The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-11-05
Last Grand Rally.
Camp Fires Blazing in the Streets
TORCHLHGHTS, FIREWORKS
AND ROUsING SPEECHES.
Addresses by Hon. Hannibal Hamlin and
Other Distinguished Gentlemen.

Other Distinguished Gentlemen.
Ihe last grand rally of the campaign, which
took place last night, was brilliant and high
| ly successful affair, showing that the Republi-
cans of Portland were determined that this,
the latest, should also be one of the most nota-
| BILE meetings in the city Soon after dusk the
notes OF preparation began to be heard in the
streets, which were filled by members of the
several Republican organizations, fastening to
report at their headquarters. The Grant and
Wilson Zouaves were the first in the field and
presented a brilliant appearance as they march
ed by the PRESS Office about seven o'clock By
half past seven the several companies were in
line, and began their march through the streets
Statutes OF cannon and showers of fireworks
greeted them as they marched along. The
square in front of City Building was one blaze
of light given out by the camp-fires kindled in
the street. Arrived in front of that building,
the procession came to a halt to allow the
speakers of the evening to pass through their
ranks Then they marched into the hail.
The hall was closely filed all the standing
room even being taken up and the corridors
packed with attentive listeners. The meeting
was called to order by John Cousens, esq.,, who
nominated Gen. j. D. Fessenden for presiding
officer. Gen. Fessenden briefly accepted the
position. and then introduced the orator of the
evening, Hon. Hannibal Hamlin, who was re-
ceived with deafening cheers as he advanced to
the front of the platform.
Mr.. Hamlin began by saying that the airwas
full of assurances of victory on the day close
at hand This large assemblage of the most
| intelligent citizens of Portland shows that they
retain an abiding interest in the issue of the
contest. The Maine election sent an electric
| thrill through the country and virtually settled
the issue of the campaign. Speaking to this
audience was more like addressing jury which
has already given verdict, than men with a
matter before them upon which Judgment has
| yet to be rendered. We live in time which is
notable epoch in history. We are just out Of
the war of the rebellion, war that brought
mourning to almost every household in the
land, called upon to weep over the loved and
lost who sleep in patriotic graves. We have
| scarcely recovered from the shock of the death
of a revered President at the hands of a Demo-
cratic assassin. Then an attempt was made
through dshonored Executive to forfeit the
results of the war and to restore the Southern
States, yet unpurged to their places in the ma
| tional oounoiis but Sod in his wrath never
designed to inf1ict upon American industry the
| incubus of Horace Greeley.
We are living in the last act of stupendous
| political drama. The first act of which was the
| war and the suppression of the rebellion; the
second act the struggle for reconstruction; the
| third and closing act we are playing to-day, in
| which we as thinking, Intelligent American
| freemen whether in this eliminating hour we
shall permit the results of the war to be wrest-
ed from us, and the fruits of victory to turn to
ashes on our lips. (Great cheering) In the
| preliminary engagement of October we broke
| both wings of the enemys army. Now we shall
scatter their cohorts along the whole line. IRE
peated cheering.) We are here tonight topper
| form the same service Mark Anthony perform
| ed for Caesar; we come to bury Horace not to
| praise him. CHEERS and laughter.) In the ar
| rangement of political parties to-day we are
presented with strange spectacle. We, as
| Republicans stand here asking no other plat
| form than the record of our acts and our pOliti-
| cal aims. Opposed to us is the party present
| ing the shameful spectacle of an organization
not only without principles but proclaimng an
| utter abandonment of all principle. That is not
the party to rule this country.
There are two classes of men who, in the fu-
ture, may come to the Republican ranks; those
| who come back as estrays and those who come
as original recruits. Against the Republican
| renegades we shall put up the bars. But to
| those honest and mistaken men who have been
| misled by dishonest and designing leaders, we
shall extend the hand of welcome as We did in
| the beginning of the war, assuring them that
| there is yet room in the Republican church
| The vacancies made in our ranks by Republican
| soreheads have been more than filled by Access
sions of honest Democrats You saw it in Sep
TENDER; you will see more of it tomorrow.
The sorehead Republicans went to Cincinnati
demanding civil service and revenue reform;
and they nominated the most distinguished
protectionist In the land. Baltimore endorsed
| the nomination and consummated the bargain
| l.. Al - g. L. Ill.
easy To these Republicans who have been
crying for reform, we say you have accomplish
ed the greatest of reforms; you have reformed
and purified the Republican party by Kidding it
| of your presence. We shall now put up the
bars and keep the traitors out, as you will see
| in the Senate of the United States this winter.
Some of these men claim that they are good
Republicans as ever. Then they are long
way from headquarters. How do they feel
tucked in the same trundle-bed with men who
attempted to destroy their country? Who is
your most noted sorehead in this State? (The
audience shouted forth a multitude of names,
Lang's being the most frequently mentioned)
Well, how does Tom Lang feel in the same bed
with jeff Davis? My Liberal friends, you had
best get out of this extremely liberal party,
this party that is so liberal as to sell its princi
pies tomorrow. If you vote with it you throw
a Democratic vote, for remember that the Dem
ocratic party have swallowed you, and not you
the Democratic party. Some men call this the
| political millennium, when the lion and the
lamb shall lie down together. Well, when the
Democratic lion gets up the Liberal lamb will
be missing. (Great laughter) Men are apt to
do things in the hope of success at which on
ordinary occasions they would shudder This
is the case with the Democracy. But they
have committed mean act for nothing 1t
| needs no Daniel to read the writing on the
walls; it is in the sky all around u.s. 'sHorace,
you have been weighed in the balance and found
wanting" and there is not Democrat in the
State Of Maine to-day but that in his heart of
hearts feels degraded by the course his party
has taken.
Let me refer to palpable facts for your consid-
Grafton. There are two candidates both claim
| ing to be Republicans, SO say our opponents,
and they likewise declare that the two plat
forms are alike. want to controyert this.
The whole thing is q fraud, sham, cheat.
They say the people have been converted into
Liberal Repubicanism. Have you got any men
marvelously converted among you? Who is
your most prominent convert to that party III
Portland. "a voice; no prominent man
Christ never did so marvellous thing as to
convert whole people in "a hours; no, sir;
what do you read. In the second place they
say that the gratitude and thanks OF the
American people are due to the sold .ers and
sailors who served in the rebellion; but they
nowhere say that this means those who served
to put down the rebellion; it refers alike TO the
Union soldier and the rebel soldier They con-
strue 1t thus: The speaker next discussed the
tariff question as it appears in this campaign.
Well, when our opponents touched this ques-
ton they got an elephant. They passed reso-
luton to submit to Congress this question: If
this be the proper method of disposing the
question then why not refer all other questions
to Congress, our Indian our financial In
your World, or to go lower yet, your Tribune,
Why they say that the only hope of the Demo-
Gratis for success is to elect Horace Greeley
say the platform written at Cincinnati was for
the sole purpose of selling out to the Democrat
ic party The Democrat draws from it one
creed, the Liberal another That platform
saws, "all men are equal before the law" why
/ myself could have adopted this had not
been down South and learned the real meaning
of it. Do they by one word in it pledge Their
marty to it? No. There is no pledge in it that
equality of rights shall be maintained
Mr.. II. responded. Ii you apply this test
to one why not to another. Mr.. Greeley agreed
to leave the question thus in his letter Of ac-
ceptance Horace Greeley stands before the
if elected will occupy the position of a perjured
esulprt. This is hard saying but il is true.
The constitution says that the laws of Congress
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