Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-09-14

Wednesday evening Sept. 6, the people
OF Lamoine assembled In the school house
in District No. , where they were addressed
by Mr.. L. \. Emery and Mr. Geo. +. Dui-
ton Of Ellsworth. Tie meeting was called
to order by Mr. IL. Cousins who nrst in
troduced Mr., Dutton.
Mr.. button took the stand and in plain
straightforward manner gave the record
OF the Democratic party from 1888 down to
the present date, $50. Some Of the
Democrats thought that Mr.. ID. was not
''cut out for public speaker but they did
not attempt to deny the truths that lie told
them.
In closing his remarks. Mr.. Dutton said
that he felt certain OF the victory Of the
Republican party. lie was received with
loud applause and again applauded when
he left the stage.
Mr.. Emery then took the floor. He said
that if any present came there thinAing
that he would amuse them with funny sto-
ries he was very sorry 10 say they would
be disappointed.
He said that he was Republican from
the crown OF his head 10 the sole OF his
foot. applause He then went on to give
his reasons for believing rs he dld. MI.
Emery argued the case as only good law
yer can, and in clear and concise manner
brought facts. before the people tina
could not be gainsayed. sn closing his re-
mark, he said-.I have no doubt that after
the returns OF the next electon.Iny friends
the Democrats a. well as our own party
will be glad that Hayes aud Wheeler are
elected.
DEMOCRATIC MEETING.
/ Thursday evening sept. 9Th there was
Democratic speaking at the same place by
/ Messrs. Butler OF MINI. WIN. z. Joy and
/ X. Mullin OF Ellsworth.
Meeting was called to order by W. King
F.a. who introduced first VIM. p. Joy OF
/ Ellsworth. Mr. Joy says They Will not
take th, Democratic party as It : but M
I stead recount its past history. Tue he
publican party was once, the hoOlest-
srandest. purest party, but 1t mas since De
come horribly corrupted Mr.. JOY mas
/ lafel, changed his political views. The
party 10 which he formerly belonged has be-
| come so corrupt that he could not con>ci-
entiously belong 10 it any longer. aud 80
/ he has come out aud taken the stump TOR
the Old Bach. Let us look ut slavery in
it, true light: il was a business and had 1t
psid. slavery would to-day exist. y GU
can never cure the south by placing the
black man over the white man. lie STATED
and tried To make an intelligent audience
believe that the Republican party was
nerfect hot bed of corruption. After speak
ing for fifly minutes Of Belknap and the
corruption of the party to which majority
ot his hearers belonged. he took his scar
giving place to his radical friend from
MINI. who spoke for nearly an hour In the
| same strain. in the meantime comparing
the party in power 10 the inmates OF pen
at.ntiarv, and telling how the party had
abused the nanes OF Washington, Madi-
son and others by not tolerating slavery
He further stated that if Mr.. Lincoln had
= taken Mr. Tilden's advice at the time he
Mr.. l.. called out 1900 troops and called
, ont 500. 900 instead. there would have oeei
! no war AT all. He also stated that mel
I who would act Us our office holders dld a
: the time when Mcclellan was before Charles
, town. are worse than a secret Zoe VINO
would stab a man in the back. After max
ing other remarks of like import ne ga''
2 his friend Mullin chance to blow. lie
4 publicans were willing to acknowledg'
that cullen is smart aud witty. nut W.
could tell bv his manner while speaklD:
e that he didn't meau half that he said. ah'
: we believe that the same may be saiu
any Democratic stump speaker
A LISTENER.