The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-06-05

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John White, of Levant.
"Then." said W. Fl. Sargent of Port
land, II move that We adjourn until /
o'clook.'' Carried.
THE AFTER DINNER SESSION.
The session had been resumed, and the
platform reported by the committee ON
resolutions, had been read once when..Mr.
Todd, and the delegates from Cumber-
land county, returned from Sam
Hibbert's, and brief but pleasant inter-
view with Mike King, and very properly
Mr.. Todd wanted it read second time.
Mr.. Campion moved that the resolu-
tions be adopted as reported.
Mr.. Todd objected. He wanted some
thing moro definite said against banks of
issue.
Mr.. Richards thought that the resolu-
tions ought to satisfy Mr.. Todd Tor any
! ether reasonable man."
"W hat do ycu mean by lawful money!
asked Mr.. Mclaughlin.
"We mean lawful money OF course, %
replied Mr.. Richards.
"The resolutions are not radical enough
to suit ns,'' said MIR. Mclaughlin.
Mr. Riohards-''We're after votes Bro.
Mclaughlin. We've got to capture the
ship bsfors we take command"
"You hear me-" said John White of
Levant. ~ doubt it. ask you if this
isn't the time to discuss these resolutions.
If you want to gag me Mr.. Richards,
you can do it. ("
here is motion before the houss, -
said a delegate.
''Let it stay before the house." said
Mr.. White.
Mr.. Clark of Bangor-''I hope there
will be full discussion.
The Chair-"We will listen to Mr..
White for three minutes"
Mr.. McLaughlin-"I hope there will
bo no attempt to choke off John White of
Levant.''
"They can if they want to- said Mr..
White. II want that plank about ex-
empting homesteads from attachment
read"
| The Chair-"Mr. Richards will read
it," Mr.. Richards read the following
"Ninth, we demand that all homesteads
of this state up to the value of 500 shall
be exempt from attachment
''Now / object to that, and want to
| say." observed Mr.. White, 't,ny point is
this, what I've got I've earned myself.
Pm helping poor fellows every spring to
COWS and seeds and they own their farms.
Soma of 'em are honest, and scme of
'em are scalawags, who go to horse trots
and circuses 1 never went to, and be
never had, and now If you're going to
take me into communism and make me
divide up with set of scalawags, count
me out" He spoke of his twelve years
Of service in the movement, and said
"I'm going.' He added to friend at
the door: est would take s25 coo cut of
me this summer. Some of the cusses
wouldn't pay me If they w,rE't forced
to-
~ move to amend by making the ex-
omption $780," said Mr.. Mclaughlin.
II move that the section be striken
OUT said Col Ashe.
Don't exempt anything or anybody. -
said e. Y. Turner.
"The plank is Of no great value,n said
Mr.. Batenan.
Mr.. Campion-The gentleman from Le-
want, Mr.. White, made mistake. He
+bourbt tho ooctiop a-apoptaa
from taxation instead of from attach
ment The gentleman from Levant-"
KNEW what he was talking about, -
interrupted Mr.. White, who had come
| lack
Mr. Campion-'I move to make the
exemption $1,000, and see to 1t that no
sheriff, tax collector or interest taker be
permitted to cross the door of the home
of the poor"
Hon. Charles f. Allen thought the
law more liberal than the resolution.
Mr.. White explained tho provision of
the law and said want you to do lust
as you've mind to. but If you count
that plank in count me out"
Mr.. Turner-"Uncle Scion. how nuoh
of your property is exempt from attach
menp'
Mr.. Chase-"Them steers" daughter. J
Mr.. White-"Now I'm trusting poor
fellows all over the lot to money. I've
earned, and many of them will try to
cheat me out of 1t. and they'll spend the
IN onoy like horse thieves. You're encour.
aS 81 idisnsss and dishonesty. Do Just
as you're mind to though. God knows
that's what / wait you to do"
Scion Chase--'This plank is of no
earthly use. 1t is outside the storm