Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-06-26
Reception OF Blaine and Logan at
Bangor.

BANGOR, Maine, June 15.-Blaine and
Logan, with Senator Hale, arrived here to-
night on their return from Ellsworth. They
were met by an immense crowd and
escorted to Stetson square, where plat
form had been erected. Mayor Humphrey
called the assemblage to order and intro
duced Chief Justice Appleton, who well
coined the distinguished guests. Blaine
spoke as follows:
| have so often in the past had the honor
of Bangor welcome that l know its depth
extended to me on any occasion before
when it was so grateful as it is to-day. /
expected to encounter no such large assem-
blage as this. Gen. Logan came to Maine
on no public errand, but on personal visit
to myself and to our distinguished fellow
citizen, Gen. Hale, but the order of the
Republicans of Maine would not permit
him to 60 beyond our borders without
making manifest to him the cordiality
and friends. / am travelling only as his
attendant and to represent you as the
Maine host in giving him welcome within
your borders. Mr. Blaine here remarked
that no man can play the hero among his
own familiar friends, and that must be re-
served to him if he went to other States.
Laughter and applause. We are friends
and neighbors, and | wish yOu to join, as
am sure you will, in doing honor to that
illustriOus citizen of Illinois, at one time
one of the grand Democratic leaders OF that
State, who, when his country was IN peril,
forgot all political devotion and divisions
and drew his sword in defence OF the
Union. | therefore have the honor, as it
is also pleasure, to present to you the
great and brave soldier and eloquent and
eminent Senator, John A. Logan, OF Hi
nois. Long and continued applause.
Gen. Logan SAID:
Ladies' and Genhemea:-My heart is
filled with gratitude at the greeting l have
received in Maine while travelling through
it, Certainly, as far as | am personally
concerned l most fully appreciate the COM
pliment that is paid by the citizens OF this
very beautiful town in its greeting to-day
to your honored candidate and to myself
as associated with him. 1t happens that
the people Of this country, from time to
time, are called upon to express their views
| upon great questions that are agitating the
| pulse and mind and to choose from their
! numbers a person to act, as their repre-
| sentative, to manage the affairs OF this
great Republic of ours. A convention
recently met in the State where l live,
| Illinols), in the city of Chicago, repre-
senting all the States and all the Congress
sional Districts therein, for the purpose OF
electing standard bearer for the Republi-
can party for the coming election.
When the delegates, being fairly chosen,
and representing the people OF all
sections of the country were assembled to-
gether they asked themselves, What is
| best for the interests of this great country
| The voice of a great majority OF that con-
ventiOn was that the time had come when
brave craftsmanship was required to place
our country and its people in proper at
titude before the civilized world. The
minds of that great convention settled up
on several propositions. They determined
that the people wanted man of broad
craftsmanship for its Presidential candl-
date that they wanted a man of under.
standing and experience in public affairs
they wanted a man who sympathized fully
with all the great interests of the country
they wanted a man who had manifested
by his conduct in public life that he pos
sesses an appreciation of the sentiment that
pervades all classes of people for the wei
fare and future progress OF our common
country. They felt that it would be pru-
dent to take for their candidate man who
understands and appreciates our foreign
relations as well as our diversified inter
nal interests; a man who has ability to see
that every right and interest should bt
cared for and protected a man who would
seek to preserve to us the advantages OF
our trade and commerce and keep open the
avenues by which We may dispose OF oul
manufactures and surplus production IL
order that our financial and material pros
perity may be ever increasing. When these
considerations weighed upon the minds O
that conventional although there were
many other good and honorable name:
mentioned that were strongly supported a:
well as fitted for the positiOn-the great
majority of the delegates turned their eyes
to your proud State and said, "The mar
who comes nearer to filling the bill than
all other names spoken OF Is the statesman
James G.. Blaine, of the Pine Tree State o.
Maine" Loud and Prolonged a pplause.
I Now, fellow citizens, without OBTAINING
yo~ but a moment longer, l will say, and
marx IL. well, that by the ides of Novem
Der the pa"'otism of the people will bt
thoroughly arouse1, and the camp fires
that nave oeeh siunitsring will rekindleC
and burning brightly upon every hill
lighting up every valley rithin the con
fines of the entire United States O
America The sound Will 90 forth as on.
voice from the American peopio at the
choice dictated by the people Is to be y
the people recognized and sustained
notice will then be given that no man
set of men can set themselves up aS uicta
tors to the American people as 10 VIVA
they shall do; that neither tne govern
ment OF the United States nor TIE hepup
hcan party are ready to yleld tneii righu
or preroyative to few men wh' are eve
dissatisfied if they cannot conroi. Ou
Government is built upon the theory ina
the people shall rule The RepuDllcar
marty. upon the same theory, eemands ina
the people shall also control. we 40 no
wish to Lapse into the condition OF the ole
and etfete monarchies, whee the mOnarcf
commands and the people obey, we a.
naonle are monarchies whossue the edlcts
and the people are to be obeyed. Inc
neople of this country hae no Generals u
follow: they have no commanding oincers
A They command themseses; ana Iet lus
saw that as in the past will 1t De IN the
fntnre and if there ar those VINO cialn
40 ha,org 70 ms who ar unwilling to &C
,Iong they will be fond standing on the
tavside when the pro.ssion has passed
Ei,ow citizens | hse almost betrayed