Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-09-05

sCIs cou utrN VINO opposes TINS Dill II VIII
not be many years BE- fore he viii look l,k,
those who proclaimed the divine origin OF
slavery. That the democrats nov
dGnouncs with y!o'cnt epithc.s the republican
measure is no ne~ fact in their history
So prosecuted they the saints. When
Aershsm Lincoln proclaimed this lsni
could not he permanently half free aud hall
slave, democracy e much youager days
al declsred he ssid so because he wanted
lls sis;,r l. msrrS negro. So whea the
republicans IT our LAY proclaim that in the
republic a million voters can never be per
msnenny tlsfrsnchlsel ths democrats o.
our day shout "negto domioS lol' aud
"bsyonets need not. ho~c ever. explain
CT defend the elections bill. Ttv tis'in-
guished su.hor of that bill. lodse. hiss .,.f,
notllng for me 10 say. since he has himself
told you the true story of is meaning.
We have orgsniked the Territory of OK
lahoms ard mSde beginning of bringing
into the u ion that rich and .xhaust'ess
region, which WAS hitherto hut the home of
the SAVAGE On his WAY TO civilization. In
spite OF ths most bitter opposition OF the
democracy we have admitted int the Union
t.tss, each of them more vast than the
hNis Va A~S" hlt1 N'Aatr hIt NJ"
street hing in on one unhroken link from,
the Atlantic TO the Pacific. Only four NOR,
Sta'os are needed to I'LL With civilized yoy.
errm, mt tia, vast and ttackless void. which
swarmlpg with hosule ssNages, with Wild
beasts and roaming herds o: buffalo, WAS
As unknown 10 our forefathers Ms
the shores Of Victoria AMI the foo,
hills OF the Mountains of the Moon.
But the time of the House and lis energt ;
a:e not speu. in matters which relate 10 the
parry slone. fully believing that the dut =
10 ones county demands what the plat
forms proclaim aud campaigns are fough'
for are worldly of fultllment the House OF
Repre- n'atives has realized that the par
ties owe other dutlcs TO the county than
puty thaa partisan ship, and those other
dates also, have htch wortbily fultillr !.
The country owes 10 It's people, not only
justice, but sp. cdy justice. Tardy Justice
is injustice. standing in the presence of
the first constituency that | ever represent
ed, count il among the honors of INV life
that helped IN some measure to secure
for the people of Cumherliri county the
rlghttutry their causes in the 3 months when
be ore they c1ula no. be tried in tire,
Years. The supreme Court of the United
States is so 'hfouged With eases that four
years n.ust 70 by before ultimate justice
can BE- rendered. The bin which the dis
cu-sions Of years has shown ihe best to re-
Iievc that court and further justice, WIS
among the earliest 10 pass the House.
The bankruptcy bill has long demandcd
a hearing. The hearing the House has
granted, not spurred On by need or partisan
purpose but by that sense of duty which
should Distinguish the great and general
count Of this nation, Railroads ard $ cant
boats have brought Us so close iogcih 7
that no Sta'c lines eau divide the same or
limit OF cr,dit when trade and credit are
thus spread over the who'll country. tn,
collections of debts and distribution of rs
sets ought 10 have the same uniformity.
This Is Just to the creditor. Til, same
justice demands the discharge Of ,hc honc-t
debtor shall cover ss broad a field as The
operations he has herl engaged IA. FJr
many years the htukrup.cy bin has bean
slowly lcrfecii0g itself, that bill hns been
passed by the House of Repre- sentstires
For many years slso. PORK aud . her ike
food products Of the great Wcst lad been
forbidden entrance into many tore ign
I
ease and adulteration. Tie House of K. p-
resentatyes has passed bill for the ~
ton OF meat and other fool rro iucts,
and forlitdWg the importation ard alulfc--
of fool from abroad AMI putting INTO tle
hands of the prcsidclt the poser of rrta'
alton OF our food products that have b 90
IN Justly rejected abroad. Foreign nat on
have undoubtedly he right to protect thsir
own occup,tion.i and industries. tu,
Ii .rsafter they will no, be nbic. in
the sane breath. To tax" free
tralc for their own commodi il.
and defend prohibition apsinst ous
The House OF Eepre-entstly e.. after u fierce
fpht Of many DAYS dctermiq.J IYf to -
(more thsn To- IL that Whoever ,cI;s IN G
lad may ah,l It as inch whoever .pli.
compounl lprd ard other thin.s snail call
il compound, to the end that people ma,
know what they are buying. Wheihe,
thpso hls were Wise or unvise, the, cet-
tainly had great mai ,rities back of ih. n,
and were therefore entitled tu he Presented
for action. The whole wisdom of III.
country consists in the fact that ma u +,
rulc.. Notwitl star ding the fact that /,
far the greater number of iDurn.'s wbi,n
represent organized iabo- are AGAINST III
republican party, notailh .tandiug ,ie fac
that their committee on ic sislation dcuar "a
declaring. some of them, that no lcRisl
ipi could be had from the republican
House. i, remains a fact that cvery lill
thcy pre- ci.ted, without ,ycpt ton, Had
been taken up, cons icr'd, dchat .
and with proper amendments passed.
di-Iue also rising out of the FIR eight
hour law, dis' ute ~ which this DIS rlct Is
interested. when has been belo on ress
ny before my day' has by tins House
Deep sent Tor luhl iti dtt rminano1 to the
court OF claims. IT the Ser,te shsil sgre
that Vexed qne'tcn VIII b" settled
court OF IL ana men mic csted VIII ir'
tel't heif ~ nu's OF Q" they ht'e'
mad ary The House OF Repte-ertatit"
has moreover conhntd nse'f To meas
nrt vi iriI nave been i'ns before the ~
pie. 1t has met new 'nd u'den emcr
genclf- with readiness y men can faf'
challenge the q imiraton OF the peoTle.
The Sen"t deserves much eye III for J
prompt aclion. When 'fst u1fxpe cfei ''
ci'ion OF thr supreme court which has :
popular name ct the original package
decision, va announefd men stood ashts
st IT. far-r"aft my rdss q ltifs IL s"' me
A. " the Iowcr - th" Stste 10 control ih
temperance gn-s'icn had been ; ricken v Il
psfaly'i-, bu' Congress vi h commenda5i'
pro onptnes- met the en- rkency and re
stored :" the S'Htes thrit tonrpl over tn
sufi ~ of the safe OF ln'oxiesn's
when it he came apperert That not orl
had che Iorissna lot rr, again taken 70.
.es,on of that State. but tat IN 9th cour
tries and slorg tie border. ctter con
p.ria- la b7en formed to prev upon tht
ignorant and unwsry. til. House took scti i
st oncc, b. forbid1 NJ tue u.s. of The mai
to carry out tie dssiln. of this nefarion
business, sni done its psrt to give the fat.
hli~ t, this great beat Of Frey which la,
besn engultiog IN It's NAV uillur