The Portland daily press., 1888-04-26
THE OLD THIRD DISTRICT.
Congressman MiIiiken Enthusiastic
caily Made the Nominee.
Names interests ForcibIy Presented
by Herbert M. Heath, ESQ.
Republicans Ready in Bangor for
To-Day's Convention.

tO-bdy SOUtCflttOus
Especial to the Press.]
WATERvILLE. April %. The District con-
vention of the Republicans of the Third Dis
trict met in Waterville this forenoon. 1t
was very large convention indeed. The
counties of Hancock, Waldo, Somerset and
Kennebec were fully represented by dele
gates that nearly filed the town hall.
The convention was called to order by l..
L. Walton, Esq, of Skowhegan, who in his
opening speech alluded pleasantly to the
fact that Waterville was the only Democratic
city in the District and predicted that when
she became elder she would do better. The
delegates thought so, too, and vigorously ap-
plauded. But they applauded louder few
minutes later when the speaker referred TO
the city of Waterville as part of the old
Third District. the District in which resides
the most distinguished citizen of this great
Republic" Then they applauded heartily.
They applauded once more. twas when
Mr. Walton declared the only redeeming
feature of the present administration TO be
Mrs. Cleveland. Then the convention gal
lantly applauded. At the conclusion of his
speech, Mr.. Walton introduced Hon. Fl. M.
Heath, of Augusta, as chairman.
Mr.. Heath, after being received with great
applause, spoke as follows:
MIR. HEATH's SPEECH.
To preside over gathering of Republicans
of the Third District is compliment Iassure
you can appreciate We are, gentlemen,
entering ON a campaign of great moment.
The Republican party never was so strong
as when contending for some great princi-
pie. No party can long do business on the
glory of its past achievements any more
than can business man. Now in this cam
paign which is approaching there will be
the opening of great and a new question, on
which the people of this country have not
divided for the last quarter of a century. 1t
is to be a campaign of work and principle
Men in it are nothing, principles everything.
Gentlemen, [ believe in the greatn ess and
glory and the grandeur of the State OF Maine,
If we are let alone. But now everything is
darkness before us. The Mills bill threat
ems with disaster the industries of Maine.
And no part of this great State is more
fitted by nature and position to be a great
manufacturing region than this third District
which we represent here today. Our grand
water powers, like slumbering giants,
thunder their protest against free trade, as
their wasted forces rush and roar over falls
occupied and waiting for development.
85 towns there are water powers, in all 525
water powers, with total horse power of
100000, capable of driving machinery that
would support communities of million peO-
pie.
Can the political tramps imported this
nd A RI IN fol Inc
how to vote, have the audacity to preach
free trade in such communities? The whir-
ring water wheels will strike them dumb
When these literati, most of whom can't
tell turbine wheel from an old fashioned
overshot, argue that free itrade is the true
policy and that mans first duty is to look
out for his neighbor's family and to forget
his own, take them kindly to the beautiful
city of Waterville; show them Ticonic
Falls and the College Dam, with Il, 500 horse
power, constant and unfailing, with lands
graded by nature, with unsurpassed railroad
facilities, queen city in the midst of towns
famous for their farms, with prospects of
growth and prosperity unsurpassed in New
England.
Take them to Madison, where the Kenne-
bee falls 81 feet in two and one-half miles,
and yields at low run horse power of H.
$50. Show them this second Lowell in the
centre of great wool growing district, and
defy them to talk free wool and free WOOL
ems. Ask them to argue free lumber and
free pulp at Fairfield and Somerset
Mills, where 1900 horse power would
drown their voices. Take them up the river
TO Skowhegan where 6000 horse power sup
port an active and enterprising community
destined to be city of 10000 souls. If they
doubt the possibilities of this valley show
them Carratunk Falls, where the Kennebec
horse power ready for work. They might
discuss free cottons at Augusta, around
whose 5000 horse power, wealth and popula-
ton are accommodating with great strides.
They might discuss free woolens at NasSal-
boro, where with 2400 horse power under
control massive factories lie idle waiting
only for the death of the Mills bill. At
Gardiner they could find on the Cobossee-
c0ntee eight dams in three-quarters of a
mile, total fall of 127 feet, power of 1900
horse, a diversified industry, a model New
England community, its history and evenly
distributed prosperity, standing rebuke to
doctrinaries.. The tumbling, rolling waters
Of the Messalonskee rushing through Oak
land, over the cascade mad plunge of "A
feet, and falling Ill feet in two miles, an un-
developed force of $500 horse power upon
the Bombazee Rips at Norridgewock, and
the mighty power of the Carrabassett at
North Anson falling 80 feet in one-third of a
mile, all speak volumes for protection.
Under the fostering care of protection this
great valley is destined to be lined with cit
les, from Mooseheas to the rolling sea. This
grand old river in its course of 112 miles falls
1923 feet; it is fed by 1854 streams; it drains
81 lakes and ponds. From Carratunk to
Augusta its horse power is 101, 900, capable of
driving fifty Lockwood mills. As well COM
init suicide as surrender such grand posi-
bilities to the manufacturers of England.
With Names revival Belfast will utilize
the ten powers ON Goose River, with its tre-
mendous fall of 1856 feet in three-fourths of a
mile, furnishing power of 1000 horse that
will one day build up that city by the sea. /
would like to hear free timber discussed at
Ellsworth, where 80 powers. fall of 100 feet
in Il miles, an enormous water storage, and
grand powers safe fIom freshets, bespeak a
future of great promise.
By her rock formation, her climate, her
geographical position, her rainfall, her sur
face conditions, nature designed the State
for the seat OF permanent ond unfailing pow
ers. This resource can never fail so long as
the Gulf Stream flows, so long as the ocean
gives up its vapors, so long as the waters of
our magnificent lakes fall hundreds of feet
over hundreds of falls in rockbound chan
nels, and at last through magnificent harbors
to the sed, the great highway of the nations.
This source is power, the creator of wealth
1t is wealth itself, under protection.
With these rich gifts of nature, we are in
vited to turn our backs upon the protective
system. All of Names interests are sought
out for attack by the Mills bill.
OtutiClnCli, Juo bliuc Wdo Wucu ~ Wdo
Maine was good State to emigrate from !;
and that her best crop was men. And they
were royal race of men. To-day the tide
has turned. Capital is flowing in. immi-
grants are flowing in. Large numbers of
them are coming Many of them are coming
from the inhabitants of Upper Canada. They
are coming to us by the thousand, and it be-
hooves us to treat with fairness these stran
gers within our gates. The Republican party
should know that Know Nothin gism is one
of the sins of the past. And right here In
Waterville this should be remembered Ap-
plause.
We are met to elect delegates to the con-
venton at Chicago there to chose a leader
for the Republican party in the campaign.
In such an emergency who should be our
leader to defend the business interests of
hosts in battle for the tariff, who but that
life long champion of protection, the best
equipped statesman in America, James G.
Blaine of Maine. Great and long applause
In this crisis Mr.. Blaine owes duty to his
adopted State that has honored him for a
quarter of a century. She has never way.
cred in her support of him, and he should
now be her leader in her time OF trouble.
The Old Third District pledges him. or the
nominee of the convention, its old time
majorites. [Apl;ausel. In this state we
have no quarrel with the convention. we
never divide in the face of the common
enemy. We are in splendid lighting trim IN
Maine. We have enlisted for the war, ahd
we are to win for protection, for Maine ana
for Blaine. [Shouts and cheers.J
While tile credentials were being exam