Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-03-15
Remarks Of Geo. W Curtis. at



FELLOW NEIGHBoRs AND FRIENDS: |
thank you with al ms heart FOR this demon
stration OF goodwill. You are here tonight
10 rejoice in the beginning Of the Admlui>tra-
uon OF President haNe>. which believe Will
be pIemWen'ly wise. pacific. aud independent.
III me nighi ar were a. warm a my feelings
You won.d be- standing in midsummer even
Ing and reluctant 10 tcpart. At the beginning
cf he Administration my hopes bum ~ bright
~ a. Your torches. and are A. lUhi'ant A. these
bur>t- OF music. Not - Republican but ~
an American rejoice that the strength Of "a.
country Hc> not 10 parties but patriotism. For
four months our country nas endured strain
that lao other could have survived. In "a"
iaie election came crisis for which the laws
and Constitution had made no provision. We
were led 10 the Ncrc" Of an awful cha>m. Con-
gre>s devised means to settle the difficulty
peSceahly. and reyouiiOnj>j> and anarchists
were thrust aside. our ship Of state seemed
drifting On the rocks, when suddenly a 10y
miraculous hand. she was guided safely into
deep water, with every inch Of canvass srt.
uurcnt and unstaincd. and thr flag floating
over her a a bcnedictiou.
The contest drew the line between honorable
aud dishonorable opponents, between those
who under the Government are legitimate an
tagoni>t> aud those who are anarchists and
rcyolutionlst>. And You viii not forget that
by he upright manly. and honorable conduct
Of the southern Democrats a better understand
ing between North aud South has been made
possible In the recent crisis they could have
! taken ihat-rryenge which they are credited
with seeking, and plunged the country into
the horrors Of a civil war. But they stood fast
/ by their word aud by she Republican pairio-
/ tlsm Of the country, and. God willing. the Re
/ publican patriotism will ! tnj by them. Iuis
wa followed by the manly words OF President
/ Hayes. - far he has LAID down pTinc plt> 10
which no one can take exception. He ha>
/ declared for equal rights. What Republican
I does MT hold to that doctrine: lie has de-
/ clarcd for steady reformation in that vast
/ aud dangerous evil OF our civil serN Ice-thr
/ distribution Of offices. What Republican does
1 not sdh"rc 90 that principal lie ha> moi ut
tered word TO which W. do not heartily re-
>puni. and he has called 20 his Cabinet men
/ Whose character l. sufficient proof OF ihc
truth and c1uragu Of Rutherford Il. HAYES.
+ Nothing has been uttered ia bi> letter or inauE-
ara. iddrr>> which every good citizen cannot
I indor-e-uot word which the honest II cro
4 or the ~ bite man NAV not hear with JOY and
satisfaction. aud that President Utyr-. q gem
T temgn 1ud soldier. who ha- spent III blood
/ for jhs maintenance # the Government. shuuli
bctray any Union man FIR ans purpose j. 40
T in>uli thai harms him Who on,T> il and NOT
+ him azain-i whom 1t l. c4>t.
! The President Ia, proposed o. SraYVle with
I tho hYGra-hta !td y~t,m Of civil service. W.
q know II i The root and source Of the Most de-
I V.oraAlC tang IN our politics. II i that
/ which degrade, our elections AMI - -maiiz,.
I every man who bear, lhe insignia ul the SER
Y Mo, ~ bis country. You stood with me ID
+ elr.tiug President llat You cannot atcu-r
+ Inn Of ever uonc"l.inS hl> r-ne.P.'-. %.
I alone csuuot cope with thi- cuprmou. evil. /
coli upon you ip Join with mo in holding up the
. hands AZ the President. - that tho pure shalI
. he rul.ic strong. confess fsr one hat my
. B. ari l- ul ut loy. Ne stand ~ these bleak
NluSe Of March under these spreading trees.
: het Nrrsd, the shrubs aye making ready %
+ bloom. soon tho grass viii b. crcrli. the corn
J viii WAVE. and the glory II summer Viii once
taorr lii the world. And feel new >prin.
( IN at IA, Iiiair> Of Government. The wheels
J Of labor. - long clO.ged, will >goa 90 round.
>ccpuA.i,m viii die AWAY and g.r'y hatred
disappear. until AZ LIST that prosperity always
born 70 heavenly justice and CELESTIAL pci..
wi. descend on TIL country LIS, thr smile OF
/ Goi iu r,u,iictipu.