Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-10-24
ROCHESTER'S RALLY.
Bayard'S Arguments Neatly Turned BY
Mr. Blaine.
Witty Depew Reviews the Administra-
tons Promises

/ ROCHESTER. Oct. %.
! Despite the rain the republican demonstra-
tion today was big. Fully twenty thousand
| people, including one thousand uniformed
men, were present from out of the city.
Among the speakers were Blaine, Chauneey
NJ. Depew, Senator Hiscock, George Thurs
ton and Gen. King of Maryland.
In the afternoon hve thousand people gath
cred in Franklin square, where there was
speaking from two stands. Blaine spoke
briefly. Depew said in his speech that shat
we want is President who does not think
he knows more than all the rest OF
the people put together. The college
professors all say that the greatest man that
has appeared since sixteen hundred years
ago is Grover Cleveland, because he pro-
claimed the doctrine of free trade. The
Democratic party promised when Cleveland
was elected 10 cut down the expenses of the
government but it has increased them Sl0,-
900 900. The president promised US civil
service reform and gave US Higgins and
W dow McGuinness pig. He promised
not to run for a second term but has
given ten thousand dollars to assist
in securing his sfe-electou. He has vetoed
more pension bills than all the other presi-
dents in the history of the country, thus
fNA'
mightler than the sword.
Depew criticised Cleveand's cabinet and
showed that the Mills bill was in the direc-
ton of free trade.
In the evening demonstration, in which
s 900 men took part occurred. The streets
were brilliantly Illuminated all along the line
of maj ch. The parade was witnessed by
$4,000 people. Blaine and several others
addressed 5000 people i'll the Washington
rink before the parade Blaine called at
tention to the speech by Secretary Bayard at
Baltimore recently, IN which he
said that that the population is increasing in
small proportion 10 all these vast forces
which are neeJful to mems use, which
proves that the country is taking more than
the people of the country need or can con-
sumo. Blaine said it is a great deal better
for the people to have more than they can
consume than To have less than
they can consume. One means atfiu-
ence, the other means pauperism; one
means wealth the other means poverty. One
means widespread prosperity, the other gen
eral adversely. He was glad that we have
the testimony of a leading democrat free
trader and states that under protective tariff
the people have higher degree of prosper
ity than they ever enjoyed under different
policy and have advanced more rapidly IN
arts of peace and comforts of life than ever
before in their history. Bayard further
gives the public warning that if we do not
take care we shall produce in this country as
much in seven months as we shall need in
twelve months That is the last thing that
should alarm the American people. The
fact shows above all things our power to
shorten the hours of labor. The legitimate
of labor say yIDU ruaphInprV : tn
require from the human laborer less num-
Der of hours, and towards that goal
economy and philanthropy of the age are
both tending. am glad that Bayard, too, is
valuable witness to that end. He uncon-
sciously bears testimony to the grandeur of
the success of the party and principle which
he has so long and earnestly opposed. The
rest of Blaine's speech was reply TO GER
tain criticisms made on him by Gen. Hill.