The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-08-18


fessov Chapman and Hon. William p.
Frye-A Great Audience and Much En-
thusiasm.
The Republicans of Brunswick raised a
large Blaine and Logan flag, 32x4O in size, Last
Saturday evening. The flag is located on
Main street, where from 1900 to 1000 persons
assembled promptly at O'Clock. The Bruna-
wick band played an appropriate selection, ai-
ter which the flag was unfurled amid the
cheers Of the audience assembled.
Mr.. Adams, president of the Blaine and Lo.
gan club, in a few we'll chosen words, introduc
ed Ardon W. Coombs Esq, Of Portland, who
made an effective and appropriate ten minutes
speech from carriage, in which were also
seated Senator Frye and Prof. Chapman. Mr..
Coombs was warmly greeted by his friends and
former towns-people, and during his short
speech was frequently interrupted by applause.
After giving three hearty cheers for the candi-
dates and for the speaker, the audience re-
paired to the new and commodious town hall
which was speedily filled to repletion, many
being unable to gain admittance.
Geo. d. Parks, Esq, chairman Of the town
committee, introduced Prof. Chapman as
chairman Of the meeting, who made short
speech full OF telling points, and presented
Senator Frye as the speaker Of the evening.
Senator Frye commenced by congratulatinR the
people Of Brunswick upon the possession Of their
beautiful and commodious hall, which he said was
worthy Of them, and they of IL. He warmly eulo-
gized the Republican candida es, and conLrasted
their experience in public life with that of the un-
til recently wholly unknown nominee of the DEM
ocratic party and conclusiyely showed that All the
slanderous attacks upon Mr.. Blaine were without
foundation, and prompted only by malice. He paid
his respects, In a very foreible manner to George
William Curtis and the other Independents Who
have suddenly discovered that this campaign Is 70
be Iun upon moral issues.
The speaker then, in vigorous terms contrastAd
the record OF the two parties for the past twenty
hve years upon all the great questions which have
interested the people, anu in settling which tha Re
publican party has taken the initiative against the
solid opposition of the Democratic party and he
reviewed the many measures which have been &C.
the Republican party.
challenge any Democrat now to say that any Of
these many established results were wrong in prin-
ciple or policy Senator Frye commented upon the
many promises heretofoie made by the Democratic
party in its platforms, and universally broken by
them when in power. He showed the utter insin-
certify OF the party in its present platform and ita
promises to civil service the cause of the sodler
and especially the tariff plank which is trap set
for the unwary as is apparent from the fact that the
theoretical free traders, and such men as Morrison
Hurd, Watterson and Uarsle, all aYOwed free trad
ers pronounce the tariff resolution satisfactory 10
them. "A tariff for public purposes exclusively
means the same "a tariff for revenue only" and
the free traders SO understand it.
Senator Frye closed BY giving q graphic account
of the Copiah outrage in terms which brought tears
TO the eyes OF the audience and he urged upon them
the Importance of securing Republican majority
in the next Congress IN order that these outrARes
may be suppressed by the enforcement of the 10Th
Constitutional Amendment, and the act Of Con-
gress which provides that when the right of any
citizen to vote is denied abridged in any state
the representation of such state in Congress shall
be cut down in proportion to the extent Of such de-
NAL or abridgement of such right to vote.
Senator Frye was frequently interrupted by
hearty applause and held the close attention Of
his audience for nearly two hours. His re-
marks upon the tariff were made in his usual
clear and vigorous style and demonstrated the
beneficial effects of protection to American
labor and industry.
The people OF Brunswick are thoroughly
alive to the issues of the campaign, and will
give their usual majority for the ticket in Sep
tember.