The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-08-02
The. District Convention.

The Republican Convention of the First
Congressional District of Maine at Lancaster
Hall yesterday was, like all Republican con-
ventons this year, large, hearty, earnest and
harmonious. 1t is evident that the Republi-
cans are taking an interest in politics and the
result will come which always follows such
Interest," sweeping victory. The best men
of the party are to the fore and the best ele-
ments are the most earnest and most ready
to labor for success. The financial question,
as may readily be surmised, was the foremost
object of thought and word, and there was
perfect accord in the matter. Everybody up
held the doctrine of honest money in its
purity. There were no dissentisnt voices;
nor was there, as appears in all the Demo-
cratic conventions, any disposition to quib-
bles, compromises or evasons. The Repub-
lican party is unit in favor of making the
United States notes as good as coin and re-
deemable in it.
The nomination of Mr.. Reed was made
with spirit and enthusiasm which is a sure
presage of his election. The presentation
speech of Mr.. Bracket of York county was
greeted with most cordial approval and it
was most cheering to see the ,heartiness with
(which our brethren of that county empha-
sized their satisfaction in sreturning to Con-
gress the man who has so well represented
them and us at Washington. Mr.. Reeds
appearance was the signal for a renewed out
burst of applause and the brief speech with
which he accepted the nomination was full
of good matter which appealed to the intel
ligence and right feeling of the convention.
1t was model of a speech for the occasion,
happy in matter and form, as all may see
who read it.
The standards are now set and the leaders
il place. The people of the First District
have before them three men from whom to
select Representative to the Congress of
the United States. Mr.. Cove is young man
about whom nothing is known save that he
enunciates views which, il carried out in
practice, would be subversive of individual
and honor-which are alike opposed to an
enlightened self-interest and good morals.
He is Greenbacker, with all that the name
implies. Gen. Anderson is an old time,
dyed-in.the-wool Democrat, who has chung
to all that is bad in the old traditions of the
party and repudiated all that is good. He
has always believed, and believes to-day, in
the right of human slavery and state rights,
as against national rights. He was an ex-
treme Southern sympathizer throughout the
war and would restore the old system of
things If he could. At the same time he de-
serts the sturdy old Democratic doctrine of
hard money and is uncertain, vague and
vaciliating in his financial views. Against
these stands Mr.. Reed, Republican of thor
ough convictions, man of known and con-
spicuous ability, sound and steady on the
money question and all others on which he
will be called to act, with record of splen-
did service in the last session of Congress,
and promise of great distinction in the future,
strong, brilliant, independent and upright, a
man whom his fellow citizens may well be
proud to support as one who will serve them
honorably, effectively, wisely and well. The
candidates are before the District. Can there
be any doubt where the choice will fall? If
any doubt exist it must concern Republicans,
hard money men and all well-wishers of the
state and nation to spare no labor nor pains
to make certain result in all ways so desir-
able,