The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-09-23
Hon. I. @. Libby Congratulated.

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HE is sERENADED BY CITIZENS OF THE TOWNS
IN HIS REPRESENTATIVE CLASS. SPEECHES
BY MEsSRS. LIBBY, MURRAY, LEONARD AND
HATCH. MUSIC BY THE UNITY CORNET BAND
AND GOOD TIME GENERALLY.
Hon. l. c. Libby, Representative-elect, was
given rousing serenade at his residence in
Burnham Saturday evening Sept. 18th under
the direction of Mr.. John Clifford. About I
O'Clock some four or five hundred of the lead
ing citizens of Durham, Troy and Unity as
sembled in front Of Charles Sherman'S store
and were formed in line by Mr.. Clifford, and
headed by the Unity cornet band and tlanked
on either side by an immense throng of ladies
marched up in front of Mr.. Libby's residence,
when the band Immediately struck up playing.
When the music ceased Mr. Clifford proposed
three cheers for Mr.. Libby, our Representatives
elect, and they were given with vim which
made the welkin ring. The band then played
another piece, when Mr.. Libby came forward
and was introduced to the assembly by Mr.
Clifford. He was greeted with prolonged
cheers, and was then called on for remarks.
He responded in a fifteen minutes speech of
which we give synopsis as follows:
FELLOW CITIZENS: | hardly know how to
express my gratitude for this friendly call
from you. my friends, on SO humble citizen
as myself and which is unprecedented as far as
our town of Burnham goes. 1t is very salts
factory to realize that my election is due TO
both political parties. ! having received nearly
half as many Democratic votes as Republican.
This idea endears you to me by the strongest
ties of friendship: you who have known me
all my life. having lived in Troy since lad
of nine years of age and i'll Burnham the last
eleven years. You voted for no stranger. My
faults and virtues are well known to you. |
have mingled i'll business with those who gave
me their sutfrages. Having been raised by
poor but honorable parents l know low to
sympathize with poor people. ] know the
effort of earning dollars worth of flour and
of paying debts Early in life | had a bitter
lesson that made temperance man of me,
which principle have always advocated. |
have vet to learn the taste OF alcoholic liquors.
You, of the Republican aid Democratic party,
chose me to represent you i'll the legislature
two years age, which duty performed to the
best of my ability. Iii that House We're thirty
five Democrats, with many of whom | formed
very friendly relations. My record there am
willing to discuss. | did all 1 could against
the saw-Clust bill, so-caled, measure against
all the mill owners, large and small, on the
Kennebec river and its tributaries and which
was pushed by the large ice corporations. |
voted against the Doctors bill. This bill was to
prohibit all persons from practicng medicine
unless educated and having il diploma. told
them some of my neighbor> We're sprituaists
and if they wished toI wanted them to have the
privilege of employing any physician they
| choose. This bill was defeated. | voted for the
ten hour law. which passed the House by a
large majority but was defeated in the Senate.
l introduced bill on Railroad tariff which
failed to carry through but which was referred
to the next Legislature, and later received pub
lie promises from the Maine Central Railroad
Co. to correct the abuses. | voted for the En-
pertinent Station, an enactment petitioEed for
by the farmers all over the State. | lent my
support to appropriate a liberal sum of money
for the use of our worthy and time honored
soldiers to en- Joy themselves in Portland. My
record stands in that Legislature always against
mon0polies and i'll favor of the working class
eS Now is | am TO represent you this coming
session | give you my word that | will look at
ter all of your interests without regard to par
ty, as our necessities are all mutual. and cor
daily invite you all to call on me at Augusta
and visit the State Capital and look over your
property, as we all own it. The last of the
sion is the most interesting time TO spend Il few
days there as we frequently have some lively
debates, an instance of which will relate. At
one time while discussing the establishing of
the Experiment Station two lawyers were dc
batting one for and one against The first
claimed that his Judgment was superior in agri-
cultural matters as he owned Il farm. In an
Swer the other said in loud tones that he had
had experience in farming, having been raised
and worked on his fathers farm until he was
of age. said he literally, Il grew up between
two corn rows" "A pumpkin, by thunder"
shouted his opponent, which silenccd him amid
| roars of laughter. Now friends, thanking you
again for this kind token Of your regards wei
come you to my home where YOU will ever find
the latch string on the outside.
Mr.. Libby closed his remarks amid deafening
cheers After music by the band there We're
calls for Mr.. \. +. Murray, and he was intro
duced by the chairman and spoke As follows:
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: We meet here to-
night for Il sort of jollifcation. Now jotca-
ton simply means "A loud demonstration of Joy.
W ny should VI he joyous: is it that one man
Is eectcti over another: No. not this wholly.
1t is and should be the triumph of the princi-
pies that the different men represent If two
men representing the same principles are up
for office then We choose between the men. but
on the contrary if two men are up for office
and they represent different principles, then
we choose the man that will carry out our way
of thinking. The principles that divide the
two great political parties to-day is the
tdIt. We as Republicans believe in pro-
tCcting all our varied industries by Il reaS-
enable tariff whether it supports the gov
eminent or not, while the leaders of the
Democratic party believe in putting on Just
tariff enough to support the government with
out any regard to protecting the industry to
which the class of goods belongs that is being
imported. Now, then, we as protectionsts are
joyful that we have elected il man who when
he gets to Augusta will vote for Il L. ). Senator
whose vote in the Senate will be first. last and
every time for protection. believe that seven
eighths of the people of Maine would be for
protection II they properly understood it in
all its workings. Mr.. Blaine made the state
ment at Unity that the accommodations Of
the United States according to the census of
1860 in real and personal property. not incluc-
ing slaves was ST. 900 900 and that in 1850
it was S46.0O0,0 100000 an increase of almost
400 per cent. in 20 years, and that the main
policy of the government of the former period
of more than 100 years was free trade and the
steady policy of the government for the last
period OF 20 years under Republican rule was
protection"
Now, gentlemen, take the statement of history
and fact, and analyZe it and see if there is any
encouragement for Il free trader.
In looking over the election returns Of our
county of Waldo we see that A. j. Billings
who has always been valiant in the fight for
temperance has been defeated by a small
majority for senator, which we very much re-
greet Also that Il. w. Rogers, who has 50 per-
siStenGy and CALAMITY prosecuted the rum
sellers of the county has suffered defeat. |
have no doubt it was through the rum interest
that he was defeated, for it would be cheaper
to get him out of office than to make a Pilgrim
age to Boston OF have business in New York
during court week.
Appropriate remarks We're also made by
Hon. Orrn Learned, A. =. Hatch and Others
intcrspcr>ed with music by the band. supper
was then announced and all that could be
crowded into the house were provided with Il
bountiful repast while those Oh the outside We're
treated to Il liberal supply of fruit. The com
pany broke up at about 10 p. NJ. well satisfied
with their evenings joiiication, and also with
the hospitality rendered them by Hon. |. c.
Libby. 1t is estimated that fully five hundred
people were present.
Death of Charles TreadWell.
Mr.. Treadwell died ut the residence of his
daughter Mrs St0cklam. in philalcluhin on the