Daily Kennebec journal., 1879-07-26
A Glorious Meeting.
SECY SHERMAN AT AUGUSTA.
A Great Crowd.
Hundreds Unable to Gain Admittance
to the Hall.
Great Interest Manifested.
The Speech Substantially the same as
the Portland Speech.
The Beginning Of the End Of
Greenbackism
SENATOR BLAINE MAKES the
HALL RING.

The welcome extended to Secretary Sher-
man last night by the republicans of Augusta
was notably grand. Ii was in unison
ceived in Portland and Lewiston. An hour
before the time announced for the opening of
the meeting Granite Hall began to fill up,
and long before the speakers Of the
evening appeared. the hall was completely
thronged upon the floor and in the galleries
The entrances were filled with a standing
throng and hundreds who could not gain ad-
mittancc left the building. large special
train of cars came from Gardiner and Halo
well. The audience was an excellent one,
intelligent and enthuiastic, and composed of
ladies as well as gentlemen. The splendid
music which was furnished and which WAS
so highly appreciated was by the band from
the National Soldiers Home. Outside the
building while the speaking was going on
the streets were alive with people shown
how many were turned away. At O'Clock
Secretary Sherman appeared upon the plat
form, accompanied by Howard Owen, Esq,
chairman OF. the city committee, Senator
Blaine, Hon. Anson y. Morrill,, Hon. Lot
NJ. Morrill,, and other distinguished gentle
men. The band struck up welcoming tune
at their entrance and the large audience
burst into immediate AMI hearty applause.
After the music and cheering had ceased,
Mr.. Owen introduced as the President of the
meeting, Hon. Anson p Morrill,, one of the
founders of the republican party, and still
one of its staunchest supporters. Mr. Nor
rill accepted the position and in handsome
and eulogistic terms introduced 10 the meet
ing Hon. John Sherman. Secretary of the
Treasury, under whose hand resumption had
been accomplished.
Mr.. Sherman Immediately launched into
the delivery of his speech, which was sub
stantially the same speech he delivered in
Portland, and which has already been pub
lished in full in our columns.
The points of the speech recaptulsted
are as follows Danger from the old issue of
States Rights; The Financial Panic in
1873; The Resumption Act; Success of Re-
gress; Results of Resumption; Opponents to
Resumption; Greenback Policy in Maine;
Greenback Policy in Ohio; Payment of
Bonds in Greenbacks The. Republican Par
ty.
Mr.. Shermsns distinguished services
caused him to be regarded with peculiar re.
spect by our people. In appearance he is
quite tall and spare, has an interesting coun-
tenance, and one indicative of the great abil-
ity he has manifested. Though Mr.. Sherman
has not brought to Maine the reputation of
being a great orator, yet his manner and
speech are attractive and the power of his
argument was felt forcibly by every one
within the sound of his voice.
At the conclusion of the Secretarv's re
marks the hall resounded with hearty and
prolonged applause. Then the applause was
taken up again and calls Of " Blaine,
"Blaine " filled the hall. Mr.. Blaine finally
advanced amid tremendous cheers and accla-
nations. He spoke for half an hour, touch
ing briefly upon the grecnback and lemocrst-
ic parties in the State, hut mainly upon the
extra session of Congress and the Southern
question. His remarks were cheered to the
echo. The meeting then adjourned amid the
music of the band