Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-15

ton has diminished and dWindled, it
has been in the seaport counties of our
State. 1t Mas so in 1880 In 1890 the
loss III population reached nearly 1000
people there And in the last decade
the only counties In this State which
showed Il loss in population We're the
, fishing and seaport counties of Knox,
| Lincoln, Waldo and Hancock. The
fishing industry there is the only in
dnstry that is left to them. sshipbuild-
/ ing is Il lost art IN those counties OK
cepting in few centers, and fortunate
| ~ one of those centers is in the county
which have the honor in part to rep
resent. Our flag, you know, has disap-
peared from the sea. Change in the
management and control Of the lime In
dustry has run out the little coaster,
| deprived the people on the coast of the
opportunities for furnishing fuel to the
lime &ilns. and the men who made the
barrels and the shocks along the coast
are themselves thrown out of employ
ment This is the only industry that is
left to them; and this has had it's blows.
We are shut out from the trade in the
West Indies. and by strange fatality
/ the very weapon which Canada and New
| foundland have used against our fisnei.
men today issa weapon which We put into
| their hands when we paid the Halifax
| award and allowed them to ase as they
| are Using today, the interest in that
award, amounting last year TO s1ss00D as
| subsidies with which 10 fight Our own
| fishermen.
| That is as plain Il statement as / can
make and it is a statement, assure tif.
| gentleman from Naterville, absolutely
| free from partisanship; and | wish / could
! say the same of certain resolutions which
| he has submitted at our present session.
This resolve permits US to raise our voice
| to defend these people against a threat
1 ened calamity, that Is imminent as our
! senators and representatives have advised
| us in Washington. The treaty proposes
| to open up To Newfoundland the salt
I fish trade which today Is practically con-
| troIed by New England and in which we
| have 2o.D1 of our people engaged. and
| ventare 70 say they are the bravest and
| best people we have within the limits of
! our State. Five million dollars. the re-
| solve tells YOU. swas brought into this
/ State last year By these people evers
! dallat of il hardly earned and honestly
/ earned and earned at the expense Of per-
4 lis ard rrivatiops to which no other class
i of people have 10 submit The Governor
i said in his message to u.s. eioquently and
very. truly and did not hear the gentle
/ man from Waterville charge the Governor
1 ~ith being a partisan or having any de.
| sire to railroad anything through this
| Hoiise-,fie Governor said of this inlustrt
in his message that 1t is one resourc.
that we have among us where an honesi
\ man can earn his livelihood and tina.
| livelihood will be limited only by tie
1 ,l,poisnt OF industry he puts into his exer-
! tons there The Governor might haze
Il added that not only that is true, but thai
if yol take away*this resource from those
people. they have nothing else whatever
10 iail back anon; they so back to tn
rockiesi part Of our coast. to IL soil 81
sterile that there is no other means Of
livelihood left 10 them, and they go bach
10 homes that will. If this treaty passes
be in fesolation and despair
That is ;he plea make for the imme