Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-09-01
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of the Capulets with no possible hope of res
direction in this world or the next. Laugh
ter In my speech at Portland | SAID that
should neither discuss the advantages nor the
disadvantages of trusts, whatever tney might
be, nor shall now, tney have no place III a
national campaign, they are State issues
aud if an offensive trust should come up in
Maine, the republican party, responsible
AS it is for the legislation of the State, will
not be lacking in the energy and effective
ness with which it will meet its proper re-
aponsibility. only referred to the subject
at Portland as refer to it here, to shog that
President Cleveland's effort to charge what
ever there may be in trusts upon the protec-
tive policy, was without any justification
whatever, and was weak offset to the pro-
digious effort with which three years ago his
administration smothered all investigation
into the largest of trusts and the stupid neg
lect with which the ways and means commit
tee and the democratic house treated them
tn their tariff bill. In the republican ma
tional platform upon which Harrison Nor
ton stand before the people there is reso-
luton with which my honored friend from
Iowa had much to do, referring to trusts in
which there is a wise discrimination made as
to the legislative power which shall control
That resolution .ecommends to Congress and
to the State legislature
In Their Respective Jurisdictions,
such legislation as will prevent the execu-
ton of all the schemes TO oppress the people
by undue charges on their supplies or by un-
Just rates for the transportation of their
products to markets Obviously, the con-
yention referred the trusts to the jurisdiction
of the State legislatur and the Interstate
commerce to the power of Congress, making
precisely the distinction upon which my re-
marks at Portland and my remarks today are
based. The republican party assigns trusts
TO the power
That Can Deal with Them
The President, in his message, referred them
where he knew all efficient action on the
subject was impracticable aid impossible.
/ And now, my friends, few words on an0th-
er subject. The county of Piscataquis is
not a tlshing county; Laughter. but it be-
/ longs 10 a State that has large lshing inter-
est on the coast, and you know, without my
telling you, how completely the interests of
those fishermen we're sacrinced in the treaty
which was made by special commission, of
which the democratic candidate for Governor
in this State was one. You know also how
that treaty. although supported and urged by
President Cleveland was absolutely rejected
by the Senate of the United States. The
constitution requires that a treaty, before il
becomes a Law, shall be ratified by two-thirds
of the Senate; but this treaty instead of get
ting two-thirds in its favor, came much
nearer getting two-thirds against it.
! Laughter. The President, though
intensely displeased with the issue,
was unable to strike at the Senate which was
on top, and seems to have concluded that the
next best thing was TO shy a stone at the un-
der dog in the fight which was Canada
Laughter and Applause And he did so II
astohis hing manner. A long while ago wher
we were beginning to have railroad connec
ton with Canada and when trade was grow
ing between the Dominion and the United