Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-08-12

humOr. 1t was thoroughly appreciated BY
the audience, who vented their approbatisr
in oft repeated applause.
GEN. swift's Speech.
One of the two American citizens. the man
from Augusta or the man from Buffalo, is to
be chosen President of these United States.
am free 70 state that prefer the man from
Augusta. We have the pleasure of knowing
something of this candidate from Augusta
but know but little about the Buffalo can
didate. The life Of Names idol son is IA
mlliar to Us all, is known in every household.
We go home and wait for a volume to get an
| insight into the life or Cleveland, read the
work when it comes to hand and when we
have waded through every page there are two
lines which will express all
"Ah nae, Was so sudden done for,
wonder what was begun for"
| There is no smile on me just ar the present
time. / have been reading a speech of Carl
Schurtz, half adozen columns or so in length.
1t had such a chilly effect on me even on
one of the most sultry of dog days that feel
as though had been on a voyage beyond the
Arctic circle in search of the open polar sea-
| Mr.. Schurtz tells his audience that if Mr.
| Blaine is elected We shall reach climax of
demagogism which this nation has never
seen before. | know my country. At the
end Of Mr.. Blaine's administration we shall
have reached climax of pure, spotless and
| upright republican government never attained
/ before and which will raise the standing of
the American nation to plane far above that
Of any previous period. Applause.
! There is one idea in the democratic plat.
| form this time, for a wonder, which is true.
II says the republican party is remins
cence. All. it is a glorions "Reminiscences.
| Whatever there is glorious in the history
of the country for over thirty years past
whatever there is great, whatever there is fol
an American citizen to be proud of, has been
achieved through the republican party. Per
caps you remember that one day several
years ago | aided you in defeating your
beautiful monument erected in honor of the
patriotic dead. That day one armed vet
eran came TO me and requested my presence
at the reunion of the 9TH Name battery
which occurred in the evening. At first was
( 10th to go, but when he told me he re-
ceiyed & wounds while fighting for his coun-
! try, | cheerfully went and had a delightful
time. The veteran said among other things
that he wished to see James q. Blaine
/ Applause president of the United States
If my soldier friend lives until next Novem-
Der he will live to ace him president BY great
| maJOrltleS IN every northern State. Ap-
plause Patrick A. Collins in his recent
speech in Boston shouted reform to his audi
ence, which was one of the coolest audiences
the Bay State has ever seen | say let re.
form begin in Boston where under democratic
rule the taxes this year are higher
on dollar than ever before | might talk
for hours and relate to what depths of de.
moraization the democratic party has drawn
the country. When the democratic party
can take platform and write reform" with
big r over its face it is what | call
''cheek." There is a nice set of men in our
town who say they are interested in reform
There will be no reform in the civil service
or anywhere else except under the admins.
tration of the republican party. 1t is because
the country is safer unde Blaine and Logan
that we are here tonight We say to our old
leaders lead us on in the old track Lead
our statesman of Maine in the old path OF
glory. Our duties now as civilians are as
noble as those on the field of battle. Let us
hoist our old colors. Let Augusta by her
overwhelming republican vote tell friends
and citizens throughout the nation to elect
the man whom we all love, James G. Blaine,
president of the United States. Tremendous
applause.