Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-06-20
0UR NEXT PRESIDENT AT BANGOR.

0UR NEXT PRESIDENT AT BANGOR
| BANGOR, Me-, June 1S.-Blaine anC
Logan, with Senator Hale, arrived her,
tonight on their return from Ellsworth
They were met by an immense crowd
and escorted to Stettoon Square, where
| a platform had been erected.
| Mayor Humphreys called the assem-.
bly, to order and introduced Chief JUS
tice Appleton, who welcomed the dis
tinguished guests. Blaine spoke as fol
lows:
81 have 80 often in the past had the
honor of Bangor welcome, that
knew its depth and sincerity, and am
sure il was never rendered to me on any
occasion before when it was so grateful
az it is today. l expected to encounter
no such large assembly as this. Gen.
| Logan came to Maine on no public er-
rand, but on personal visit to myself,
| and to our distinguished fellow citizen,
Senator Hale, bnt the ardor of the Re
| publicans of Maine would pot permit
| him to go beyond our borders without
making manifest to him the oordiality
| with which he Is welcomed to our homes
and firesides. | am travelling only as
| his attendant and to represent you as
| the Maine host in giving him a welcome
within our borders" Mr.. Blaine here
remarked facetiously, shat no man can
play the hero among his own particular
friends, and that must be reserved to
him il be went to other States. Laugh
ter and applause. We are friends and
neighbors. / wish you to join me, as /
am sure you will, in doing honor to that
illustrious citizen of Illinois, at I'll time
one of the grand Democratic leaders of
that State. who, when his country wa,
in peril forgot all political differences
and divisions, and drew his sword in
defense of the Union. Applause. l
therefore have the honor, as it is also my
pleasure, to present to you the great
and brave soldier and eloquent and en-
inent Senator, John A. Logan, of Illi-
nois. Long continued applause.
General Logan said: ladies and
gentlemen My heart is filled with
gratitude at the greeting have received
in the State of Maine while travelling
through it. Certainly so far as l am
personally concerned | most fully ap
preciate the compliment that is paid bv
the citizens of this very beautiful town
in its greeting today to your honored
candidate, and to myself associated
with him. 1t happens that the people
of this country from time to time, in
accordance with the laws and customs
| of the nation, are called upon to ex-
press their views upon the great ques-
| tions that are agitating the public mind,
and to select from their number persons
| to act as their agents and representa-
| tives in the management Of the affairs
of this great Republic of ours. A con-
| vention recently met in the State where
| | live, Illinois, in the city of Chicago
representing all the States and all the
| Congressional districts therein, for the
purpose of selecting standard bearer
| for the Republican party for the COM
| ing election. When the delegates, be-
| ing fairly chosen, aud representing the
people of all sections of the country,
| were assembled together, they asked
themselves. What is best for the inter
ssts of this great country The Voice
1 of the great majority of that conven
ton was that the time had come when
brave craftsmanship was required t.
place our country and its people in a
proper attitude before tue civilized
world. Tue mind of that great conven-
ten settled upon several propositions.
| They determined that the ps ople want
ed man of broad craftsmanship for
| its Presidential candidate that they
| wanted a man of understanding
and experience in public affairs
they wanted a man who sympa.
thized fully with all the great in
terests of the country; they wanted q
man who had manifested by his con,
| duct in public life that he possessed an
appreciation of the sentiment that per
vades all classes Of the people for the
welfare asd future progress of our com.
mon country they felt it would leo pru.
dent TO take for candidate man who
understands and appreciates our for
eign relations a. well as our diversified
| internal interests; a man Who has abil
| ity TO see that every right and interest
should be cared for and protected q
man who would seek TO preserve to Us
the advantage OF our trade and DOM.
merce, and keep open the avenues by
which We may dispose of our manufac
lures aud Surplus production in order
| that our financial aud material prosper.
| ity may be ever increasing. Wher
these considerations weighed upon the
men Of that Convention, although there
were many other good and honorable
names mentioned that we're strongly
supported as we'll fitted for the position
a great majority of the delegates turned
their eyes to your proud State. and said
&he man who comes nearer filling the
bill than all others whose names were
| spoken of. 10 the statesman James G.
Blaine of the Pine Tree State of Maine
| Applause and continued applause.
Now, fellow citizens, without detainins
You but a moment longer, | Will say
| and mark me well. that by November
the patriotism of the people will be
thoroughly aroused, and camp dres that
have teen Numbering will be rekindled
and burnine brightly upon every hill
lighting up every valley within the con.
zines OF the entire United States OF
America. Applanse and cheers. The
sound will 20 forth a. one voice from
the American people that the choic<
dictated by the people Ia 10 be by the
people recognized and sustained. Ap
plause. Notice will then be given thai
no man or set OF men can set themselves
up as dictators 10 the American people
AZ 10 what they shall do. Applause.
That neither the Government OF the
United States nor the Republican party
are ready TO yield their rights or preroe,
atives 10 fey men who are ever dissat
isfed II they cannot control. Or Gov
eminent Is built upon the theory thai
the people shall rule. The Republican
party, upon the same theory, demsndl
that the people shall control. Zap
p,aase-l We do not wish TO lapse int
the condition Of old and effcse mon
arches, where the monarch command
and the people obey. With us the PEG
pie are the monarchs who issue orders
and the people are 10 be obeyed. Jap
planss. The people OF this countr,
J have no generals 20 follow. They hay'
no commanding officers they command
themselves lappiausel. and lei me "a,
! that, a. in the past, - uill Il be IN th,
future. and IL there are those who elsiz
TO belong to ~ whe are unwilling
20 70 along With us. they will b
found standing upoo the usysid
whsn tbs pFocession has passed By
Applause. Fellow citix1ns, have al
nost betrayed myself into speaking be
yond an acknowledgment of your kind
, nss in this eresting by shs citizens .
Bangor. ! again return thanks 10 th
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