Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-08-29


explanation why | am here before a Maine
audience this evening. 1t is not only State
issue that is pending here now but on larger
scale but on larger and broader field. a
great and important national question. We
at such times must throw aside State lines
and direct the qursti in rs members of one
great organization; IN short we are to deter
mine who are To govern us and such being
the case a man in California or Ohio feels as
much interest "a does any other section OF the
country All eyes today are fixed upon the
old pine tree State What she does at the
coming September election will in larger
measure than any one here can judge, intlu-
euce other states in the following November.
The head OF the republican ticket, Hon. J.
&. Blaine. being "A citizen OF Maine, the re-
suit of September wilt, in great measure,
toretell his strength in the national election
in November. Send to Ohio glorious and
grand report of your works and victory here
in Maine in September, and we will re-echo
back a sound that will cause demagogism
to shake on its foundation There are many
things to be taken into account by an honest
citizen who wishes to vote lnteligently on the
pending issues in a national campaign, we
must not only look at the announced princi-
pies of party, but he must search out care
fully the characters of the men who are to
promugate and enforce the laws of the ma
ton. | did not come here to Maine to make
an assault upon the candidates whom the
democrats have seen fit to put before the
people as their standard bearers. Neither
have | come here to defend the republican
nominees for they need no defending from
any man in place where any one of these
has so long been resident and an honOred
nj hp nd hoe
for years. his neighbors-you who have SO
often delighted to honor him with your fran
chises, know too well his private character
and his social relation for the past thirty
years to need any argument to convince you
of his purity and uprightness. We in Ohio
have caught up the same universal sentiment
of admiration and respect and he needs no
advocates to convince the Ohio people of his
noble qualities as man, He has been trusted
and never found unworthy of that trust. He
has been honOred and in turn has honored
them that honored him. His sterling quail
ties and statesman like course, while in the
Garfield cabinet, proved him to be worthy of
the highest trust A man taken, chosen by
that martyr. Garfield, from all the rest to
represent the head OF his administration, is
good enough to have an administration of his
own. No man is fit to be the ruler of this
free American people today unless he is
backed by a high moral sentiment and that
cannot be rightfully claimed now for the
democratic party. oppose Gov. Cleveland
because he is a democrat and represents the
worst element of society in politics
today. If you elect Mr.. Cleveland you put
in power a party which as a whole has ever
been opposed to material advancement in
every avenue of industry. The office held by
~ has in laI
him for the office which he is now striving to
gain. Have the gentlemen here in Hallowell
examined the democratic PLATFORM. If they
have | want to know what they think of it.
Ii seems to me thst no man can find out its
true meaning. 1t seems to have no policy,
and party without policy is no party. The
democratic platform seems TO be adjusted for
different localities, free trade or protection
as the case may demand. The course of
demagogism of old was such that there was
no development, as statistics fully show.
The present prosperous condition of the
country has been due TO wise government for
the past 20 years You are asked to continue
in power that party to whom you owe this
advancement and success. Why not?
At the conclusion of the Judges speech
the companies were formed on Water street
and marched to the depot where the train was
in wait, returning home in good season with
three rousing cheers for Hallowells repub-
licanism.
The game of polo at the rink last evening
between the Alphas and Independents of Hal
lowell was won by the latter after sharp
contest. The second goal was won by the
Augusta club, the first, third and fourth by
the Independents. 1t was very rough game,
many of the players getting hard knocks.