Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-07-01


OF ACTIoN-UNBoUNDED ENTHUSIASM
HON. DANIEL T. DAVIS OF EAST COR
NTH THE NOMINEE AND OUR NEXT
GoyERNoR-No RINGs-EvERY DELE
GATE FOR THE BEST MAN.
The Republican State Convention as
sembled in Norombega Hall at l o'clock
Thursday morning.
The convention was called TO order by
George c. Wing of the State Committee,
who read the call for the convention. He
was frequently interrupted by loud APP
plause as several articles of the call were
read.
Rev. George w. Field, d. d., offered
prayer. The prayer was very earnest
and patriotic utterance, and so moved the
convention, that it INDUCED in an ex-
preston of satisfaction seldom given to
a prayer.
Hon. +. A. Pike of Calais was nomi-
mated as temporary chairman. He ac-
ccpted the position and addressed the
convention as lOuOWS:
THE SPEECH OF F. A. PIKE.
This large attendance of the Stalwart
Republican party of Maine augurS well for
| its vitality and its future. Undismayed
| 10y the result of last year You have come
| rs though. like the strong man of old. you
have touched the ground and by the friend
| " contact been strengthened and renewed
H.. tot. =.
but seize il with a strong hand.
ON the two great subjects now occupy
ing the public thought the Republican party
is right, thoroughly right. The question
of finance still continues its prominence;
our party is hOSpitablc party; II Is wise
enough to tolerate differences of opinion
| IL recognizes uon-mctaliStS rs good Re
puhlicanS. and bi-mctalistS rs equally wor-
| thy of consideration. We all believe IN
the necessity of paper money in the ordi-
mary transactions of life. Some think this
| should be furnished a now. partly by the
| banks and partly by the government; some
that the banks should issue the whole, and
Others that the government should nave
| the full benefit of furnishing the entire
volume Of paper used i'm the country-and
| all equally good Republicans. In non-cS-
SentialS. liberation; but in essentials, uni
| ". And when YOU come 10 the point of
| having every dollar of paper money IN the
country represent dollar in coin, into
which il can bc converted on demand, You
then come To essentials and upon that
point there should be- unity. Let there be
no nonsense Of convertible Hat money in
corporated into our platform.
We do not believe that stamping the
word dollar on piece of paper makes II
A dollar, no matter who signs il, and we
ought not TO say any such thing. You
might a. well take one of them steers of
! Scion ChaSc's and stamp IL new mich
cow and hv means Of the stamp expect 10
get a mess Of milk. / apprchcud the milk
pail would furnish new instance of mel
ancholy "Shrinkagc"
The other great question lodging In the
public mind is the Southern question. In
some of It's various aspects we have had
the Southern question for the better part
of century; We have had discussion aud
We have had war The North thought At
one time that large part of the matter
was settled 10y the mighty efforts of the
great cNpounder-thc constitution, audnow
/ i'm war we have settled il again. by the
mighticr blows of our patriotic Soldiery
and still il is upon u.
! hope | appreciate, and know You do,
| the vigorous labOrS of our Congressman,
among whom we are proud To see men in
the foremost line, and We all value the
| strong second 10 those efforts which has
been given by the executive in his telling
veto messages And yet, fellow Republi-
cans, look with hope, huoyant hope, of
the future 10 the fact that that great col
orcd population 80 long abused is helping
itself They used 10 say that God helped
those who help themselves. The exodus
of the blacks from the Egyptian bondage
Of the Mississippi valley Is one of the
great facts of the day. | should be de-
lighted 10 see the Republicans of this dis
tant State recognize the efforts Of those
humble men by words OF sympathy, backed
when called upon by more substantial aid.
God help the poor men spoiled of all the
| fruits of them labor who stand on the banks
OF the great river waiting for the friendly
aid of the passing steamer. Nay. gentle
men. if those in their hight should initiate
their Jewish prototypes and spoil their
ncighbors, the Egyptians, they would have
10 20 10 somebody else besides 90 find a
lmourncr for their loss, and when the time
comes that the Southern white shall learn
from necessity caused by his own faulty
i'm having driven OF the laboring pOpula-
ton. what it means to labor, then the
southern question will bee well nigh set
tied. and settled forever. Meanwhile the
country needs the Republican party, ana
will not dispense with It's services.
The temporary organization was COM
pleted by the appointment Of William o.
Holmes of Ninalhavcn and Mr.. Hayes OF
Kittery, temporary secretaries.
On motion of Gen. Bcal Of Norway,
a committe of one from each County,
was appointed upon permanent organl-
cation; and Gen. Geo. l.. Beal was chair
man of the committee.
\ recess was then taken, in order that
the delegates might confer, and select a
member for the State Committee, and
also of the Committee on Resolutions.
Oxford delegation selected Geo. D..
Bisbee, esq, of Buckfeld, as member of
State Committee, and Hon. Enoch Eos
ter. ir., of Bethel, as member of Com
mite on Resolutions.
The Committee on Credentials reported
the counties to be represented by dele
gates, in numbers as follows:
AudroScOggin, -
AroostoOk, ~
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