Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-09-09


lettes upon his shoulders, and sword in hand
talking about the dignity of the American
people, and the prerogatives Of the State
Department, and he was going TO have that
man released if it took the whole army Of
the United States! Why. poor Mexico
would not be a mouthful for US before break
fast. Uaughter.) l hope and pray for an
administration that will not only see to. it
that Mexico does not intrude upon the rights
of single American citizen, but also that
John Bull shall mind hi. own business.
never expect this to be done by the Demo
cratic party it is too big thing for them to
handle. daughter and applause.)
In this State you have the local question
Of prohibition. Now. propose to discuss
that question from q temperance standpoint,
wholly. have RICH, to. The mos, radical
temperance man cannot preach more tenn
perance than practice and have ever prac-
ticed. As to prohibition. the temperance
people are indebted to the Republican party
for oil the temperance legislation that has
been accomplished. l, has been the Repub-
lican party that has passed the temperance
laws, and has been amending those laws in
the interest of temperance for nearly twenty
years, and i, is proposed to-day to advance
that cause BY putting it into the hands ofthe
party that has Away. been opposed TO ii;
that has always been its most hitter enemy.
The Democratic party claims to be the
champion of the aborng man. but upon
what do they base their claims The Re-
publican part, has done more for the labor
ing men Of this country than sli The other
parties that have been in existence IN the
nation. claim to be friend Of the ahoring
man from the fact that that is the way | my
self get nv living. | am one II those fellows
who had luck enough TO he born poor. |
have known what it is to work hard at ten
dollars month. 1t has been SAID tina, III.
rich are growing richer and the poor poorer ;
you have heard that stated thousands OF
timer, but that is not true. |, il not true
that the working people Of The country are
years ago. You can buy more now for $40
than We could then With that sum there /.
hardly an article used in families to-i-, that
is not sold cheaper Bu, when VT we're
working for $40 month We did no, -.
over one third Of what We DO nov We got
along with less. We did not use 50 mach
existence You could not consume a. food
things that had not been produced, OF use
article. tia, had not been invented II !.
claimed that the invention Of machinery has
taken AWav the employment Of l.hor. hui
the invention that saves the drudsery of
human toll j. blessing TO the human race.
II releases man from The drudge, ami ;arns
hi, labor. 10 other chsnnei. He begin. to
plan something to invent something which
could never have been in,-u,s! hal Il not
been for the machinery tia, release Aln
from hi. work and gave him the opportunity
TO invent
Now m, friends, you have IL. old u.',ir
on your hands l1i> IA. th.f ial h.s- Tag
for twenty-five OF thirty y'~r, tn MAN,
You have the same job la do 'ha; ,"a .,'e
had and done 20 vel - msnl tunes. 49,
!ieye YOU are going 10 do II, ami 10 = m "a.
handsomely than YOU have -,cr Be .t go
the past ten wears. lou van % BID, the
Democratic party IN Man. 20 deep ih.' II
vii stay buried, and then ,ou want 20 nut
this htlie Thir! Party infant b, 1T, .i-
where i, brlongs. I, 3. a member OF tie
same family.
The speaker closed by paving h.nd.ou~
triblte If praise I, .hr Name dc,rs CATION IA
Congress