The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-22
THE ADMINISTRATION ARRAIGNED.
Twenty-four Years Of Progress with
Republican Supremacy
contrasted with the PitiabIe Show
ing of Democratic Rule.
mr.. Blaine Presents the Case at the
Big Chicago Demonstration.

CHICAGO, Oct. 20-Mr. Blaine was the GEN.
trail figure in the great Republican demon
stration here tonight, and was received with
great enthusiasm. In the course OF his
speech he said:
Twenty-four years of Republican rule in
the United States form an epoch second only
in Importance to those great years compre-
hended between the declaration Of independ-
ence and the organization Of the Federal
government History recognizes this by as
signing to the first President and chief actor
in the later period, a rank second only in
American craftsmanship and heroism to
Washington himself. The "a years reached
from 1861 to 1885. and were distinguished by
advance in every department of industry,
and by progress in every human effort more
extraordinary than ever realized within
like period in any age in any other country.
At the conclusion of the "a years, the execu-
tive power Of the nation was transferred to
the Democratic party, and the political cam
paign in which the American people are
now engaged is to determine whether Demo-
cratic rule shall continue or whether the Re-
publican party, on its record Of achieve
ments shall be entrusted with a new lease
of power. The Republicans contend that
the general welfare of the whole country has
not been promoted by the Democratic ad-
ministration. and that Democratic promises
of reform have been signally disregarded
and trampled upon. They contend that the
administration has been against the natural
welfare of the country; that It has not main
tanned the national honor and threatens the
impairment of the industrial system where
by, under protective tariff, the country ad-
vanced so rapidly in power and prosperity.
The Republicans arraign President Cleve-
land for falling short of the promises wnere-
with his administration was inaugurated,
and for disappointing the just expectations
which his words inspired.
First, They arraign him for his failure to
improve the civil service as ne promised In
every form of words in which Official pledges
could be expressed. Instead OF ref0rm there
has been constant deterioration. Instead OIL
curing the system of partisan removals the
President has developed it to such an extent
that more officials have been removed from
Office during the present administration and
for mere political reasons, than by any three
of his predecessors in offlce, even thougn
three may be selected who were eight years
each in the Presidential chair. The 'spolls
SYSTEM" instead OF being rooted up as the
President promised, has been developed
more intensely than ever before and the as
sessment of officeholders is so notorious that
the chairman of the Democratic National
Committee takes his station in one OF the
hotels in Washington, within sight OF the
White House, and as read from congrat-
ulatory dispatch published in Democratic
paper, receives assurance OF contrlOutlonS
from more than one hundred office holders
in single day. 1t has, moreover, been
charged in responsible newspapers and
proved before a special committee OF the
Senate, that men Of bad character, convicted
and pardOned criminals, have been placed in
Office under the present administration and
that the civil service has been subjected TO
open shame in degree hitherto unknown.
Second, The Republicans arraign the
President for having surrendered the rights
of the country in the fisheries OF the North
American coast in manner derogatory 10
the dignity of the nation and In utter dlsre-
gard of the rights OF the nshermen. Inc
question of the fisheries has been a SUBJECT
of dispute ever since the war OF 1872, and
never before has the country, even in It's
days of weakness, been willing TO surrender
to Great Britain rights which now, In the
day of our prestige and power, the ADMINS,
tration abandons to the sacrifice OF national
honor and destruction of the rights OF our
fishermen. The American people were not
more surprised at the tame manner I'D Wnicn
the fishery rights were surrendered tnan
were the negotiators of England themselves
when they found that obstacles hitherto in
surmountable by British diplomacy had been
removed by the present administration and
the gateway to diplomatic victory made
smooth and easy to the representatives OF
England
Cleveland for his cruel disregards OF the
rights of poor and needy soldiers who in
Cured their distress and their poverty In the
service of the nation and who. by interpo-
stion of the Presidential veto, were de-
prived of the pittance voted to them by a
Republican Senate and Democratic House:
Republicans arraign the President
not merely for the veto of pension
bills but for hisgeneral and dangerous use
of the veto power, without precedent In the
previous history of the country and altogeth-
er beyond the conception or Imagination
of those who framed the constitution. JEFF
ferson, whom the Democrats have practical
ly described as the founder OF their party,
had eight years Of administration, distln-
guished by troublesome periods and events
OF local moment, and yet ne never iound oc-
casiOn even lonce for using the veto, so
great was his respect for the will OF the peo-
pie as manifested through their representa-
tives in Congress. Cheers.
Fourth, The Republicans arrsgn the Ad-
ministration for having unJustly, without
precedent and for partisan reasons dlsiTsn- ran
chised 100000 American citizens in the Ter
ritory of Dakota. Dakota Is SO thoroughly
a State in equipment and in all her power
that this year she produces and sends TO
market larger wheat crop than any one OF
the 3S States Of the Union. she has within
her borders larger mileage OF railroad than
any one of the seventeen southern States,
except Missouri and Texas.
Fifth, The Republicans arraign President
Cleveland's administration for breaking
down the useful policy of paying off the Ma
tional debt as rapidly as the surplus In the
Lastly, The Republicans arraign the Pres
ident for deliberate attempt to destroy the
protective system of this country.