The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-08-05
The Truth of History INDICATED.

A Democratic legislature enacted the first org-
nal foundation law of prohibitions and Demu
cratic governor (GOvcrnor IIubbard) approved 1t.
Eastern Argus.
Among untruthful men there have grown
into use two methods of uttering falsehood.
One is to lie squarely, directly, without cir
cumlocution or arts of conCeament. The other
is TO state a fact OF seeming truth as to
make it declare what is really false The Ar
Gus adopts the latter method, which it deems
an adroit historic manner of lying, that may
| deceive the present generation. BY its Ian
@ua~c that paper means that its readers shall
| understand that the Democratic party and the
! Democratic legislature of 1851 favored prohi-
| btion. The reality is far otherwise. 1t is
| true the Democrats had majority of the legis-
| ature of 1851. 1t is true that the first prohi-
| btory law was passed by the legislature of
| lS5l. 1t is equally true that Il majority of the
| Democratic members of the legislature of 1891
| We're opposed to that law. The measure was
| adopted by the votes of Il minority of the
| Democrats. threc-fourths of the wings, and
| the small number of free soilers in the legisa-
| turc of that wear. 1t was signed by Governor
| John Hubbard, Democrat, who was we'll
| known not to be personally in favor of the
| law; but who did not feel himself justified in
| Vetoin@ the bill which the friends of temper
| ance generally favored. Did the Democratic
| party silently acquiesce in what minority of
| lis members i'll the legislature endorsed: Not
| Il bit of it. War was at once proclaimed
| ,niny+ I.n>.runr U,,II,rJ Aunthar Dnr,n.
| cratic candidate was placed i'll the field. \
| large proportion Of the wings and frce-soiler>
came to the support of Hubbard at the polls in
| n l,,'j ,I.i,7, fr,,,,, ,,aii,i'.1 fif. Writ 81
| I,,.ni5 NnnrIv aII tL.n I,,,,,,,,n,.,t VIM h,I
| favored prohibition We're ustracizcd from their
| party by the prcdOmuatiug influences which
nominated Pil>bury to take the place of Hub
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in,.a. .t L,r,, In tLi,. n,rn ,,ort, !, I.ra,,s,. f
| its nro-,l.yrr,, and frrn-rr,n, nuliry wore dry
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| tC"t ,, ,,,, H. ,+i,,!ai ,n
| A. M ~ St.tn rnIN'nntin1, nf TIA Pnn,i,fi
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.iu1.,. .gr",,,3d f,r nrniiIitinn IN thn.r tnrn.
| ~
V t.' lr fi~ ic'a't i IN Hl '''
if;'S re- % ,','' t; , ~ i ti
Sfatr' au' Is one of the ,Lirf .,,frl,Ilr,ls Of the
| lives reputati0n propcrtv ana homes If uur pee.
, pie.
! Roth in nl,tfu,lu committee and in the Com
| y,nti0n ir,rlf thi> resolution hal unanimous,
| assent At the State. election of 1SL1 the Re.
publicans We're beaten. though their candidate
| for Governor received a larger vote than had
| ever been thrown for amy preccdinae .eubcrua-
torial candidate The Democrat, and the pro-
| slavery ma yqol r0u,J, of fine Whio rarty hay-
inc, sp,lrrd a u,io1.ity uf fine slniurr in th,
| winter Of 1896 at once. rrncalcI the Prohibitur>
law and in a hi.h handed manner drove from
| Tho. supreme pIlrt ono. of the iuIu,., prp,Iul-
ed to he the most earnest >lmpGrtcr of prohibi-
| ton. for prey ions to his annuiutmcnt he had
| hrrn ON the Platform Committee Of tile Rpuul,-
| lic;,u Conyrutiul, of 1Sa5 1DGjuxt mis- rrpeuI
| IF be frsf Dr1bHjtoy,l Tl,r and thr violent
cirrt,ucnt of J1drr b,Ti. from th. Slurclnr
| Bcn.h every RrurIlIi.au member Of thr Icu-
isIgturc voted ana every Democrat who raised