The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-09-03
The Great Rally +!
| NUMBERS and ENTHIIMASM.
The First District to
the Front.
Immense CODcOurSe Of Ppo-
pie at Old Orchard.
A Fitting Prelude to the
Campaign of 1876.
Fifteen Thousand Persons Par
take of the Great Clambake.
Eloquent Addresses by Senator Morton,
Judge Hoar, Frederick Douglass, Gen.
Swift. and Representative Burleigh.
Fifteen Thousand Persons Par
take of the Great CIambake.

The great Republican rally at Old Orchard
yesterday was worthy prelude to the cam
paign of 1876. The vast numbers gathered on
the noble beach afforded conclusive proof that
General Apathy has been finally deposed from
his high rank in the Republican party and or.
dered to the rear 1t is safe to say that no po-
litical meeting, in point of numbers and enthu-
siasm, has been held in Maine since the zeal
GUS days of the war which can compare with
the gathering at Old Orchard on the % of
September. People came from all parts of the
state, and it seemed as if every voter in York
and Cumberland counties had made it point
to be present.
Between nine aud ten o'clock in the morning
hfty-one cars rolled up to the station bringing
5000 passengers. Eight cars came in over the
Maine Centrsl,six over the Portland & Ogdens-
burg, and twelve over the Grand Trunk TO
Portland and thence to the beach. These
swelled the assemblage by 1900 more The
morning trains from the West brought about
1000 people. All the morning trains came
pouring in from the country and by eleven
O'Clock, the time set for the opening address,
at least twelve thousand people were gathered
in and about the great tent.
Bands from Portland, Saco, Kennebunk and
Gray were on the ground at an early hour sta
toned in stand and tent. At nine O clock fires
were built over the great bed of the cam-baks,
and people for time amused themselves by
listening TO the music or parading about the
fire ia search of appetites.
Though all were bent on a good time the
whole great audnece appeared to be deeply ia
terested in the discussion of political topics.
They were certainly enthusiastic listeners, and
lavish of applause. The concourse seemed an
mated by that spirit of deep earnestness and
patriotic zeal which marked the great gather
ings of the war, when the Republican party
rallied as one man to the deIence of the Union
Those present realized that another great dam
ger menaced the country, aud that Maine in
in 1875 as in 1868 should lift, with no uncertain
sound, her voice for the right. While waiting
for the speakers the great audience entertained
itself by cheering enthusiastically for the Re.
publican party and everything Republican.
The immense tent, capable of accommodate.
ing eight thousand people, was gaily decorated
with bannerets and pennons, while the five
centre poles were wreathed in bunting, and
national flags Swallowed the platform.
Among those seated upon the platform were
Hon. j. FL. Burleigh, Representatives, rom this
congressional district, Hon. Geo. L Davis of
Portland Hon. Charles Rounds of Minot, Hon.
Joab Palmer of Bangor, Capt. G. A. Boutelle
of Bangor, Hon. Joshua Nye of Augusta,
Gen. Murray of Augusta, Hon. S. P. Benson
Yarmouth, and many district and local poll
ticians.
At.eleven o'clock the meeting was called to
order by the Hon. John Hall, member of the
Republican State committee from York
County. He introduced as chairman, the
Hon. James H. MCMILLAN of Biideford
Mr.. MCMILLAN accepted the position in few
remarks, reminding his bearers that twenty
years ago the Republican camp fires were first
kinded, and that to-day they burn with all
their old fame Republicans are met at Old
Orchard, not because of fear of defeat, but
from interchange of condolences, and to listen
to discussions Of issues of national interest.
For the last sixteen years the Republican party
has acquitted itself we'll in administration, and
confidently appeals to the people for a continu-
ance of trust. Mr.. MCMILLAN then introduced
as the first speaker of the day, Senator Morton,
of Indiana. Loud cheers greeted Mr.. Morton,
as be took his place upon the speakers stand
and began his address. He spoke sitting.
SENATOR MoRToN's SPEECH.
Mr.. President, and Ladies and Gentlemen:
Coming 70 Maize from the Northwest, com
ing a stranger, have been made to feel that
no fri hn n izad
With the principles of the great cause to which
L have given the most valuable portion of my.
life. shall speak of matters of general inter
est. have but little 10 say of your State poll
tics The Republican party of Maine is part
of the great organization. This government is
government of parties. Every free govern
ment is controlled by parties. These parties
are made up chiefly of the same elements, ard
they differ mainly in the principles by which
they are governed Assuming that these par
ties are equally honest in the material which
compose them, they differ in their principles
Parties tnever change. Standard bearers may
pass away, but the principles of the party re
main the same. 1t is not the success o { Gen.
CopnOr or Gen. ROOerts that you are contend
ing for in Maine, but of the Democratic or Re-
publican party. Parties are constituted sub
stantialy of the same material, and yet they
essentially differ. The Democratic party may
be said to be composed of two wings, The
Northern and Southern Democracy. The
Southern Democracy is composed OF those en-
gagged IN the Confederate cause. Toe Northern
Democracy sympathized with the rebelion,a and
esDoused the doctrige of S ate Rigbts-Jhat
doctrine which made the rebellion possible
There are certain tendencies and proclvities
which tend to draw into the Democratic party
the worst classes in all the larger cities 1t
cannot be denied that the worst element of the
large cities belong TO the Democratic party.
There is iD every State of the Union a large ell
ement opposed to the common school system,
winch has been regarded as the palladium of
our liberties. The argest part of this element
belongs to the d. mo ,ratic party.
The elements of violence belongs to the
Democratic party. In California the Demo-
cratic is the party which is opposing the immi-
grafton of tie Chinese This same party,
those who opposed the emancipation OF the
negro belong to the same patty, | refer 10
these facts to show the general tendency and
rift growing out of the principles of that
party.
1t is said that man can never escape his
past life, so parties can never escape their
fundamental principles When its principles
become napplicable or odious, the party must
pass away. The Democratic party is what it
was twentv-fiv years ago-what 1t was during
the war. 1t is the boast of its leaders that it
has not changed. l concede the justice OF that
boast. If it had bad character twenty years
ago, it has the same now. What are the prln-
ciples of the Democratic party? 1t was the
pro-slavery party of the nation, In 1854 it re-
pealed the Missouri Compromise, which was
adopted to prevent the extension of human
slavery north of the parallel of 800 and so.
This was almost the beginning of the war 1t
rocked the Union to Its very foundation. When
The war came we remember it was inaugurated
by the Southern wing of the Democracy The
Republicans trumphed in 1860 and the Southern
wing of the Democracy refused to abide by the
result OF The election. Toe Northern DemOc-
racy sympathIzed with their Southern brethreu
When Mr.. Lincoln was elected, Mr. Buchan,
an lad down the doctrine that there was no
power to coerce a state into the Union, That
dnctrinA was maintained hu ounr, nono ooro a q