The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-09-03

sttution OF the United States of America -
and all attempts under the guise and prete nee
of state sovereignty to avoid, qualify or nullify
these protective provisions, are abandoned.
do not forget the other great issues of the
day, relating 10 finance, and the need of the
men and the doctrines of the Republican party
to place and keep our currency ON sure and
safe basis. But L confess that to me these
questions, although immnently important
when compared with those L have before
named appear something temporary and
changing. The coming years, and fear for a
long series will require the continuing and con-
slant vigilance, trmDess and faithfulness,
through good report and evil report of the
Rep ublican party, in defending and enforcing
and saving the great doctrines of equality and
the rights of man-of eyery man.
These great interests cannot afford to lose the
care and protection of this party created to
maintain them. 1 intend to stand by it, with
all its faults, so long as it stands by them-as
its guiding star
very truly,
Your fellow citizen,
EDWARD KENT.
JUDGE HoAR's SPEECH.
Judge Hoar was then introduced to the audi
ence, and his appearance was greeted with
applause. He began by reference to Frederick
Douglass. Though the speaker had been a
member Of the Republican party since its
formation, he recognized that Mr.. Douglass
speaks for a race which owes to the Republican
party that the relation of master and slave
has ceased to exist on these shores. Mr. Hoar
said he intended to make no set speech, but he
came to baseech the Republicans of Maine to
stand by their guns. He held no office, he had
no interest beyond what every man should have
in good government. The Republican party
stands as the representative of good govern
ment. 1t is made up from the best of the old
parties, men who believe 10 the equality OF
human rights, and of men before the law The
bulk OF the thinking reputable, sober citizens
of Maine formed themselves into that party
What has occurred to induce them to seek new
affiliations? There are but three topics really
before the people, and on these the Republican
party occupies the only true position. There is
much talk of reconciliation, of shaking hands
across bloody chasm l do not believe in
that clasp by the hand every man who
crosses the chasm and takes his stand on the
right side. Every man who accepts the results
OF the war welcome, but do not believe 10
intrusting the government to men who Iabored
TO destroy it. The Republicans saved the
Union. Do you fear to entrust them with its
maintenance? This party of reconciliation
have IN Texas abolished the free school system
because it educated the colored youth. In
Georgia much the same course has been pur-
sued. The party which cannot accept the
political equality of the black, which denies to
him equal rights and common school educa
ton, has not accepted the results of the war,
and is not fit to be entrusted with power. The
only way to secure these results is to continue
the Republican party in power.
On the subject of state rights, Also the De-
mocracy is at fault. L am much of state
rights man. | re cognze that we live under a
double system of government In the days of
the fugitive slave law l learned the value of
state rights. But the Democracy never clamors
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power for The protection of the South. But
there is always much clamor when the general
government undertakes TO act for liberty ana
equality before the law. l advise Maine to
stand up for her legitimate rights. but never to
trust those rights to the Democracy. When it
is question of human liberty, all the powers
of government, state and federal should be
exercised ON the right side.
The third question is whether the United
States is 10 issue an Unlimited amount of paper
to constitute the currency or whether we are
to return to specie payment. l Jould not fail
t, be hard money aiv0cate with my ideas as
10 the constitution. | do not suppose that be-
tore the war there were any considerable num-
Der of persons who believed or thought that
1t would have been consistent in the govern
ment to issue paper and make it current be-
tween man and man. No man has defended
that issue except on the ground of necessity,
the result of war. But ten years have now
elapsed, and what more right has the govern
ment to continue this than it has to continue
the other practices of the war The con,inu.
ance of this paper without provision for its re-
dempton is a national dshonor and Repub.
licanS propose to make a distinct issue on
this question. A lady the other day gave me
TWO Que dollar bills on bank in tine Dominion
of Canada, dependency Of Great Britain, and
| received on them So Is 10 the bills of the
National banks, in the promises to pay of the
United States Is this a creditable spectacle to
present to the nations of the earth when we
have Invited them over here to our Centennial
celebration? Both political parties have
pledged themselves on this issue.
In the first year of Gen. Grants administra-
ton Republican Congress passed the act to
strengthen the public credit, aud the Demo
cratic National Convention of 1872 declared
that speedy resumption OF specie payments is
demanded by every consideration Of morality.
And there are undoubtedly many of the Demo-
cratic party who stand by that faith. and we
are going to have the same question that we
had during the war, whether or not they will
come over to us.
Can you trust the Republican party as an
honest party? Can you trust yourselves and
The majority of the people in The state of
Maine? A Democratic friend of mine in Wash
lngton made most remarkable comparison.
Said he, am in favor Of the good old Demo-
cratic doctrine of the greatest good to the great
est number, by which mean that while party
Is IN power 1T is its duty to make the most of
it. do not consider this the Republican idea.
1t is our duty and our privilege if we find men
IN the Republican party trying to gain power
~ corrupt mean to say that we will have none
OF them think that we are going to have
a pretty severe contest with the enemy, that t
is to be OF far reaching consequence, and
rust that in mastering for that contest we
shall tell the camp followers and the suffers
ana the bummers to ma cch to the rear.
MIR. DoUGLAss's SPEECH.
Frederick Douglass, the foremost..and most
eloquent man of that race to;which the Repub-
lie has done so tardy justice, followed. His
musical voice, splendid dction and memorable
logic lent an adventitious interest to a theme in
itself of surprising Importance Ito the Ameri
can people. A tremendous burst of cheering
greeted his appearance. He said: came here
not so much to make a speech as to be seen Of
men. L have been assured that it was necessa.
ry to have at least one negro at this show.
know nothing of the great financial question
What can tell you of an economical admins
tration? What do I know of national honor?
Not only negro, but formerly slave, never
having had a days schooling, it is wonde,
that can say anything to you. I know moth
ing about banking, though once the president
of bank. know nothing of currency, though
one thing l knCw-that this is no longer a
slave country, that no slave can be seen in this
land from the rising of the sun to the going
down thereof. The bloody stress of war is now
over and the black man is free. The country
is safe unless by your votes you give it back
again into the hands of that party which near
ly led it to destruction. 1 come before you to
make an appeal for my race, over which great
danger impends know the effects of Dem
ocratic triumph, and l beseech you to shelter
US from the storm. The coored people OF the
South, in case of Democratic victory, appre.
bend their utter extinction. All the malign
elements of the old rebellion are being stirred
up in the South, and they purpose to drive US