The Portland daily press., 1878-08-23
A GRAND RALLY.
The Republicans Meet En- Masse at
Sebag0 Lake.
Good Hard Money Speeches by Senator
Blaine and Representatives Bur-
rows OF Michigan and Reed
Of Maine.
IMMENSE ENTHUsYAsM MANI.
TESTED,

IMMENSE ENTHUSIASM MANI.
TESTED.
Yesterday the grand Republican rally adyer-
Used to take place at Sebago Lake, came off
with the most fsttering results. Tha morning
opened rainy and there was little prospect of
an out OF door meeting during the day. At s
O'Clock the skies began to brighten little, but
Still there was scarcely any prospect of clear
day. As the time passed the skies began to
clear up, and people began to prepare for the
meeting. When Chandlerr band left the Re-
publican headquarters there was a good follow
Ing, and when they reached the depot there
was crowd enough to fill several cars.
special train was provided and with the
band the party left the depot at 9.1O o'clock. A
quick run was made to the Lake and at eyery
station there were passengers en- route to the
great rally. On arriving at the Lake station
the depot was found full of people who had ar
rived from the adjacent towns. One hundred
and two carriages came from Gray alone. The
band formed and marched to the grove where
the meeting was to be held. Not only were the
seats furnished filled, but all about the stand
there was perfect sea of upturned faces.
To say that the gathering was great success
is putting it very light The attendance was
made up of members of all three political par
Ties, and the speeches were just what they all
needed. MIR. Drummond upon taking the
chair made few sensible remarks upon the
causes or the present financial difficulty and
| gave advice as to how to get out of it in the
easiest way. Mr. Reed. although obliged to
curtail his remarks as he had another engage
ment several miles away later in the day, spoke
long enough to make very favorable impress
sion. To show the interest taken in his re-
marks it might be related that during the ar
rival of one of the delegations there was some
noise and he was obliged to suspend until the
audience were seated. The crowd at last be-
came impatient, and by loud calls for him soon
seated the audience.
Senator Blaine delivered one of his very
ablest efforts. He confined himself exclusive
ly to discussion of finance. A clearer exuo.
sition of the subject probably never was heard
10 Mane
hon. j. G. Burrows Of Michigan, the gentle
man who made such favorable impression at
City Hall, "Wednesday evening, although the
last speaker. was very interesting, and held the
attention of the entire audience to the close
The meeting was called to order at 1915 by
Col. f. N. Dow, Chairman of the County Com
mittee. After music by the band Col. Dow
presented the following officers of the meeting;
PRESIDENT.
Hon. Josiah Fl. Drummond, Portland
VICE PRESIDENTS.
Col. Daniel Elliot, Brunswick.
Hon. Luther Billings, Bridgton.
Richard L. Chase, ESQ.,, Baldwin.
Hon. Cyrus Cole, Cape et Elizab beti
r %m. I. Fringe Gas,,d Esq., E,. Cumberland.
Hon. Jeremiah Hobbs, falmouth.
E. s. Golf, Esq. Gorham.
Thomas E. schoifeid, Esq, Harpswen
n A. Tratton, Esq, Harrison.
David W. Merry, Esq, New Gloucester
DR.. VIM. S. Osgood, No. Yarmouth.
E. j. Sylvester, Esq, Otisfeld.
Gen. Francis Fessenden, Geo. w. Beal ESQ.,,
Hon. Geo ". Woodman, Geo. G. Lttlefield ESQ,
Hon. Fred G. Messer, Portland.
John L. Lawrence ESQ.,, Pownal,
Gideon Pummer, Esq, Raymond.
Hon. Seth Scammon, scarborough.
Oliver D. Dixie, Esq, Sebago.
Hon. Tobias Lord, Standsh. ~
Alonzo Libby, Esq, Westbrook.
Charles Rogers Esq. Windham.
Hon. Charles Humphrey, Yarmouth.
Mr. Drummond upon being introduced spoke
few words upon the issues of the election. He
thought there never was time when greater
issues were at stake. He thought the new
party were trying to impede the prosperity
which was about to shine upon US. In this |
party he saw the rebel element which was dig
played during the war. This he thought
should be met and put down. In 1860 the |
President and Vice President elected were not
IN harmony with many of the rebels and they
resorte d to the cartridge-box when the ballot.
box failed them. Then came the war and its
terrible results. The issues involved in this
war were great 1t was the trial whether
Republican form of government could be sus-
talned Much as this war cost in money and |
blood it must be the universal verdict of pog-
terity that the radiance of slavery was worth |
what it cost. This war took large number of |
people from the producing class to the con-
Stunning class They were consuming arti-
cles OF manufacture and of agriculture. The
manufacture of articles was stimulated to an
unnatural state. This made labor high and in
addition to ibis, half as much money as was
put into the war was put out in building rail-
roads. With this state of things there was
more production than demand when the war
closed. Those who had been in the consuming
class came back to the producing class, and of
course there was more products than there was
demand for. Then the mills shut down and
men were thrown out of employment and
hence the hard times. Then another cause of
the hard times was the fact that during the
war paper money deprecated owingsto the fear
that it would not be redeemed The expansion
OF the currency affected the country unnatural
ly; while property was nominally advancing it
was falling all the time. When it began to re-
turn then came the hard times
10 return to specie basis is not SO easy.
Different parties have different ways of accom-
plishing. The New Error" as the news bows
call II, says that you can print dollar and it is
a dollar: This seems as absurd as the story of
the teacher who asked boy how many legs
calf has if you called the tail leg. The bow
said that tine calf had four legs, for the calling
OF Calls tail leg did not make it So The
continental money should be warning to u.s.
knew Buter had good of cheek, but did
not know that be would dare to speak Gen.
Jackson's name in Greenback meeting. /
should have thought that the General would
have arose from his coffin at the mention of his
name at such place. But then he only want
ed Jackson's stuffed jacket, which bears about
the same relation to Gen. jackson that the
Greenba,k doctrine does.
Mr.. Drummond closed by presenting Repre-
sentative Thomas B. Reed, saying he had
made most remarkable reputation for his first
term in Congress.
MR.. REEDS SPEECH.
Mr.. Reed was received with very evident
signs OF approval. He spoke of his pleasure to
be able to address such a respectable and in
ell igent gathering have come here not to
talk party politics but to speak of national f.
nance. The subject is one which is now being
discussed in every workshop and store in this
state. invite the issue and am glad to dis.
cuss it. 1 have no idea what this new party
want. Some who have nothing want to divide,
and others want the money kings abolished. |
cannot follow the arguments of professor
this" and "Col, that but shall content N.Y.
self with fact based upon history.
10 1865 we had just finished a wicked and
costly war. The last year of this war cost us
more than $100OoO0OO and this government
was naturally very heavily in debt. When we
commenced this war the white men of the South
thought that they could whip any six
Yankees. Now they have doubts as to whether
thav Uhin bo 10 bar