Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-02-19

listened with great deal Of interes. to th,
! remarks of the gentleman from Lewiston
| with reference TO the division Of this OLE
town OF Camden which, were ii not TO, tbi
strife, would be today celebrating It's hun
dtedth anniversary. sm told that it il
/ rot celebrating its hundredtb anniversary
because they couldn'i get the the voters Of
Rcckport to allow them to appropriate q
'uh ;ient sam to pay the expenses Of it
: arpisn'e and lsughter.I Thst's the rea
s'a. Now. gentlemen, . great deal bsi
been ssh sbou. divorce. A few years sss
10. of men more nice than wise. perhaps,
| came TO the Legislature and had the Law
! OF divorce changed. Before that large
/ discretion vasi.lloved our honest Judges
and they bsd the right to say that mas
/ much a. there wss an incompatability
Of temperament between the trc
who had joined themselves in matsimouy
they vere not obliged to force them to live
| together. That law has been continually
char gig. until now we hsve got it down
very nearly to the common sense basi.
from which 1t vas removed Q few years
sgo. Ia there any Law in common sense OF
under the light of Heaven which shall
obligs two parts Of any given town to live
!
Why, gentlemen, we would be led to be-
lieve from the remarks Of the gentleman
who preceded me that these towns Of Rock
port and Camden have been living together
in most loving embrace. Only few year.
sgo the town of Camden wanted = hall.
They we're met ard fought ~ they are
today, and not content with fighting 10 the
Leg stature they we're fought 10 the courts.
Camden villsgs wanted ball. They bad to
fight it through and they did fight it through,
and tadsy they have the hall Yet they are
required to go to Rockport for all their own
meetings, and be crowded into an neon
venient hall. and the remedy for all this 10
the setting up OF an expensive city charter.
The interests Of Camden and Roekpori
are entirely distinct. II 10 truly said tha,
Camden 10 now very pleasant summer
resort, that il 10 growing in population every
year and this Of itself is great reason vhy
the town should be divided, because while
Rockport 10 town Of hustle and Of bust
ness peculiar to itself,. Camden demands
good rosds add more Of them, il demands
more sewers, ii demands the setting out Of
trees and lAyiog ont Of walks aod . thousand
snd ore other things that are not demanded
or required BY town which 10 sctive alone
IN the ordinary business Al airs of life.
Well. What cf the harmony: IL IL true OF
rot thst oniy las. spring this town voted 10
divide itself into three parts, azd II that
vas the sentiment 1t that time, bow il il
fhss By reason Of the harmony existing be-
tveen the deterrent parts Of this town there
i today no call for any division? Another
thing, II, ~ the gentleman from Lewis
t5n suGgests, the esuse of Rockpost 10 70
sighreeus, Why is Il that Ne see them hsse
before oar committee employing the most
talented and expensive counsel in the Sss<s
In suc1 msttefs, . combination - ersat -
they could maker Camden FeIyire alene
on The justice Of her esuse, comes Ire
With her local counsel Dos0's b Isok ~
il ihsre were greet deal Of despair IN
tie case Of Rockp9Fts Nov, 0snilemen,