The Republican journal., 1886-10-28
Letter from Boston.

Letter from Boston.
THE POLITICAL CAMPAIGN. REPUBLICAN AND
DEMOCRATIC MASS MEETINGS. THE MUG
wUMPs. ENTHUSIASM FOR BLAINE, ETC.
Correspondence of the Journal
Boston, Oct. %, 1866. The political cam
paign in Massachusetts, which will close with
the election on the second Tuesday of Novem-
Der, is fully under way. Most of the important
nominations have been made, and both parties
have duly "ratted' and are now appealing to
the people for their votes. The first ratification
meeting was held by the Republicans last week
in Music Hall; the other by the Democrats in
fremont Temple few evenings later. Con-
gresham Reed, of Portland, addressed the
Republicans and Hon. VIM. II. Clifford, who
ran against Reed for Congress, spoke at the
Democratic meeting Reed made a capital
speech, as usual. AS Maine Republican |
was proud of him. Gov. Robinson, an excel
lent speaker and man of fine presence, pre-
sided. Speeches were also made by Senator
Dawes, EX-Gov. Long, Gen. Swift and others.
Al the Democratic gathering, which also was
large, EX-Goy. Castor, DIR. William Everett,
Gen. Collins and Mr.. Clifford, of Portland,
Were the principal speakers Mr.. Clifford was
not fortunate. His speech was too long and
his audience became very impatient and rest
less before its close. DR.. Everett represented
the Mugwumps and attempted to justify their
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party was not good enough for them. 1t
claims too much on account Of its record. The
young men, he said, did not care a tig what the
record of party was few years ago, And
then it had not always treated its leaders well,
referring to the cases of Motley, sumner
SchurZ and even Grant. He did not explain
why he had not left the Republican party sew
eral years earlier on that account Probably it
did not occur to him until after the nomination
of Blaine,
Senator Hawley, of Connecticut, in a speech
here this afternoon before 4 Republican club
said:
l am very proud, as we all are, of belonging
to the Republican party; and we love to boast
of its record. We do not all do it eloqucntly
and ably; and it is an old story. 1t is getting
Ten Commandments. or the sermon on the
mount or the story of the Revolutionary War:
but the people will continue to rehearse it and
the Democratic party will continue to dislike
it. Applause. 1t is impossible that such a
party should ever conclude its mission, abso-
lutey impossible. because it is founded upon
glorious and eternal principles. The party has
| accumulated such a wealth of tradition, such
glorious memories of what it has done and at
| tempted; it has such recollection of that sub
lime uprising Of great people in hehaif of
freedom,-that it cannot be silent, and it cam
not di>band. [Great applause Ii i part
Of and is the progress of the world. 1t carries
the ark Of the covenant. 1t has the instinct of
the future; and it is bound, under whatever
changes of compass or sail, to govern this great
| republic. Great applause.
1t was amusing to see the audience at the
fremont Temple meeting applaud at the men
ton of the name of the great war Governor of
Massachusetts, the deceased father of the pres
ent candidate. Gov Andrew in his lifetime
did not receive such compliments from his OPP
ponents. EX-Collector Beard said in speech
lately:
| | voted for John \. Andrew fer governor
of Massachusetts at time when it was not As
easy matter for business man to be a repub-
| lican as it is now. He was regarded as a
radical and Il dangerous man. Who voted for
| him: The great middle class, the Workingmen,
| the mechanics, the men in middling circum-
| stances. Who was opposed to him: The
| ari>tocratS and slums of Boston. The liquor
saloons of Boston opposed John A. Andrew
| for governor, and the mugwumps of that day
! opposed him. To-day the liquor saloons of
| Boston, the Uppcr-ten saloons with aristocratic
| owners, called ''clubs," support John f. An
drew for governor. The same class that sup
| ported John \. Andrew for governor i, COM
| posed of the men who, next week. are going
| to vote against John +. Andrew for governor.
1t looks as If the Mugwumps hal gone into
the Democratic camp to stay. Evidently the
Republican party is not virtuous enough for
them. Let them depart i'll peace. 1t will make
no difference a thousand years hence. and very
little on the second of November.
| At the mention Of Blaine's name at the
Music Hall meeting there was tremendous ap-
| plause. Although Massachusetts is the strong
hold Of Mugwumpism, and there are timil
Republicans who fear the opposition Which hi>
denomination might create, it is evident that
the great mass Of the Republican party want
Blaine again. They will be satisfied with no.
| body else. The demand is for lire candidate
who will make lire President. The worse
than do-nothing policy of the present admins
tration, and especially Of the State department
in reference to the fishery question. has in
creased and intensified this desire. Massachu-
sets may or may not send Blaine delegates to
the next National Convention, because dele
gates do not always represent their consttu-
| ents. and are sometimes chosen by the mama
gers rather than by the people; but it seems as
if nearly every Republican you meet wanted
Blaine first, last and all the time. The fact
that so many of the opposition paper, are
relentlessly pursuing him, punching him with
sharp sticks, SO to speak, on every possible
OCCASION does not alter the preference of these
Republicans and does show that his enemies
regard him as the most formidable candidate
that can be set up against their own.
| Let us have Blaine. +.