Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-07
Forewarned.

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Forewarned.
No" said one of the leading schemefs for |
the removal of the capital, we don't expect |
to get vote Of the Legislature for the re-
mosal of the capital, this year. We don't
want 10. II we did, we believe that Governor |
Burleizh would veto the act. Our purpose |
is to agitate the matter all We can this winter,
BRING it TO the tentioB of the people, show
them the need of it, and two years hence |
choose Legislature and Governor favorA-
bic TO the move-by going into tn. caucuses
and the canvass on the issue. This move |
ment," the gentleman added, with . ely
wink, lis Of greater significance than appears |
on the surface Of the capital moving agita
ton. We want the Augusta dominance in |
the management Of the Maine Republican
party succeeded by . Portland dominance.
Augusta has had a long enough lease of
power
The above Is given by the Augusta cor
respondent Of the Lewiston Journal as the
Inside" history Of the agitation concern
ing the capital 1t looks easy enough
from Portland point of view, but when
it comes to test before the people it
may possibly be found that the Eastern
and Northern portions of the State, to
saving nothing of the Central section. will
have a few words to say about the legis-
iA'"i9 anu "o'ernor VINO are 10 settle the
capital question. The Republican party
i not no" Nominated oy any particular
81 10, t.
section Oh the STATE nor is It going to be
III 'he -bdn9'r "h|.
The New York Press s.vs. Prince
Bismarcks order by cable to the German
Consul in Samoa TO Withdraw hIs nrocla-
nation of martial law and tn resnect tho
rights of the islands TO ipdenendent gov
tent, is a yindication of the nosition
which Senator FRYE has taken and in
which he has undoubtedly represented
the sentiment of the country at large
The matter womb nevsr bsys ao,a ho,,
50 Tar had the cleveland Administration
NOT been shamefuily negligent OF the
nation treaty rights, forgetful OF the
Importance OF stiff backbone as a pre-
'eh''e "i ihterhatlonal troubles, and for
All us economic vagaries, reckless of the
Importance OF friendly commercial sta
''"h IN the faciiir to the future Of Amsri-
can trade with the civilized world The
whole business once mere stamps the
mocracy as the party Of anti-national-
ism.
Tho ,onr, a,,;,,,,o.- g
corn law culm;,.tod IN ,ho,. ah-.~,.,a
by the British Parliament on the 3lst Of
January, 1919. Grain was first imported
iutO England in l347, and corn was first
subjected to duty in 1861. With the
growth of manufactures Tho duty first he
gan to cause distress in ITO, and their
severity was somewhat relaxed in l773.
The so-called sliding scale, making the
rate of duty vary with the price of grain.
was tnacted in 1928. But nothing short
of repeal could silence clamors of the dis
tressed working classes, and Parliament
~ '"e "oo'i''oh Oh the odious
".'e'''e anu oeyoho all
- 'i' was '"Aeh LOT 'he
Vi H"snsh manufactures
cre.s.d ,,i,ho,, ,ho ....,....
'''e "'"''s''on Vi eheap
'oo' anu Tree ia" COTTON.
Throe ,harsana Do.-.,,;--
IePuoiioans VINO were
intentionally left of the registration lists
last fall will vote in Delaware at the next
election and with tho sbo.p h;oh .h
p,rarI an, ea.,,., 80 "''o" ''e
a." an" ''N's'uiy dynasty mas sus-
tanned II would not be surprising to see
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