The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-09-26
Mr.. Boutelle in Ohio

Congressman Boutelle addressed a large
Republican meeting at Piqua, Ohio, Wednes
day evening, and was received with much en-.
thusiasm. After brief allusion to the Repub-
lican victory in Maine he passed to discuss.
ion of the character and achievements of the
Republican candidate. "Beside the name OF
the foremost statesman of the age," said he
1--WE have placed the name Of the most distin-
guished citizen-soldier of the Republic. Oul
national ticket" he added, reminds ne of a
class Of gunboats on which served in the late
war; We called them 'double-enders,' because
they would sail or fight equally we'll either end
foremost. No more glorious ticket has ever
been presented to the American people than
that which bears the names of the next Presi'
dent and Vice President of the United
Stateg-James G. Blaine and John A. Logan
T prning to discussion of the issues of the
campaign he said:
But, fellow citizens, strange as it may seem
the Democratic party is again in the field and
again asks the people to turn the Republicans
ont of power and put the Democrats in. And
that brings us face to face with the question to
be decided by this campaign. There
are some side tickets put forward, it
derstands that the practical contest il
between the Republican and Democratic
parties, and that either a Republican OF
Democratic administration will direct the az
fairs OF our government for the next four
years. 1t is for the people to decide whether
it would be better for the country to restore
Democracy to the administrative power it last
held in 1860'61. 1t is for them to decide wheth.
or sound reasons are given for the change pro.
posed.
For myself, I have read with more thorough
ness than is conducive to mental improvement
the Democratic literature, platforms, letters.
editorials, in which their claims to preferment
are advanced, but fail entirely to find any
specific declaration of any particular thing
which they promise to do better than the Re.
publicans. There is great deal of loose and
general denuDciation of Republican manage
ment, corruption. fraud, incompetency, Sc.
but there is very little specification. The most
prominent and vociferous criticism for some
months past has been the complaint that one
of the shocking results of Republican ascen-
dancy for twenty-four years is the presence Of
an actual "surplus"in the United States Treas.
ury. Now can understand how repugnant
the idea of a surplus in public treasury must
be to the Democratic mind.
1t is contrary to Democratic tradition to per-
NIT surplus to remain in any treasury ma.
tional, State, county or municipal, in control
of that party. And if the chief object of this
most expeditions manner possible, l should
recommend voting the Democratic ticket.I For
il the Democracy cannot get rid of treasury
surplus with neatnesS and despatch I don't
know any party that can.
But when the Democratic party claims that
it can more safely and advantageously be en-
trusted with the management of our financial
affairs than the Republican, can think of no
better way to test the claim than TO turn back
to the record made by that party when it held
complete and undisputed control of the admin
istration of the government. We can only
judge of the worth of Democratic promises in
the future by the history of what they did
when they had the opportunity, and the fair
est judgment OF the character of future DEM
ocraGic administration is to be formed by as
certRining the character of the latest Demo-
cratic achievements.
He then rapidly reviewed the facts of the
last Democratic administration, showing how
bad our financial condition was under it and
in contrast with this portrayed the magnificent
progress of the nation under Republican con-
troll.
Discussing the question of protection he
said:
The workingmen of this country are too in.
telligent to be deceived, and they recognize
that their interests require the success of the
Republican party, which has made itself their
open champion against the starvation wages of
Europe. This year, indeed, thousands of nat
uralized citizens. especially among Irish
Americans, are shaking off the dictatorship OF
the British Free Trade Democracy, and assert
ing their independence under the banner of
Blaine and Logan. The nationality of adopt
ed citizens that gave to the New World the
heroism of a Montgomery, that gave to Wash
ington his great commissary-general, Ephraim
Blaine, that gave to the Union CAUSE the flash
ing sabre of Phil Kearney, and the splendid
ride of Sheridan to Winchester twenty miles
away" is mortgaged to no political party, but
they belong to the Republic and are interested
in its prosperity. And SO with our German
American fellow-citizens. whose love of liberty
has always led them to Republicanism, whose
intelligence teaches them that protection
means the difference between restitution and
hardship abroad, and the happiness and com.
fort of American homes, and who have con.
tributed so much to the development, prosper.
ity and grandeur of the great Republic.
After discussing briefly but earnestly the
question of free ballot and contrasting the
candidates of the two lea ding parties he closed
with an eloquent appeal to the Republicans o.
Ohio to labor for the election of the ticket,