The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-09-01
THE MAINE CAMPAIGN.
ANOTHER ROUSING RALLY.
Nine Thousand People at Old
Orchard
ANOTHER RoUsING RALLY
LISTEN TO SPEECHES FROM BLAINE
AND GIBSON.
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OLD ORCHARD BEACH, Aug. 31-I fear me
that the Democratic augurs find the omens for
York county inauspicous. Blaine has
been calling the roll in Cumberland, Penob-
scot, Kennebec counties-to-day York
had her turn and between eight and nine
thousand people said present, or would ii
anybody had asked 'em to. This grove is well
adapted by nature, ided by the Methodists,
for speaking and hearing. The only an
noyance was the dust and this was preferable
to the fine red powder of Lake Maranocook tan
bark
Judge Rufus P Tapley presided. Among
we'll known men on the platform were
Judge Hobbs, Gen. M. f. Wentworth, Hon.
E. Fl. Banks, Hon. R. L. Bowers, Mayor
|. Owen of Saco and 1. HI Foss.
Judge Tapley briefly called attention to the
important issues to be decided week from
Monday and introduced Mr.. Blaine, who was
greeted by long and loud applause.
Mr. Blaine's voice was little worn by the
strain of out of door speaking, but in other re-
spects seemed unaffected by his weeks work.
Mr.. Blaine commented briefly and clearly on
certain passages of the constitution OF Maine'
remarking that he judged from certain indlca-
tions that Gov. Plaisted had not perused
that little book labeled the Constitution OF
Maine." Mr.. Blaine was "assisted" as the
French say, by a worthy gentleman who sat on
the edge of the platform. He corrected Mr.
Blaine on the birth place of Judge Shepley
but was convinced of his error and smilingly
sat corrected.
Mr.. Blaine seemed to realize, as everybody
else does, except perhaps the Governor of the
State, that Mondays Portland speech had COM
petey shattered Harris M. Plaisted's charac-
ter as law-aDiding citizen faite full to his Off
cial oath. He seemed inclined to wait for the
Governors promised 'early reply" He spar
ed invective and denunciation, and employ
ed humor and persihage. For sixty years, said
Mr. Blaine, we were noted for being quiet,
iaW-abiding state. Ever since the sorry day OF
Garcelon we have had riots, and rumpuses,
have we not? ''Thats SO" responded the au-
dience. Now had we not, suggested Mr.. Blaine,
better give Mr. Plaisted ticket OF leave
and let him run at large during good behavior?
"We will,' said the audience.
Mr.. Blaine declined to depreciate Mr.. Plais-
ted as lawyer and mildly suggested that per-
haps William Pitt Fessenden was, in his day,
as good lawyer as Harris M. Plalsted, and
perhaps, his legal opinion was worth as much
This tentative "perhaps," was assented to as
the most polite way of putting the case.
In spite of what Mr.. Blaine called his un-
sonorous voice the audience followed closely
his plea for the preservation, as the imminent
of our liberties, of the dignity and rights OF
the Judiciary. Why in the name of common
sense ask the opinion of the supreme court but
to disregard it, ii not the opinion wanted?
know, said Mr. Blaine, of a pretty tough law
yer who was sent as a Judge to a territory out
West The phrase used of his court was that
it would guess at the law Governor ?laisted
would degrade our supreme court to guessing
court. He says to the court, you guess at the
law, and so will 1, and then I'll take the guess
which suits me best
Mr. Blaine repeated good story OF ex-Gov.
Vance's There was discussion as to the
most effective jury lawyer in certain North
Carolina court. Various advocates had their
supporters, but an old court attendant settled
the dispute by giving as his opinion "that if he
could only get past the court young Vance
would get the jury every time!' Governor
Plaisted's chief concern, commented Mr..
Blaine, Is to get past tne court.
Mr.. Blaine urged with great earnestness
that the State issues involved; the preservation
of constitutional rights and the independence
of the judiciary are sufficient, leaving out all
national questions, leaving out our representa-
tion In the United States Congress-to call
out the vote of every 'ood citizen who believes
in the maintenance of the laws and Con-
stitution, be he Republican or Democrat.
In conclusion the speaker expressed his re-
gret that the Governor had not found time in
his speech at Portland Wednesday night for
the promised reply to Mr.. Blaine.
The Governor has been impeached, not with
legal formalties, but before jury that will
bring in verdict week from Monday next.
1t concerns him to file his plea speedily.
The genial orator from Ohio was in roll
licking, registering, royal good humor. Per
haps it was because he was in most entire har-
mony with his environment-a Methodist
campmeeting ground-for he began with an
exposition of the beauties of the Methodist
Episcopal church.
The Methodist Episcopal church takes
man on trial for six months. If he kicks up
they drop him. If he has been going along all
right for six years and then kicks over the ira
ces, over be goes.
That suits me, said General Gibson, and |
am a Methodist. The fair form of many print
ed speeches is due more to the reporter than
to the orator. But with this man from Ohio
the reporter can do nothing but tell the eff
feet and spoil the storiesl
Humor, broad, contagious, irresistible, is
Gibson's strongest characteristic. His reper
toire of stories has no "fnis" yet written
Whether he invents or borrows them, do not
know or care. He rushes from simie to argu-
ment, from humor to pathos. Though the
crowd laughed till they were tired at the mans
wit, he is by no means trifier-by all means
is he in earnest. He brought the audience
from uproarious laughter to perfect silence by
a few fervid, impassioned illusions to tue war
and his military command.
His picture of himself as smoking away in
his library, his feet cooked up on a chair, re-
ducing the national debt with every puff, and
resolving not to stop till the debt was paid
will be historic among Maine farmers.
He asked for two hours and sixteen minutes
precisely, in which to discuss finance, and
guaranteed that he would make it so clear
that the audience would never want to hear OF
the question again.
In word it seems to me that this untutor5d
orator from the great West makes liberty seem
finer thing, our common country dearer
possession, and may justly claim that magical
gift which Dsraeli calls rare,-of inspiring en-
thusasm. W. +. 5.
Where Plaisted Gets His Funds.
Especial Dispatch to the Boston Journal.l
AUGUSTA, Aug. 31.-It is stated on reliable
authority that Gov Plaisted has received S3,-
900 from the anti-Monopely League and is