Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-09-08
HON. WIN. Cumback,s speech.

| regard it as an honor that the republican
party of the State of Maine has sent to Ind-
ana tor aid in this momentous campaign. We
appreciate and feel it obligatory upon us to
respond to all drafts from the old Pine Tree
State. Indiana has been regarded as a doubt
fui State, and in past years when in the midst
of the fercest political struggles your gifted
sons have come and with there logic and con-
vinciug eloquence helped us win in many a
contest. Among all your able sons whom
you have sent to our State James G. Blaine
lowered above them all, and more than once
his presence and peerless oratory has 81, en-
us an easy victory in October. Thus when
requested to come to Maine felt it my duty
to go and at least acknowledge our obliga-
tons to you. But the question of States, my
friends, is not so important today as it was
under the administration of James Buchanan
Then it was that the soveignty of the State
was above that of the general government
Then men were in the habit of Boosting about
this State or that State. Now, thanks to re-
publican supremacy, the constitution of the
United States is the guiding star, the old doc
trine of State rights is long since no more,
having disappeared with the going out of the
democratic party. Slavery aud State rights
fell IN company and tonight they sleep in the
same grave. In 1856 the party of State SOW
believe that it is the last one they ever will
elect. Under State ascendency the 10 per
cent bonds of the National government were
hawked about in the markets of the world at
discount of 10 per cent. Now i'll the days
of constitutional supremacy our three per
cent bonds command a premium Applause.
The speaker related the parable of the wise
man who built his house upon rock, and
said that the founders of this nation made the
constitution the government 1t was the
supreme law of the land. The democracy
shifted the ruling power Oft upon the unstable
lands of State rights. The winds blew and
the storm came. The edifce of the govern
ment was tottering. Lincoln and Hamlin
came in, the foundation was restored. the
States went back to their allegiance and the
government will stand as nation as long as
the republican party exists. This is the only
party that can sustain the government on its
present footing. Why? Because for the
last quarter of century the republican party
has been emptying all its worst elements into
the democratic party, while at the same time
the former has beea absorbing the best COM
ponents of the democracy. When the demo-
cratic party made slavery an issue thousands
of honest, true and conscientious men left it
and today are with the grand old party
which you and are proud to represent to-
night. Why they tell us that party that
has been SO long in power becomes corrupt
That is undoubtedly true so far as the demo-
cratic party is concerned. We have been a
long time in power and are corrupt so they
say, because we have stood by the interests
of the nation, freedom of our citizens, free
speech, an honest ballot and fair count, a
fostering policy towards American industries
and the perpetuation of this good government
of ours. They say, turn the rascals out, :"
forgetting that in 1860 the rascals were
turned out. The government under the re-
publican party has liquidated 500, 900 of
the national debt, paid pensions to the SOL
diers and maintained the credit of the nation
until the financial standing of no government
on the face of the earth is equal to ours, Is