Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-06-24
The Republican State Convention.
While the different committees were attend
ing TO their respective duties. calls were made
for Hon. Eugene Hale. and after a little delay
he came forward and spoke as follows:

lot Hon. Eugene Hale. and after little DELAY
he came forward and spoke as follows
REMARKS OF MR.. HAZE.
Mr.. President:-The animated convention
that see before me proves that Republican,, IN
in Maine stands for no falling cause. No an.
tagonist of ours could look on these faces and
take TO himself any eNultation for the future
And in this body Of Names best citizens. |
see the token OF renewed triumphs for the Re-
publican party. Maine stood almost alone last
! year in the general overthrow. She will lead
| the column this year in reversing last years
verdict. and this leads me TO speak of the diff.
| ference between the drft of public sentim anl
this year and last. Men then struck hlindly
Fourteen years OF power in the Republican
party had left some things of which men could
| complain. The record WAS in the main go ID
No other party ever had such, but it was hu.
man, made up of men. and had made some mis-
4 takes. and the same people who had let the
( conduct of affairs in certain states, North and
South, pass into the hand. of men who did moi
/ fairly represent public sentiment awoke Ia
( their neglect and proceeded in rather ruthless
/ fashion To punish those who could have never
/ been iniruste1 with power but by the supne-
/ ness OF the voters.
The elections last year went without much
. regard to what was 10 follow. Republican cI
| rors were to be rcbuked; offensive men were
10 be struck DOWN. and il maitered little to
( the DISCONTINUED citizen that in his whole>a c
! crusade, good and valuable public servant,
| were here and there sacrificed. and that poll
tcians who repre- principles that he bad
! spent his best years in opposing were brought
( 10 the front. The average voter happened to
] he III no mood for comparison and scrutiny.
and so in many states the Republican party
| met. for the time. disastrous defeat. such
states A. Massachusetts. New YORK. Ohio,
( fennyslvania, all illustrated the condition of
| the public mind. The very absence of ans ov-
| erturn in Maine emphasized it.
! | greatly lpcf iyf,l if do n Il -ce
widely different from all this in the present
; wear. The fermentation of tn past has settled
1 the public mind. II i prepared 10 contemplate
I consequences. II i, brought nigh 10 III, posi-
/ bihty of Democratic success in Presidential
election. and that possibility ha, >obercd il. II
j. beginning 10 see what ii did not see last wear
/ tina. that WAY lies ruin " For II j. hccoming
! apparent 10 thoughtful men that the Drmocri-
! cy like the Bourbons. his learned nothing and
! forgotten nothing. The party to-day flushed
with II, late successes. and about setting ice
! 10 the struggle Tor national power. and there
tore under every induccmcnt to good behavior
cannot hip showing that it contains the same
elements that fifteen years ago INSIDE il DANCE :
! ou- for the country TO cntru>t il with power.
! Ii i. Vet radically un>ouud on the question Of
I state sovereignty and the scope ana power OF
/ the Federal Union. The new senator from
I Come cticut, Mr. Eaton. l. perhaps the ir>t mtn
/ in late year, with tn courage 10 tel u. what
belle f on this great subject lies in him. but you
NAV be sure that hi word Weakened rc,pon-
/ 49, IN the brea>t, of thousands OF Democrats
I North and South.
II i A. least hostile to the great constitution.
al amendment, a:d the laws built thcrcupon
( all Of y hich the Republican party ha> >tabi-h-
+ 81 at the ha-I> of the adjustment If The pro-
louni issue. I-l>rd by the rebellion. It. domi-
naut influences are vicious on the important
! qu '>t"n> arising from the condition of OFT IL
names and currency.
Coming down 10 the detail, If admini>trl.
tiou. il IA, shown itself incapable Of good GOV
. eminent whenever II has been entrusted with
POWER. II rcnd- the air with erie. tor ccuuu-
my in public affair. an ia whatever place II
bears SWAY h.th IN" d-b' and taxation 81 rh,.
people I4r tnyr .t>.i. T. At> s.Itlt.4N o.. iir :,
lesson m moderation ami f. gard OF healthy pub
iir sentiment IN administering. public trusts
our nci.hbor> IA New Hampshire. are fiuuluy
! this out Ia their hearts content In =. I.oui.
. where first count Of the yui,> elect a demo
crat. neS coInt l. refused Tor fear that It " I'd
un,cat him, and i'll indianapolis where Dempc-
racy has been oVerihrOwn. the plan Of star, ing
out their successors by cutting down their al
ariC- J. ir4rd.
Bui worse. perhaps tnan Al. these. the ;olit-
icll influences ia the Dem 1cra,ic PARTY are
bearing the organization on 10 be. ~ It wa Of
Old, the creature and minister Of the south
not IN the line OF a proper encouragement To
that distressed and half TuiEcd section in thu
revival Of IL political aud Material nicrc.t-.
but. by 1t, course A. a party, helping 10 main
tam an unscqule>ccnt spirit and 10 build up
hopes Of future national political control IN Ne.
lrsdcrs Of the Democratic party in the South
ern siatc>. In this are conprehcndcd vast
projects for southern relief and iicmnidcatiau
for injuries and losses sustained In the rebel
lion. such as believe the people of the North
when fui ly awake TO the danger, viii never
submit TO. The subject is Of such magnitude
that in the brief space that | should fiitingly
occupy here canuOt more than touch upon IL.
dc not happen 10 he Of those who expect a
new revolt in the South. nor even Of those who
think that the people there are animated very
generally by bitter hostility TO our govern
mcnt. There j. probably "A largely dinuac,i
feeling hat the supremacy of the Union ha>
been established not TO be- again safely a~,ail-
ed and that of this should b. made the best:
but that he rising Democratic politicians in
the old slave states b slieVe. and are teaching
willing people 10 b .lieye that out of the tri-
umph of the Democratic party will come re-
uewed ascendency Of the South in national
politics, and compensation in some form or
other fof the losses borne in attempting 10 dcs-
troy the Union, fully believe. They mean,
in short. 10 mik@ u pay for their side Of war.
There are claims for Southern property des-
rruyed by our armies in their march amount
ng TO tens OF millions Of dollars.
There i the claim for slave property lost by
the mancipating war policy of Mr.. Lincon's
administration, amounting 10 hundreds Of mil
lions. There j the state debt of each state and
the immense debt of the states acomicdcracy
and upon some or all of these, whenever the
! question comes up OF their assumption by the
/ United States. the Democracy at large i un-
sound. The Southern Democracy Is and will
be a unit in pushing for payment. \ great
many Republicans year ago were sceptic1l
a. 10 the dangers ahead on these subjects. \
good many. no doubt, are still sceptlcIl, but
/ the number i, much sm4ller than IA ear ago it
will be- still smaller after toe ueXf session Of
Congress.
/ All these things set men TO thinking over
sobcry the peril impending from Democracy:
/ And it j, not too much TO SAY that the things
/ that are being established a the line of action
T OF the Republican party tend TO give renewed
/ confidence 10 the country: while it, leading
/ men are By no means unanimous upon the cur
/ rcnCy, vet the general driit of its admini>tra-
lion J. plainly against Imitation. AMI the thou>-
and evils attendant thereon. The great depart
ment> OF the government are being run on hon
/ est purposes, and thieves and robbers are be-
/ ing hunted up and punished. The President
/ by plain and honest letter. has put an eud 10
/ the thlrd term unea>lne-s-dn unea>lne>> that
7 | am free 10 say never troubled my days or
/ night. Moreover consider IL settled by the
! last scssinu of Congress that the Republi an
I lolicy with the South i TO b. one Of moIera-
] lion and cancellation. We are to have no force
/ bills. no upturnng Of estab!she'! state govern
! ments. The party policy Will be hrm and the
/ citizen VIII ne protected and every right guar
ranteed to him by the constitution and the law :
but the military power will. except in those
I rare cases Of violence covered by the ron-iliu-
/ tiOn,be kept in suborlinatiOn 10 the civil pow
er. in this way the South will have fair ol-
/ pOrtuhity to deyelope its resources. and when
! ever the citizen, white or black l. left unharnl-
ed there will be no medllilg on the part Of the
/ general government.
| Upon this we can stand and upon this the
voice of Il tolerant country will sustain u.
| do not need to point out the importance of
these issues being kept before our people.
Maine leads the column in September Let u
I see that our majority is not dimin ished aud
that send no uncertain greeting TO our
/ brothers in other states.
! Mr. Hale's remarks were listened to with
close attention and he was frequently inter-
rupted by applause.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention was called to order at two
o'clock, but was not nearly so full as in the
morning as many delegates in sections not
| reached by the evening trains. returned home
on the earlier ones. The order of the morning
session was to ballot for q candidate for Cover
nor at 2.15 z. NJ. At this point Hon. l.. A.
Emery of Ellsworth addressed the Convention
as follows
Mfr. President:-In behalf of the Eastern
Counties of the State. the land of the rising sun
l wish to say word in relation to the propos-
ed nomination.
Ii WAS the boast of the anci lent rpDublics of