The Republican journal., 1888-01-05

and section in which it is published. \ sharer
in the general prosperity it has striNen to pro-
mote, and with the unsoicitated commenda-
tons of its contemporaries and patrons, the |
journal has reason to feel that its labors in the |
wear lust closed have not been in vain, and |
thus encouraged enters upon the New Year |
with renewed zeal.
The Republican Candidate for Governor.
Had Governor Bodwcll lived he would have
been renominated by acclamation. His I'M
timely death nece>sitates the choice of another !
Republican standard bearer for the coming |
campaign. As the State convention will be |
held early this year the naming and discussing
of candidates has already begun. Beth the !
Aroostook Republican and the Aroostook Her i
aid. in their issues Of last week. nominate As
the Republican candidate Hon. +. {. Burleigh !
of Bangor. WAC is now completing his second |
term as State Treasurer. The Herald urges |
his name partly on the ground of locality. 1t
says:
While we do not consider location question !
of very crave importance in the selection of a
candidate for IA State Office under ordinary |
circum> tances, there are occasions where 1t |
may very properly enter into the canvass.
Since 1894 when the Republican party came |
into power. its candidates for Governor have |
never resided east Of the kennebee river. save
in 1896 Hannibal lamn; l>60l Israel Wash !
burn. Jr.. and 1S19-S0 Daniel +. Davis. And
now. other things being equal. il the eastern
section of the State can present an uncXccption-
able candidate. whose fitness for the position
cannot be questioned. there would seem to lie
no good reason why he should not be accepted.
While several newspapers have announced |
eE-Attorney General Henry Il. Cleayes as i'll
the field for the Republican nomination.. the
Portland Press. which apparently speaks by
authority, says that mo final conclusion las
yet been reached by Mr.. tleaye> relating TO the
question: The Portland Advertiser thinks
that "Goyernor Marble can hardly help being
a candidate if he = but hi, declarations
when called to the olicc 10y the death of Gov
ernor Bodwei would indicate that be has 10
desire for further official fife. 1t is intimaed
rs not unlikely that Waldo county may have i
candidate in the person of Hon. !. {. Libby Of
Durham. who is widely and favorably known
throughout the State 4 practical business
man and Il promoter OF Maine prosperity.
Some OF the Democratic papers are now act
ing in the dual capacity of free rum adj, coates
and organs of the third party. and it is TO them
we must look Tor the programme of the So
called ProhibitioniSt> For example, we read
in the Prog. Age last week that the third party
propose to .'makc the most vigorous fight tie
coming wear that has ever been made 10y them,
and that some twenty prohibition orators from
outside the State, including Mr.. st. john, will
shake up the State 1t is amusing TO read
further that, ''They rely on st. John to expose
the hypocrisy and false pretenees ct Blaine
Why. this arrant hypocrite and humbug. st.
John, WHO sells himself out to the Democracy
at 80 much per night to abuse and villity his
betters, is only regarded with contempt III his
former home in Kansas. where he has not a
corporals guard of followers :and rs the mouth
piece Of the saloons he viii lind few hearers
among the temperance men and women of
Maine. The PROG. Age further quotes an en-
thusia>tic third party man who says they eN-
poet to double their vote. by a novel way, bring
ing over members of both the old parties,
''principally of course members OF the Re
publican party. But the third party oslcnsibly
for prohibiton but owned and supported and
working in the interest of the free rum
The Boston Journal has published Geographic
cal and political statistics of the Massachusetts
executive department. executive council. State
Senate and House of Representatives of 1883.
Maine is not fully represented as in some
former years. but twelve of the Representa-
tive> were born in the Pine Tree State. They
are as follows: Albert q. Thompson. Rep,
born oct ,. 1853. South Berwick: Alden Pot
ter Jacques. Rep. born March I. 1888. Bow
dom; Luther Dame. Rep. born March j. 1876,
kittery; Elillu Burnett Hayes. Rep, born April
90, 1913, West Lebanon; john Flint Merrill.
Rep. born Jan. IL. 1919, Brownicld: William
Alexander Carman, Dem. born March 10.
1874. Biddeford; Albert i.lewellln Wiley.
Rep, born Dec. II, 1875. Hope; Harrison En-
mons Morton. Rep. born April I. 1872. On
ford; Charles T. Witt. Rep, born July Is.
lSiS, NORWAY; John C.. Ei>tcen, Ind, born
1912 near Houlton; John Wallace Paiste,l.
Rep. born April 3. ISIS, Bridgeton; John II.
McDonough, Dem, born March %. 1857. Port
land. Nine Republicans. two Democrat; and
one independent.
Congressman Millikcn in speaking OF the
Presidents message said Il radically differ
from him in his Views upon the repeal of
duties upon imports. believe that the repeal
of the wool duty would destroy wool raising
in this country. Ii wool he put on the free
list we Should lose both our industry and our
revenue upon it. but if the duty he simply re-
duced. that would without doubt result in
vastly increased foreign importation and an
increase in revenue and the surplus in the treas
ury. thus defeating the purpose which the
President wishes TO accomplish. | recognize
the necessity of reducing the surplus in the
treasury. but that should be done without
crppling the wool growing or any important
industry of the country
senator Palmer. of Michigan. in discussing
the temperance question the other day said:
Il am no Third Party Prohibitioni>t | he
iicve that the reform will be carried out by one
of the great parties now contcnding for the
mastery of this government | do not expect
that the movement viii save live per cent. of
those who have the alcoholic habi, fixed upon
them. but ] do believe the business will be
made di,repuiabIe. that the young men will
have the snare> which .,e,et Them at every
corner removed. and that temperance and Sc
briefly will prevail. The mo cement will not
down. The men and women of America who
have children are alive 10 the issue and il j.
not confined 10 the >o-call,i cramh> and IA
naiic.
\ Prohibition campaign >un. of wlIl.. much
ne was made IN the recent campaign ia New
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