The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-08-14
GRAND REPUBLICAN RALLY.
A Rousing Meeting at City Hall.
ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION OF
THE SPEAKERS.
The Campaign in Portland Vigorously
Opened.

nominated its several tckets-the meeting at
City Hall last evening may be called the OPP
ening of the battle 10 Portland. The flag rails
ngs which have preceded it were simply the
skirmishes of the advance guards. Ii Repub-
| litans could turn out in such numbers as they
| aid last night, after one of the stormiest,
nastiest days of the summer, what may be ex-
pected when the weather is propitious. As it
| was, the hall presented most attractive an
pearance from the stage, with its sea- OF intelli.
| gent upturned faces-there swere about 1000
| people pressnt-and the calm, dispassionste
manner, with the convincing logic OF the speak
ers evidently had great weight with the listen
ers judging BY the readiness with which ali
| the various points were received and by the
| tremendous applause with which some of the
keenest and subtlest thrusts were received.
Mr.. Strout was never heard to better advan-
tage than III his introductory address, and the
| graceful manner in which be presented Mr..
Storrs aud Mr.. Boynton could not have been
| oettered. AS for Mr.. Storrs' speech it as one
OF the most brilliant and argumsntative efforts
that has been heard from City Hall platform.
| It is sixteen years since the gentleman spoke
| In Portland and those years have only brought
| to higher polish and keeaer edge, his
delicate satire, while his logic is irresistible
His treatment Of the Independents was scath-
ing but just and his illusions to Baine and
| Logan were received with deafening applause.
Mr.. E. Moody Boynton was also received most
warmly and spoke with telling force
| AT Is p. m, the distinguished speakers
filed on the platform, while Chandler's band
| (Which had delighted the waiting audience for
| half an hour) played Hail Columbia. %.
| Among those present on the platform were
Hon. Geo. W. Woodman, Hon. j. S. Locke,
| Mayor King, a large number of the members
OF the City Government, County Attorney
Coombs, and the members of tho CITY Com
mittee.
Mr.. Frank S. Wsterhouss, chairman OF the
City Committee, introduced Hon. A. A
Strout as president of the meeting, first telling
them hat Hen. Eugene Hale would address
the citizens of Portland Friday night, the
| 22d inst.
AS Mr.. Strout came forward he was received
with loud applause. He spoke substantially
as follows:
MR.. STRoUTS REMARKS.
In presenting Mr.. Storrs Mr.. Strout said 10
| substance that in the present campaign the
| Republican party is fortunate in being the
| champion of gre at principles, the success of
which they believe to be vital to the future
| prosperity OF the people of this country. The
| issues connected with the war, the preservation
| of the Uuion, the enfranchisement of people
before held in bondage, the establishment of
| the national credit, the payment of the nation.
| al debt, the adjustment of the relations of the
| States recently in unsuccessful rebellion
against constitutional government and the IN.
ion, the re-establishment of peace upon the ba.
sis OF mutual respect and regard between all
| sections OF the common country is the work OF
| the past All this has been accomplished by
| the party which has shaped the policy of the
| government daring these eventful years for the
most part without the aid and in many nota-
BILE instances against the strenuous opposition
| of the Democratic party. And now the Re-
publican party still finds new tasks to be &C.
| complished.
| During the war we found the active svm.
palhies of large class in England to be in fav.
or of the Confederate States and anxious that.
| he rebellion should be successful and the I'm
ion divided. To this end they fitted out their
cruisers TO prey upon our commerce and in all
| ways gave aid and comfort to the South. Why
| was this? Why was it that any considerable
| body of men could be found in a land whose
| boast was that no man could breath its air an6
be slave, aiding in a rebellion whose corner
stone was openly declared to be human slav
| cry? Was il pot that they believed that the
Southern republic if established would afford
| "A new and important market for English man.
! features? The South was then producing
| and not manufacturing country. I5 was be.
| lieved that it would be in favor of free trade
aud prefer English manufactures which cou
be cheaply produced as compared with the
manufactures of the Northern States. The,
succeeded in we'll nigh sweeping our CARRYING
trade from the face of the seas and in shuttinl
up our ship yards They have rot succeeded
in shutting up our work shops, our factories
our busy hives of industry, and degrading u
among the nations of the eartl
from hrst-class power by making
us dependent on q foreign nation fol
the manufacture of the necessities of life. Ant
one of the leading questions at issue today be
tween the two parties is whether the EngisI
policy of free trade or the American policy o
| protection for its own labor and manufactur
shall prevail; whether cur workshops ou
shipyards aud our factories shall be found up
on our own soil, or In foreign lands; whethe
we shall so justly encourage our commerce,
with other nations, and especially those on thi
continent, that We may not only find a mark g
for our immense production, bat that we ma
regain our share of the carrying trade of tn
world, and build in our own yards by the al,
OF our own artisans, our own ships Wit
which to do it.
Upon these great questions, SO vital to th
future prosperity and greatness of this nation
/ understand the Republican party to be com
mltted to the American policy of protection
and the Democratic party to be in favor of fire.
trade. Other questions enter into the presen
canvass, but this in my judgment, is the para
mount issue which the growing inn ortanc
and wealth of this great nation has forced ut
on us for decision. Since the settlement of tn
question of slavery and the issues of the wa
nothing has arisen which exceeds it in import
ance both because OF its present effect upo
the laboring classes, and the industries of tn
country. and because Of its future costrollin
Influence upon the destinies of the nation. /
the presence of these great issues, how pitifu
and unworthy is this ATTEMPT to dig out c
their graves these old WORKOUT campaig
ISLANDERS, which have slumbered for more tina
eight years. Doubtless they served the pul
pose for which they were originated, just O
the eve OF presidential convention, bat doe
any one believe that had Mr. Blaine rem maine
in private life they would have ever been orig
inated or would now be? But the people d
not intend to have their eyes blinded to tn
true issues OF the campaign by these ground
less ISLANDERS, or be diverted from their purpos
| by the spiteful complaints of the few dajnt
spirits who are just Independent enough I
form the tip END of the tail of the Democrat
party.
To the discussion of these issues will com
many bright, able and eloquent men, but non
will be found brighter, ADLER or more eloquen
than the gentleman / now have the honor t
introduce,-the Hon. Emory A. Storrs of CHI
cago.
AS Mr.. Storrs came forward he was ACCORD
cd glorious reception, the applause confirm
ing several minutes.
The following is an abstract of Mr. Storrs
speech:
MIR. sToRRs' SPEECH
Mr.. Chairman and FelloaU Citizens:
1t would be the merest affectation of whicl
l do not propose to be guilty did / attempt t
conceal from you the extreme pleasure whic
the very hattering language in which I hav
been presented to you affords me and the plea
sure enjoy from this splendid reception 20
have just extended me.
am not altogether stranger in this beaut
full city. 1 know very well where am SPEAK
ing-that l am speaking in the old Pine Ire
State, State distinguished above all other
for the tough, fbrous mental character of it
patriotism and its citizenship.
I was here in 1868. / was not Independent
of my principles; was not liberal then;
was not liberal with my principles; 1 was
member of the great party which at that tim
stood for good government, the public credi
and the national honor. / was with goot
many millions of men in that party and wa
sufficiently modest to believe that didn'
know more than all of those men. am toda,
member of the same party. (Applause) NJ
Republicanism has from the beginning know
neither variableness nor shadow of turning
1t has been as perpendicular as a flagstaff, ant
when a convention has once placed it's candi
dates in nomination have supported the nom
| inee6 of the party