Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-08-28
Successful Mass Meeting on
Litchfeld Fair Grounds.
OLD KENNEBEC ABLAZE.
the sturdy YeOm0nry from
Niles around flock to the
Republican Standard.
HON. SIDNEY PERHAM, HON. w. B.
ALLISON AND HON. w. p. FRYE
Speak Nth Their CUSTOMARY
EtOquence.

Great clouds of grey dust rolled up from
under the wagon wheels on the road to Litch-
field, yesterday afternoon. From every
quarter well-filled carriages, drawn by one
and two horses, sped along toward the fair
grounds. A crowd of between two and three
thousand persons assembled to hear the Cos
pei OF good government promulgated from
the lips of eminent speakers. pavilion
draped with flags of all nations, conspicuous
among which IVES the stars and stripes and
the green flag of old Ireland, had been
erected for the accommodation of the orators !;
but owing to the direction and velocity of the
wind, rostrum was hastily improvised out
of an unpoetical hayrack. Oramandal Smith,
Esq. presided, and there was Il long list of
vice presidents selected from the prominent
republicans of Litchfield and surrounding
towns.
EN-GovERNoE PERHAM
was the first speaker, and his remarks were
largely devoted to a consideration of the
question of prohibition. "lou are all aware"
for the past % years has been consistent in
its advocacy of prohibition, and that the re-
publican party has also been equally con-
sistent. In 1855 you had democratic adj
ministration which repealed the liquor law.
Since that time the temperance men of Maine
have looked to the republican party to MAIN
tain temperance legislation, and have never
looked in vain" The complaint against the
non-appointment of special constables to en-
force the law was shown to he unreasonable,
as every constable asked for had been ap-
pointed. Some men tell you that j. X.
Osgood has been bought; that he was paid
price; that distinguished republican in
Augusta was the purchaser. If | were cor
rupt enough to buy men, as a republican
should have given Mr.. Osgood money not to
rcsign-that is, if l were looking only to the
success of my party this year-for am sure
Mr.. Osgood would draw more fusion than re-
publican votes. am temperance man and
a republican all through, [applause and
believe that the best thing that | can do is to
give nv vote for Daniel F. Davis Ap-
plause Mr.. Perham then addressed his
audience to some length on the State steal
Hon. w. b. ALLISON,
L. S. Senator from Iowa, was then intro
duced Mr.. Allison is no stranger to Name
republicans, as he has stumped the State in
previous years. He is good-sized man.
with clear pink and white complexion. He
wears a beard, but shaves his upper lip,
which adds character and frmncss to his ex-
pression. His voice is clear and remarkably
penetrating, but not over strong. "itwas an
old Catholic adage that all roads lead TO
Rome. and it seems to me that all these side
INSTRUMENTATION. independent temper
ance movements, etc.-lead straight to the
democratic camp" The records OF the TWO
narties were contrasted, with invidious results
70 the democracy Why the South Is solid
and the effect of her frigid solidity upon the
nerpetuitv of republican institutions, was
then considered. The danger to the 18th,
l4th and 10Th amendments by democrauc
victory this fall was considered.
Hon. W. P. FRYE.
Mr.. FRYE is ever popular in the kennebec
valley As he mounted the hayrack, muir
mur of applause. which swelled to an ava
,anche. greeted him. For an hour he heiu
captiye the attention of his vast auuiehce
x;,bout break. aud from all appearances
oor,d have held il two hours longer Argyll
mont evidence, repartee, wit. pa'hos' sar-
casm. invective. all were welded by c''aS'-
sred vet glowing rhetoric. into web and woot
J Of his argument. He stated that ne hau
snoken almost every day for thirty days. anu
sometimes twice day. In discussing state
issues. he said that the escutcheon Oh ''e
Pine Tree State had been without pio' ui'.
I'll the fatal winter of lSa9-So. lie nao met
in one company seven senators anu iou 1.
representatives who were ha''es y, ,ha;r
nh were proud of having first drawn their
hroatb on her hills. The Governor OF Mas
sachusetts TO-DAY is a son of Maine; the great
.rar.governor of the Bay State, john A.
sn,row was a Maine boy. The sweetest
az. ,b,t ever sang. Henry Wadsworth
ff,nrfsllow. is a son of Portland. Are these
mon 70 blush for their birthplace. Ch;;
| shame. shane upon our State II inc Iou,
sn" no not repudiated on the 18th OF next
Ssn,ember, If Maine goes fusion then, ever.
bopest man ought to leave the stare anu r *.
T.nad. annex the rest if she'll 90 IT, ne
remarks of Mr.. Frye were Tery eh1I''e, ~n
made MANY republican votes, ne ~
With an eloquent ADMIRATION to ms aucienes 81, !.
r.I 1x round the old flag, and save 1t from ois
s On the whole the mass meeting al A''en'
field was a triumphal success.