Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-04-03

At the Inauguration of the Loyal League
in Portland, Thursday evening, Gov. Davis
made the following neat and pithy speech:
M. President and Gentlemen Of the League:
am very glad TO see and to shake hands
with you and I believe | have done it,
Laughter don't know about making
speech but will say few words. You start
out here as republicans. You are disguised
with the attempts of the fusion party to steal
State. The printed declaration, have be-
tore me, states this fact and it is good one
to start with body of Maine men, organ
izing as you do in the principal city of Maine,
will exert an influence that will be felt
throughout the State, and will prove of i'm
mense value in unfolding the principles that
have been tested by the acts of Il quarter
of a century. An allusion has been made to
the set Of adventures, called a party, that
lately endeavorcd to subvert the will of the
people of the State. | had little expe
renee with that party. daughter
Well that party started out as the
party of reform and economy. When
they came in they found suit
against the railroads for a tax of so, 900
which was paid in. They used that up.
Last year the free high school tax was sus-
pended and looking over the accounts of that
Governor and Council, we find they have
drawn out over $50. 900 and charged it to free
high schools. They left a deficiency of
S56, 900 to shoulder when we started out
They have compelled us to put on an extra
tax this year of mill, which will give us
1924 900, and out of that we shall pay $50
600 bonded debt. provide the 500 900 def
cheney, pay S2l 900 State prison debt, and all
| the expenses this fusion party have put on us
to settle up their trouble. SO this fall we
sf M tho paoplp ~ hero 1ollur
and that accompanying the objects stated
above. there must be included ST. 900 for the
| valuation commission and $50, 200 for the
row the fusion party has brought on the State
We are having some sums come in unexpec-
teddy. We got 81 900 the other day. and yes
| terday 1925. came in. Laughter.) There is
a prospect other sums will come in right
along. they will naturally belong to the
| treasury and we shall get them.
The gentleman who had preceded me spoke
of the doctrine Of State rights, and that too
in a republic where every man is king. This
| question is the most difficult to settle. We
thought we settled it in the early days of the
country, in the days of jackson, and again in
1861. but after those three presumed settle
mems it has again forced itself upon We
cannot wink it out of sight We must meet
| it. 1t simply means whether every mans
vote can be honestly cast and counted. Till
tina, is decided the question is not settled, for
it has come to mean not how many votes are
thrown but how can they be counted. twas
lcft for this fusion party in Maine to set
precedent for every doubtful state and if they
had been successful, no matter if you should
elect Grant or James G. Blaine prolonged
| cheering), your will would be disregarded
1t was left for us way down in Maine to de-
eide this matter, after cropping along without
knocking of anybody's hat and it will re-
main decided forever, and the history of the
late difficulty here in Maine as settled by the
republican party, will make landmark down
through future ages.