Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-08-18
1000 Persons Cluster Around
the Classic Walls of Colby.
WELL DONE, VAUDEVILLE.
Speeches By General L00aa.
Stanley Matthescs, Coo.
DaUis and Eugene Hale.
A ROUSING RALLY.

Kennebec county. Yesterday was a red-l letter
day for Waterville republicans Special
trains from Gardiner, Skowhegan, Winthrop
and Pittsfeld brought at least thousand moo.
pie into town, while there must have been
an equal number from the outlying country.
Horses were hitched everywhere The mass
meeting was held on the college campus, the
speakers addressing the audience from a new
reconstructed platform on the north side of
the college chapel. Bands from Augusta.
Waterville, and Yves. Watervile discoursed
excellent music. f. F. Webb, Esq, presided,
and introduced the speaker of the after
noon
Hon. STANLEY MATTHEWS
of Cincinnati, Ohio, who was greeted with
loud applause as he gracefully acknowledged
the salutaton. Maine cannot help forming
golden opinions of Ohio men, from the
samples that the great Buckeye State has
sent here. Two years ago we had Garfield.
and now Stanley Matthews. Matthews is a
man in the prime of life, with a touch of
frost just beginning to appear in his brown
hair, of noble physique and splendid head
IKE udTUtlu Ilc wears Il 1ull beard. His
speech was clear and logical-the argument
of a great lawyer and cultured statesman.
Waterville probably never heard more
finished, scholarly and conclusive argument
from political rostrum.
He began by paying high tribute to Gen.
Garfield. If the nomination had fallen upon
any other man, said Mr.. Matthews-if it had
fallen upon the man you love, James G..
Blaine. immense appause] should have
supported him as enthusiastically as I do the
present nominee. IIancock's war record was
treated with respect. The issue is not be-
tween the two men, but is upon the merits Of
the republican and democratic parties. The
principles and platforms of the two parties
were then contrasted. 1t is said that the re-
mains of classical antiquity were buried in
the dark ages, in the cells of monks and
friars. who were grossly ignorant of their
true value that they treated them as mere
waste paper, and often utilized the precious
manuscripts to write their monkish legends
upon. After a while, in the 18th century, it
was discovered that the later scribblings of
the monks could be effaced, leaving the
richer treasure underneath once more legible.
An Grafton of Cicero was thus discovered.
So it was in the dark ages of the Republic.
The Declaration of Independence was written
over and obscured by glossaries and COM
ments until it was almost lost. The speaker
then traced the career of the democratic party
from 1920 to the present time with all its
ferring to the cant about Capitalization he
said, IL despise government that isn't
strong enough to protect its citizens. APP
plause Right here / want to take up
challenge They say that the republicans
are in favor of strong government. The
word strong is a relative term. There are
different degrees of strength. I'll tell you
just how strong want a government to be-
II in the darkest corner of the South there is a
poor man who is citizen of the United States,
and another man on any pretence unlawfully
deptves him of any ono of his rights, would
provide the government with arms long
enough and strong enough to lay out its shield
over his defenceless head, and to drag his
prosecutors to Justice to punishment, and, II
necessary, to death. Applause If the
courts cannot command a posse, | would
command the army and the navy of the coun-
try to protect him. As Patrick Henry said
in the House of Burgcsses, If that be trea-
son. make the most of it, say, If that
be Capitalization, make the most of it.
Great applause. Mr.. Matthews brought
the facts wildly home to his hearers by ask
ing them to put themselves, in imagination,
in the place of the negro.
The .Moonshiners" were arraigned for de-
fraudng the government of lawfuliy-im-
posed tax. and the weakness of a party that
permitted such insults to be offered to Ma
,ional authority was severely reprobated. 10
prevent outrages upon colored voters IN the
South. Congress passed law by which mar
shals and supervisors were appointed, TO ih-
sure fair National elections, at least. There
upon the democratic party arraigned nseu
against the law. The democratic Congress
passed acts repeating the law, thereby oppos-
ing a civil measure to secure free and FAIR
ballot. and HELM the black man in his rights
ovote The L. S. marshals. by their eiec-
tor, are left to carry on the whoie hiac"'''e's
of civil justice without an appropriation.
Johnny Davenport in New York is S''o'o"o
out of pocket. because he has stood between
an honest ballot and C, 900 fraudulent natu-
ralzation certificates. This is not an oid
story, not thing to be forgotten ana i'F-
given. 1t has happened within the last oo
days in the State of Alabama. Gen. weaver
the greenback nominee for President VINO
has been down there and stumped the STATE
declares openly that an election IN reoei
State in farce
But the cream of the speech was his ai'u-
sion to the count-out last winter, portrayi"s
in bold strokes the lights and shades OF 'he
conspiracy, and bringing the whole matter
out as plainly as if sketched IN c"a'-
coal. This part of the address elected great