The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-02-15
THE FUTURE CAPITAL.
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prise at this and thought the action very
unseemly. de thought there should be some
petitions from the people. 1t was very
wrong and Mr.. Barker dwelt at length upon
the irregularity of proceeding TINS and said
tnat IL seemed to be the case of Portland
against the people here.
!. nj. LIBBY interrupted Mr.. Barker to tell
nun mat ne had been reminded that there
v MAS petltion before the committee, pc
De located there. General laughter.l
,, ml' Daiker SAID ne had been proceeding
upon transformation. He then switched off
upon a eulogy of Bangor. which he said.
GoulI Jake care OF the legislature as well as
fortland and when the people called for 1t
she would be ready to meet Portland, with
ner Dids, ne would say with her antes If he
LLnougnt Republicans could understan that.
lUproarlous laughter Mr. Barker next
u NV s,. on the cost making some estimates
mates of the architects. He SAID the people
OF Maine did not need Portland. The people
OF Maine did not feel that the State had out
grown the present State House, although
SSney had outgrown Augusta. The, present
present state of finances. the State ought to
get along with it. He didn't believe there
was clamoring of the people for this change
and before there should be any change 1t
Speaking In Of Portland, he said ' Portland Hisi
hand had been weighed in the balance and
found wanting by our fathers. The East
was growing and we could get along with
the capital here until the East could be
patch up the old building here little longer.
We are not going to try the question between
Portland and Bangor. We are going to
stand in the way and say you shall not re-
move at all.
Mr.. NeaIIey's Speech.
Hon. E. B. Nealley of Bangor said that if
we were to make location of the Capital
the geographical centre of the State should
be considered Dover is the centre of the
State and should be selected If a removal is
to be made. Portland is not conveniently
located. 1t is way off in the Southeast
corner of the State. The location should
not be made for the rich banker of Port
land but the poor former of Aroostook. The
West is filling up but the East is but
known and is merely developing
We are to legslate for the future, and then
the East will be a great place. New rail-
sorts are developing. These things show
clearly that the East is the growing place.
We ask no haste in this matter Let 1t be
placed before the people before any action is
taken on the matter, and when it Is, and the
"a
the Penobscot valley.
The Close Of the hearing.
Hon. j. Manchester Haynes then arose and
asked that a time be assigned by the COM
mittee when the people of Augusta could
present their case. They had not expected
the turn affairs had taken and wished to
make an argument. The committee agreed
on Monday evening and the hearing then
adjourned.
The great audience remained until the
close at about eleven o'clock. Throughout
they had listened with the closest attention,
and well they might for Portland gave dis
play of argument that might
charm any audience. Neither was Lew Bar
ker dull, but the people of other places had
expected no such business-like and determ-
ined presentation as Portland gave and were
plainly taken off their guard. The Augusta
men gathered in groups tonight and are
plainly alarmed.