The Portland daily press., 1880-10-15

was very large, anu was representative audi
ence, such an audience as would have hcnored
any occasion.
Previous to the calling of the meeting to Or
der, Captain Morril's Battery made itself
heard, and may be said to have loudly con-
firmed the dispatches of the Associated Press
The sound of Union guns did not please the
Democrats, of course, and one man observed
as he passed Lincoln Park, that "that he
should be glad when this whole nonsense is
over"
While Capt. Morrill, was waking the echoes
and the Democrats also, of any of them were
asleep, Chandlre's band, stationed in front of
the hall, gave an open air concert that was
highly appreciated. The square in front was
literally packed with people at times during
the evening.
While the concert was going on display of
fireworks was made from the front of the
building. The rockets, as they went up, may
be said to have typiied the rise of the move
ment in favor of the Superb and as they
fell they certainly closely resembled the man.
ner in which it went down in Indiana and
Ohio.
After the rendering of musical selections by
Chambers Band, the chairman Of the Repub-
lican city committee. w. Fl. Plummer, Esq,
called the meeting to order and introduced the
Hon. ]. Fl. Drummond as presiding office.
SPEECH OF MR.. DRUMMoN.
Mr.. Drummond said that we have beeh look
ing to the East for light, but we must yield to
the West He congratulated the audience on
the great victory that points with unerring
certainty to the greater victory next month.
The victory in the West was in the most direct
manner the victory of the business men. The
partial Fusion victory in Maine sent down the
securieties of the United States Just as a rebel
victory did in the war, and the victory of the
Republicans in Ohio and Indiana has had the
same effect that Union victory used TO have
in the time of the war. The stocks of the
United States are up again. (Applause )
What have we to rejoice sover? In Ohio we
have seen Gov. Fosters majority of II 900 last
year carried above 10000. (Applause.) We
shall see the election of a United States Sena-
tor in place of one who fills the seat as a DEM
crat. We have gained six congressman.
The battle in Indiana was hot one. 1t
was not necessary for the Republicans to
carry Ii diana in order to elect Gen. Garfield,
1t was absolutely necessary for the Democrats
to carry the State in order to give them
chance to elect their candidate, AS result
we have carried the State, elected full State
ticket and both branches of the legislature
All hail to Indiana.
The president here introduced Ex-Governor
Washburn, who on coming forward was re-
ceived with the ovation that the "War
Governor" is always greeted with by Port
land audience.
SPEECH OF GOV. wASHBURN.
Sound the loud timbrel DER Egypts dark sea
The night it has triumphed the people are free.
And it is because of the fact that the people
are free that the victory that we rejoice over
was won. Free to vote and free to act. The
West stood firm when even our own State
went astray. This victory was won against
wandered the State of Ohio and what vas
the result? The engineer was hoisted by his
own petard. Haman has been building gal
lows in the West to be hanged on. Naugh-
ter) And he has been. The Democratic
party has been fioored again and deserved to
dicted the election of Gen. Garfield to be fol-
lowed by long years Of prosperity.
After music by Chandler's band the presi-
dent introduced as one of the business men of
the city, the Hon. George W. Woodman.
SPEECH OF MR.. wooDMAN.
Mr.. Woodman said that he felt that the
business men of the country have helped to
gain the great victory in the West.
He believed that the business man know
when the financial system is right. This is
the business mans campaign, and New York
will follow Indiana The Democrat may get
the 1873 votes of the "solid South" out as a
business man the speaker did not believe that
they will carry single state beside, against
Garfield, the next President. He believed
that Uncle Solon's No. II COW hide boots will
take the starch out of the Fusion movement.
The Hon. Joseph A. Locke was next called
upon and was received with great applause.
SPEECH OF MR. LOCKE.
This is Republican love feast, and that sig
nifies meeting in which all take part. This
is the Republican year of jubilee and we re-
joice together. The election in Maine aroused
the people of the whole nation, and every man
who had anything at stake, or who had any
regard for the honor of the country, said:
''The nation must be saved Now Maine
must fall into line in November.
Mr. Drummond said that by q trick worthy
of a gang of blacklegs Port md was last y ear
dissranchised. 1t will not be attempted again
this year. He then introduced A. A. Strout,
Esq as the next speaker.
SPEECH OF NIB. sTRoUT.
He had been surprised at the result OF this
States election, and again surprised at the re-
suit of the election in Ohio and Indiana, and
in that surprise he was joined by his Demo-
cratic friends. The mighty West has spoken,
duu tno cCIO VI Spo6Cu Wo uldy CdtCu
the inspiration for the great battle. The YER
dict has been given, and the result will be that
Gen. Garfield will be elected PreSidenr. We
shall make theDemocratic House Republican
House, and the Democratic Senate a Republ-
can Sen ate The boast of the Democrats that
our Representative great and long continued
applause) should be counted out will be an idle
boast and nothing else. We don't propose to
elect our Representative insthe First District
to have him counted out. IA voice "No, sir"
| and the remark was greeted with applause.)
| We have in this State all but the Governor,
| and if Gen. Plaisted is elected or appears to
| be, l for one say let him take his seat We, as
| party, can't afford to do what the Democrats
| tried to do. (Applause.) He predicted that
Maine will be one of the States to cast its vote
for Garfield and Arthur.
| While the band was playing Congressman
Reed entered and the people crowded in, filing
the hall again. The reception with which he
was greeted on entering was simply grand.
Clarence Hale, Esq. was introduced.
SPEECH OF MU. HALE.
Mr.. Hale said that he did not propose tc
| speak at length as Mr.. Reed was to be heard
but the calm still days have come and the
sober second thought has been received
| against change. Ohio and Indiana have
mapped out path ty success so sure that even
| labofing man, though Greenback tabulator
could not err therein. The country will moi
endure, and such is the populor verdict,
| party opposed to its material interest
Congressman Reed was introduced and was
received with storm of applause on coming
| forward.
SPEECH OF MIR. REED.
Mr.. Reed said that he was to speak on very
short notice. but he could say one thing, "yoll
are far ioller than when l left you" Il
the Maine election was the Bull Run of the
campaign, Ohio and Indiana were its Vicks
burg and Gettysburg. The Democratic party
is not to be trusted. Mr.. Hale had said that
the Democrats had not principle that is foul
years old but he could say that they hadn't
principle that is not four years dead. Laugh
ter) The Democrrtic party did say that they
favored tariff for revenue only, but no soonel
was the plank in their platform than they
went to work to explain that they didn't meal
much about a tariff for "revenue only" aftel
all. Out in Ohio one man said that it mean
that the tariff was to be put on manufacture
and taken off of whiskey. Naughter.) And
of course the remark awoke the widest enthu
siasm in that audience. Naughter.) For i
there is question that the Democrats are
"soid" about all over the Union it is tn,
whiskey question. Uaughter.) For the Dem
cratic party was never a temperance party il
all its entire career except for short time il
this District before the last election. (Grea
laughter.) And the vigorous paper that i