The Portland daily press., 1879-02-22
The steutoriau Foxx,

Lie lion. 4 M. FOgg, OF the Governors
Council, gave some three hundred Greenback-
ers at Congress Hall last night what the boys
style an "earfal." He was preceded by A l..
Ames, who made rambling speech, in which
he attributed all the troubles of the country to
corrupt legislation, and said that 1--WE (meaning
himself and his fellow Greenbackers] must see
to it that only men who are willing and able to
legislate for the masses are sent to Congress
and our Legislatures" His Greenback friends
saw to it last fall that he was not sent, but this
seems to have suggested nothing to Mr.. Ames.
We should not forget to say that Mr. A d.
Waite graced the platform with Messrs. Fogg
and Ames.
Daring Mr.. Ames' speech Mr.. Fogg sat back
In his chair rolling his eyes and occasionally
applaudipg Mr. Ames' lofty flights OF elo'
quence. The audience viewed him with enthu-
siasm. They remembered the many noble
sacrifices he had made for poor suffering hui
mainly. Only the night before he had sold his
jack-knfe and covered the proceeds (about 20
cents) into the State treasury to go toward the
reduction of the burdens of an oppressed peo-
pie. The honors which have b,en conferred
upon Mr.. Fogg have not materially changed
his appearance since last here. PR.
haps he looks a little older, little moro care
worn, but that is ALL His hair is still vigorous
and his rotundity of form shows that he
still contrives to get three good square meals
every day. Neither has his voce failed him
He is still entitled to claim close relationship
with the Stentof When in action he still uses
his arms as sort Of balance wheel to his
vcI tha1 hx, 90
the demand put upon them. Notwithstanding
Mr.. Fogg began to blow early yesterday morn
ing and blew all day he had plenty of wind left
when he began to speak last night,an when he
closed it was felt that he hal still enough for
tonight aud the next night ard good many
nights to come. H. began way back at the
bondage Of the Israelities, and showed very con-
clusvely that the Greenbackers are lineal deg
cendants of the Lords chosen people. He re-
viewed the history of Greece and Rome, and
showed that their downfall was the result of
currency based on coin. He skipped over to
modern Russia. and showed how she was suf-
fering from specie basis. Germany, England
and the United States furnished three more ex-
anples He denounced usury and bankers in a
style that would have done credit to John Todd.
He repeated the old fAsehood of the 5000. 900
of tramps aud commended that the irredeemable
currency statesmen have denounced was
currency based on coin. and finally produced
his pagacea for all our troubles, which was of
course currency based on the resources of the
country. He made but one or two illusions to
State affairs He said the Legislature had cut
down salaries $4,000, but he failed to say any
thing about the printing contract.
The audience in the hall received Mr.. Foge's
remarks with considerable favor. How they
STRUCK people generally throughout the city
and neighborng towns we are unable to say.
1t may be that they took our advice and stuff
ed cotton in their ears so that they were not
heard distinctly. For their sakes we hope so.