Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-09-03
THE MAINE CAMPAIGN.
BLAINE DELIVERS ANOTHER POWER
Full POLITICAL ADDRESS.
The Issue of Protection Closely Drawn
Why the Prohibitionists are in Fault
Blaine Makes "a Personal Expla-
nation - The Fisheries Dispute.

place the second meeting of the series for
which he is announced, in company with
Congressman Reed and Hon. William
Gibson. He arrived soon after 2:30 and
was greeted upon the depot platform by
three cheers from the large number of
gathered visitors. They were driven to
the grove where the meeting was to be
held and where perhaps 5000 people were
assembled. The number of vehicles stand
ing near by indicating that many of the
audience were from the surrounding
country. Among those present We're
residents of New Hampshire who had
come in on special train accompanied by
several bands. Congressman Reed was
the first speaker. He reviewed the claims
made by the Democratic speakers under a
Republican administration and contrasted
those claims with what has been done
since the new administration came into
office. lie said that we used to be told there
were one hundred thousand Office
holders all of them wicked Now, of
course. those men can't be left there.
Everyone was to have been turned out
that was the programme. But what Il
tribute to the goodness of the Republican
officersholders that so many of them have
to be kept, 1t is very remarkable consider
ing what was said that more of them have
while Democratic, passed a resolution di-
recting the Republican secretary of the
treasury to pay the national debt. The
Republican secretary always had perfect
discretion to do as he pleased to accumu-
late the money, to pay the debt whenever
he saw lit 10 do 50 and yet the moment
the Democratic secretary come into
power the Democratic party in the
House demanded that discretion which
has always been repoSed in the Republi.
SbolllI la t.,l-
the Democratic secretary. This is not an
argument or an assertion of mine ii is a
fact that nobody can dispute or gainsay
1t is the opinion of "a Democratic House
about Democratic official and the pock-
citing of that bill by the president is the
opinion of the administration about the
House. Great laughter For my part |
think they are both right Mr.. Reed spoke
of the Increase in the appropriation bills
under the Democratic management and
OF the neglect of that party regarding the
navy and Notifications, Upon resuming
his seat he was literally applauded.
hon. j. u. Blaine was then iutro' uced,
and was received with great enthusiasm
He said there Is nothing so practical as
an election. We indulge ourselves in "A
great many theories during campaign.
and we nave as many individual opinions
as we have individual heads, bat when we
reach election day 1t always HAPPENS that
we are compelled to choose between two
lHIISS BlC~tHlctl IL every RldD COulU
vote just rs he pleased it would he idle to
attempt government of maiorities, and
II Is therefore necessary in the conduct of
popular government that voters are
compelled to choose which side they will
take upon well defined issue
think | am justified in saying
that IN this large audience there
is not d man who does not know
that on the second Monday of September
either Mr. Edwards or Mr.. Bodwell will
laDf sI..-a
Democratic party or the Republican party
Will triumph address myself therefore
for moment to two classes of persons in
the district and in the State Who propose
10 throw away their votes on that direct
issue. We have in the first place a class
OF men who after having remained in the
Republican party until it had enacted 30
different varieties of prohibition acts and
embodied prohibition in the constitution
OF the state propose now to put every
thing at hazard by so voting that
the administration OF all those acts
shall be handed over to the men who
have constantly opposed them. | met a
very Jealous -Prohibitonist as was com
ing from my home and put this question
to him, whether with the issue brought
down as it necessarily is to Bodwell and
Edwards it would not be wise for him to
vote for that one of those two men who
most personated and represented that
issue well, he said, prohibition is
III lHt CONSTITUTION now ana we can do as
we please, they can't get it out" ven
tured to correct him on a popular fallacy
which think lies in the minds of many
people that merely getting in the consti-
tuition don't execute IL law. Suppose you
put in power Democratic administration
throughout and they simply repeal
the prohlbitoly laws of this State. What
good will the article in your constitution
DO If there is no penalty prescribed
There Is nothing done and | desire to
assure my prohibition friend if he thinks
ne can take vacation on that subject be
cause 1t is in the constitution of the State
he Is laDorlng under a tremendous error |
do not know anything greater in the shape
OF inconsistency OF ingratltude than that
having asked the Republican party, and
the republican party having responded
IN thirty different instances in its Legis-
lature, and finally in an amendment to
to the constitution, no sooner is
that legislation complete than to
certain gentlemen say we propose to have
an independent prohibitory law and we
intend to be your governor and we pro-
pose to have an independent prohibitory
member OF Congress. Is there any man
IN this assemblage or in any other that
can he called together on the soil of Maine
In this year 1856, who has been honestly
for prohibition that desires to rise in any
assemblage and say that that is a
wise course of action Is there any
gentleman here that is willing
TAKE the responsibility of saying that in /
his judgment that promotes the cause of
prohibition in Maine Or is there any
gentlemen,if put it.only ON the ground OF /
state pride, in the first congressional dis .
trlct OF tins state that is willing to strike /
down the brilliant leader of The House
who now represents this district. Great
applause
Then we nave another diversion for
labor party. Is there any member of "A
labor organization here or elsewhere IN |
Maine that is willing to say that the /
cause OF LABOR Is to he promoted by
sending Mr.. Clifford to Congress
instead of Mr.. Reed or the election of Mr.
Edwards as governor instead of Mr.. Bod. .
welly Are yon willing gentlemen either of /
the Prohibition party or of the labor party
10 throw your votes away Are you will |
ing in contest that involves great princi- /
pies to play the part of neutral and allow .
the Maine fight to go on between the Re
publican and Democratic party, armies .
that stand over against each other divided
by distinctly announced and everywhere
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