The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-01-11
PULPIT AND PLATFORM
SOLON CHASE.

SOLON CHASE.
Congress Hall was filled with an audience
last night drawn together to hear the hero of
''those steers tell about them, about his
financial views, and his late trip west. When
the old whte-headed veteran assembled the
platform, accompanied by J. M Todd who
introduced him to the meeting, he was received
with great applause.
Mr.. Oh se's financial vie VS. have bsen 50
often stated that it is unnecessary to repeat
them in detail here. He said that the question
was not whether the Republicans can give us
resumption but prosperity. When he could
raise hogs Or steers at a profit then no
would stop talking Greenbackism and go to
digging potatoes. Notwithstanding we have
all the elements of wealth, and have experienced
three of the best harvests ever known, the
producers have been steadily growing poorer,
and the bondholders richer. The distresses of
resumption are in the future as we'll as the
past. England has been pursuing the same
policy the Republican party has worked out
and to-day her laborng classes are in the same
condition with ours only 10 a more aggravated
degree. The Republican party has scaled down
hogs from IL to IL cents a pound That's
resu pption. He spoke of the mortgaged
farms. caused By the bonds, and that the Nav
York Times prediction would come true (f
the people we're not faithful to their trusts aud
themselves) that they would become tenants of
the bondholders instead of retaining their
farms. The meat of thu financial nut lies 10
working on falling prices We want the
government to issue the money directly to the
people with the volume stable and untuctua-
ing. We object TO the specie basis because by
It a few men control the volume of currency.
We want the currency so that when the specie
dollar steps out the paper dollar will step IN
its place, its full peer.
After speaking of his western campaign and
telling many good stories. Chase said we can-
not aft I'd to fight the dead men, ard the Dam
ocratc party in Maine is dead The Republic
can party, however, has got all the hard money
men in their ranks and We have got to whip
hem. We are going to have sptiug election
fellows an eye-opener, We have organized a
,chool-house campaign and the Republican
leaders are waking M AID say they must fol-
low SolOn's plan. That's all right. Discus
sion will do us all good. The financial ques-
ton is being talked everywhere. In the West
they have Democratic Greenbackers and Re-
publican Greenoackers They don't dare to
fight the real issue. But 10 Maine we are the
corner stone of the oarty that will sweep the
country. whoa EmmaD
The audience was largely composed of well
known Republicans who desired 10 hear Solon,
and many ladies attended Mr.. Chase spoke
for an hour and three-quarters and at the close
collection was taken up.
NOTES.
Mr.. Charles A. Dickinson of Andover Semi.
oary, will preach at the Second Parish church,
Sunday forenoon and aftern ron, and copduc
tie social gospel meeting in the evening
The Temperance Union will hold their usual
Sunday evening meeting sat Congress Hall
commencing at O'clock. Speakers fcom
abroad are expected TO be present who will adj
dress the meeting. ALI are invited.