Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-08-30

Grant q Wilson Club meeting In Win
throp-Addresses by Nfessrs. Blaine and
Foster.
The Winthrop Grant and Wilson club
showed on Monday evening that its life is
still full Of vigor, and its courage is still in
the ascendency, by bringing out another of
their overlooking audiences 60 marked for
its intelligence and appreciation of the truth
| Of and the true facts in the issues of the
present political campaign. According to
announcement Hon. j. G. Blaine addressed
the people, and his whole remarks were
marked with candor and fairness His ar
guments were Of the most forcible type and
were backed up by his own personal knowledge
and experience in Congress, that he left not
shadow Of chance for democrat, s'libera'
particle of fairness or truth. He dwelt
largely and forcibly on the fourteenth amend
ment. He told his readers what that amend
ment cost our country, and showed US by ex-
amples its work to the American people. He
then called our attention with regret to the
| thurst that has been made at that fourteenth
amendment Zone of the most glorious of re-
pu blican achievements by he who had helped
to form it and he who has been numbered as
one Of the republican party-Horace Greeley
That personal ambition is the cause Of such
an unprincipled abandonment, Mr. Blaine
showed beyond question by the mans own
record, written by his own hand. Mr.. Blaine's
remarks sank deep into the minds Of his
hearers, and the people felt that their convic-
tons came not from one who can merely
handle words fuently but from one who has
had the most valuable of actual experience in
| our national affairs. There was only one dis
appointment in his whole address, and that
was the democrats and liberals were sadly
disappointed that Speaker Blaine did not even
notice their earthquake candidate by speak
ing his name before his hearers. l suppose
that they feel in their hearts that the man
Lang deserves abuse politically, and expected
Mr.. Blaine to do it. But Mr.. Blaine had
more important things to say to his audience
than any thing he could possibly have said
about T. s. Lang.
Hon. John Y. Foster of New Jersey was
then introduced, who addressed his remarks
chiefly to the young men. Being young
man himself, he felt as though he had strong
right to talk to and advise with those near in
age. He told his audience of the wonderful
effect Names victorious voice has upon the
elections in her sister States, and of their
anxiety this fall for her to roll up larger
ma ority than ever. He paid his compliments
to the gentleman from his own State who has
been SO terribly abused by our State papers.
refer to Judson Fitzpatrick, almost the
only soldier who has uttered a word of abuse
against his old commander; and because there
are men who scorn such associations and men
of such character as Kilpatricks who have
exposed his vileness by their papers, the
whole democracy and Greeleyites are whining
about that mans being abused. Let that man
utter any more of his miserable lies against
Gen. Grant in this State and his actions will
be truthfully exposed to the people in a man
ner that will make the Greeeyites ashamed
he was ever in their ranks, il they are not
already.
We learn that Mr.. Foster il to spend
sh TT time with us in speaking to the people.
Every audience who are SO fortunate as to Sc
his presence as speaker will be fully satisfied
and we'll pleased with his speaking. He is
iull of truth and tells it to his hearers in
manner that makes them remember it.
SECRETARY