The Portland daily press., 1879-08-26
Woodford's Corner.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING LAST
NIGHT
Eloquent Speeches by Hons. w. McKin-
ley and j. H Drummond.


The citizens of Woodfords Corner have sell
dom witnessed more successful and enthusi-
astic political meeting than that held last eve
ming. Its residents generally turned out, and
large numbers also went out from this city to
participate.
The boom opened at o'clock with grand
concert by Chambers full band of % pieces,
lasting half hour Then at 7.3O fine cam
paign flag was unfurled over Deering street.
About 1900 people were present, and as the
flag, bearing the name of our next Governor,
Daniel +. Davis, rose on the breeze, the band
played a national air, and the people greeted
it with hearty cheers. After one or two Sc
lections from the band the crowd then wended
its way to Lewis Hall, filling it to its utmost
capacity. Promptly at s o'clock F. E. G. Rob
bins, Esq, president of the Republican club
called the meeting to order, and in the follow
ing fitting speech introduced the first speaker
We have just witnessed the raising of an
American flag. The name upon it stands for a
party, but the flag is the flag of a country; in
the broadcast sense, it belongs to Republicans,
Democrats and Greenbackers alike. And am
sure that the members of this Republican club
in raising that flag, and voting for the man
whose name is upon it, do so with the kindest
feelings toward their opponents, believing
that their success will be an advantage TO the
rank and file of other parties as well as to
themselves. 1t may not be pleasant thing to
find three political parties in the field this
year, but after all it ought to be a source of
pride to the party that has governed this state
twenty long years, that it can say to the peo-
pie of Mississippi, "Here is a state where three
parties, OF a dozen parties can contend side by
side, with even the humblest voter, free to
choose under which banner he shall serve
So long as there can be free discussion and
fee voting in any community, that commune
ty is safe: when there can be free discussion
and free voting in eUely community, the ma
ton is safe. But the fact that there are places
where practically only one political party can
exist, makes an issue that Republicans can but
regard as more important than every other
We want an honest dollar, but we want an
honest ballot more! The honest ballot alone
will maintain the honest dollar. The Nation
must fulfill its promises to its creditors, but
still more is it bound to redeem its obligations
to those to whom it owes--not money, but the
rights of citizenship. l now have the pleasure
of introducing the Hon. Mr.. Mckinley OF Ohio.
The speaker said we are graphing to-day
with two very important questions: First,
are we nation; second, are we to have a
sound currency. The former has been settled
in times past by thrilling debate by the stern
hand of power, and by bloody rebellion, and
again we are called upon to settle it through
the ballot. The currency question consists in
this: By whom shall it be issued and of what
shall it consist? There is wide difference in
opinions as to this matter, even in the Demo-
cratic party, those of the East believing in
hard money while in the West they are notably
SOFT
Greenbackers propose to do away with the
National re and iccua instead prppObopkc
thus adding some $315, 100000 to the $780,
DOC, 900 now in circulation; also that the coin
reserve of our government shall be diverted
from its purpose and used in paying up govern
ment bonds This means initiation, and ire
deemable currency, and there are several OBJ
jections to such course. In the first place it
is unconstitutional so to do, for by the consti-
ton, money must be 'coined'' not printed. 1t
is true we did print some at one time, but t.ien
we were in danger, and nation Is bound to
use even doubtful powers to preserve its life:
Even Gen. Ewing believes the further issue of
paper money unconstitutional, for he offered a
resolution in Congress to amend the constitu-
ton so that that body might emit paper money
and give it legal tender powers.
Money must be based on capital, labor and
The government has no money. Ii
called upon to make any improvement it must
call upon the people, and they pay for the
same by taxes. Neither can it make money
it only takes a piece of gold or silver which
has intrinsic value, and puts its stamp upon it,
it does not make it a dollar. 1t merely certi-
fes by stamp to its fineness, the same as the
government says twelve inches is foot, but it
does not make distances; four quarts is q
gallon, but it does not make measure. The
only way to get money IS 20 earn 1t by hard
labor. Congress may make piece OF paper
legal tender but it cannot give it purchasing
power.
The speaker mentioned Greenback orator
in Knox county who is telling the people there
a pretty story to the effect that the Green
hackers if successful will issue heaps of money,
the medium of petition to Congress asking
for it. That is about as good an idea as the
issuing paper money, its valne to be based
upon the wealth of the nation.
He made an earnest plea for the national
banking system, saying if these banks are
abolished you have lost millions of taxable
From these institutions some $110,-
DOC, 600 have been received
The speaker closed by review of the past
history of the Democratic party, which put up
eulogy upon the Republican party. AT the
close of his most interesting speech he was
loudly cheered. He spoke an hour and quar-
ter and received undivided attention.
Hon. j. III. Drummond spoke briefly, allud-
ing to the issues before the people; denounced
the late action of the Democratic party in
He predicted ruin and disaster to
the coalition party in September, and that
Daniel f. Davis would be triumphantly elected
the next Governor of Maine.
His remarks were well received, and as he
three ringing cheers were given for
Hon. d. f. Davis, our next Governor, also
three more for the speakers and the meeting
adjourned.
1t was especially noticeable that, although
the ventilation of the hall was not of the best,
not one of the audience went out till the
speakers had closed, except the band, and they
feared they should miss the last car into town.
pnRr1 AND g. RnCHESTER.