The Portland daily press., 1880-09-08
LAST NIGHTS REPUBLICAN RALLY
Speeches by A. A. strout, Esq, and Hon
Joseph l.. Barbour.

Ihere was large attendance. last evening
at the Republican meeting at City Hall. Pre-
vious to the speaking Chandler's band played
and the Garfield and Arthur Glee Club sang
several campaign songs. The meeting was
called to order by William H. Plummer, Esq.
chairman OF the Republican City Committee
who introduced Hon. W. W. Thomas as the
presiding officer. Mr.. Thomas, on taking the
chair, was warmly greeted. He said that il
gave MIN great pleasure to act with those who
are striving to maintain the nations honor
He introduced A. A. Strout. ESQ.,, of this CITY,
as the first speaker.
Mr.. Strout confined his remarks to the State
steal, and to an expose of the manner in
which the returns were manipulated by the
Garcelon gang, illustrating his points by ex-
hlbitlng Photographic copies of the fiuctuatine
tabulations and mutilated returns. He closed
by making an eloquent reference to Gen. Gar
field and Senator Blaine, the mention of whom
called forth loud applause.
Mr.. Strout was followed by Hon. Joseph l..
Barbour, of Connecticut, who is one of the
best speakers on the stump in this State. He
said he came to Maine for the legislature that
adjourned to meet the 18th of August, He
could trace that legislature from the capitol to
the street, and from the street to Granite Hall,
but beyond the 18th Of August it cannot be
traced. we are about to elect President and
Maine leads the van. The Democratic cry is
now Hancock and change" The Demo-
cratic party want a change, as every other
term it changes from turkey to crow. In 1864
the Democracy declared the war failure, and
then nominated soldier, who was probably
vTnkfn r. Al \
Seymour, the friend of the draft rioters, who
was therefore turkey. Naughter.) In 1872
they took crow again in the person of Horace
Greeley, but in 1878 they got Tilden nominate
ed, and, as there was charge against him that
he had defrauded the Government, he was un-
doubtedly Democratic turkey. daughter. J
This year is the regular crow year. and they
find that dish in Hancock, and SO they yell for
change. Naughter.) He, himself, expected
Tllden's denomination, as it was the most nat
ural thing to do. II Tilden had one term OF
the Presidency, as Democrats claim, he was an
inexpensive President, not even drawing his
salary. Probably Tilden would have been
nominated if Gov. Garcelon could have been
induced to have taken the Vice Presidential
nomination. Tilden and Garcelon would have
cratic cry is for a change. Who else takes up
that cry? Who beside office-seekers ask a
change?
The business men are not asking for it, for a
cnange could only bring disaster to business
Not the labor element; that is not interested in
such change as the return of the Democratic
party to power would bring with it. The
speaker discussed the solid Southlquestion and
read the list Of counties in the South were in
1876 the once large Republican vote was
stamped out. Alabama with its 10000 Demo
cratic majority shows what will be the course
in the future. Men will not be killed for vot-
ing the Republican ticket but the system of
tissue ballots will make voting of no avail. In
but two instances was the law to appoint cleo
ton supervisors from each party observed, and
then in one instance the appointee was a blind
man.
The Democratic party demands a tariff for
revenue only, and not for protection, and free
ships. This is asked for by the solid South,
and is not requested by the laborer of the
North. The Democrats would let in the
whole foreign trade upon us, but the Republic
cans reply in the words of Gen. Garfield, "We
legislate for the people of the United States,
and not for the world" The free ship doc.
trine, if carried into effect, would close ev ery
ship-yard in the North. Mr.. Barbour closed
by presenting the claims of the Republi can
party on the suffrage of the people as those
claims have seldom been prese nted even in
City Hail. holding the close attention of the
larger part of the audience to a very late hour