The Portland daily press., 1880-08-30
BY TELEGRAPH.
WEAVER.
The Greenback Presidential Candi-
date at Biddeford.
THE SOUTHERN QUESTION NOT TO
BE DISCUSSED IN THIS DISTRICT.
WEAVER.
Especial Despatch to the Press

Especial Despatch to the Press.l
BDDEFoRD, Aug 28.-Gen. Weaver on his |
arrival here to-day was at once taken in charge
by the Greenback politicians, some demora-
lized by the publication of the straight-for-
ward and manly letter of the Hon. e. H.
Cove. To the local politicians letters and tel.
egrams had been sent urging them to see
Viewer and instruct him that while speaking
in this State, and. at any rate in this congress
sional district, he should let the southern ques-
ton, the Democratic party and fusion alone
AS one gentleman, who is somewhat promi-
nent in the councils of the party in the district
where the educated Fogg is running for Con-
gress, said, 'If Weaver isn't willing to keep his
head shut, he will be politely asked to leave
the State" 1t is reported that Weaver was
hard to manage, and that he declared that if
forced to confne himself to the financial ques-
ton only, he could not do himself justice; but
he was brought to terms at last and a weak,
commonplace speech was the result.
There was nothing that resembled enthusi-
asm over the arrival of the Pres
idential candidate of their party among the
Greenbackers. Weaver was in cross and
sulking mood, and was not willing to show
himself to his followers, and they, it must be
confessed, showed in Biddeford but little de-
sire to see him. Weaver while in Boston was
made aware to some extent of the reception
likely to await him in case he were to speak out
ontbe southern question and he was notinclned
to attempt to conciliate men who were willing
to make thieeto four arrangement in regard
to electors This feeling he showed pretty
clearly all along the route after entering this
State. The Greenbackers were not pleased
when they read the following in the Daily
Times of this afternoon, and freely aaid that
they did not propose to run after man who
was not willing to be seem The Times said:
A gentleman who came through from Bos-
ton on the train with Gen. Weaver says that
large crowd of Greenbackers from the rural
districts were assembled at North Berwick sta
ton, for the purpose of seeing their great lead
er. Gen. Weaver, much to their astonish-
ment and disgust, refused to show himself
and they were forced to go home without
sight of the 'sbig man."
G. L. Weymouth and s. A. Hubbard took
the place that Mr.. Cove would have filled, if
that gentleman had not left the fusion crowd,
and Gen. Weaver was escorted to the Bid
deford House, where the yisi ting Statesmen
could see him. Among the first of his callers
was the venerable John NJ Todd, who, on his
way to Kennebunkport, stopped over for few
moments to see his chief. Mr.. Todd, by
the way, declined to make any predictions in
regard to the result in this State. II am feel
ing first-rate, and mean to do my duty and
leave the rest to Providence" observed the
sage. He was more free to state his views in
regard to Mr.. Cove. He was not surprised at
Gove's course, he said; he isn't in the habit of
being surprised at anything. ''When I get
time he continued, II will write letter that
wilfsilence him." Mr.. Todd probably wont
get the time. By the o'clock train, E. A.
Berry of Deering, and j. f. Turner and w.
A. Lombard of Portland came down, and
conference followed, that ended only with the
commencement OF the meeting at City Hall.
Mr.. Berry, as the Cumberland county men,
Der of the State central committee, received
Gen. Weaver officially, and will, it is reported,
direct his movements while III the State. The
Greenbackers here say that Mr.. Berry is doing
all the real work that is being put in on their
side.
Att o'clock the Biddeford Cornet Band be-
gan to play in front of the hotel, and there
was some talk, that amounted to nothing, of
getting up serenade in honor of Gen. Wea-
yer. At O'Clock the following gentlemen es-
Berry, J. f. Turner, W. A. Lombard, Will
liam Emery, r. M. Springer, G.. N. Wey-
mouth, James A. Strout, +. W. Roberts, t.
A. Hubbard. III. B. Stuart, r. B. Bolloff, G..
W. Hartman, w. Stuart, j. R. Pike. E. A.
Hubbard, Esq, called the meeting to order,
and introduced G. N. Weymouth, Esq, as
presiding officer, who in turn introduced Gen.
Weaver as the man who failed to receive the
Republican nomination for Governor of Iowa
81 Ibis Is Ssn
well filed, and rsce;eas-
Urge, RaaeEaele ap aan. Of ,niddie age and
EASY speaker, fond os illustrations, and good
story teller, and is land the "if'' is very much
in the way the local politicians had not felt it
necessary to cut his speech short at both ends,
by striking out all reference to the southern
question, and to straight ticket, his speech
would have been much more interesting than
under the circumstances it could be. He had
as it was but two subjects, finance and the SOL
diers, and he repeated in substance, on both
heads the arguments he advanced at the last
session of Congress. He presented the case
from his standpoint in an able, but not in a
novel manner. Like John M. Todd he took
text, (Mr. Todd reads whole chapter of the
Bible in his meetings, he says "When mon
ey is plenty, prices are high; when money is
Science of Wealth" by Amasa Walker, to
establish his position.
His only reference to the South was to say |
that party or ex-Confederates cheered his |
assertion that the claims of the ex-Union
bondholders, and his only reference to the |
Democratic party was when, after saying that |
the Greenback party is the hope of the nation |
Democrat shouted "Don't the Democrats |
help you? and then he replied with some |
little show OF anger Eyes as the Republican |
party helps u.s.
But the remarkable point of his speech was |
VIII he did not say at Biddeford, and did saw |
at the Greenback meeting at Faneuil Hall |
Friday evening. Speaking of that he |
growing very fast in the Bay State |
The following from the speech of |
Gen. Weaver in Faneuil Hall, words that he
evidently did not dare to use here fearing
probably that, as the friend of the educated |
leave the State" if he did, will be read with |
interest. ''While in the South" said Gen.
Weaver, II was received with the utmost |
courtesy and consideration in Alabama Ten
nessee, West Virginia and Arkansas, all re-
ports to the contrary notwithstanding. But |
soon became aware of the situation, and that
the only obstacle to Greenback majority of |
10000 in Alabama was the danger of an unfair
count after the ballots were cast. No man in
they were in the habit of counting out men
elected and installing in Office men VIGOROUSLY
defeated at the polls One of the distinguished |
Democratic leaders in Alabama told me it was I
true and he regretted it, said there would be
time when the people they hold by force will
turn upon the party and put them out of |
power, unless they permanently disfranchise
the men they keep from voting. Since the
election in Alabama, he had trustworthy adj
vices that the Democratic majority was
greater than their entire vote in the state.
What is true of Alabama is true of other
states in the South; and if there is a solid
South in the next election it will be because
the Greenback majorities of 100000 in Missis-
sppi, 10000 in Alabama, and in Texas and |
Arkansas will not be counted
The general drew it mild also on the land
question, saying only that no people ever pre-
served their liberties who did not own their
own homes.
Gen. Viewers audience was a very fuctu-
ating one, many persons being drawn in by
curiosity to see him, who left almost inn
mediately after they had taken a look at the
Greenback chieftain.
MAINE.