The Republican journal., 1884-08-14

the Republican party, first with civil war and
then with the work that war entailed. There
has never been a day until now when the party
could do constructive work. Never been time
without war or internal complications. There
has always been fight outside or in. Now the
disturbing issues are all settled. The slavery
question is dead. States rights is dead. We
are now in a condition to look to our material in
terest and TO m axe laws, not for England, but
for the United States. We have no interest in
the little squabbes across the water. We mean
to carry out an American dea-an idea as big
as this whole country. Do you think you could
find an idea in the Democratic party as big as
Rhode Island? Uaughter.) There is one man
who can carry out this American idea and that
is James G. Blaine. (Cheers.) 1t is big idea,
a big policy and it wants big man to carry it
out. 1t is an idea that emanates from the typi-
cal American citizen. The speaker here depicted
American citizenship as formed of the strongest
points of every nationality, engrafted upon
anglo-saXon stock. What we want now is ship
ping legislation, tariff legislation, internal reve-
nue. legisatsrs, temperance legislators, mormon
legislation; and we want it on the basis of this
American idea. He said he deprecated cam
paiSn of villihcation, and believed that the
party which lies the most will be beaten.
Washington was villted. Garfield was Wilt
fed, but he was elected He spoke of the coarse
caricatures on Lincoln which appeared in Har-
perS Weekly; of the attitude of the Harpers to-
ward Mr.. Blaine, as illustrated by their letter
Quoted elsewhere) and of the cartoons Oh the
Republican candidate they are now printing.
He did not consider that Mr.. Blaine needed
any defence. He is known to you all. You
are not afraid he will plunge the country into q
war. He illustrated the conservatism of the
Democrats 10y saying that they were not in IA
vor of steam or rail. but Rugged the shore, and
if they came TO "a reef did not use the helm but
dropped anchor. In conclusion he said that he
expected to hear good news from Maine on the
night of the 9Th of September, and closed with
an eloquent tribute to the Republican candi-
dates
REMARKS OF HON. S. L. MILLIKEN.
In response to repeated calls Mr.. Milliken
came forward and said that the condition of
his voice would not permit Of his making Il
speech. He, however, addressed the meeting
briefly, He said the Republican party will be
continued in power because it stands for indi-
yidual personal liberty, a free ballot and fair
count. There are five States in the South that
with a fair ballot and fair count would 90
Republican by five to ten thousand majority.
The Republican party stands for American in-
dustrie> and the American laborer. The speak
err here referred to Clcveands vetoes of bills in
The interest of the laborer, and then passed to
his vctoe> of measures in behalf of the Union
soldiers. The recent record of the Democratic
party in Congress on the Mexican pei sion bill
was also pointed out. The opposition to the
Republican party was described as composed
of dukes, dudes, doctrn aires and Democrats.
The several classes We're cleverly depicted,
and capital sketch given of George William
Curtis, with his single eye glass, hair parted in
the middle and trousers so tight that he has to
/ put them on with Il shoe horn and button them
with boot hook The Democrats were charg-
ed with lighting under false coors, and their
;arif record was sharply criticised. Four years
/ ago they demanded "a tariff for revenue only
and We're beaten. This year they demand "a
tariff for public purposes exclusively" what
ever that may mean. He told of the appeal
| made, in vain. by Gen. Butler and of his re-
mark, God help YOU; and said he was con.
| WINGED that the Democratic party would get nc
| help from that quarter. He called attention to
the interests Maine has at stake in the coming
! election The Morrison bill strikes at almost
! every Maine ndustry-at her hay, lumber
granite, etc. He contrasted the condition of the
foreign laborer with that of the American
laborer, and concluded with glowing eulogy
of Blaine and Logan which brought cheers and
| applause from his hearers. The meeting was a
complete success the speakers holding the close
attention of the audience, while the applause
/ was freQuent and hearty