Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-01-17

Mitchell and read twice in both houses
Thursday. The memorial is as follows
The State of Maine has long been the largest
builder of sailing ships of any state in the
union. For over a century and Il half. ship
building and ship owning, and the trader de
pendent on them, have given employment on
sea and land to the population of our coasts.
In fifty of our towns these are the principal
trades known to the people The prosperity of
population of 100000 people within our
borders Is inseparably connected with Amer
lean shipping. the building, the owning and
the sailing of ships.
To the agitation of measures pending in
congress which the people believe encompass
the destruction of this industry, older than our
State or nation protected almost from the
nations birth by the laws which 1t is now pro
posed to repeal, our State cannot remain a
silent witness. If our registry laws have failed
to increase our tonnage engaged In the foreign
trade, which is now protected from foreign
competition, yet In domestic tonnage, where
they give full protection, we have built up a
fleet larger than any other nation.
For own State. these laws have done
more; they have enabled our shipbuilders to
meet the change from wood to steel and to
and yards from which have been launched
vessels for our merchant marine unsurpassed
by any similar vessels in the world.
We ask our countrymcn to recall the fact that
under these laws in the crisis of three great
wars, Maine has been enabled, far out of pro-
portion to her numerical strength, to contribute
the national glory and success upon the seas
and to take warning that a repeal of these laws
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will be a deadlier blow to the national security
aud national defence
Therefore be it resolved. That In the name
rcgatd to party, we protest against any charge
in these laws and that a copy of this resolve he
sent to the speaker of the House of Representa-
tives, the president of the Senate and the state
delegation in Congress.
Referring to the memorial in the senate
senator Spofford of Deer Isle said:
"lt is we'll known to the members of this Sen
ate that there is now pending in the national
house OF representatives "A bill known as the
free shipping bin, which admits to American
registry foreign built vessels.
81 need not call the attention of the senate to
the great industry which has been built up here
in Maine TO which this bill refers. 1t is an
iu'iu -try which l. not only of paramount i'm
portauce to the cities and towns upon the coast
of Maine, but one which affects strongly the
whole material interests of the state. 1t i not
only an industry which ha. be,n=,t the GREATEST
importance to our coast towns. and upon which
tn" very life of the prosperous city of Bath
depends, bat it Is one in which the state of
Maine mas Tor years taken great pfl''e' an" one
which In time of need furnishes support and
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bill if enacted into n la,y yol,Id strike a deadly
blow at this great industry, the people of
Maine, speaking through the unanimous voice
OF this legislature should enter their protest,
an" th'' that protest should receive re9'eetlu'
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Its manifest aim is to aid, 30 far a. possible
now, IN saving ana fostering one OF the great
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We owe II a. we'll TO the state of Maine -. we
do to every city and town upon our borders en-.
gagged in this great industry, and to that enter
prising city of Bath, ever loyal to this great in
dustry in its time of greatest trial, hope that
this may have unanimous passage
The resolution had its final passage in
both houses Friday.
EASTERN MAINE HOSPITAL.
The resolution in favor OF establishing
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