Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-09-03
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Daily Xeaaebee Sunrnal.
OLD ORCHARD.
Grand Repub lican Mass Meeting
and Clam Bake.
Powerful Speeches by Senator Morton,
Congressman Burleigh. and Others.

| eue biahu republican rally anu clam Dakc uawned
ia blaze of glory, and the day fulflls the promise
Of dawn. The beach and grounds everywhere in
| its vicinity, at an early hour, were swarmng with
| large hurying crowds. -Four regular and three
extra trains from the cast and four regular and
one extra train from the west came in during the
| forenoon, and thousands from every direction
| have come in teams. The great tent was filed to
| its utmost capacity, aud the number assembled
within and outside The limits Of the canvass is
variousy estimated at from L, 900 10 - 900.
Prominent on the platform arc Fred Douglass
Hon. Geo. F. Davis and Stanley r. Pulen Of
Portland, Capt. Charles A. Boutellc of Bangor
Hon. }. H. Burleigh of South Berwick, Hon. j.
| E. Butler of Biddeford, Hon. Joshua Nye of Au-
gusta, Hon. Charles Rounds of Minot, Hon. S. c.
Benson of Yarmouth Hon. Joab Palmer of Ban
gor and General Murray of Augusta, besides
| many district politicians.
Hon. James II. McMullen of Bddeford, was
the presiding officer Of the day. He was present
| ed to the audience, and briefly naugurated the
proceedings. lie remarked, that though the peo-
pie were not invited here to-day as republicans
merely, yet this meeting might fairly be consid-
cred the virtual opening Of the campaign of rs.
He then introduced Senator Oliver P. Morton,
ex-governor Of Indiana, referring to the infrmity
of paralysis, from which he was suffering so Sc
vercly to require him to sit while he addressed
the meeting. -t..st
His speech covers the same general ground as
previous speeches in Maine, introducing some
new points and extending others. He sketched
the history of the doctrine of State rights since
its birth in 1898, giving history of the mischief
it had done down to the rebellion, and saying that
it is still continual terrible threat hanging over
the existence OF the nation. We cannot tell
where the next danger will arise. Perhaps in the
Northwest, perhaps in California, and there is no
safety for the republic except in the prevalence of
the principle that we are one people
At this hour Q230) Senator Morton is still
speaking, and holding the immense audience with
intense interest. Judge Hoar has just arrived.
Trains continually arriving, bringing new
| crowds. The immense tent, 80x200 feet long, Ca
pabe of accommodating 5000 persons, is packed,
and crowd about as large are assembled without.
The tent is erected in field iu front of the ruins
of the Old Orchard House, through the courtesy
of Mr.. Staples, the proprietor. Carriages are
tethered to all the field above, while below the
field is filed with crowds of people as far as the
depot, where ON all the side tracks stand long
trains of cars waiting TO take the vast conconrse
away at night. Mr.. Morton closed at ~ 90 hav
ing spoken hour and half, in conclusion ex-
horting Maine to be in the future as in the past.
During the interval of speaking Chambers Band
of Portland, played selected pieces.
Hon. John A. Burleigh, NJ. c. from the first
| congressional district, followed, speaking ten
minutes, abiding especially to the issue of the
| clam bake, which was now ready to be presented
to the audience. The meeting adjourned to the
clam bake, to meet again at 2 80.
| The meeting was opened by General John l..
Swift of Boston. Of the rep. party he could say,
looking over the vast assemblage here, he be-
| lieved there were millions In it." He quoted
financial statistics from the record of the rep.
party since it took the reins of government, in
1861. Within that time the agricultural interests
had increased in value from four billions to nine
billions of dollars. The railroads have increased
in length from 80 900 to 10000 miles. Our ex-
ports show an annual increase of $3.50, 900 900.
The army has more than doubled, the navy twice
| and half as large. Postal routes have been ex-
| tended greatly. The speaker enlarged upon this,
showing in eloquent terms, and pointed his re-
| marks in the way Of auecdote. He cited the SER
mon on the mount, and the declaration of indie
pendence, as true republican documents. He
read prospective of offices directly connected
with the halls of congress and its functions, to be
distributed under DOM reign. They figured up
500, and the speaker suggested that, according to
this count, there was not much expected from
that party in the way of civil service reform.
In regard to the great financial question, he
said there was no ready way O.. relief from the
commercial prostrstion the country is now suffer-
ing. That recovery must necessarily be slow.
| There had been time when an adjustment might
have been made between the value of goods pur-
chased on paper promises to pay and their worth
in gold. That time was at the close of the war,
and as for the present financial endorsements
he held that the secret of it was in the cxtrava-
gance of the peorle--the exodus to Europe, luz
ury in dress, crowded summer resorts. These
were facts enough to account for il. The bank
ing houses of this country fitted out in man
ner to put to shame the greatest and richest
houses of Europe.
A high tribute was paid to Governor Tlden, as
the only true reform man in the democratic ranks.
He eloquently concluded with reference to the
sacrifice required of Abraham, saying, 1--WE know
what answer the country win make when asked to
send to the rear those soldiers who fought in the
front. She will place General Common in the
gubernatorial chair, and bury every man who darcs
make such proposition, so deep that every tall
pine which grows in your forests shall be mon
ument to mark that grave, and every wave that
dashes against your shores will sound their ever
lasting requiem"
AT the close of this speech there were loud cries
for Douglass, which were renewed persistently,
until the celebrated orator stepped to the front
and said that according to the programme laid
down Judge Hoar must precede him. sa'i
Hon. ii. J. McMullen read letter of sympathy
from Judge Kent of Bangor, and introduced
Judge Hoar .-.
Judge Hoar said he sympathized with the audi
ence in their preference 20 hear Mr.. Douglass.
Listening to him they would listen to man who
of all others knew how much manhood owes to
the republican party. For his own part he glo
ried in the thought that at the coming centennial
the country could stand forth in the proud con-
seriousness that mester and slave are no longer
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