The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-08-20
FRIDAY MORNING. AUGUST 20.

scholarly gentleman. Although defeated for
the nomination for Governor in the recent
jackson Convention, Mr.. Palmer is not in the
least disaffected over that result, but will
stump the State for Garfield for President and
Jerome for Governor His speech at Jackson
when defeated for governor, is a gem OF the
kind. Following are extracts from it:
Mr.. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN: One by one
the martyrs pass before you prolonged applause
and laughterl; but we come, not with the spirit of
martyrs, but rather with the split OF apostles
apostles of liberty and the great Republican party
Continued appause 1t is said that the soldiers of
the French army on It's retreat from MOSCOW, be-
numbed with the cold, and falling by the wayside
would raise themselves as Napoleon passed and
cry Long I've the EmperoT.p So do we, whose
hopes and aspirations have this day been chilled b.
anti-aely frost, we who have been frozen out BY
you delegates, rise as the great Republican party
party Long continued applause.l Unlike those
poor fellows who cheAred Napoleon and fell back
into the snow for whining sheet, We rise invigor-
ated and full of life aud determined thai If you will
permit US to be the standardbearer we at least
shall be permitted to form the COLOR guard. Inn
mense applause,
What was it that the freezing French soldier
cheered as the Emperor passed by? Was it the'man
why had fought under the shadow of the pyramids?
Was it the man who pierced the Austrian centre at
Wagram? Was it the man who had destroyed the
Russians at Austerlitz? Was it he who had charged
across the bridge at Lodi, and whose eagles had
crossed the Alps. Not by any means. 1t was be-
cause that cooked hat and gray surtout brought be-
fore his dying eyes visions of beautiful France-th the
vinecovered cottage, the trellsed porch, the vine
yards by the Seine and the Loire, the gray haired
father, the yearnng eyes of the mother the little
brothers and sisters fond wife and the delights of
home. And we rise and cheer, not an aggregation
of men, merely, but an army whose history, as
now lock upon it, uar0ls before me like a SCROLL
showing panorama of human progress since it was
organized, twenty-six years ago.
fellow-citzens, give my Cordial endorsement to
this days work. You have done well; the best Won
could have done las once said on a similar occa-
sionl with one exception. [Applausel pledge my
most cordial support to David H. Jerome and prom
Use to do all can to help roll up rousing majority
ss ta 1t sad taat the wnTg
trated to-day. Forty years ago used to thrash Da
vid, but to-day he has got away with me, Laugh
ter.l propose three cheers and tiger for our
nominee. tLong continued applause
Never was speech more enthusiastically re-
ceived and cheered by Michigan convention
Mr. Palmer's reception by the convention was
perfect ovation.
Greenbackism is in a state of decadence
in Michigan. About 400 of its adherents as
sembled at Lansing and went through the mo-
tions of nominating State ticket, selecting
David Woodman of Van Buren, county for
Governor. Mr.. Woodman is a farmer. He is
nominated to catch the Granger vote and thus
give political character to the society, as the
Patrons of Husbandry now for the first time
attempt to mix in the politics of the State
The Greenback party in tn State, ever since
it was started, has been nothing more than a
wing of the Democratic party. A year ago the
Greenbackers and Democrats fused in support
of one ticket for Judges of the State Supreme
Court, and will doubtless fuse again at the
election for county officers this Fall. A good
share of the Republicans who formerly atfili-
ated with the Greenbackers have returned to
their former allegiance and will give their vote
for General Garfield, who will have at least
$4,000 majority in this State, whether the
Democrats and Greenbackers fuse or no. Ex-
Governor Austin Blair, Liberal Republican
of 1872, is once more back in the Republican
ranks. He is most effective stump speaker
and his voice will soon be heard in Indiana.
A good number of the former leaders of the
Greeley Liberal movement now give their
support to Garfield The Republican party of
Michigan will present solid front to the CO.
horts of Demo- Greenbackism in November
Not since 1860 has the Republican party been
more solid than it is to-day