Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-09-13

fron, ''ie nu hlux dagger, ale eliminated
viii w our politics forever. Applause. r,
s,,aal not emo until republican speakers o. ~
inn; - u1iicah truths as freely in Mississ-
XII. a" S.aihe- Think of what the census
teiis US. More than half of the mn ,-
anu chiidren of the Southland came, ra o'e $"
"rIe- In November 1900. 900 mon VII =.
I ~ Tue ballot box whose signatures are ,so
~. INES crossing each other The mission of
.he republican party will not be ended nn,,i
'ne Dattie hymn of the republic is the s,ras+
Pidtlie OF children on their wav 70 school
Llpp."use. 1t costs something TO raise 70
papiicans- Did you ever think Of it, 7, 49,
churches and schoolhouses. IF Won al
community where there are three groa.hona
10 one church, there you'll find three damp'
crats TO one republican. Applause wan,
y. " speak word to you, young men Raad
tne history OF your country as calmly and
ufspassionately as you would read the history
Vi 'iie Napoleonic wars. 1t is the party Of
poeress, OF advancement 1t is the party of
.oeas; IT Is the only party that has dared TO
en Tue sia'e mat 1t was no sin to read the
L,oro prayer or the Sermon on the Mount.
, Upme young man, and put your young life in
~here there Is living, and where nothing i
dead but Its heroes who gave their lives 70
defend the flag Applause
HOS. JAMES G. BLAINE.
At the close of Mr. Tenncv's eIooror,
speech. there were loud calls for senator
Blaine. When he rose in response il seem,
as II the applause would never subside
speaker Weeks called for three cheers. and
AFTER these were given there were more wild
demonstrations. For fully i've minutes il was
impossible for Mr.. Blaine to proceed. AL
though suffering from severe hoarseness he
spoke with power for over half an hour, hold
ing the vast audience entranced with the
matchless spell of his oratory. TWAS the
finest speech of the campaign, and was worthy
an audience of statesmen. As usual it dealt
largely with practical subjects, and came
home to ''men's business and bosoms.'
Last winter. at our jubilee meeting. more
IN sorrow than in anger, / called attention to
the TACT that there were not nine democrats
who condemned the State steal The demo-
cratic party in this State now demand of the
people that they shall approve of the con-
spiracy against the peoples right. 1t was
only last evening that venerable ex United
States Senator presided at a meeting in honor
OF the leading spirit of the fraud. In this dis
trlct they ask us to support a man whose chief
claim to office is that he deprived his fellow
townsmen of their ballots. They point to
these men and say. ''These are our Jewels"
never knew anything shameless in poll.
tics. If they had nominated their best men
they might perhaps have claimed that the
steal was not in issue before the people
They have chosen to indorse and defend it.
For 80 years previously there had been no
election frauds attempted in this State,
whether under republican, whig or democratic
administrations. The principal disputes which
arose were as to whether this man had lived
three months in the town where he wished
mr. that raa1t,- al
SO things went until we were afflicted with
Garcelon and his council, to whom on Mon
day we have the chance to administer grand
and superb rebukes. Greatly as esteem the
Importance of presidential election think
that the foremost duty of the republican voter
next Monday is to bring the State back to
an honest declaration for honest government.
[Great applause. The party who stole the
State last autumn ready to steal the
Nation this year.
Referring to the charges of bribery so
freely made after the September election a
year ago, Mr.. Blaine derided the dea.-The
fusiOnists have the county attorneys in six of
the Is counties in the State. including some
of those in which these charges were most
freely made. But in not one of these has
any action been taken towards bringing the
al legged criminals before the courts. Would
not Mr. Mace in Penobscot. or either of
these fusion officials be prompt to bring a re-
publican to punishment for such a crime if
they believed they had any case? Would
anv republican county attorney dare ignore
a complaint to which his official attention
had been called? If Mr.. Pllsbury has any
evidence bearing on these matters it is his
duty to put it before a grand jury. There
is law enough in this State for the punish
ment of bribery when the offence is proved.
Until the fusionists take some action OF this
kind, their words will go for nothing. To
this hour. although they have been deiied. al
though they have been invited, although they
have been 'sstumped' as the boys say. they
have never instituted a single prosecution
for the bribery which they so freely allege.
To this hour there hasn't been a cowardly
sneak or scoundrel who mas been going up
and dow n this State trying to procure certifi-
Gates of bribery. who dares to face grand
iurv. TApplause. Going from the State
to the nation, there is not an honest man In
this country who does not believe that II
every voter could freely express his opinion,
Garfield would carry 30 States in November.
Applause. -.
Mr.. Blaine then brought home to his
hearers the atrocious bulldozing and census
frauds in the South. 1t was Impossible TO
nut fraudulent government over Name; 1t
will be impossible in the long run to put
fraudulent government over the Nation
Applause There isn't strength enough IN
the allied armies of the world to make an
Anplo-Saxon nation of 4S,00O,OOO freemen
submit to a fraudulent minority. APP
nIause In answer to our arguments, they
saw Isn't Gen. Hancock an honest man:
T will saw that Gen. Hancock is a gallant
soldier who deserves well of his country and
bas been well rewarded by his country 1t Is
not a contest of leaders, but OF the princi-
ples behind the men. In case OF Hancock 5
election the Supreme Court OF the unted
states will be changed. New Judges VIII De
odJed hostile to the 18th. 18th and loth
amendments of tie Constitution, and to the
nr;nciples which we hold sacred: If there
were no other questions but this to be selllen
e tbere was no other issue. this one remain
inc presents a vastly more important ques-
ton than any campaign was fought on loI :,
wears preceding the war. lAppiause:J Du'
,bere is hardly an interest or a princlpie
rh;cb we hold dear that is not threatened.
have not time to discuss the question, OF
nrotectiye tariff You all know the miiilons
and millions of dollars which have beeh aou-
cd 70 our wealth by such tariff In Prac,
teal wav. Mr.. Blaine touched upon .ne
,rrox,b of manufactures in our country
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