The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-09-02

fishermen. until by sheer wssriness. after tho
manner Of the unjust Judge In Scripture. our
Government may give them what they want.
even TO the injury Of our own people.
gratuitously increased by the vote OF a ma
jority Of the Democratic party I'm the House Of
Representatives TO throw open the markets of
the United States To British and Canadian
fishermen, without duty or charge and
without securing TO American fishermen
the right TO fish I'm Brit .sh and Cana
dian waters. This is an act of such unaccount-
able. rancorous hostility TO the fishing interest
OF New England that It Is difficult even to com.
prehend it, motive John Randolph so hated
the wool tariff that no felt like walking mile
To kick a sheep. DO the Northern Democrats
feel such determined hostility to the fishermen
of New England that they would sacrifice a
great national interest in order to infiict blow
THE WORDS OF WEBSTER
1t would certainly be refreshing II we could
hear Mr.. Websters words repeated from official
sources to-day. IL would DO refreshing II IT
could once more be asserted with the same
strength and dignity of Webster that the Uni
ted States will not submit its rights to be adju-
Dictated in the petty tribunals Of the provinces;
that American fishermen shall be protected in
az their rights OF proPeIy anu N MI tne,r rgn ns
did not intend that his position should lead to
war. He simply expected that n firm, decided
tone would bring English 1ihclals 10 their
and danger Of transgressing tho rights and
touching the sensibilities of IA proud and power
ful people. Mr.. webster knew, as tnOSe VINO
learned from him have since known, that Eng
land could even less than the United States
afford to go 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 ofiense Of
that magnitude we agreed in 1871 to settle by
arbitration, and not by gage OF battle But the
country il weary of hearing, in Mr.. Websters
phrase, that Canadian constables are arresting
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 n technical construc-
ton put forward n quarter OF n century after the
treaty went into operation and had received n
peaceful and fair cons ruction. We shall await
the publication of Mr.. Bayard's correspondence
with Great Britain on the subject of the seizure
OF American fsting vessels with deep interest;
shall wait with the hope, II not the expectation.
that he viii leave his country in n better posi-
ton at the close OF the negotiation than he has
thus far maintain ID for her.
OUR RELATIONS WITH MEXICO.
Another international trouble has increased
our sense OF chagrin and humiliation. In con-
trast with our patient endurance OF Canadian
outrage toward American fishermen, we have
made an unnecessary and undignihed display
of insolence and bravado toward Mexico. There
ia no adequate cause for the demonstration.
do not stop at this point to narrate the precise
facts attending the imprisonment of Cutting
know that we cannot, without loss of charac-
ter for honor and chivalry, begin our negota-
tons with threats OF war L maintain that
when the United states agreed to accept arbi-
tration the means of adjusting our grave
difficulties with England we came under bonds
TO the public opinion OF the world to offer arbi-
tration to any weaker Power rs the means OF
settling difficulties in all cases where cannot
adjust them by direct negotiation. II we are
not willing to accept that conclusion we place
ourselves in the disreputable attitude OF nc
cepting arbitration with strong Power and re-
sorting to force with a weak Power. am sure
no American citizen of self-respect desires To
Il. "A
For the United States to attack Mexico without
giving her an opportunity TO be heard before an
impartial tribunal of arbitration would be for
great nation of unlimited power to put herself
to open shame before the world.
Thele could not, fellow-citizens, in my judy
ment, be more deplorable event than Il war
between the United States and any other re-
public OF America. The United States must be
regarded as the elder sister in that family Of
commemorative. Even in the day of our weak
ness we gave aid and comfort to them in their
struggle for independence, and let us not fail
now TO cultivate friendly and intimate relations
with them.
Refraining from war ourselves we shall gain
the influence that will enable us to prevent war
among them-so that peace shall be assured
and perpetual on this continent. III recall any
part of my own participation in public affairs
with special satisfaction il is that endeavored
and almost succeeded in having the American
Republics assemble in peace congress in or
der that war between nations on this continent
should be made impossible. War in any direc-
ton would prove q great calamity to the United
States-but war forced on Mexico would DO a
crime marked in an especial degree by cruelty.
THE PRoHIBITIoNIsTs.
The pending contest is marked by the pres
ence of "a third party, organized, as its leaders
say TO enforce the prohibition OF the liquor
traffic in Maine. There are some singular fea-
lures pertaining to this movement. The Repub-
lican party in Maine, from the day of its organi
cation, has been pledged to prohibiton-enact-
ing the principal statute now in force in lSJ75S.
and since amending it from year 10 year as the
leading temperance men requested. The
changes, TO make it more effective, have aver
aged one for every year since the original law
was passed.
The third party in their convention cheer
fully testify that prohibition has been so we'll
enforced by the Republicans that in their
Judgment Maine is a quarter Of u century ahead
of the license States in all that pertains to the
temperance reform. The Republicans have
this year with special emphasis in their State
convention reaflirmed their faith in prohibition
and nominated for Governor u pronounced sup
porter Of the law. But all this does not suit
the third party Prohibitionists. They desire a
party of their own, just small enough to have
effect at ALL or, II possible, just large enough
to throw the State into the hands Of the Demo-
cratic party, which has been as constant in its
hostility to prohibition as the Republican party
Of Maine has been constant in its fidelity to
prohibition.
The position and platform in the third party
might in fact, be thus abbreviated Whereas,
the Republican party of Maine enacted pro-
hibitory law thirty years ago, and has since
amended il as n majority of the friends Of tenn
perance demanded and has in consequence adj
vanced Maine in all matters OF temperance
quarter OF a century ahead Of the license States
therefore, be it resolved that We, members of
third party Of Prohibitionsts, will so vote as TO
defeat the Republican party and turn the Gov
eminent of Maine over to the Democrats, who
have through all these years opposed prohibit
ton by every instrumentality in their power.
Democrats, Of course, with scarcely an at
tempt at concealment, regard the third party
their especial ally, and the coalition is so
evident that am sure no man can be deceived
in regard to the result except him who desires
to DO deceived. Every voter knows that he
must choose between the Republican and DEM
ocratic parties, and every voter knows that in
joining the third party he indirectly but effect
ually throws his political and moral influence
in favor OF the Democracy.
The supporters Of the third party adopt
as their shibboleth that the Republican
party must be killed." and they have
cured the cooperation OF the Democrat,
OF the free-trader of the saloon proprie-
tor, of all men who wish to keep 100000
Of colored people in the South DISTINGUISHED and
oppressed. 1t is an insincere coalition, an un-
hallowed partnership, an unholy alliance.
Against IL the Republican party OF Maine pre-
sents its uniform support OF prohibition, its
splendid record of devotion to the protection OF
American labor, its long and patient effort in
behalf of those who are downtrodden and de-
prived of natural rights The Republican party
has always fought its battles single handed
against great odds, and now, with principle un-
tarnished and courage undaunted, IL will again
triumph over the combined force of all its foes.
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