Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-08-23

the Job for half the cost, but with Tilden
and the democracy of the North passing
peace resolutions 10 encourage the rebels
they were whipped about as cheaply as it
could be done.
Hon. VIM. Il. Frye at Lewiston.
Upon his return home to Lewiston Mr.. Frye,
the able and popular Representatives in Congress
of the Second district. received an enthusiastic
ovation by his neighbors and friends, and made
the following address to large assemblage at
City Hail.
Mr.. President, NeiqhJors and Fricads.-As the
hart panteth for the running brooks SO have
painted to be here and see my friends once more.
l cannot thank you for the welcome receive at
your hands. have had no time to arrange for
the occasion, but know can depend upon you
for sympathy. 1t is wonderful thing that in cen
tennal year the great question which agitates the
American people is whether this country shall be
del vered into the hands of that party which
sought to destroy it.
That good old ship of State has sailed over seas
without number, and although in her ocean vOy-
ages she has met with numerous enemies, and has
had mutineers on board, yet she has sailed safely
on. Abraham Lincoln, God bless him, supplied
the place Of the mutineers with band of brave
union men, and sailed the good old ship safely into
you are listening.
The eyes OF the world are to day upon the Ameri-
can people, wondering whether they will deliver
the country into the hands OF the tory party, false
ly called the democratic party.
Until this country can and will protect every
citizen, OF whatever nationality, the republican
party has not fulfilled its mission. Until it has
paid its debt IN the coin 1t promised, that party
has not fulhlied ITS MISSION.
Their great leader, Tilden, grew weak and
:rembed at the cry of the inhationists, and the
democratic House, in the last week Of the session
passed bill repeating the resumption act, and
not dozen democratic members had the manhood
to vote against it.
The amendment to the constitution in favor of
free schools voted down by democratic
House, and to-day it is dead.
1t is useless to speak of the Hamburg massacre,
the Clinton massacre and other acts of violence
Said Senator Morton in the U. S. Senate, the
other day, II call upon a single democrat to show
one single act OF the democratic party in favor of
freedom humanity for the last twenty five years.
and the only answer that could be given was by
Salisbury, who squeaked out. "They have inves
tigated the republican party"
From 1860 to 1865, Tilden's sympathies were
with the enemies Of the republic. Manton Mar
BILE says that while it Is true that Iilden heard
that infamous plank in the democratic platform
declaring the war failure. yet he silently acqui
esced in it, but sent telegram privately to Gen.
Mcclellan to have 1t kicked over. Does that show
him to be brave man, and one worthy to be en-
Hendricks voted against the constitutional
amendment abolishlng slavery, because be be-
lieved it unconstitutional. If he believed it I'M
constitutional then, does he not now'
tell you man never wrote a more glorious
declaration OF rights than the l4th amendment to
the constitution, and yet ten democrats voted
against it, and one of them was Thomas A. Hen
drcks. OF Rutherford Is. Hayes l need not
speak. Every throb Of his heart is for the right.
have known William a. Wheeler intimately for
sS'c al ye"ro, end hno" .uas no purei VI nooei
CHRISTIAN man wars tne eartn' l .now tne man
VINO IS no4hateu lot Congress asainsi ne III .nis
district. ne wa. war cemoeIs', ana am only
sorry Ina. a. .ne p.esene l,e ms nase
leu MN TO nlnseIi WIN 'he party 'has Nc
1ougnt against .or -FOUR years
aemocrauc parry mas peen IN power IN Tue
nationai mouse ior nine mouths ines nave l.'Aeu
ABOUT cisl service leioLn' anu .ha' tney were go
Augean staoies anu yet wnen gotto asnlhs!on
!ound oonn MoTrisey seiins Poois on tne eiectloh
OF speaker a. ssnt tnat trust IN uou may never
see again. Tue oe"ocIa.s Pus iarse nu emN VI
ex.conIeoeIates ilt0 places tuS. were hiieo oy
UNION soldiers: Iney put IN thaI ooofkeeper
fHznogn' "a Digger man man olo or1nt' auo ne
turned OUT every UNION soioer unuer h'h' anu put
| IN ex-reoeis'
An oroer was lntroauced demanding ina. no
more union sololers shouio nc turneo OUT, anu
every democrat voted against II.
lax ABOUT republican corruPuon-there were
some twenty five persons employed IN the House,
ana al least nail OF them nau 10 oe pounced oecAuse
they were connected with all the nefarlous prac-
tices 10 the country.
A fellow by the name of Hambleton was put in
the position OF Clerk OF the committee on ways
and Means, who had given to his little child the
name of John Wilkes Booth, the miserable assassin
of Lincoln, and he had to resign his position:
The democrats have given twenty one chair
manships to exrebels and only twelve out OF the
| North and West. New England did not receive
one single chsIrmanshlp out Of that democratic
Congress.
Where was Thompson. the good democrat from
Massachusetts where was Warren and where
was Chaplin? Haven't you democrats OF New
England done dirty work enough in the past to
merit one Craftsmanship! We have record IN
Washington where each member puts down where
he is from, what positions he has held, who MS
competitor was and by what majority he was
chosen. Morrison was put IN Chairman OF an I'M
portant committee. He was member OF the
Forty-Third Congress with me, and he stated In
his record when and where he served 10 the army
| In the Forty Fourth Congress, had the curiosity
| to look at his record, and behold, he had never
been IN the army, and thus ne oiotted out from
the history of his life his nobest act and all at the
beck OF democratic Congress
it. Let me give you an instance. DR.. Nichols, =