Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-08-10
Public Speaking.

appointments for republican speakers.
There will be few speeches this week,
more next week, and increasing in num-
Der as the election approaches. Senator
Hale and Congressman Dingley will speak
at Damariscotta next Thursday. Mr..
Blaine's appointments take a wide range,
including one at Sebago on the oath, and
one at Houlton on the 3lst. Mr.. Milliken
will speak at Skowhegan on the 18th.
We shall soon publish other lists,
enough to cover all the most important
points in the State. The republican speak
ers who will be upon the stump will COM
bine as much talent and character as was
ever witnessed in any campaign in the
State Mr.. Gibson and Mr. Horn, whose
names appear in the list published to-day
are eloquent speakers, whose voices have
been raised in other campaigns in our
State with great power and effect. Other
distinguished men and speakers from
abroad will lend their assistance during
the campaign, all of whom will be an
nounced in due season. Mr.. Blaine will
speak every secular day from the date of
his first speech until the close of the cam
paign, giving the same attention and work
to the campaign as has been customary
with him in other years.
At all the republican meetings this year
there will be enough to interest and in
struct those who attend them. The cam
paign will be warm, on the republican
side at least. By the introduction OF the
biennial election system we have no 'ofl
years" AT every election there are mem
bers of Congress to choose. This veal
the election of United States Senator i:
pending. National issues come fully to
the front, They have special prominence
also this year from the fact that the demo
cratic party has been in power the last
seventeen months, the first time that j
has had control of the national govern
ment since James Buchanan left the
Presidential chair and the manner il
which it has conducted it's stewardship i:
t. be considered and discussed 1t is evi
dent from the remarks of papers in othe
States that the result of the Maine cleo
ton will be regarded with great interes
abroad as well as at home. 1t will bt
one of the first States to utter it:
voice in regard to President Cleveland!
administration, aud the character of tn,
fits decisions at the ballot-box great weigh
in the country at large. These and othe
considerations which might be urget
render it of the first importance that oul
public meetings be well attended.
1t must be remembered that the worl
to be done this year must depend upol
voluntary offerings, upon general supper
and interest rather than upon the labo
and sacrifices of few. We have n,
office holders as the opposition have, bu
we have, we trust, what is better, al
earnest, enthusiastic, vigorous, untet
party to depend upon, the members o
which will gladly share the work an,
responsibility of the campaign. We al
stand upon the same platform, each havin!
The same opportunity to serve the common
cause and aspire to the honors which fol
low success.
Now let us give a long pull and
strong pull all together, and give Bodwel
and the whole ticket an old-fashioned
rousing republican majority at the poll
on the 18th of September.