New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-19
THE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN.
CHEAT RECEPTIoN AN BANGOR.

A GREAT RECEPTION AT BANooh'
Mr.. BLAINE AND GENERAL LOGAN GIVEN AN EN-
THusrAsTIc GREErTNa-RETURN OF THE fAi'Ii
TO AUGUSTA.
R,Scop Me. lime is.-Mr. Blaine and
General Logan with Senator Hale arrived here tonight
an THAR return from Ellsworth. They were met by an
crowd and escorted stetson Square, where
atfrm had been erected Mayor Humphrey called tue as
sembage TO order and introduced ChefJustce Appleton
who welcomed the disng ushed guests He was followed
IVY S. s. Blake. Mr.. Blaine was then lntrouuceo' ana
sSoke follows:
I have so often in the past had the honor Of
Bangor welcome that / know its depth and
t 70 me- on " any occasion before when it
grateful as i Is today e1geesee 10 encounter eanq
to Maine public GRAND but on personal VISIT 10
myseh ana 70 our 81 bs RsnnSceps of Maine would
not permit nm 10 go oeyoh" b,1 our the cor
S Sitsou' w sif1"s uhicS he Is welcomed 10
our homes and fresdes. am travelling only as his as
him welcome within our borders. No man can play the
hero MS familiar friends that must be re-
applause We are friends and neighbors and wish you
20 JOIN as am sure you will IN doing honor 10 Inst
leaders OF that state, who when ms country
Srew his sword In defence of the Union reat applause
therefore have the honor and 10 Is also pleasure 70
pressn yeu great and brave soldier and elo9ueHt
and eminent seDator, John A. Logan, OF Illinois long
and continued applausel
General Logan said;
and pleasure the greeting have received IN the state
OF Maine while travelling through it. Certainly as far as
Compliment that is paid by the citizens OF this very bean
fnt in its greeting to-day to your Ts S Shn
it happens that the people OF this country from t9e 10
Nation called express their vewson the great
questions that are agltstlng t.e puDo ho , anu az snd
from their number persons to act as the agents anu 1
representatives in the management OF the anas OF tS
state where i've ia the City of Chicago representing all
and all the Congressional districts tnefeh lot
e pSss % paS for the coming eecOn When
the delegates fairly chosen and REPRESENTING the Peo
toSet6er. they asked themselves what is best
Tor the Interests of this great country r. 7,
that convection was that the time had come when
Was reqetu a. P'9 h5r civIlzHd
world. The minds Of that great convention set,
that that " the people wanted man Of broad
statesmanshiP for their Presidential candidate that
In public affairs They wanted man who sympathized
ia with all the great interests SsS o. ' Ssesfsd
biz conduct in public life that ~. ne possesses
al classes OF the people for the welfare and future pro
gress OF common country They felt that Il would DE
appreciates foreign relations well diversified
internal INTERESTS man who had the sblsy 10 see tnS
who would seek TO preserve TO us the aaVaI ages
Daes bV which we may dispose of our manufacturers aud
surplus productions, in order that our financial ana ma
terfal prosperity may be ever Increasing .
When these considerations weighed upon the minds OF
that Convention although there many other good
and honorable men mentioned that were strongly sup
ported as being wei fitted for the position
the great majority OF the delegates turned
their eyes 70 your proud State and sald;
1.-THE man who comes filing the bill than ali
other spoken o. is the statesman James g. Blaine
OF the Pine Tree state" mutuOus and long continued
Now fellow citizens. OBTAINING you but moment
longer Will saw and mark well that by the ldes OF
November the patriotism Of the people will be thoroughly
aroused ana the caml-flTes that have been
brightly upon every hll, lighting up every
valley within the confines Of the entire United
States OF America Applause and cheers. The SOUND
will 20 forth voice from the American people that
the choice dictated by the people to be by the people
recognized and sustained tAppause Notice VIII then
be given that set of set themselves up
rs dctators TO the American people 10 what they
shall do. Applause.l That neither the government Of
the United states the Republican party
20 few men who are dissatisfied they cannot con
troll Our Government is built upon the theory that the
people shall rule; the Republican party, upon the same
theory demands that the people shall con
troll (Appause We do not wish 10 lapse into the con
dion of the old and cfete mOnarchies where the mon
arch conrsgds and the people obey. With us the peo-
Ole are the monarchs who Issue the edcts and the PEG
Die are TO he obeyed tAppause). The people
Of this country have generals to follow, they
have commanding officers they comm ma themselves
Tapplausel and let say that as IN the past 90 VIII
h e In the future and II there those who claim 70
belong 10 Us who unwilling 10 20 along with u.s. they
viii be found standing upon the waysde Wheh
the procession has passed by. Applause fenoW
citizeps have almost betrayed myself into speaking ne
greeting by the citizens OF Bangor again return thdnAs
In he 0ifi