Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-06-03

on ,,read ,,y the honest sweat 6f his
own brow has more Of the comio9r, ~ an ~
the pleasures q NE than ssr =, IN disusio Of
earsana1 iberty and Individual security.
under equal. inst ana wise NV" in,,yoe
manu a5limatc'-an unrivaIed seacoast.-.,
a,,iamei,d scenery. beautiful lakes and
Rivers, and magnificent forests. ana ~, ~
v,I,evs are dotted Ger with thrifty towns
and Villages, and with the contentea ana
comfortable homes q an n,,ei,sse w, anu ~.
pressiye. and its burdens are or should pc
"a "a placed as to bear equally, cquitabiy
and justly upon all the properly ana res res
81 rict economy should characterize every
Expenditure of the peoples money, anu
that every dollar used should respond 70
moi hesitate to appropriate willingly such
SIMS as are necessary TO care for the I'M
foriIinate, to relieve the suffering and TO
educate the whole people; Our common
schooi system Is Of the highest impor-
lance 10 our general intelligence ana
welfare and should be fostered with no
grudging hand: ,a,
through long course of legislation and
by resolutions in every PLATFORM lor
many years has been and now Is sauarely
committed to the cause of temperance
and prohibition, to use every fcasoilapic
effort TO diminish and Danish from our
State the bighting curse 81 me llanG,
this; much desired result. now upon our
statutes, have been enacted ana kept
there by the. Republican party ana they
furnish a splendid monument OF Its tenn
nerance efforts and record. and sum-
Client REPUTATION of all charges or bad
faith which may be made against US. IN
o,,r ranks are to he found large num-
her of earnest consistent and true work.
crs for the cause of temperance; ana our
prohibitory statutes are. TO a great ek,
bod ttt,fY N
desires. How to keep in check ana nm
ally eradicate the evils OF intemperance
is n problem that calls for the highest
wisdom of legislators and the noblest ef-
forts of philanthropists. Good men may
honestly differ as to the best methods
and measures. Yet or one tnine we may
rest assured. that Maine. which was the
pioneer in prohbitory legislation VIII
take no steps backward. but Will continue
TO he a prohibition State.
I recognize the fact that the war Is
over and that all its strife and bitterness
should be forever entonbcd In oblivion
ana forgeifuiness. But ! do earnestly IN
sisf that the impossible gull between
loyalty and disloyalty: patriot
lam and treason.-should never be bridged
over or lost sight of. and that We should
never. forget but ever remember that our
nation and our State owes to its brave
defenders. both the living and the dead
who maintained the integrity OF the
Union and the honor of the nag. d debt
that IL has not and can not fully repay;
More than thirty years have elapsed
since the close of the most gigantic and
canseless rebellion. against liberty and
popular government that history gives
any account Of During that time Grant
sherman. Sheridan Thomas. and "a vast
host of officers and privatcs All heroes.
haze passed TO the great ma iority be
yUnd. have gone to that undiscovered
country from whose bourne no traveller
returns" And as 10 those who siill re-
rnag:.; most OF them have crossed the di-
vide and the shadows Of their lives have
begun TO fall and lengthen, on the other
sid. submit then in All candor and
fairness that i IL the imperative duty
OF both the State and the nation 10
adopt liberal pension policy so that no
old soldier. and no person Immediately
want In their declining years. To do this
Is not TO give aims or to bestow charity
charge a debt and obligation. which we
from our vast wealth can well afford to
The Republican party will enter upon
this campaign with we'll defined prin-
cip.cs as to tariff. finance. currency. and
all other important issues inscribed upon
its banner and it will earnestly appeal
to the voters reason and Judgment not
to heir passions and prejudices. 1t advo-
Gates and believes in protection to Amer
lean industries. American worlSmen and
ma nufactures. against the underpaid and
pauocr labor OF foreign countries. as a
Fundamental doctrine, essential TO our
best national development and growth
This doctrine had the sanction and ap-
prevail of Washington. jefferson. Jackson
and all the early presidents of the re-
public. 1t was the settled policy of this
country for n quarter of a century be-
fore The present administration came into
power. Under it during those years and
the hcD4icent rule and guidance of the
Republican party our progress and en-
terprisc were unprecedented in the his
tory of.nations. Population and wealth
rapidly increased New states were
created in that part of the West. des-
isnated in my school boy days on the
mans the great American desert
s,x.x, 1T,
railroads have been built which have
spanncd the continent with steel bands
making those living In distant states our
neighbors. and bringing their products to
our very doors.
Four years ago deluded and deceived
by the Specious pretense of tariff reform
and other false promises the voters of
our country, and very largely the labor
ing classes. once more elected Il Demo
cratic President, Senate and House of
Representatives. upon Il platform inim-
ical to our industries. denouncing protcc-
tion us lcgalizcd robbery. and demand
ing n tariff for revenue only. They
placed this government in the hands of
y Tprty that had been driven from power
in 1861 for its disloyalty and rebellion. y
party which ever since that time has
been one of negation and opposition.-a
party that has persistcntly opposed all
the heneiccnt measures which has made
us indeed nation commanding consider
alton at home and respect abroad. When
the country had fully comprehendcd what
had been done. CONSERVATION and fear
supnlanted confidence and hope. Bust
ness was paralyzed.-many banks broke
and suspended. Mills and factories shut
down. Labor was unemployed or re
ccivcd largely reduced wages. our acri-
cultural. numbering and other industries
Were crippled and injured. by being
brought into direct competition in our
own markets with the products of Can
ada and other foreign countries. A new
tariff bill was finally passed, sectional in
its preferences based upon no well de-
fined or sound economic principle which
President Cleveland denounced as "a
measure of dishonor and refused to sign
which does not and will not produce
sufficient revenue to pay current eN-
penscs. Under Ii We have increased the
adding to it every month We have aug
mentod our interest bearing debt some
S2iG 900 by dsposng of bonds under
doubtful authority for the ostenSibe pur-
pose of increasing and protecting the
gold reserve which rapidly disappeared
when the Democratic party came into
power. Much of the money received from
the sales of these bonds has in fact been
| used to make good the constantly in
creasing deficit caused by this revenue
reform tariff legislation. When con-
tdence shall again be restored and our
revenues equal and exceed our expendi-
lures The gold reserve will be all right
and take care of itself. We shall no
longer be compelled to mortgage the
country to foreign bankers by selling
bonds. | agree fully with Senator Sher-
mans views on this subject. whom !
regard as the greatest iinancier this
country ever produced