Daily Kennebec journal., 1882-09-01
aEpUslIcans IT OLD ORCHARD
A Splendid Reception Given Hr. Blaine
The Crowd Enthused by Gen. Gibson.
ON ORCHARD, Aus

OLD OkC0AhD, aug -.
The republican mass meeting at Old Orch
ard, Thursday, was announced to open at
O'Clock. Long before that time 1000 people
were assembled. Prominent republicans
from all parts of the State we're present in
large numbers. The afternoon was delight
full. The train being late DELAYED Mr. Blaine
until 2. o'clock. He was accompanied by
Gen. Gibson of Ohio. The band struck up
s.Hai to the chief" and amid three cheers
and applause the orators took their seats upon
the platform. Hon. Mark +. Wentwor of
Ki:tery called the meeting to order, and pre-
sented the names OF the presiding officers Of
the meeting.
Mr. Blaine was introduced by Hon. Rufus
c. Tapley of Saco. He spoke calmly and
impressively. He opened by saying he was
present to make an apology, as long speech
the day previous had injured his voice to the
extent that he was incapable of speaking with
much force. He said if the republicans should
lose Maine the House would fall into bad
hands-the opposition party. Should Sena-
tor Frye be succeeded by Harris NJ. Plaisted
the result would be disastrous. He spoke Of
the election of 1873, mentioned the different
candidates and their votes. Garcelon, who
had the least number of votes, was selected
by the Legislature to be Governor. Since
then we have not had a Governor, but has
rows and rumpuses and litigations, an entire
ly new aspect in the State of Maine, one that
was disgraceful to remedy. Mr.. Harris NJ.
Plaisted should be given a ticket of leave and
allowed to go at large. Mr.. Plaisted at this
very hour is in rebellion against the State Of
Maine. He was the first man W ith the single
exception of Alonzo GarcelOn to defy the de-
cisions of the Supreme Court. In sixty-two
years no Judge on the bench was ever charged
or suspected of fraud. 1t remained for
Plaisted to so disgrace himself When the
court declares thing to be law is is law,
because the court declares it a law. He re-
ferred to Plaisted's egotism in brief speech
of brilliant satire. He read an extract from
one of William Pitt Fessenden's speeches in
bowling to the judgement of the Supreme
Court. Plaisted would not do it, His re.
view of Plaisted in hi. executive duty
was thoroughly convincing and met with
burst after burst Of applause from the en-
thusiastic multitude. He continued speaking
for more than an hour. He was suffering
much from hoarseness and articulated with
difficulty. His manner was elegance itself,
combined with the natural magnetism which
makes him the most popular man in the
country. He closed by saying "Do no,
join in the revolt against the United States
by voting for II. NJ. Plaisted," and sat down
amid deafening applause and cries of "No,
no we won't"
Gen. W. H. Glib on of Ohio was then in.
troduced. He spoke of his belief in human
ity, that it was not narrow guaged and would
sanction no wrong in the government. The
republican party is the party of the standard
principle; the party for the votes of young
men and old men who want to vote for a
party they will never blush for The demo.
cratic party is bad company. ''What has the
democratic party ever done it was not
ashamed Off" A voice from the stand,
"They tried to elect Hancock president.
What do you say to that?" Gibson: "This,
did not say they were ashamed of their vote,
but of what they had ever done. They tried
to elect an honest gentleman. but they could
not do it because he got into bad company
(Applause.) The democrats will not hear
the voice of reason. They have cotton in
their ears. 81 am round doing missionary
work, and am opening cottoned ears and
blinders,' said the speaker. He made allu-
sion to the tax on matches, beer. ETC.. and
said the disnclination of the democrats to
pay it arose from the fact that every time the
democrats in Ohio lift the pony to his mouth
two cents of the national debt disappears
doSn his throat. The inference is plain, they
meant to drink it.