Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-08-28
Two Large Republican Rallies Held
in Lewiston on Friday.
Addresses Delivered by Hon. ].
u. Blaine and Hon. william
Gibson OF Ohio.
Congressman Reed and Senator
Frye Address Large Audience
at Richmond.
LEWISTON, Aug. 81.

Euk.
Inc republican campaign meetings in this
city today were very largely attended, each
numbering about 5000 people, Mr.. Blaine
did not arrive from Poland Springs to partic.
ipate in the afternoon meeting till 80
O'Clock, but the audience in the meantime
gave close attention to the remarks of Gan.
Gibson and to Congressman Dingey, who
presided. Previous to and during the after
noon meeting printed circular was distrib.
uted among the audience by some of the
third party people and copies of the same
were also thrown upon the speakers stand.
The circular was entitled, "Mr. Blaine de-
fines his position" and was as follows:
'Mr Blaine in his speech at North Ber-
Wick declares himself III favor of government
liquor taxation and a distribution of the lq-
uor revenue among the States. Would not
this result in fastening the liquor traffic upon
the republic? How as republican pro-
hibtionist can he advocate such a doctrine
Since the government taxation of the traffic
recognizes the sale of liquor and demands
compensation for the privilege of the manu-
facture and sale. does not Mr.. Blaine place
himself in the light of an open advocate of a
national license law?"
Gen. GIbsOn's Remarks.
Gen Gibson said in opening his remarks
that some people wonder what interest men
fl ON Ohio have in the Maine election that
they should come and participate in it. am
from Ohio, he said, but am also an Ameri-
can citizen and | come here in the interest of
what believe to be right, and that is to urge
you to send to Congress every member of
your present congressional delegation and
also to elect legislature that will return to
the Senate the Hon. Eugene Hale. 1t is
necessary that these men should be returned
because of their influence; that these men
should be returned because Of their influence
in keeping the protective tariff upon the stat.
ute books. Referring to the action of the
democratic party and the present administra-
ton, he passed in review of the efforts made
to pass the Morrison bill, and then discussed
the action of the secretary of the treasury in
keeping the money in the treasury instead of
paying the bonds. Reference was also made
to the condition in which the democratic
party left the nation at the close of Buchan-
ans administration, without a dollar in the
treasury, without any credit and with large
amount of arms and ammunition stored
in southern arsenals for the advantage of
southern democrats when they should rise up
against the government. When the republi-
can party came into power, he said, it breath
ed upon the dead carcass of living credit
aud it became alive.
They took a rag and called it money and
the people accepted it and have since seen it
made as good as gold. | want to weigh a
party as you would men by what they have
accomplished. When the war broke upon
a.. k.l,
the nations of the world in point of credit
and sixth in point of wealth. When Grover
Cleveland took possession we were the most
prosperous nation in the world and our credit
was above par. He then spoke to the Young
men present and urged them to rally to the
support of the party which took the most
pride in its history.
When Mr.. Blaine made his appearance up
on the grounds General Gibson closed his
remarks and called for three cheers for Mr..
Blaine, which were given, and the applause con-
tinued till Mr.. Blaine mounted the stand and
was presented to the audience by Congressman
Dingley as a man who is sa well known that
he needs no introduction to any audience in
this country This was followed by re-
D6Wal VI dppldusS, dt tuS CiOse VI WDlCu VII.
Blaine said:
Mr.. Blaine's Speech.
Ordinarily two parties are enough in po-
litical contest, but some of our friends this
year want three. The third party thinks that
nothing in this world is needed except to keep
rum away from the people. The republican
party agrees that it Is very important to keep
rum away, but they also think 1t is important
to provide way. And they think the party
which sustains both prohibition and protec-
tion is wiser party than the third party,
which, in supporting prohibition, would
throw away protection.
The struggle in Maine which the republi-
can party has typifed from the day # its or
ganzstion to this hour, is the prohibition of
The liquor traffic and the upholding of pro-
tective tariff They have never veered or
wavered or varied from that program, and
they are not willing now at the bidding of
a third, or fourth, or a tenth party to give
up the great doctrine of protection which
has built up such manufacturing centres as
Auburn and Lewiston, and has sent unnum-
bered blessings upon the workingmen of the
United States.
| therefore am going to say a word about
prote ction; but before doing it want to
prohibitorg question, for l am accused and
personally accused of being willing to favor
a national license because / am not willing
TO take the tax off whiskey. Now my judg-
ment is that the heavier You tax whiskey the
better for the country and if you tax it clear
out of existence the better for all of US. Now
because said l would tax whiskey as long
the national government needed the money,
and when they didn't need it. l would have
them tax it if there was any left to tax and to
give the money to the State; say so now.
l would keep taxing it as long as there was a
gallon afloat. [Applause.l If it would
bring one dollar, would put one dollar on
it. If it would bring two dollars would put
two dollars on it, and would put everything
on it that would make it high to persons who
want to consume il.
would make it scarce by taxation. If
that is hostile to the cause of temperance,
then know what would favor the cause of
temperance. But ask the gentlemen who
are circulating little bits of paper, whether
they weuld instruct their representative, Hon.
N. Dingley, and their senator, Mr.. Frye. at
the next session of Congress, to remove the
tax on whiskey9 I think it had better be