Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-12-14
An OXFORD corN1Y BOY.
AND wHAT ur THINKS oT us NATIVE
srArT.

Hoo. John n Lo1g. ~ Massiclussit'
= one o. The OSi1fi Coga'y boys ~h'
has rissn % fame. The seniL ES-G3v-
srnof. a. cur readers already knos i .
native o. Baekfsld. In ihis Couniy. AID
he does not forget the associations q h.s
Old home. snd ihe GOD o.l safe %
Mains. a. MI BE- sea BY ihe fo.iosils
extract Of report of The recent mesiing
Of The P,as Tree state Clab. Ia Bosioa.
q Which be i The presisni
Ex-Governor Long co ri.ing o. heg.u
TIE posipraniiN exercises. VA greeted
with avery torrcnt 90 applAlse. H. ssii
Ceutiemsu % tae Plue Tree state Cil'
We mesi TO GAY In honor 10 thc State ~
Maine. whose sons w are Applause n
Thls distinguished gAiher.u- 90 aer sons
l. The nost s.cqlrut sprech taat cAn De-
made o. her tf.oute. A. I sce you gath
errd hers. y0u vao rrprv-crt - mAuy o.
ths vAlks OF ne. sho preach To- our
churches. yoa .if any thsre BEL weo pray
Ilaughter yol sho a. distinguished iu
oar conft.. vh1 ar leading merchants
ant msrgfsctnrcrs. I car vel understand
how IL hspqsrs Tat the STATE 20 Maine
exercises such a. itflcuce iu ta.s COM
monssa,ta. AT srrfs hsr ch.'irrn here
% di-charrs her grelt fluctlnr~ sni 60
on mosi % it. Cfcc. Laughter anf
applsass I o1glt o. thsnS y1l sui I
csrtalulv 90 - from = Gan heart. fr.i ~
al for M very great a0nrr Ynl have
done ne lu mAkiug ne yolr pres.
dent m every pulse 10 my heart. ! am.
A. l. each ~ you. a i1yal sou 20 MaIne. /
iOok bach % ii. A. Yo1 So. A. TIE tfavel-
er recalls the blush o. The cafiy dawn
Which rose 90 TIE beginning of his oar.
nsy. To ne 70 - 10 slnr.se state /
never can forget an yol eau never forget
that I Wa born in onc % - nesting W
lsges. that ny o1yhood wAs spent t1erc.
.nd that I was talght iu Doe of - CON
non schools. suf hat had hat irtstimA.
BE prize % association sith - temocra.
cy. The people Who have an always have
bad that singular proficiency in eyrfy-
thlng that relates % American NE. We
are coautry boys herr tonight Applause
xnd laughter AT cries % good Ia An
ericAn lie Ani society, I believe tnat there
"a 10 such sducatlon A. that which comes
non = c0untry bows contact Win oihers,
whether In school or anywhere eise To- the
world. with The socltl democracy such
a. you ant I remember ln the variols
e0untle. ant towns % Maine. = democracy
which absolutely met The li-a ~ popl-
Jar g0verument, sniirely free IRON any
thing Ike class OF caste. Nov. when you
had such q democracy A. that. the elements
Of the common school education. The IN
restricted and unlicensed freedom OF rc-
ngion snt % popular discussion that used
20 take place 10 TIE schools. tae common
kn0sledge % men and thinx-, The splen-
dld. ingralned Inheritance % Engl.sh con-
mon As, ripenei into TIE very habits, aud
syst.m an conversation o. The people
the entire absence 10 my day, on the one
hand. OF snything Ike arrogance OF wealth,
and. ou The other hand. OF anything Ike
The deprivatiOns % extreme poverty TIE
unconscious unressrvet intercourse
which made the lAoorer The free Ant easy
dispuiAnt, ant sometimes the corqlerOr
OF The employer In Argumeut Adj All OF
these elements and you have What se r.
member. an atmosphere such a. 40 me.
tropolls. no college ever hal h0mely
familiarity with The pablo MAD, not Arti.
nclAl. not assumed, Bat q part Of chArac
ter. ntting men Tor The proper fllfilmeui
Of duties ln private OF ploiic life. The
fruits OF such a system you have seen In
The elements which the State % Malns
has sent into The busy avenues % our "a.
tiona lifs. 10 jssi such a company A. thl'
With representatives OF The foremost In.
dustries OF this great snd distinguished
common wealth. you see it In the spirit,
enterprise and growth which those eie-
nents have given 10 The progress OF TIE
whole country.
The speaker thus proceeded 20 eulOgiEe
his native State FOR Der noble qualities and
her splendid products Of men, and read =
hamoroas poem that had been written By
bis father In istl.
Ek-Gov. C0nnOr. OF Maine. on being In
trodaced Was received with great applause
followed By three cheers. lie said That
distinguished philosopher. Uncle Remus,
tells Ne that "There Is trioalAtiou waiting
'rosod The corner FOR as AL laughter I.
and the innocent sometimes gets over
TOOK. = and that saying applies with special
force Just now. Think OF the eompliment
which vAs once paid % a. By q sons time
senator from New YOrk. who said that al
Maine men were born orators This BOs-
ton Club Il now q recognized Institution
throughout the country. We Maine peo-
PIE are Justly proud ola great many things
bat Of nothing are We prOnder than Of ne
sons she has sent forth 10 seek their for
tunes In other States AMI eoantriss. aud,
generally % make them IL Il sometimes
said thar Maine Is . good State 20 20
from think u Il In the very best sense
OF the word That man who has had n
traiuinx In Maine. Who has Known A Maine
munity. goes forth Vel armed for ne bat