Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-08-21
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This Bird Crows for Last Niuhts
RaIIy---A bigger one next time.
ELOQUENT SPEECH BY HON.
T. b. REED.


in our sister city for three weeks to come.
The special train took down several hundred
nersons, including many ladies'. When thew
arrived at their destination they were greeted
with the roar of artillery, and found their
Hallowell friends drawn up in line to receive
them. From some cause or other the torches
belonging to the Augusta organizations were
found to be out of order, and refused to burn.
This took some two hundred men out of the
procession, and greatly marred that part of
the programme. Many residences were beau
tifuy illuminated. Several flags were
raised An elegant banner was flung to the
breeze from the residence of Mayor ]. r.
Bodwell.
After the procession
Hon. THOMAS B. REED
of Portland, addressed an audience of over
two thousand people, in his usual happy man
ner, from temporary platform erected in
front ofthe Baptist church. Chinese lanterns
gave the grounds a brilliant appearance.
Dana Jewell. Esq, presided, and called upon
Capt John S. Snow, who, in few brief re-
marks, introduced Mr.. Reed. 81 suppose"
began Mr.. Reed in his usual happy-go-lucky
style, ''that when we get the democratic
party whipped and defeated, people wonder
why they don't stay defeated. You have
touched one of the fundamental principles of
theology. When Robinson Crusoe was in
sructing Friday on religious matters, that
dusky child of nature COMPOUNDED his te acher
by inquiring, why don't God kill the devl:'
Well, people are asking a similar question
now, Why don't God kill the democratic
party will tell you. 1 suppose it is be-
cause that every struggle with evil that we
have gives US renewed moral power and
courage"
The speaker next adverted to General Gar
field and said, concerning the structures in
democratic papers about his integrity: ''You
must see what comfort it must be to Tabu-
lator Chase, and TabulatOr Fogg, and Tabu-
lator Foster to speak of the moral blackness
of Garfield. | have sat by James A. Garfield
for four years in Congress, and assure you
that | never heard word of reproach against
him. do not need to praise the republican
party. Its history is its eulOgium. Here in
Maine we have n mission; we are doing mis-
sionary work. To-day our opponents actually
love the greenback better than we do our
selves. Not long ago, in Portland, a demo-
cratic orator actually spoke Of how Hancock
drove back the rebel hordes at Gettysburg.
Think of calling our erring and misguided
q Il. a. l. Il
all the old doctors that pitchpoled out of
our party wears ago are now actually running
As democratic candidates. And they make
very good candidates for them Laughter |.
In kingdom of the blind a one-eyed man
can easily rule
The solid South was then dissected ''The
Northern democrat is a comparatively decent
man. He is not so very decent-but compar-
ativcly decent Renewed laughter. Some
few of them remind me of thdyoung man in
Scripture who was not far from the kingdom.
Now, for years, they have been saying, why
don't You have a local issue At last, thank
heaven, we've got local issue. Two years
ago a crowd of orators swooped down upon
our State like a swarm of locusts, swooping
up every green thing and every green man.
In this State this year we have solemn duty
to perform. We have got to enact one of the
commandments over again, Thou shalt not
steal We must put it in letters of living
light before the peoples eyes. The crime
now rests on the shoulders of less than score
of men, After September it will rest upon
"a g no. fS
ballot
In discussing the count-out, Mr.. Reed then
paid his respects to a once local celebrity;
'sEpES +. PILLsBURY,
the wickedest name in State politics, sent out
blanks from his printing Office having but
space for the signatures of three aldermen;
and cities were disfranchsed before Governor
Garcelon and Council decided that a return
must have the signatures of four aldermen to
he a valid return. He confessed his crime by
leaving the State, and they do say that the
moral tone of Boston has been perceptihlv
lowered by his advent" Applause
Several towns were taken up in succession,
and the infamous doings of the tabulators ex-
patiated upon. ''They deny their crime. VI
course they do. No criminal ever did con-
Tess who had the courage to plead not
guilty. They bring up poor Mark Harden to
explain how returns have been manipulated
during previous administrations. The last
time saw poor Mark was in Bath. where he
was witness that prominent fusionist IN
Augusta wasn't an habitual drunkard. And
the intelligent jury valued the mans character
at SIPS. And they valued it high enough
Laughter.
Mr.. Reed spoke at some length on the
miserable business of the count-out. Al tue
close of his speech three hearty cheers were
gwen for Garfield.