The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-08-04
THE STATE CAMPAIGN.
opening of the New Republican Wlgwam
IN BangOr- Speeches by Hon. Hannibal
Hamlin, Hon. Lewis Barker and Hon.
Charles A. BOutelIe-A REFUSING Dem
OnstraliOn.


Charles A. BOutelIe-A REFUSING Dem.
OnstratiOn.
The Bangor Republicans opened the cam
paign on Friday.evening brilliantly. A flag was
raised at the foot of Ohio street in the presence
OF great crowd and subsequently the new
wigwam was dedicated. The wlgwam is
substantially built structure, 40 feet by 6S feet
and will contain one thousand people. 1t is
handsomely decorated with bunting and over
the stage hang portraits of Blaine and Logan.
Previous to the hour of dedication the Loyal
League, Commander A. G. Hamlin, with
eighty men in line, paraded the principal
streets and won complimentary remarks from
all observers for their handsome uniform and
tha. pEeftsiqaa 4aff tbaiE ReEnhiea.
this year is said to have outdone her previous
efforts in that direction. At the wigwam the
League occupied one of the platforms while
the officers Of the Blaine and Logan Club, the
speakers and prominent citizens filed tie 9TH
er. The wigwam was full of enthusiastic Re-
publicans, while outside great crowd was
seeking admittance. j. G. CLARK, esq.,, was
chairman of the meeting, and after few re-
marks beftting the occasion introduced ex-Sen
dGOE 11dLulA WIZ Was warmly ToC0lNou anu
spoke substantially as follows:
Mr.. Chairman and FelIoa0- Citizens:
am gratified in meeting so goodly a num-
Der of the intelligent people of Bangor as
see before me; and these generous Dlaudits adj
mOnish me t. at they appreciate the import
ance of this campaign and are ready fJf the
contest As private citizen l rejoice that
have the privilege OF being with you to dedi-
cate this hall to Republican principles, and in
laborng with each other for the success OF the
Republican candidates. It is not my purpose
to tire you with long speech tonight. You
have with you gentleman from whom we all
want to hear tonight-our honored and distin-
guished member of Congress who was present
at the Chicago Convention which nominated
Mr.. Blaine as our candidate for President, and
We want him to tell us about the Convention.
1t is not my purpose to try your patience
but may briefly allude to the position of the
two parties occupying the political field, with
their distinctive candidates.
OF our own candidate we have right to be
proud, and of the second man on the ticket
we.h have an equal right to- be proud.s, No man
who went out amidst the shot and shell upon
the battlefield but will throw his vote for John
A. Logan. Eminent as our candidate is as a
man, and distinguished as he is as states
man, he has an associate who, if he should be
taken away, would make most worthy sue
cessor. No "copperhead" of deepest dye, but
a true patriot and brave soldier. 1 know
whereof I speak. have no words Of abuse to
bsstow upon any man, but the public life and
public record of men put in nomination for
high office is subject for the consideration of
every candid citizen. We have nominated
man who, during more than twenty years of
public life has made his mark and left his i'm
press. Against him they have put in nominal
| ton man whom nobody knows, not even the
Democratic party themselves. They had no
man whom they did know that they dared to
nominate.
care little for party platforms. prefer to
| take the works Of a party rather than its prom
| ises. You must judge from the works of the
| Democratic party in the past what they would
| do in the future. So you may judge from what
| the Republican party has done what may be
| expected from it. We know it as well as any
| thing can be known not actually certain, not
| mathematically demonstrable. The Republic
can party will protect the interests of the
| laboring men of this country. 1t will not con-
| sent that they shall be permitted to toll in
| competition with the pauper labor system OF
| England aud the Continent. We pay our
/ labOrers, If not as much as we ought, more, as
| a rule, than twice what is received by
European laborers. The laborer is entitled. as
| his just due, to that compensation which will
| furnish him with home and home comforts;
| with the comforts and some of the pleasures OF
life. These are some of the efforts that the
| Republican party are making that the free
| people of this country shall be marching up
| ward and onward to an honorable position
among their fellow men. THERE'S intelligence
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the scope of the policy we support.
| We want higher tone in reference to our
| foreign affairs. The day was when, for man
| to say that he was Roman citizen, gave him
| protection in all his rights in any part of the
then known world. England, today, is the
foremost nation on the globe to Look after the
rights of her citizens wherever they may be
found. ask If, today, when we have popu'
lation of more than fifty million people, we
shall not have government which shall say
that every citizen shall have protection wher-
ever he may be found? | want no bravado,
but want firm policy which shall declare
| that every American citizen must and shall be
| protected il his rights.
As lcok at this contest, and the results
| which shall follow it, the two fundamental
principles that underlie it are, protection to
American citizens and the rights Of American
commerce. We need frmer tone, a more
decided expression. II higher and differ
emit tone shall be had in regard to our com.
mercial rights we shall be benefited through
all this broad land. We have got our old en-
envy in the field. True, here and there we
find deserter from our ranks. Any man who
marched through the war will tell you there
were always those who struggled and halted
by the way. Then why should there not be
the same kind of weak and timid men in the
ranks Of the Republican party? But whenev
or there are deserters the ranks will be filled
up by volunteers by more than four to one.
The campaign is coming in gloriousy an6
triumphantly. We are going to elect our can
didate because he is worthy of it-because he
has the knowledge and training for it-over
man who has no knowledge o: its require
ments and no training to fit him for it. W.
are going to send the cheering word all ovel
the land in November next that the Republi
can party is again victorious Its principles arr
immutaDle aud will prevail. To use an ole
saying, In Hoo Signo Vinces."