The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-08-26
FERRY VILLAGE.
The Republicans of Cape Elizabeth
Wide Awake.
SPEECHES OF GEN. JAMES A. HALL,
AND WALKER BLAINE, esq

| -hS AAANStiuS oe IOAiJ last ulgDU was
one of the best yet held in this section of the
state. The rank and file of the party, the men
who do the voting, and who think for them
selves, the men who stood by the flag in the
| dark days of the war, the old-time Republi
| cans, were there, and from every quarter of
| the town came the news that the Greenback-
| ers who left the Republican party are propos-
| ing to return once more and to help in elect
| ing Davis and Reed.
| The stand for the speakers was in front of
the store of j.. H. & f. HI. Hartford, and long
| before the arrival of the speakers ana Republic
can organizations from Portland the streets in
| the vicinity were crowded. The houses near
| the stand and along the line of the march
| were Illuminated in honor of the occasion.
| Among the gentlemen present who are
well known as earnest working Republicans
were f. H. Hartford, j. S. Pickett, G. F. Hen
| ley, W. F. Studley, A. V. Cole, J. II. Hartford,
| A. j. Robinson, T. G. Hutchins, j. w. Har-
mon, Cyrus Cole, Dr. Young, DIR. Kincaid,
| Capt. Jewett and others.
| Mr.. j. S. Pickett called the meeting to order
| and introduced Mr.. A. j. sRobinson as Presi-
dent who said that he 'didn't propose to en-
quire what Eliza would say, but what was
right, and then go ahead.'' He then read the
! following list of officers:
Vice Presidents-A Stanton, W. f. Stud
| ley, G. +. Henley, G. Hill, N. r. Whitman,
| A. Y. Cole, Cyrus Cole, J. w. Harmon, G. E.
| Jordan, G. E. Staples, M. A. Hanna, f. G..
Hutchins, DR.. A. Kincaid, A. X. Waldron,
| Wesley Waldron, Henry B. Walton, Dr.
Hiram Libby.
Secretary-G f. Henley
Gen. James A. Hall was introduced as the
first speaker, who said:
SPEECH OF GEN. HALL.
The Republican party is now engaged in a
| great national contest and it is bound to win
Let the Democratic speakers examine the rec
|. ord of the Republican party all they please,
| the closer the better. There are but two par
ties the Democratic party and the Republican
| party, and propose to devote myself to a re-
view of the record of the Democratic party
for the past % years. | have said that there
are but two parties, for call yourselves Green
hackers or Fusionists, If you WILL you are still
assisting the Democrats. Are there any here
who expect to elect Gen. Weaver to the Pres
idency? ca voice "We do Where are you?
"a voice ''Out here.') Well you propose to
elect Weaver, do you? Why, man alive,
you've been deceived at the start. You haven't
even an electo raj ticket. Gaaughter) You
were my friend, too quick to speak, Just as
you were too quick to join the Greenback
party Uaughter) Gen. Hall here reviewed
the history of the Democratic party from 1856
If anything is likely to immortalize the Dem
ocratic party it is the wisdom that inspired the
leaders at the Chicago convention of 1864 to
declare the war that had been waged for the
preservation of the UOion failure.
AT this point Gen. Hall was interrupted by
the arrival Of the Republican organizations of
Portland, and large and handsome flag,
bearing the names of Garfield and Arthur,
was at once flung cut followed by display of
fireworks and the firing of salute.
The exercises were begun a second time by
the Garfield and Arthur Gee Club, who gave
"Hold the Fort and other selections. The
Portland organizations then left for Point
Village and Gen. Hall continued his speech
In 1879 the air was full of Democrats turn
ing somersaults, trying to get into new posi-
tons. The attempt was made to force upon
the party Horace Greeley who had said, ST
don't say that every Democrat is a horse
| thief; but do say that every horse thief is
Democrat
In 1876 the Democratic cry was Reform
and their candidate, Samuel j, Tilden was
afterwards proved to be the fraud" of the
age, and that too, by the Democratic Con-
gressional committee, and now the Democrats
are seeking to occupy the abandoned Republi-
can camp OF twelve years ago, and have nom-
used to sneeringly call Gen. Grant. The
Democratic ''sold South will make Re-
publican "solid North''
Now where is my friend the Greenbacker
who is going to vote for Weaver? Is he here
yet? "a voice "yes.') Now my friend have
you even so much as an organization in Cum
berland county? Naughter:) Who do YOU
propose to vote for for member of Congress?
"a voice Sam Anderson.) Is he a Green
hacker? ("Yes.') Now are you sure. Don't
De TOO nasty about answering, take your time
for it. Now isn't Gen. Anderson Demo-
crat? (The Greenbacker 81 guess soy
gLaughter) Are you Democrat? (The
Greenbacker mo" Who nominated Ander-
son? CThe Greenbacker "the Democrats. ;
Well 1t seems that you are only assisting the
Democrats my Greenback friend. daughter
Here the Greenbacker shouted "Sam Ander-
SON is Ii tie OF both, he's Tart Democrat and
part Greenbacker'' and the remark was re-
ceived with shouts of laughter, and Gen. Hall
been deceived into leaving the Republican
party. gave way to Mr.. Blaine who was re-
celVed with applause on coming forward.
SPEECH OF WALKER BLAINE, ESQ.
Mr.. Blaine said that the stars in the banner
overhead represented the thirty-eight states of
this Union. To keep those states in the
Union Gen. Hancock fought well, but behind
Gen. Hancock is the "solid South" the South
that fought against the Union. There are but
two parties in this country. Should by any
chance Gen. Plaisted be elected governor-ad-
hitting that he has any chance at all for the
sake of argument only-his election will be
received as Democratic victory, and will be
| quoted as such all over the country. The
| Greenback party is dead as a National party,
| and Gen. Weaver has not the shadow of a
| chance. The question that must be settled
| then by every Greenbacker is whether his vote
| is to help the Democratic or Republican
| party. The platform of the Democratic party
| cannot be more pleasing to those who believe
| IN the Greenback party than that of the
| Republican party ON the financial question.
| But there are other questions. The three per
cent increase of the population of the State of
| Maine for the past ten years is due to the in
| crease of manufacturing establishments. and
| it part of the Democratic programme to
impose Q tariff for revenue only; that is a
tariff only on such articles as are not manufac-
| tured or raised here.
Mr.. Blame then discussed the Southern
| question Ill an able and convincing manner.
and then turned to the State steal.
The Democrats and Greenbackers are run
| ming the campaign, he said on the issue of the
count-out 1t is useless to talk about the free:
| dom of the ballot here in Maine after the at
tempt of Gov. Garcelon and his Council to dis
franchise so many of the voters of the State.
| Gen. Plaisted does not dare to SO much as raise
| his voice to rebuke the act of Garcelon and his
| Council. Mr.. Blaine, at this point took mn
| one by one the mscount cases and discussed
them in manner that would not have added
| greatly to the comfort of Cap'n Chase had he
been present. He said that with one or per-
haps two. exceptions all the Tabulators are
seeking for ga vindication," and Fogg, who, is
one man of them was more guilty than anoth-
| er he is that man, is trying to explain away
the action of himself and his associates, and.
| yet, all that is to be said in favor of Garcelon
and Council is that they didn't steal anything
because they undertook to carry away too
much, and because they were frightened and
compelled to fly in such haste that they left
I their tools behind them.
| There is deficiency of $4,000 in the ac-
| counts of Garcelon and Council, and not
dollar of that amount can they be made to ac-
! count for. (Cap'n Chase, here is chance for
| you to distinguish yourself)
Mr.. Blaine then returned once more to the
| discussion of the Southern question The fact
| that the censns is made to show an increase of
| twenty per cent in the voting population of the
| South over that of 1870, when it is clear that
| no such gain has been made, is suggestive
| The alleged increase is undoubtedly largely
| due to the Southern system of counting the
| dead as yet living and voting the Democratic