The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-06-14

complete and united administration in the
State of Maine, where no conflict shall again
arise between executive and legislative or 9TH
er powers of the State.
They are determined that the integrity OF
the judiciary of the State shall be preserved,
and that when one nan upon the bench stands
up and delivers an opinion that subjects him
TO reproach from his party, that man Dem,
ocrat, Republican or Greenbacker shall be stood
by for conscience sake.
Dosnot forget one other thing, my friends, in
forecasting the politics of the present year:
The tragic events of the last year wakened
and quickened mems minds as they have not
been moved since the war. The whole
country, SO to speak, sat beside Garneld 8 ped-
sde and mems minds were made more earnest
and more sober as will always be found with
the watchers who wait for deaths coming. 1t
came silently into mems minds while that
patient, heroic struggle for the life, so bound
up in the country's welfare went on, that we
have a country that is worth living for as well
as worth dying for. Who can doubt that the
American people needed that lesson though
at the dear price we paid for it. When the mead
of this Republic was struck down by an assas,
sin many a man recognized that TO MN nao
been committed part of the great trust, that
no harm should come to that Republic. The
dilettantismsthat for ten years had scorned
to participate in active politics, was rudeiy IN
vaded in the summer of 81, and l, Tor one DO
not fail to note the result OF this quickened
that has been brought out ia every election
this year, And, as is always the case, full
vote means an increase OF the HepuDlican
majority. The spring elections in Maine show
that. The significant election in Delaware the
other day, for the first time carried by the Re
publicans, and the never before reached major
ity in Oregon tell the same story.
A voice "What about Arthur"
Ny friend inquiries "What about Arthur
Well, let me say this: ANY man who saw
Ia,a+ At, drr~fp
days when Gen. Garfield lowered on that thin
margin which lies next to both life and death,
and saw the tender soicitude that yet did not
break his calm spirit, will appreciate in some
degree the nature that is his.
He has been all his life an active, earnest Re-
publican. He has seen the active, earnest
strenuous side of politics; he has believed in
his beliefs and has always been lighting Tor
those beliefs, and has upheld the integrity OF
the Republican party when some men who now
distrust him have not been so engaged. He has
belonged to that portion of the RepuDilcan par
ty which has been in a min Jrity, which IS now
in more of minority than ever and which
believe it will be healthful for American poll
tics if it remain in that minority. L do not be-
lieve that President Arthur is now bent on
breaking down that great majority and setting
up that minority If he is SO bent he is bound
to make more deplorable failure than any
man who was ever President. But believe
that in these long years of his experience he
He is now by virtue of his high office, without
having sought it, the head of the Republican
party and my belief is, as the question has
been asked me, that President Arthur Is trying
to bring all shades of opinion which are essen
TALLY Republican into accord, so that they may
work together for the good OF the country
through the Republican party. Ihave no war
rant to speak for him and have sought none,
but know that he has hard task to perform
The tyranny and the arrogance OF men long
cd 70 hoard IN baar. the rAck leSS-
ness and unreasonableness of men who are seek
ing to gain power is Just as hard to bear, and
between these two the President must Keep an
even balance If he can. He is blamed because
here and there he appoints postmaster .,e OF
some other official from the ranks OF those with
whom he has been acting heretofore, but we
must do him the Justice to remember that he
has left undisturbed that great office the filling
of which by Garfield in the person OF Collector
Robertson brought on him fire hotter than
that of convergipg batteries upon battlefield.
That he sympathizes with this contest,
that the leaders of all portions of the
Republican party sympathize with the
contest we are inaugurating to-day, L
believe-and indeed know-the word that he
and they would send would be make your
nominations, get good men upon your ticket,
see that in the details of your organization In
your towns and counties you do the sa"e.
Give a day or week or month each to the coun-
try If necessary, and elect your ticket and the
cause will go forward in every State. Gap
plause)
AT the close of Mr.. Hales rmarks he said:
My friends, the chair is now ready to proceed
with the business of the convention.
Mr.. Emery of Hancock, moved that the
State committee be committee on creden-
tials Carried
Mr.. f. N. Dow from the committee on Gre
dentials reported total delegates present, 1917,
out of full roll of 1860 as follows:
The following is the representation by