Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-04
The Governors Message.

Attest SIcH-L4s FxssEsDKs. Clerk.
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The Governors Message
We lay before our many Thousands Of
readers this morning the Message Of Gov
ernor Borleigh. We think they will not
he disappointed after having given 1t the
careful perusal which 1t deserves. Ii does
not weary by its length. Considering the
pumerou. subjects discussed, 1t must be
regarded a. possessing the merit Of brevi-
ty. II abounds throughout in plain com
mon sense stated with admirabh cIearness
and force 1t hit every nail directly on
the head. and there can be no mistake
a. to what 4. intended In whatever opin-
ions expressed or proposition. endorsed
The address properly begins by just and
earnest tribute to JOSEPH X. BODWELL,
the popular Governor who died one year
since, 40 deeply iamented throughout the
State, and makes a fitting reference to
the executive services Of Hon. Sebastian >.
Marble. A lucid presentation Is made OF
the financial condition Of the State which
It "A shown, will soon justify reduction
Of taxation to sli7 900 per annum, which
would be two and u half mill. on the
dollar. the fact which our farmers and
business men viii fully appreciate. Other
views Of the Governor az 10 the state
bonds cannot fall to receive the approval
OF financial citizens and the members Of
the legislature What H. says about the
IL thoughtful and conservative. Our
Public Institutiona are all commented
a. answering in full measure the objects
for which they we're established. He rec
ommends them to the close examination and
Earnest care Of the Legislature. while he
doe. not attempt the sensational by The
expression OF views against the average
SEM. and the long experience In tie man
agement Of such institutions. The Ian
guage of the message reg riding Savings
Banks, Insurance, Education, the Fisher
les, and the Forests, Ia amply supported
by the facts and considerations which
cannot fail to receive the approval Of all
friends of the public welfare. The time
has certainly arrived when wise and de-
ci-ive measures should be taken by the
la y-makers for the protection OF the forest
against the ravages of fire and the destruc-
tive agencies which are threa ienng the
future Of the State with disastrous conse-
quenccs to its prosperity and population.
The words of the new Governor on
Prohibition have no uncertain sound,
They are in entire accord with the vigor-
Qua ami ronnlrudable course of the braye
and deeply lamented Bodwell. They are
directly To the central point of the issue
which 90 deeply concerns the friends of
Temperance and all well-wishers to the
good name and the true interests of the
state. This emphatic language can have
but one meaning "Both by constitutional
provision and by statutory enactments.
Maine has permanently prohibited the
manufacture and sale OF alcoholic liquors
except for medicinal and mechanical pur-
poses. Long ex oerience has de DoDstrated
the wisdom aud advantages OF this pol
lev. SO long as 1t shall be incum-
bent upon me to discharge the duties
of the Executive of the STATE
IL will be NV endeavor to enforce the
laws with vigor and inpartiality." He
very plainly indicates that In enforcing
the laws against the liquor traffic he ex-
poets to have the earnest aid OF all execu-
tive officials a. well as the cooperation of
the people. Plainly enough he does not
who keep demiiohns In their rooms Oh
tanned In defiance Of law aud the moral
sense Of the community.
The expressed opinions OF the Message
a. to the Labor Bureau, Agriculture, the
Militia, the State Board of Health, the
change of the day for the National Elec-
tion, are worthy of the consideration which
they will undoubtedly receive from the
Legislature. The document as a whole
cannot fail to meet the general approval
of the people of Maine, irrespective Of
parties. As sound and able
State paper. Its prudence and practical
common sense will commend II to Repub-
licans, to whom the political future is au-
spicious, and who, therefore, should he
cautious not to walk in untried or eccen-
trio paths, and who cannot safety endorse
the doubtful theories of cranks, for due
regard to experience and patriotic wisdom
Is absolutely necessary to party ascend
aucy In Maine.
The "Tippecanoe vote" was a frequent
butt Of the prediction jests Of the Demo-
cratic papers, but it turned out to be no
In considerable element in the great con-
test. The Cleveland Leader prints the
names of nearly 700 Of these Harrison
veterans In Ohio. The lows 'voters of