The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1879-09-23

var. Biainc's speech at Augusta,
sept.S.

FELLOW REPUBLIcANs:-I thank you
for the compliment Of calling upon me
ia such large numbers. to rejoice with
you over the auspicious results of yes.
terday's election. We have achieved
all that the most sanguine could desire.
We have chosen large majority of the
house of representatives, have secured
eighteen senator's beyond all doubt,
aud may possibly have twenty out OF
thisty-one that constitute the body.
We have given to our candidate for
Governor plurality of countless thou
sands, and, as the returns are now COM
ing IN from the "back towns" / yen-
ture the prediction that Frank Davis
will have an absolute majority over
both his competitors. though / do not
as yet assert this to be fact. The
great votes in the State have hitherto
been cast under the stimulus and ex-
element OF presidential contest, with
candidates for Congress canyassing
every district, and often with an Unit
ed States senatorship depending on the
choice Of the legisture. But in this
"offest OF off years" without the ex-
citement of national contest, with no
candidate for Congress in our districts,
with no senator 10 be chosen by the
Legislature, We have thrown the largest
vote in the history of the State. The
majority against us last year was great
representing 10 per cent. OF the total
vote thrown, the total vote being a re-
markably full one. To recover from
such reverse in a single campaign,
aud place every department of the
State government back under the con-
troll of the Republican party, is an
achievement over which We may we'll
rejoice.
In the moment OF victory il is always
wise to be moderate. IL is wise also to
be just, aud justice requires me 10 say
that the campaign now closed present
ed some most extraordinary features.
The Democratic party merged itself in
TO the Greenback organization, desert
ed its own candidate aud fiocked 20 the
standard of Joseph l.. Smith. Here
in our own city we had a strong illus
tration of what was going on all over
the State. / can point you 10 leading
Democrats whose property is almost
wholly in government bonds, who join
ed loudly in the cry against exempting
bonds from taxation. You all know
the president OF the national bank in
our city, and the ex-president of an-
other, who both voted the Greenback
ticket aud joined in the howl which de-
nounced themselves as pirates and rob-
bers. A very large proportion of the
bondholders aud owners OF bank shares
among the Democrats of Maine voted
the Greenback ticket, and echoed and
cries raised by the armed communists
who took part in our campaign. Did
these Democrats believe the cries in
which they joined? II they did they
are guilty in assisting TO rob the peo-
pie; II they did not they are guilty Of
making a false and mischievous repre-
sontation of a most important public
issue. The Republicans conducted
the campaign on square, open, honest
issue. They stood as one man for mp
holding the credit of the government.
for maintaining the permanent equality
of paper money with coin, and Tor re-
sisting all attempts TO revive the dan
gerous doctrine of State sovereignty as
opposed to the just authority of the
nation. On these issues we conquered.
The State Of Maine returns TO her
loyalty aud to the good government
she has always enjoyed under Republi.
can rule. We all worked, and worked
with will. No man deserves more
credit than another, and all are to be
honored for what they have done. To
you whose efforts maintained Republi-
can ascendancy in this city i offer my
especial congratulations aud the hearty
thanks of the party throughout the
State. Remember, too. my friends,
that the contest was for three years.
The victory this year insures still
greater one next year, aud the adoption
Of biennial elections puts oil the ensu-
ing contest till 1852. The Republicans
Of Maine. therefore, finished in 1879
the greater part of their political work
till 1882. Let us not forget, however,
Ia the moment of victory, that our op-
ponents share in the fruits of our tri-
umphs as we'll as we. Good govern
ment, an honest dollar, and an honest
ballot will benefit all alike, aud. while
We cannot refrain from just criticism
Of certain phrases Of this campaign, We
must not forget that Republican, Dem
ocrat and Greenbacker are all merged
in the higher and better title of Ameri-
can citizen, aud that a triumph which
benefits one must, in the end, benefit
all. Thanking you again for the cour-
tesy OF your call, and the cordiality Of
your greeting, l bid you good night.