The Portland daily press., 1884-07-15
Enthusiastic Flag Rnisings by the Repub-
licans Yesterday aud Dedication of
Ward Five Headquarters.

Chapman said:
Fellow Citizens: By request of your commit
tee J. Informally call you to order, for l $50
some gentlemen present you will all wish to
| near. Let me say personally, that during ny
| residence in this city, which covers several NOT
presidential campaigns, believe his is the
| nrst time flag has been flung to the breeze
| on Commercial street, and L think youf action
| is consequently very significant. You are not
| carrying out the old custom, but making a
| new departure. When Commercial street.-the
first business street of the State raises Blaine
| and Logan flag, it means that our business
men wish to testify to their faith in
his integrity and to show to Boston,
New York and other cities that the
business men of Maine pledge to Blaine their
hearty support. We believe Blaine will give
| us an economical administration, developing
the resources of the country. Mr.. Blaine is
no unknown man with record to be made
he has been conspicuous for twenty wears
in the councils OF the nation. Who can say he
has not been right on the tariff, on every cues
ton in fact which tended to add to American
trade? He will see every citizen protected
wherever he may be and cause this beautiful
nag OF our country 10 float more proudly
Wherever it may be displayed among all ma
tionS of the earth.
Gentlemen, take pleasure in introducing to
you Hon. Henry B. Cleaves.
Mr.. Cleaves was greeted with cheers He
spoke in substance as follows:
He alluded to the flag that had been thrown
TO the breeze, and said that it bore upon it's
ioios the name OF the distinguished statesman
ana the gallant soldier Our candidates rem
resent that system of government that has
mace our people prosperous and cur country
worthy of the admiration of all the govern
menfs OF the world. They represent the pro.
gressive principles of the American psope
system OF American protection that iniuses life
and activity into trade and commerce and gives
dignity to American labor. While the business
men 2f this commercial city are sending their
Republican banners to the breeze, the dele
gates OF the Democratic National Convention
are returning from the scenes of turmoil and
tumult that have characterized their proceed
lngs OF the past week. They have iourneyed
across the country like funeral cortege and
not as enthusiastic followers of their standard
pearer. Many are wearing badges of mourning
at the defeat of Tammany Hall, because thev
know 1t means defeat to the Democratic cause
IN the great State of New York. Others are
declaring that they will never support the
Democratic ticket, because, in the person of
It's Candidates 1t does not represent the inter-
ests of the people, of the laboring masses, but
corporate Influences and a Capitalization of
power as shown by the administration of Gro
yer Cleveland in the State of New York
MI. Cleaves then discussed the principles of
the Nepubican party. 1t believes in Iegisla-
tlon that Will protect the great mercantile and
commercial industries of the countrV in eeis-
alton that will protect American labor Ameri-
can industries and commerce. The Repabli-
can party believes that every citizen who adj
heres to our institutions and becomes a part of
the government should be secure in his rights
and II need be the government should stretch
us stronetarm OF authority across the continent
ior us protection. The Republican party with
the commercial men of this country declared
years ago that we had a government that was
worm preserving, that the financial credit of
tne Nation must never be permitted to die,
tnat we should have sound and stable cur
rency and that protection should be or anted to
American labor and interests as against for
eign. BY maintaining the protective policy
OF The party, prosperity will follow In the fu-
ture, and the Democratic patty will feel that
the business interests of the country are more
secure un6er a Republican administration
than one OF their own.
The band played lively air after Mr.
Cleaves' speech-which was received with
cheers-and Hon. j. 81. Drummond was then
called upon. He made an admirable speech
full of strong points. AS Mr.. Drummond
spoke elsewhere in the evening, report OF his
later speech will be found below in
place of a report OF this speech,
Laughter and cheers greeted Mr.. Drum
monds pointed sayings and at the close, after
music by the band, the chairman called for
three cheers for the ticket which were given
with will and the great crowd dispersed.
IN THE EVENING.
In the evening the Republicans of Ward
had most successful flag raising at the corner
of Paris and Portland streets. An audience
OF over thousand people had assembled at
half past seven. After selection by the band
Augustus F. Gerrish, Esq, called the meeting
to order and introduced Hon. Joseph A. Locke
as the presiding officer. Mr.. Locke made
brief speech, contrasting the issues presented
by each party, and reviewing the careers of the
two candidates for the presidency. At the
close OF his remarks the flag was flung to the
breeze and the audience gave three ringing
cheers for Blaine and Logan, while the band
struck up the Battle Cry of Freedom. The
flag is handsome one and bears beneath the
names OF the presidential candidates those of
Robbie and Reed.
HON. j. H. DRUMMoND's REMARKS
Hon. j. 81. Drummond was then introduced
by the chairman and received with applause.
Mr. Drummond congratulated the citizens of
the ward in casting to the breeze such hand
some banner. He was glad the great conven-
ton at Chicago had nominated no dark horse,
but had chosen man of the people. There
was no trading, no maneuvering, but the peo-
pie coming from each congressional district
had made their choice. Upon the issue of the
tariff the Republican platform had said what
the party proposed it should say. For manv
years past the population of Maine had been
decreasing, as many of our young men and
women had been obliged to go to other states
Now under the protection afforded to Ameri.
can industry factories had sprung up through
our State, and the many fields of labor which
our manufacturing interests have opened afford
employment to many who would otherwise go
out from among us to other states. The plat
form by its protective plank pronounced in
favor of free labor and against that of the
slave. American labor is not to be brought
into competition with foreign cheap labor,
which will result in bringing us to its own low
level; we declare in favor of freedom nov as
we did twenty-four years ago. The democratic
party have pursued their usual policy and
nominated candidate without record, This
IS necessary in the case of that party as it is
moral imDossibility for any man to be con-
nected with 1t for many years without being on
both sides OF every question. The strength of
their candidate and his fatal weakness lies in
the fact that he has neither opinions nor rec
ord. man who dwells beneath the shadow
OF Harvard has called our candidate for Vice
President illiterate. 1t was possible he did
not employ such elegant diction az some Cam
bridge graduates, but he could employ terse
common English, as many a man had cause to
learn. His illiteracy did not interfere with
his fighting the battles of his country, and for
his party he preferred q practical man to all
the theoretical graduates Harvard ever pro-
duced. The independents say they will not
support the ticket So much ,the worse for
them. If they think to stem the stream
which the people have set in motion they mis-
take their calling. No one man power can
stop the popular wave any more than one
hand can stop Nisgara's rushing torrent. He
believed the party would be successful, despite
the efforts of these self-constituted guides of
the people.
The band played Marching through Geor-
gia,' and Hon. Wilbur f. Lunt was introduce
ed and made a stirring ten minutes speech
full of telling points, which were loudly APP
plauded.
At the conclusion of Mr. Lunt's remarks an
adjournment was had to the new room of the
club, just above Machigonne engine house
The room is attractvely fitted up, and is to be
open evenings and to be kept well supplied
with campaign matter. The constitution was
offered for signatures for the first time last
evening, and many affixed their names
President Fogg called the club to order, and
after stating the incidents connected with its
formation, went on to speak of the character
of its work. At the close of his remarks he
called upon VIM. FL. Smith, Esq, who made
for pertinent and forcible suggestions upon the