Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-09-02
GARDINER AWAKE.
Address of Hon. R. G.. Horr
of Michigan.
Republicans Numerous and Enthusiastic
for Bodwell.
Especial to the Kennebec Journal !

Especial to the Kennebec Journal !
GARDINER, Sept. /.
1he uardlner republicans were out in no
uncertain force and packed johnson Hall
tnls evening TO hear Hon. r. G. Horr of
Michigan, and the meeting has been an ex.
ceedlngly satisfactory and encouraging one.
In the afternoon handsome new flag. bear
ing the name of j. R. Bodweli for Governor
was liberated to the breeze in front of the
Evans House, and republicans entered the
mali win enthusiasm and prepared to listen
TO an excellent speech on the political issues
OF the day and they were not disappointed.
Geo. w. Heselton, Esq called the meeting
to order and the Gardiner Band furnished
very superior music. Mr.. Edwin Z. Lewis
was made chairman, and after brief remarks
introduced the orator of the evening. Hon. K.
U. Horr of Michigan. Mr.. Horr spoke for
two hours, and not only gave his audience
some valuable political information and in
struction, but also pleased and entertained.
his words were impressive, but he did not
fail to tell good story. Applause was given
~ithout limit. AT the mention of Hon. j. G.
Blaine hearty cheers were given.
Upon opening Mr.. Horr said he proposed
TO post his audience on what the democratic
party SAID they would do on coming into
power, what they hadn't done, how they had
panned out. The democrats had stood aghast
d. 'he enormous SUN the republicans had
boarded up,yet at the present time there were
n ~.
the democrats took control. Our friends of
the opposite party were going TO bring bu.i-
ness and prosperity to the country Have
they done it! They said in their platform
that soldiers would be their fret choice for
the offices. Now look at the large number
OF cases where crippled veterans have been
ordered out to make way for democratic
partlsans or ex-confederate soldiers
The speaker exposed the gross
uncharitableness of the President for the SOL
der In vetoing the private pension bills, ask
ing the democratic soldier if he was proud of
Mr.. Clevelands course. But they told us,
he continued, that they would make us proud
OF the American eagle. How about the fish
cry question! Wasn't it remarkable how
MIR. Bayard toed the mark when Great Brit
ain drove our fishermen out of her waters?
Yet when Editor Cutting was imprisoned bv
Mexico. that puny little nation, how the sec
retary strutted about. What | want is an
administration so decided as to say to John
Bull when trespassing upon our rights,
'hands off, and she will assuredly keep at a
safe distance. Mr.. Horr spoke with effect on
State issues. first discussing the prohibition
question. All the legislation favorng tenn
perance, ever enacted in Maine, came from
the republicans, yet here are the third party
men fighting for dear life to help the demo-
cratic party into power, the sworn enemies
of prohibition. Is this consistency? Let the
democrats be given control of the State
through the efforts of the third party and the
cause of temperance is set back twenty years.
The labo- question was ably handled bv the
speaker. who showed conclusively that bv
maintaining protection the republicans had
bettered the condition of the laboring man,
while the democratic party by advocating
free trade had endeavored to bring American
labor down to a level with the pauper labor
of the old world. The speaker held that the
workingman is better off than ever before
and did not believe the rich were growing
wealthier and the poor poorer. He was de-
cidedlv pronounced against tie men who go
about the country misleading workngmen on
the labor question.
The eloquent close of the address was
vigorously applauded.