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

to raise an ancient party war cry, but simply
because 1t is the truth and truth we ought to
by shutting his eyes or changed fact by turn
ing his back on it. The South does not yet
love us of the North, and by us q o not mean
Republicans only. 1 have seen Southern men
belabor Northern Democrats more fercely
than they ever attacked us. And why should
they like us? Ask your own human nature.
Supposed you had believed all your life that
you could lick six Yankees easily and found
on trial that you could not always lick one.
Suppose that you had fought to the last ditch
your last dollar and fired your last shot, would
you have liked the victors? You know you
would not. Why history shows that after the
bloodless revolution of 1858 it took hundred
years to obliterate the old Wing and Jacobite
hatred: And yet the Jacobite's estate lay
every day. Here we are divided by vast dis
tances and we meet seldom. This will not AL
ways be. Time, the healer of all wounds,
mutual interests, forbearance on our part and
returning good sense on the part OF both of US
will give reunion. But such is not the case to-
day. The South is poor. II was poor before
the war. Some few individuals were rich.
Some fortunes had been aggregated, but the
great mass of the people were poor. They are
much poorer to-day. They have never re-
war; Being poor they look to the wealth.
Ter North. They demand millions for
subsidies. They ask a hundred million
for the Mississippi levees, and that would be
but beginning. They ask millions for the
Texas Pacific, untold millions for their war
claims Let me say to you that they urge these
claims as soldly and persstently today as if
they had never been rejected by every nation
that ever lived. Now, just SO long as we have
an honest dollar, so long as we are on the solid
basis of value, SO long as they know it is in
vain for them to demand, and we are safe. If
we are ever tempted into imitation, into print
ing dollars instead of coming them, then by
the aid of Northern spectators the hour Of the
South will have come. They know this. Hence
their votes. Now 1 say to you that If property
is lost by these subsidy schemes, it will be lost
by those who have it. We in New England
are not rich but we have the capability of COM
Portable maintenance wrung from the hard and
reluctant soil, and if we have any sense we
won't risk it. (Applause.)
One word more before I close. New England
is the birthplace and the home of the solid
ideas of this country. Here were born those
great principles of freedom which have spread
all over the land. Here abolitionism had its
birth. Do you not remember the dark days
when Frank Pierce was elected President.
Only two states voted against him and it SEEM
ed as if slavery was triumphant and freedom
was buried at its feet But there came glo-
rious resurrection. Truth is for all time. No
peril can destroy it. Although the South be
solid against US and the West be wavering, we
shall prevail The ark of our honest promise
shall surely be borne in safety across the rag
ing waters and through the stormy seas. loud
applause.)
At the close of Mr.. Reeds remarks the COM
mittee on resolutions reported as follows:
ResOlued, That we cordially endorse the
platform Of principles adopted at the Republi-
can State Convention which nominated Hon.
Selden Conner as our standard bearer in the
next gubernatoral campaign, and that we
will give him our vigorous and united support
at the polls.
Resolyed, That we have full confidence in the
ability, integrity and sound political principles
of Hon. Thomas b. Reed that we approve of
his political course as representative in Con-
gress; that in again presenting his name to the
people Of the first district we do it with full |
confidence that he will be triumphantly |
reelected.
The report was accepted and the resolutions |
adopted with hearty applause.
Some one in the rear of the hall attempted |
to present a resolution endorsing the admins |
tration. A resolution to adjourn had been al |
ready made and it was carried