The Portland daily press., 1884-08-13

1t was great day for the Republican party
potent throughout the State and beyond its
borders.
Senator EEaIes Speech.
Senator Hale said:
Upon this stand distinguished gentlemen from
abroad will address this gathering of the people of
the State of Maine who have assembled together
in numbers larger perhaps than were ever seen be-
fore 10 the State at political meeting not simply
because they respect and admire the candidate Of
the Republican party. for they have known him and
trusted him for twenty-five years. and remember
that he has been false the trust imposed on
quarter of a century occupying nearly every i'm
portant place in the Stats and Nation, and see him
today in view of the world the most illustrious
citizen OF this republic of fifty millions of people,
Nor have they attended simply because they trust
and believe i'll the tried soldier and honest states
man whose name completes the ticket. The people
believe in Blaine and Logan, not only personally
and Individually but because of what they repre-
sent. {Appause) Two great parties contend to-
and trust in one of the parties They believe in Tia
Republican part because it has gone in it's youth
to freedom and hopes for the honor and prosperity
of the American people. 1t believes in strict and
perfect account of collection of revenue and in an
honest and sound civil service 1t also believes in
the great American system of labor. Labor is the
foundation and bedrock of our institutions and The
party has always been faithful to it. and the people
believe in party that protects American labor and
of assorted free-trade and protection.
Senator Hall then introduced Gen. VIII.
Gibson of Ohio, who spoke as follows:
Gen. Gibsom's speech.
The great question is, s'Who shall we have to rne
over us?' "Shall it BIZ james G. Blaine or the ex.
sheriff of Erie county, New York;" He would sup
port Blaine because the Republican party il The
party of the country. 1t has been tried and not
been found wanting. Likening the country to a
farm, the speaker said: In 1850, when the Demo-
ffo Fory
sion since the commencement of the republic this
ties and thorns almost covered it. In $50 there
were several millions of slaves; now, all our So
100000 of people are equal before the law We
were so beggared that the currency was at a dis
count Of per cent the credit of the country sold
for that; now, after "a years of Republican rule
our credit would borrow money at 2 per cent, and
we have a better credit than any country on earth
The Democratic rebellion left us with debt of two
and half billions; It is only half that now. Has
the Republican party ever made a pledge that it
has not redeemed? Has the Democratic party ever
redeemed any which it has made? (Applause). "a
voice, They're going tor. "Yes, going to- when
Gabriel blows his horn.'' Great laughter). Mr..
Gibson referred to the resumption of specie paw
ments and the increase in gold and silver currency
since 1860. He spoke of the increase of the num-
Der of Immigrants who came to build up our coun-
try and of our homestead laws, which enables ev-
cry man to have home; to the increase of
manufactures, railroads, farms, houses. etc. Will
you turn out good farmer, who has done ali this
and put back the old fellows who made failure Of
it? When the ides of November come Blaine the
true and tried leader, and Logan the statesman
and soldier will be elected to the highest offices in
the land.
Mr. Gibson closed by calling for a sgreat. big all
over cheer for the nominees which was given
with will.
Gen. Charles Grosvenor of Ohio followed:
Gen. Grosvenor's Speech.
The Republican party this year is especially for
unate in its nominees. Since 1860 there has never
down the rebellion or in civil matters in which
James G. Blaine was not leader. No men ever
contributed so much that is glorious in peace and
in war as Blaine and Logan. He had nothing to
say about Cleveland in elaboration of the stories
that are being circulated. man need not be CON
victed Of petty larceny when guilty of murder in
greater crime of being Democrat. He had first
had suspicious when he heard that Beecher sup
ported Cleveland, who if he could stand that could
stand anything.
When he saw on the Democrats platform Stokes.
who shot Fisk about difficulty in the same gen.
era direction as Cleaveland's and saw this Stokes
and Beecher consulting together to obtain a pure
government he lost courage. Laughter.) In the
person of MT. Cleveland, the Democratic party
would be elected unmodifed and unsanctified. His
administration would be better than that of any
other Democrat. They said he had no record; he
| (Laughter.) AS for Hendricks he represented in
himself all that was offensive and odious in the
world,-a copperhead. He is the most offensive
man today out of the earth. The Democrats know
| that if they are outspoken for free trade people
will never put them in power and yet they know
their party to be overwhelmingly in favor of it. So
they take man with no record on the question of
| platform No one can understand why they did not
nominate Bayard, strong and honest man, with a
wife and child in his own house at home. ZAP
plause) The speaker closed by predicting 10000
majority in Ohio in November if Maine was carried
by a large majority in September.
Hon. Nelson Dingley, Jr., followed:
Congressman Dinsiey's Speech.
He described the enthusiasm at the Chi
could say that no man had ever been put in nomin-
alton Tor PRESIDENT who has received such an I'M
mistakable indicationtof popular approval as Mr.
| received so many expressions of appreciation as
Gen. Logan From the Atlantic to the Pacific from
Can ada to the Gulf, goes up one loud voice of de
grandest greatest and broadcast and noblest states
| man of whom this country boasts. He had been as
soclated with Mr. Blaine for more than thirty years
in all and every circumstance that can be conceived
in connection with public affairs as well as private
He defed any man to find a statesman who stands
nearer to the people, or whose heart beats more in
| accord with the hearts of the people. Speaking
| from knowledge of Mr.. Blaine as great as if hi
| had been Blane's brother, he would say that ne
man in his private life has been purer cleaner ant
| more of model to young men of this land thai
| James e. Blaine. MIR: Dingey referred to the STATE
election saying that the vote for State officers al
| Congressmen was vote for Blaine. He claimet
| 10000 majority for the Republican ticket, anC
said this result would mean encouragement to Re
| publicans in all parts of the Union. Ohio woult
| follow with rs QUO, and West Virginia would joiI
| in. In New York for every Independent lost thu
votes Of twenty workingmen would be gained. Il
conclusion he exhorted all present to work, as vic
tory depended on the individual efforts of each
Col. W. Plummer of Dakota was the mex
speaker.
| Col. Rlummer's Speech.
Hep spoke of the improved condition of tn
laboring classes and increase of comforts and lux
nries in the houses of people which he ascribed t
measures of the Republican party, and particular.
to the policy of protection. He declared that fire.
trade meant cutting off of all but the necessaries Of
life from the workingman. As democrats led them
| selves to slavery tie themselves TO the
| free trade. Conceal it as they may he said tn
independents had united to get the worst politica
harlot in this world into the temple of liberty Il
| purify it and this harlot the bourbon democra
cy. The speaker further touched upon foreign mat
tiers and predicted that Blaine if elected would sui
Ter no American citizens to lie for years in Mexican
| Jails as has recently happened. The Repub lical
party only asks for another four years lease o
power to redeem every promise in the future as /
has in the past under the leadership of Blaine anC
Logan.