Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-08-23
GARDINER REPUBLICANS.
Grand Rally in the Coliseum Thursday
Evening.
Hon. VIM. p. Frye Addr esses Fifteen Hun.
dred People.

There was An audience of l5D az the Coli
TO the very able speech of Senator FRYE. The
meeting was called to order by Capt E. W.
Atwood, chairman of the republican city
committee, who introduced Hon. William
Perkins as president for the evening. Mr..
Perkins made abrief speech stating the OBJ
ject of the meeting, Sand introduced the
speaker, Hon Vim. 2. FRYE.
SPEECH OF Hon WV. P. FRYE.
Mr.. Frye said that he congratulated the
citizens Of Gardiner and of the Kennebec
valley, that the republicans Of the United
States have selected the Hon. James G.
Blaine as their candidate for President Of this
great country. His history and bis progress
in political life from the legislature Of Maine
TO the cabinet OF President Garfield was
evidence Of the honesty and fitness for the
great honor to be conferred upon him. As
sJCiated with him Is Jack Logan, as great as
Cesar, and as honest as Caesars wife was
chaste. Whom have the democrats given US?
4 man that no man or woman in TINS audi
eDce ever heard of until two years ago. The
speaker reviewed the history Of Gov. Cleye-
land 10 his several offices from sheriff TO
governor OF New York A MAYOR of Buffalo
he vetoed an order Of the city council to ap
pruprlate $500 10 Aid the Grand Army of the
Republic in decorating soldiers graves. He
vetoed governor OF New York, a bill Of
tie legislature 10 grant a certificate TO every
soldier who was in the New York regiments
during the war. Hendricks. too, has a his
tory During the war he was a copperhead
In the Senate he voted against every measure
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voted against the 18th amendment and every
measure for the ameiiOration of the condition
Of the former slaves.
The history of the republican party is glo
rous Fifteen years from its birth it had
freed four millions of slaves Ii had con-
quered great rebellion and established a
glorious peace. The financial policy of the
republican party has never been equalled by
any nation of the world. 4 great debt has
been reduced beyond precedent without bur
deniug our people. They have given millions
of dollars for the establishment of agricul-
tural colleges and thousands of acres of land
tor homesteads for poor men. The republi-
can party is the friend OF the laboring man.
II is the friend OF the naturaized citizen. 1t
/ has compelled foreign nations 10 recognize
the citizenship of every naturalized citizen OF
the United States, and treaties TO that effect
| have been made with all the great nations.
| The republican party has given protection TO
| American industries and TO American mer
and women. Protection is a fundamental
principle of the republican party. Contrast
/ it with the platform of the democratic party,
which is for free trade
/ What is tariff? 1t is guarantee of fair
wages to labOring men and women, of com
| forts of life for our families, education 70
our children, and a revenue to pay the eX
penses of the government. The speaker
Contrasted the wages paid by manufacturers
/ in the United States and England. and the
deposits in the savings banks. Lowell and
! Lawrence, with a population of 10000, have
/ $40 600 900 in their savings banks. Man
. che ster England. has 800, 900 inhabitants,
/ and only S7,00o,000. The United States,
with 81 900 900 of people. has more money in
/ her savings banks than all Europe with 800
| 900 900 OF people. a protective tariff has
done this The speaker ably contrasted the
effects Of protection aud free trade upon the
countries where their respective systems are
practced, and clos # WITH powerful plea for
every republican to lay aside personal preju'
dices and 90 to the polls and vote IN Septem
Der.
The immense audience manifested theil
appreciation of Mr.. Frye's remarks by fire.
quent applause, and for nearly tw o hours gave
undivided attention to his telling speech. The
audience had no difficulty in hearing Mr.
FRYE, which shows that the trouble in no
hearing heretofore is more in the speaker thar
excellent music for the occasion.