The Portland daily press., 1875-08-26
bellion, he dared not express, yet could not al

bellion, he dared not express, yet could not al
together repress.
Understand the position of this party. l.
boasts it has not changed. l say it has not
changed 1t is the same in principe as before
the war and during the war. 1t was the protec-
tor of slavery, and now stands as mourner at
its grave. 1t Cannot accept the equ atty OF the
negro. 1t is iu favor of putting the confederate
soldier in the same position as the national
one.
Your election is important as the precursor OF
what may happen next year. The soldiers OF
Maine endured the toilsOme march or mingled
their blood with the soldiers of my own state,
and now let us not lose in peace what we have
gained in war. Next year is to be the centen-
nal of American independence. and its cele-
bration will be especially grateful to the Re-
publican party, which can beast that it stands
upon the platform of independence built by our
fathers in 1776
Gov. Woodford's Speech.
AT the conclusion of Gov. Morton's address
the band played selection, after which the
chairman introduced Elk. Gov. Stewart L. Wood
ford. Gov Woodford has been often heard il
this city and always with pleasure. The late
ness of the hour induced him to make his
speech much too short, which was the only
fault it had. The theme of the Governors re-
marks was national honesty. He said: The
hands. All that has been done for the liberty of
the slave for natioual greatness has been in the
effort and the struggle of the Republican party.
We stood for liberty before the war, for loyalty
while the war progressed. and to-day we stand
in the same royal line for honesty in the ad-
ministration of government. l do not entirely
agree with my friend, the Senator from Indiana,
that the financial issue is not to become an i'm
portant one in the politics of the future.
Panics do not spring entirely from paper money.
England does business on specie basis, but
England has panics. Panics springs almost
always from this. Credits become expanded,
speculation is fostered, industries prove I'M
umunerative, leading to initiation in business,
then to stagnaton and then to disaster. What
we need to day for the restOf ition of the hDan-
al affairs is confidence, belief on the part OF
the business man that his venture will be re-
warded, belief of the farmer that his crop will
pay, and of the laborer that his labor will COM
man lis value. How Can We get this conf
denes? By deserving it. Whenever the people
believe that We are going Jack to specie pas
ment they will go back to specie payments by
slow and resolute steps. Iarraign the Demo
cratic party for policy that has tended to dis
troy the financial credit of the nation. Do
speak strongly? Look at the pr ucple advocate
by George Ell. Pendleton in 1864 You remember
the platform in 1868 when Seymour was nomi
mated That was an indatiOo platform. Wit
ness the canvass in Ohio where they are seeking
to array class against class, and entering upon
a path which must result in reputation and
national bankruptcy. We stood for freedom,
for loyalty, for justice, we must now stand for
good faith to the bill-holder as well as to the
bond-holder.
All the issues of the part have been settled
in our favor. The people are with us when the
people are sure that we are true to tue prin-
cipes of the past. L believe that the Repub
Can party has erred in some things in the past,
but still IS better than the Democratic party.
believe THAT thief should be branded as
such, whether he b. the Democ attic Tweed or
the Moseses and Parkers of South Carolina.
We must stand for honesty in the government
as we stood for liberty. We must disfranchise
every man if he comes not with pure heart
and clean hands to stand by honesty. would
dedicate the Repub lean party OF the feture to
the main enance of honesty 10 the government.
The speaker closed with the hope that Maine
would send greeting to Ohio which would
ensure Repu pican triumph in that state.