The Portland daily press., 1888-08-24
BANGOR'S GREAT DAY.
An Enthusiastic Multitude Give Mr..
Blaine a Grand Reception.
Six Thousand People Hear His Speech
in Central Park.
Convincing Figures Expose Some Recent
PerVersiOn Of Facts,
And Show How America Has Benefited
by Protection.
Speeches by Hon. J. A. KassOn, Hon, G.
A. BOuteIle and Others.
Queen City Streets Illuminated by Many
TOrehbearing Companies.
Over One Thousand Men in the Pro-
ceSSien.
Queen City Streets Illuminated by Many
TOrehbearing Companies.
Over One Thousand Men in the Pro.
ceSSion.
Mr.. Blaine's Movements From Now
Until Election.
Especial TO the PREss.l


BANGOR, Aug 23.AThe Republicans of
Eastern Maine have been favored with a
perfect day for their demonstration. 1t has
been another such a day as Providence
which sends the sunshine as well as the rain
on the unjust as well as the just, t,-vouchsaf
to our Democratic brethren when theu picked
the bones Of the OK roasted up on the north
edge Of Elijah Smiths cornfeld. But fine
day isn't the only condition needful to make
great and successful political meeting; If it
were so the barbecue would have been Just
as big time as this has been today. But it
wasn't anywhere near so big, largely because
the Democrats relied upon beef instead of
brains as an attraction. The Democrats did
as well as they could, and when it was only
matter of parading big OK, they did as
well as the Republicans could have done
probably. But when it comes to bringing
out the big men they failed because they
didn't have them. They didn't have any
Hannibal Hamlin to sit ON the stand, and by
his very presence inspire the crowds with
enthusiastic pride in the great past Of great
party; they didn't have any James G. Blaine
to impress upon the minds Of great audience
his own just and reasonable confidence in the
approaching triumph of his party and prin-
ciples; and they didn't have the peers of the
younger men who today filed in the time not
occupied by the veterans.
Mr.. Blaine arrived about noon, accompa-
MED by his sons. Walker Blaine, and James
g. Blaine. Jr., his son-in-law, Col Coppin-
ger, DIR. Downs, and Hon. George b. Loring.
He was met by the members of the commit
tee on reception, Mayor Charles F. Bragg,
Hon. j. S. Wheelwright, Hon. Samuel F.
Humphrey and Hon. Lysander Strickland.
A large crowd were in and about the depot.
and thesLoyal League, splendid appearing
body, uniformed with tall white bear kins,
were drawn up, awaiting an escort to the
carriage which was to convey Mr.. Blaine to
the residence of Congressman Boutelle,
whose guest he is during his stay in the
city. The procession started out with cheers
for the Loyal League, and moved through
Sumner. Union and Main streets to Broad
way and Congressman Boutelle's home
There Mr.. Blaine remained until it was
time to 60 to the meeting In Central Park
where he was to speak. The meeting was
organized with Hon. Lewis Barker, presi-
dent and these vice presidents: Hon. John
Appleton, Hon. E. B. Nealley. Gen. Charles
Hamlin, Hon. ID. f. Davis, Hon. Silas G.
Hatch, Hon. Joab w. Palmer, Hon. Ezra C.
Brett COL David Bugbee. William Engel,
DIR. ID. A. Robinson, Henry A. Wood, B. B.
Thatcher, John l., Crosby, Charles v. Lord,
f. A. Wilson. j. G. Clark, Frank Gilman,
E. A. Buck, James Adams, James II. Bow
Ter.
Mr.. Blaine arrived at 2.30 O'Clock, his COM
ing being signifed by loud cheers and ap-
plause from the immense crowd gathered in
the square. 1t is estimated that the vast
concourse which so enthusiastically cheered
the Maine statesman contained from 5000 to
5000 people. The band played Hail to the
Chief" and as the music and cheers died
away, M. g. Trask, Esq. chairman of the
city committee, called the assembly to order
and introduced the permanent chairman
Mr.. Barker spoke for twenty minutes in a
forcible manner. He then introduced Mr.
Blaine as the "Grand Agamemnon of the
Republican forces, the shepherd of the peo-
pie, our own James G. Blaine" Mr.. Blaine
was given very cordial reception Of ap-
plause and cheers. His speech which fol-
lows was written and he evidently confined
himself closely to the manuscript which he
held in his hand. He was listened to intent
ly and, at various points, was roundly ap-
plauded, while at the close of the speech
there were hearty applause and cheers. A
slight hoarseness ON Mr.. Blaine's part was
noticeable during the latter part of his re-
marks and once he stopped for minute to
ask President Barker "Have you any troch-
esp" The speech was as follows:
Mr.. BIaIne's Speech.
Fellow Citizens I'm brief speech which
l made in the city of New York on the day
of my arrival from abroad, / remarked as
illustrating the superior condition of labor
ing men in the United States that the wage
workers in the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland did not have in the
savings banks of that country as large
sum to their credit as did the wage-workers
of the comparatively small State of Massa-
cousetts in the savings banks of that State.
A day or two afterwards, this ponderous
and most significant fact was violently con-
tradicted by many Democratic papers. They
one and all perverted my statement by i'm
putting to me the declaration that there was
d 1dIBcI dbBtCBdbO GUM " AhOACN III luc
savings banks of Massachusetts than there
was in the savings banks and postal banks
of the British Isles. AS l happened to know
quite as well as the gentlemen who con-
tradicted me, the exact figures in both cases,
was very careful in making my statement,
and / confined myself strictly to the amount
to the credit of the wage-w0rkers in Great
Britain and Ireland and the amount to the
credit of the wage-workers in Massachusetts,,
as will be shown by the report Of my speech
in the very papers that afterwards misauoted
it, 1t is really in that special feature Of the
deposits that the pith of the whole question
lies. Let me now give the figures for Great
Britain and Ireland and. In so doing, l will
use dollars instead of pounds so as to make
all comparisons the more quickly appre-
hended. and will give the British depositors
an advantage of three per cent, in reckoning
the nonnd as an equivalent to 1--WE dollars.
The total amount, at the close OF last year,
in both the savings and postal banks Of the
United Kingdom was, In round numbers,
five hundred and twenty millions Of dollars
(S520 600 OOOO but the whole of this sum was,
by no means, to the credit of the wage
workers of the Kingdom. Under the Eng
lish law. various other classes are permitted
to make deposits both in the sayings and
postal banks. From an authoritative British
publication you may learn that persons of
independent means, professional men and
their wives" may deposit in these institu-