of the STATE C3aveailla which de-
clare. it % b, "ani.Ir 10 withhold pea
.ioa from disabled solder GA ,hi gfolai
th1 hi, disability e,ano, bi proved 10
have been directly insirsi "a ini lias
Of di,y." rhs oaly swo questions TO De
ask a. a. ia, rspibh,An coaNsnii)a veil
expressed ii. are these "W.' ne a loyal
solder, DJ.s he neel tbs All Of the uj''
ernnea, he helpsiio save (" S'n's ih'
ai,p,i5a Of ihi, resolution tbs eoiniry
has b,,a plinsi Il no, shocked 10 'ss 'hs
Pfe,.lsat Of tas l'aiei S.Ats, u'ng he
veto p1ser Ia miny e.,s' % d'pnSe
worthy soliisr, wh) az; IA wiai oi
bread Of the small bjIniy c)aisfrsi dpin
them by Congress. While cDnceiing 70
tbs Pre.ip,at sincere All pfoPif motives
fJi hl, Acii1l. | ihiak IA; gcnsfal tse'las
of tue p,1Pls ., tha. d, - b'i'ef iof a.
irregular el,s 70 e,;lP, tbs s;fiiay oil
our law mlker,,han that tbs r''k os 'nei''
rel ofthr1s sing honorable - dlsfs /" pau
per. upon the eh,riy Of ihi slrli.
We hear from the Dim)sfAtls pniy
TO, much compliant Of P;n'o oa' g'anied
to ds.sryiay ,oldlsr. Bi, fof tbs eiii'i'
and ...nf:e, Of the soldiers Of the Un'oa
there woall b. NJ n,uoial uiri'y "a
existence. snd hold that their claim
shoald be- REGARDED hsi motg,ge on
the resources ol,he nAtloa. Pre'Ident
I.ineoln gave 10 the unioa army the ssn.
erol, a,.aranes that "Ghs ejiniy would
care f1r the soldier aal hr w.iis aai
hi. orphans" rejoice that IN - far -
the R-pabIisan party eoali A.s this
pledge la. been hoaor.bly reisemsd lathe
pas, sni that the fasufs will SO no
Abatement OF ja,,iss ani l'bsriliiy.
| coagra,alaie tue members otths eoa-
yen,ion upjn the unmi,'ak.ols terms IA
which they iniof,sl ihs Pfohloi'oy IL
qaor law. The history Of Pfoaio,ioa
10 M.ias may a, tai, time b. PROBABLY
recoun,ei. rns ous,nL l,~ "a 1871
"a. eaAcisd by the vote, Of o''h Dsmo'
er.,. Ani whis, Ani wA' approved by
a D.m)cfa,ic Gjysrnlr. Tns next year
by a coalition Of all Il, opponents the
Dsmosra,i. party Lost con,rol OF ,h' State
and when 4, resAinsd IL 10 1855 oas OF
the fret aci. WAS to repeal the Prohib'iory
Law anl enae, a liesa,s law ii'tssi.
The Republican pn'y. eomPo,si OF
the Free Sjiler. aud Of the anii.'livery
section. OF the DimlcfA,lc ani
Wig parties. gaiaed c)n,rJl OF tbs
State ia 1856 uai,f ths le,i oi
HannibL H.mlin. ani the D,m'etaiie
party h., never sines exercised lssi'li.
tive power ia Maine. Anoss the early
and promineat measures OF the Ripubi'
caa party completed in 1879 VI"
the re-enaetmsnl OF the p,ohibito'y law.
which va, approved by the diree, vote
Of the people. Since then the R;Pioli'
can party Of Maine fof loas series OF
year. ha. re-ailirmed the dosirine OF p'o'
hibi,ioa in its platform, as one element
in il. political creed. and Rspablicin leg.
i.l.,ure, have in thirty diasreni instances
enacted additional pfovi'ioa, 70 tbs las
As experience suggested the be', mode
Of psrisc,ing il. f,n.lly. in 1888. the
Republicans. havins more than two
third, 10 each branch OF the legislature,
submitted a constitutional amsninsn,
providing that:
"rhe manufacture OF intoxicating hq'
uors, no, incluilng cider, ani the sale ani
keeping for sale OF intoxicating liquors are
and shall be forever prohioltei-except,
however, that the sale and Keeping for sale
ofsueh llqlors for medicinal ant mschin'
zeal purposes and the arts, aud the sale
and the keeping for sale of elder may be
permitted under such regulations As the
legislature may provide. The Legislature
shall enact laws with suitable penalties Tor
the suppression OF the manufacture, sale
and keeping for sale OF Intoxicating llq'
uors, with the exceptions herein specin'
ed"
Thi. amendment was adopted by the
popular vote. The prohibition OF the
LIQUOR trafii: In all i,s forms Is therefore