Morning journal and courier., 1888-05-23
DEMOCRATS IN BLAlNR,s STAT
want she Prohibition Law Repealed
in the Interest of Temperance.

want the Prohibition Law Repealed
inthe Interest of Temperance.
AUGUSTA, May 22.-After the Democratic
convention reassembled to day the commit
tee on credentials reported 1,O07 delegates
present. Members of the State committee,
vice presidents and members of the commit
tee on resolutions were announced. Appro-
pirate resolutions were adopted on the deaths
the past year of Bion Bradbury, Eben F.
Pillsbury, Edmund Wilson, William A.
Crowell, J. Fl. Webster, J. w. Varney, Isaac
Varney and G. L. Boynton, all prominent
members of the party. The following dele
gatee-at-large to the st. Louis convention
were elected: First district, Payson Tucker
of Portland; Second district, Arthur Sewall
of Bath; Third district, E. G. Allen of Au-
gusta; Fourth district, James Tobin of Ban
gor The platform was then reported and
adopted. It declares that unnecessary taxa
ton is extortion, that the surplus is men,
ace to business interests and economical gov
eminent and the tariff is so arranged as
to foster wealthy monopolies at the
expense of the people. It approves
the efforts of the Democrats in Congress to
pass bill which in the language of President
Cleveland will relieve the people from unnec-
essary taxation having a due regard to the
interest of capital invested and workingmen
employed in American industries, and says:
eve do not advocate free trade, but favor
and desire a revision of the present unjust
and burdensome tariff laws" The course of
the President and Secretary Bayard in con-
nection with the fishery treaty IS approved, es-
pecially the President conduct in refusing to
yield to the demands of selfish monopelies
which claimed the use of the federal power
to secure facilities for shipping aliens in for
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with our citizens. The administration of
President Cleveland is heartily endorsed.
The Republican party of the State is charged
with having quadrupled in expenses, while
the population has remained stationary, thus
postponing payment of the war debt, the paid
interest on which exceeds .he original debt.
Reform is demanded in State administration.
The majority reported clause demanding
the repeal of the prohibitory law in the in
terest OF good society and temperance. The
minority reported recommending that no
resolution on the prohibitory law be adopted,
or if any one which they presented scathing-
ly denouncing the Republican party for by
pocrisy, duplicity and insincerity in secretly
combining with violstors of the law which
they pretended to support to secure for such
violators immunity from prosecution and
declaring that such practices corrupt pub
lie morals, engender disrespect for
law and encourage dishonesty, bribery and
the contempt and condemnation of all good
citizens After an hours debate this mi
nority resolution was adopted. A resolution
was also adopted declaring that the labor
ing men deserve careful legislation to protect
them from monopolies and trusts and pledg-
ing hearty support.
Archie McNichon then presented the name
of Hon. w. L. Putnam of Portland as candi-
date for governor, and he was nominated by
reclamation amid tremendous applause and
cheers and addressed the convention.
Speeches were made by ex-Mayor McGilli-
Portland and Hon. J. B. Redman. The fol-
lowing were then chosen alternates to
the delegates at large First dis
trics, Tristram Goldthwait, jr., Biddeford
Second district, E. K. O'Brien, .Thomaston;
Third district, W. H. Rust, Belfast; Fourth
district, Henry Hudson, Guilford. Colonel
Clark S. Edwards of Bethel and Charles Nc
Carthy of Portland were chosen electors at
large.
HARRIsBURG, May 22.-The Democratic
convention which meets here tomorrow
promises to be decidedly one sided. Con-
gresham Scott appears to have decided
majority with him and the friends of Presi-
dent Cleveland will have difficulty in di-
recting the proceedings. The only opposi-
ton to the programme as arranged by Mr..
Scott and his friends comes from the friends
of ex-Cong1essman Spier of Huntingdon, who
with the followers of Mr.. Randall have been
making an effort to break the slate and de-
feat ex Congressman Boyle, of Fay
cite, but this move has
proved failure and the four
delegates large will be Congressman Scott,
Hon. Lewis c. Cassidy, of Philadelphia,
Congressman Mutchler and Mr.. Boyle. Ex-
chairman of the State Committee William
U Hansel of Lancaster will be the temporary
and Ex-senator Wallace the permanent
chairman. So sure are the friends of the ad-
ministration of being able to control the con-
vention that they have prepared platform
in full which it is expected will be adopted
without difficulty. It endorses the President
and the Mills bill and is otherwise what Mr..
Scott and his friends desire. No attention is
paid to the judicial nomination, and it will
go haphazard to any one of the candidates
mentioned for the place.