The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-06-09
JOHNSON | And RUN.
WaterViIIe Man Will Be
This Years Victim.
DOINGS OF THE DEMOCRATS
AT BANGOR.
They Want Prohibition OverthroWn
to Promote Temperance.
THAT REMARKABLE DECLARATION
UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED.
THAT REMARKABLE DECLARATION
UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED.
Especial to the Press.1

Especial to the Press.1
BANGOR, June Sin numbers and en-
thusiasm, the greatest convention the
Maine Democrats ever had, was held
here today. Hon. W. Ell. Clifford of Port
land presided. His speech was long. No
one knows just how long he spoke and
no one probably stayed through it all.
One man says he listened an hour and
then went to dinner and came back and
got half an hour more. Mr.. Clifford
probably wrote it for a campaign docu-
ment as the convention decided to use it
as SUCH After the Clifford speech the
convention rested for an hour and a half
SO as to fully recover from the effects of
so much oratory.
The state committee held an import
ant meeting in the morning when con-
testing delegations from Saco and Calais
made themselves prominent. Tt was
voted to seat the Hanson delegation from
Calais and to divide the Saco delegation
evenly. There was considerable stir in
the opening hours over the meetings of
the various county delegations, Cumber
iron lunged orator in the delegation was
detailing why Kimball Eastman
of Cumberland Mills of should
be retained as state committeeman and
created much laughter by exhorting
them to stick by him until his last dollar
was spent. There was considerable fun
over the delegations meeting and it took
some time to settle the matter. Some
time ago, it will be remembered, sub
committee of the state committee was
appointed to get up platform for this
convention. They didn't make the plat
form as long as the cheirman's speech
but they did present to the committee of
the convention the following string of
resolutions:
The Original Platform.
The Democrats of Maine in convention having
wildly in mind the eminent and patriotic SER
vices Of Grover Cleveland to our country. and
being fully impressed with his just and I'M
equalled popularity with the people, hereby in
Struct the state delegates to Chicago and re-
quest the district delegates to use all proper
him so long as he shall be candidate before
the convention.
They declare that all taxes whether impost or
excise are burden upon the people to be levied
justly and equally upon all and for the sole pur-
pose OF raising revenue to support an economi-
cal administration of the government and they
most emphat1cally affirm that the Mckinley law
is a fragrant and tyrannous violation of the prin-
clple having been enacted at the behestS and
in the interest of trusts, syndicateS and class
enterprises, imposing unjust and heavy burdens
upon the smaller industries and upon the con-
sumers who are the great mass of the people. :.
They further declare that free raw materials
are absolutely necessary for the proper devel-
opment OF the vast natural resources of our
state, the realization of its immense unused
water power, its numerous safe and capacious
harbors and the remunerative employment of
the people.
The pretended execution of the prohibitory
law in the cities and larger towns is but GRIM
lnal farce, debauching the officials, degrading
fas hsbs Of o moras and nS rs the ppn
seem to be to fill the Republican exchequer
with enforced contributions and the ballot box
es with coerced Republican votes. AS the prop
er execution of all laws depend upon the sup
port OF public opinion, which seems wanting in
this case, we demand that the constitutional
provision pertaining to the subject be again
may become informed of the present disgrace
full condition of the matter, and provide some
more efficient means to stay the increasing evil
OF 1ntemperance.
We also declare that bi-metallism. the free
and unlimited coinage of gold and silver under.
an international compact, to which the CONNER
monetary system for this country, which prop
erly aspires to be the leading commercial nation
of the world.
We believe in genuine civil service reform
that does not take from an official his privilege
Of exercising the rights of citizenship and suf-
frage but which takes official preferment and
patronage out OF pou6lcS ana makes an ofhc1al
the servant of the people without regard to
political affiliation.
We condemn the Interpretation of civil SER
vice laws, as shown in the practice of the pres
ent National administration, by which public
officials are made political agents of the Repub-
lican party and where National and state Off
cials are called upon to take the lead in party
work, serving upon party campaign committees,
presiding at political conventions and managing
the party machinery. We invite attention to
the contrast in this respect especially in our
state, shown in the management of the last
National democratic administration.
We view with alarm the constantly increasing
expense of conducting the several departments
of state and the reckless manner in which the
state finances are being managed by the party
in power, following in direct line with the prece-
dent established by the Billion Dollar Congress
We severely condemn the policy Of the Re-
publican party in this State during the past ten
years. increasing new and uncalled-for offices,
steadily multiplying office holders, attended
with wholesale increase in salaries whereby
the annual expenses have increased from
81 ,O99, ,830.94 In 1881 to 81, ,712 294334 in 1891,
an increase of $613, ,122. 40. while the State has
not materially grown in population during the
past decade.
We denounee the system adopted by the par
ty in powertll this State of managing all our
State institutionsin way to subserve the po-
htical interests of that party. This system has