Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-10-15
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IN Granite Hall.

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IN 0ranite Hall.
ihciuding republicans and Ia:
r.,ns ''urch combination played to a
'a'"er small audience last evening. O,,s;da
Vi 'ne smiling faces of the republicans :,
sao' sad gathering E.'R. Pierce o,,,oa
'ne meeting to order, and then procaedad -
speak at some length. He was fo,,o,o,
thompson H. Murch. Cap'n Black snr,na
" MS ieet' and called for three cheers for
'he stone-cutter." Someone on the s,ooo
'aid all up About one-third of tho and;
ehce rose, and the cheers were faah,a a.,
lew Mr.. Murch resembles loss ..L
"'hued workman than an itinerant ouact
uoc'or' Although he slaughtered the K;,o,s
English somewhat. Murch is. on the who'll
rather pleasing speaker His remarks wers
urade of abuse of the republican Marty AVID
ie"earsai OF the greenback plattndes which
NOBODY cares to hear anything about now
MS talk about bulldozing in the Soutb ia
all shan, said 1.-THE stone cutter" oracularIv
lherc Is more bulidozing in Maine frorn
sissippi. have been discharged because |
voted the democratic ticket" TApplausc
Every intelligent man knows that there j.
no resumption. 1t is farce" This as,ound.
ing misstatement was received with de.d
silence. Every intelligent man present knew
that the speaker was lying. ''You can't buy
cents worth with American gold or silver
IN England, was the next false assertion
MIR. Murch evidently has but one speech. and
felt in duty bound to deliver it. After en-
tightening his hearers for a while longer on
the gospel of the fiat currency, he launched
into glowing eulogy of the beauties of
fusion. He thought that the action of the
straight greenbackers was contributing to re-
publican success in November. II believe
that the great mass of the republican party is
imbued with an honesty as deep-seated as nv
own,' said the ex-stone cutter modestly.
Indians next came in for his sympathy. The
noble red man has been crushed by the re-
publican party. Mr.. Murch weeps Their
lands have been stolen from them Mr.
Murch went on for about two hours. His
mighty mind wrestled with the tariff question
He thought the people didn't want the tariff
| removed they wanted it revised. He closed
with prophecy of five thousand majority for
the union electoral ticket in November.
GEN. HARRIS NJ. PLAIsTEp.
Three cheers and considerable applause
greeted the ''great soldier as he hemmed
linz sl,ya nd
dashing General proceeded to explain the de-
feat in Indiana. He didn't want his hearers
to lose heart. They should bear reverses
like heroes. OF course he charged rotten
ness and corruption upon the republican
party. Then he went back to the palmy days
of jefferson and Hamilton, and quoted
| literally from the fathers of the party. The
| General spoke about three-quarters of an
hour, but said nothing. Most of the audience
left before he got through.
The Maine Board of Agriculture will hold
26, 1850. Lectures and papers will be given
in accordance with the following programme:
80 A. NJ, Paper on sSheep IIusbandry,"
by j. ID. Briggs, member from Androscoggin
county, followed by J. ID. Cove, member
from Aroostook; 7. NJ, Associated
Dairying," by Francis Barnes, lloulton;
p NJ, Lecture by DIR. T. II. Iloskins of Yer
mont - Subject: ''Fruits For Northern
Maine" All remaining time will be filled
with discussions, and all farmers are invited
to be present and participate. No postpone
ment on account of weather. similar
meeting will be held at Pressure Isle, Octo-
Der 20th.