Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-07-27
From the Portland Pres..1
THE FUSION RALLY.


vi the atmosphere. and when the distinguished
democrats took the platform Monday ey 2 thew
rocked down upon a calm and impressive sea
OF empty benches in City Hall. Had the hall
oeen niied II Is probable that az least 5000
persons would bave been present; had it been
crowded there might have been more.
The Hon. T. w. Hill who didn't want TO
De the candidate Of the fusionsts for the Office
oi state Senator, DIR. p. Dyer of Pennington.
u. H. Thing. Esq, Congressman Ladd and
other gentlemen took the platform. and S. C.,
Strout, Esq, was announced as chairman
out the long list of vice presidents, etc. pub
ilshed IN the Argus of the previous morning
was not read. Mr.. Strout made few re-
marks about the eight governors and intro
duced DIR. Dyer, who explained that Gov
fialsted was far too sick at the hotel 10 ap-
pear, and Congressman Ladd was requested
To make the first speech. He said that the
tremendous crisis through which the State
Is passing seems to render it necessary for
the Iovernnr to make speech, but a. he
couldn't do II, he was ready 10 step into the
gap himself. although he admitted that he
didn't know so very much about the aforesaid
tremendous crisis. He proposed TO speak be-
fore it was too late. (I1e evidently felt he ID
got to speak mighty quick or it would be too
late to affect his audience much He could
assure his hearers that the little band of green
hackers in Congress had done wonders. they
had brought the republican party on its knees
(some more OF the audience here retire,i) and
had saved 10 the country some 800. 900, 900
of money. The announcement was received
by most earnest movement toward the
door, At this point the Doctor said some
thing about John Sherman, and then glided
into an easy and perfectly natural discussion
of the currency question. He wanted his
hearers to remember that in two years .he
banks Will ask for permission to bank upon
State bonds, and that within five years the
republican party will advocate the assump
ton of all the State bonds lie believing that
the existing national debt will be paid within
two years. 1t must be gratifying to the re-
pubiicans in Congress TO hear that Congress
man Ladd has so good an opinion of their
ability and Willingness to pay the national
debt
Dr. Ladd then wandered about Egypt and
almost got lost amid the shifting sands of the
desert of that interesting country, but he
got out safe--for it will take mighty smart
desert, tine sands Of which can shift quicker
than the representative lin part from
Maine.
At this point he concluded il might be well
to say something about the silver question,
and said he WAS the more willing to say
something inasmuch ''you haven't got here
in Portland a single paper that dare tell the
truth" and the audience remembering that
they were in the habit of reading the Argus,
applauded. ''Who wants gold:" yelled the
Doctor, and not man applied The Doctor
here argued that i the whole money ques-
ton is n humbug (2) that whoever saws the
banks will rule, or that there's any danger
of il, IL q fool 90 that while no one wants
Z, = - IN ord To
set the wheels of business in motion a. that
while no one wants gold, it is necessary to
dig $500, 900, 900 year in order to keep
business active.
The Doctor had an idea at this point that
it would be well to say something about ship
building. In the first place he proposes To
have the interest of Maine attended to, and
if attended to. he expects to see the people of
Maine building all the ships, both of wood
and iron that the world needs. To begin,
the State will take the shipbuilding business
of England because this is working eli
mate.
There isn't day in the wear here, when a
man cant swing a broad axe in Maine. He
would have had a nice day with that imple-
ment Yesterday He had been down South
of late and fourd it prosperous Why be-
cause its gold and silver were buried. not lost.
during the war. Metal money has its use it
seems He concluded by declaring himself
a greenbacker. while believing that there are
but tw o parties, and said thank you. and
retired without even hint at applause.
Mr.. ID. H. Thing here took the stand. and
proceeded to make speech to the hard hand
ed lawyers on the platform. He first carried
them back to the DAYS when innocent boys
thew drank from the old oaken bucket, from
the old we'll. and it NAV he that some of the
veterans were almost able to recall the taste
of the beverage of their fathers. The audi
ence become considerably reduced before
Mr.. Thing got through. but he was evidently
relieved by the delivery of the speech. He
wanted to see the department of agriculture
attended to- The republicans once had a
chairman % the committee on agriculture
who weighed 30 pounds and parted his hair
in the middle. eject Mr.. Thing and he wont
tin the scales at more than l40,and If he parts
his hair in the middle it will be after he in
vests in wig) The chairman he said. the
ladies called ''too pretty tor anything they
wouldn't say that of Mr.. Thing. The above
was the best hit that Mr.. Thing made in the
course of his very amusing speech
although he told a story of Dutchman
no once knew who had a mule train
ed to sit down. He did say he would not
discuss the tariff because some Republican
mission. He closed by saying something
about the resurrection and Gabriel.
The Hon" II. c. Baldwin of Connecticut,
was introduced. and despite the fact that the
people had about all departed. he took the
stand He didn't propose. it seemed. to hurt
himself with the people by dressing up
His shirt might have been worn by the Rev
Henry CLAW Dean. and that gentleman not
have been dsgraced Cuffs. there were none
To be seen, and a neckte he didn't care to
assume. for fear that he might be mistaken
for MIR Vanderbilt
In the course of his mastery address, the
distinguished speaker (who proved himself a
cross between the Hon. Frank NJ. Fogg and
Mr.. r. J. McIntire,) managed 10 pronounce
the speeches of the others the worst kind OF
nonsense. The tariff, that Mr.. Ladd had
been attached to, the gentleman from Con
nectirut blandly observed, never had a
foundation at all. save in the ignorance OF
the people." He turned up his nose at the
commercial and agricultural theories OF both
La,ld and Thing, and said that 1t isn't mere
wealth. but a better distribution OF what
wealth. there is at the present time that l.
needed Ia make ali right below, and. finally,
!, order ~ make the occasion eminentiy
nanny one for the democrats present, he IN
.ha, :, ar "a the plain duty of all 10 I'M