The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-07-28
by TELEGRAPH.
SECRETARY SHERMAN.
TWO MORE MAGNIFICENT
MEETINGS.
Republican Rallies at Waterville
and Bangor.
Speeches Also By Blaine, Hamlin and
Morrill,.

VAUDEVILLE, July 26.-Secretary Sherman
spoke here today to an audience of several
thousand people, representing all counties in
this section of this state. Early in the day the
people began to assemble from neighboring
towns and up to the time set for the meeting.
Special trains arrived from Skowhegan, Bel
fast, Monmouth, Augusta and ali way stations,
all bearing large delegations. Secretary Sher-
man and party arrived from Augusta at about
1.30p. m. A procession was Immediately
formed at the town hall and various delega-
lions, escorted by six bands of music, marched
to the ground of Colby University, where the
meeting was to be held. Here large audi
ence had collected and at about3 o'clock the
meeting was called to order by Hon. S. d.
Lindsey. On the stand were Senator Blaine,
Hon. Lot Morrill, of Portland, Hon. E. F.
Webb of Waterville, and other distinguished
men.
"a Speech Of Secretary Sherman.
Secretary Sherman was introduced by Con-
gresham Lindsey. He said that during the
last 20 years the Republican party had been
graphing with great and difficult questions.
Twenty years ago we organized the Republi-
can party amid great peril, when that great
abomination, slavery, threatened to extend it
self over the whole country. The Republican
party resolved that slavery should not be ex-
tended over free territory, and from that time
to this it did not extend over an inch of it. In
1860 we resolved that we would elect Abraham
Lincoln President of the United States, and,
thank Gody we did it. AT the beginning of the
war it was net the expectation of the Republi-
cans that slavery would be abolished, but as
the war progressed they saw there was nothing
left for us but to strike off the manacles of the
slaves and Mr.. Lincoln proclaimed their free
dom. The Democrats said it was unconstitu-
tional, but it was done, and now there is no
slave within the length and bredth of the land.
The Republican party has settled all the great
questions that have arisen, while the Demo-
cratic'party have thrown obstacles in the way,
and cry and wine and growl at the result. The
Republican party resolved, after the panic of
1873 that they would go back to specie STAN
dard; that paper dollar should be as good and
buy as much as gold dollar; that, if that was
done, it would bring happiness and prosperity.
The Democrats opposed us. We expected them
to, but we tried the experiment, and the mode
and manner is detailed in my speech at Port
land, and today every Greenback dollar is as
good as the best gold dollar ever issued from
the mint. l am told that your Greenback can
dldate for governor here, who, l have no doubt,
is worthy gentleman, has some complaints
against the resumption policy, and, strange to
say, it is said that he is a bondholder, a Shy
lock, coupon clipper. Now, the only thing he
has right to complain of is thatwe have reduc-
ed his income from those bonds one-third by
reuuClIg Ine Interest from 10 per CENT. he
Secretary then briefly alluded to the good re-
suits of resumption as contained in his speech
at Portland.
During the morning circulars containing iso-
lated sentences taken from former speeches of
Mr.. Sherman were distributed throughout the
town. The Secretary said he remembered
those words. He meant what he said then and
he stood by them today, but the sentences
standing alone, without the context convey an
entirely different meaning from what they
v1,A1n oh
instance, where he is made to say apparently
that he is in favor of greenbacks as against ma
tional bank notes, whereas that speech was
made before national banks were established,
and he was then speaking of state banks.
The Secretary spoke about one-half hour.
Speech of Ex-senator Morrill,
Hon. Lot M. Morrill, was then introduced,
and made vigorous and eloquent speech, in
which he arraigned the Democratic party as
the cause of the financial troubles and difficult
ties, from which, he says, we are now emerg-
ing.
Speech of Senator Blaine.
Senator Blaine was the last speaker. In
short but vigorous speech, he discussed some of
the more important issues of the campaign.
He declared that the Greenback party was in
the hands of the democracy, and that Gov.
Garcelon was put up as dummy to catch hon
est money Democrats and he warned Republi-
can converts to the Greenback faith that they
were sold out to the Democratic party, though
they might not know it
Thu weather throughout the day was delight
full and the the beautiful grounds of Colby
formed an admirable theatre for such a gather
ing. There was good deal of enthusiasm
among the Republicans of the vicinity and
wide spread confidence of success in September
seems to prevail.