Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-08-13
Another Grand Rally.
GRANITE HALL PACKED.
.Splcu,ii0 Speeches!
CHANDLER and SHERIDAN f!
Increased Republican Enthu-
siaSm.
The Honest DOffUr ana the
Honest R0VOf.

ming, to listen to speeches by Hon. /achariah
Chandler of Michigan, ant General Sheridan
of Louisiana. Long before the hour of meet
ing every seat on the floor and in the CALLER
les was occupied, and hundreds stood in the
aises and near the entrances, who were una
BILE to obtain seats With the arrival of the
: o'clock train large delegation came from
lIallowcll and Gardiner, and poured into the
already over-crowded hall. The Augusta
Band discourscd some of its best music for Il
short time before the speakers arrival, much
to the pleasure of the waiting throng. A
look from the stand over the multitude of
bright, intelligent, honest-looking faces that
filled the building, was enough to convince
any one that it was no common crowd.
Vt o'clock Mr.. Ge0rge T.. Weeks, rrcsi-
dant of the Davis Corporals, called the meet
ing to order, and brought forward Lieut..
John f.. Fossett, formerly of the Third Maine
Regiment, as the President of the meeting.
Lieut., Fossett accepted the position, and af-
ter few well chosen remarks, introduced
the Hon Zachariah Chandler of Michigan, as
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name was mentioned, and as he stepped for
ward upon the platform, cheer upon cheer,
long continued, shook the solid granite struc-
turc. When he began his remarks, the most
perfect silence rcignctl, and throughout his
| speech the audience sat as though under a
spell, except at some of his most telling
points, when the hall would ring with APP
plause. Mr.. Chandler is an impressive
speaker. His manly. stalwart form and reSo-
lutte look and hearing. give force to the PHI
less logic, sarcasm and invcctiye with which
his speech abounds. His effort was power
ful one, occupying about an hour and half
in the delivery. 1t ought to be heard in ey-
cry town and city in Maine.
Altar Mr.. Chandler closed, General George
4. Sheridan of Louisiana. wa. Introduced to
make the closing speech. General Sheridan
has fine face and a sturdy figure, and at
once gained the favor of his audience He
has an excellent voice, employs the best of
English in his speech i. humorous and witty
and drives home his arguments with great
power and ability. He is most decidedly an
eloquent speaker, and as sound in his prnc-
pies as he is convincing in his reasoning, and
captivating in his bursts of eoquencc, which
won for him round after round of the hearth
est applause He will undoubtedly be Of the
greatest service in the campaign, if last
nights effort is fair example of what he can
do.
| ha ma iutr 70, ot halt AMI IL
was the general remark that if possible it OK
cecded in interest and enthusiasm the other
republican rallies held in Granite Hall. We
give pretty full synopsis of Senator Chan
dler's remarks, hut are Obliged ro report less
of General Sheridans than we would but for
the crowded state of our columns.
In his opening remarks Mr. Chandler hav-
ing used the words fellow -citizens, said that
he used the term in its broadest sense. II has
become customary to refer to citizenship in a
very narrow way, State citizenship instead
of National citizenship claim that a man
has the same rights in the South as in the
State of Maine, therefore | use the term in
its broadest sense, citizenship of the rnited
States
During the past year a new party. or what
claims to be party, has sprung up, denounc-
ing all old parties. Il calls Itself the Green
back party in Michigan; but | don't know
what it calls itself here. 1t is composed OF
four elements. In the first place We have the
Labor Reform element, composed of some
men who think that labor is crowded down,
and does not receive proper attention They
are in earnest, but it does not occur To them
to stop and consider what party has always
been the friend of the laborer; they entirely
forget that it is the good old Republican party
that has ever been advocating their rights
since il came into power. Another element
is the Communistc element. Now. every
man within the hearing of my voice will
probably DENY that he is Communist: but
the very head of this new party. the man who
boasts that he has organized many thou
sand Grctnback clubs, Brick Pomerov. is an
avowcd Communist. The next element is
composed of that class of men. who fully ap-
preciate themselves. and think they are capa
Bile of filling any Office, but fortunately the
people differ with them. They are the disap
pointed men. or, as we call them out ir
Michi gan, soreheads.
The last element is the Greenback par cx
cellence, the man who claims that he knows
all about the greenback, and can tell how ano
why it was born. How came the greenbacl
in circulation. and under what pledges was il
born? There are soldiers who will remember
that in 1861 the Government pad them ant
all of its expenses in coin. The wealth o
the nation was laid at our feet, and we hor
rowed until none was left, and we found tina
we had borrowed forty millions of dollars
without a dollar in the Treasury to pay thu
debt We had to do something. and finally
decided to appeal to the people of the nation
tn trust us for what stores we needed ant
take our notes for payment There was moth
ing else for us to do. We must have thes,
stores or give up the war; and in response Il
our appeal the people said take anything yo,
want and give us your promise to pay, onl,
put down this rebellion. We gave our homo
that we would redeem our promises in coin
and issued the greenbacks and took what W
wanted for the successful prosecution Of tn
war. But now this man comes forward an,
claims that he made the greenback. Why,
was present when this greenbaok was born
and served as both dry and wet nurse, and
deny this mans claim to its paternity. w
gave our Solemn pledge, used the greenbacks
and now, In 1879, We have redeemed tina
pledge have redeemed 1t to stay redeemed
and no political party on the face OF tho cart
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