Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-09-06

as L was reading this paper, that
Lord Salisbury was just exactly that
kind of friend TO the republican party that
Jefferson Davis now is. Great laughter
and applause As read all these things
an aaecdote which l heard IS years ago sud
denly came back to me- l well remember
when the iliustrious grandfather of Benjs-
min Harrison was running for President
Applause. was in my native State of
Pennsylvania that had never failed the DEM
oeratic party up to that time, but when Hsr-
rison was gaining so rapidly on the popular
esteem, just as the younger Harrison is,
lgreat applause that the democrats begun TO
fear Pennsylvania. They called a council in
Philadelphia and took one of their cleverest
orators. who could speak in German as well
as English and equally we'll in both, and
senr him to Berks then and now
the Gibraltar of the Pennsylvania
democracy. The rumor had got abroad that
even the Berks column of democracy was
wayering. / will not name the orator, for
be has long been in his grave, but he went
np TO rally the old Berks democracy. His
last strong point was, and he held the history
IN his hand 10 prove it, that this story the
wings went ircula,ing about the heroism of
Gen. Harrison at the battle of Tippecanoe
was perfect fraud. Laughter. That
battle he said, through the utter incom-
potency of Harrison, was about to be lost,
aud every man sacrificed to the iendish
ferocity OF the savage, for they were fright
ened, when at this most critical moment the
field vas saved by Major General Martin
Van Buren, coming gailantly to the rescue al
the head of the New York Reserves. GreaI
laughter. That story, my friends, is the
n,oiel which the democrat editor followed
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funny falsehood that England just dotes
on the republican party Laughter He
is yearning. eager, ANXIOUS Tor our success.
Gentlemen, it Is TOO late in the campag for
any diversion to be made, even by so great
a per.onage as the President of the United
States. The republican parry, defenders OF
the tariff have been challenged by the sd-
minIstration To a contest / he democrats haze
had some monihs of trIal; they are getting
fatigued with the contest, they say in the
language of the boys Give US a rest On the
tariff." Laughter Let us talk about the
Welland canal tolls, that great grievance,
which between the two rights, the PrestlenI
suddenly remembered that grie vance
which. of course oppressed all the voters III
York county. How we feel the tolls on the
Welland canal Laugh er. We never
feel an, thing of the fisheries. Why, the
President made treaty on the fisheries that
agreed that if our fishermen should catch
mess of fish for break fast inside the three
mile line, they might be hauled into Halifax
and everything they possessed-ship, fishing
tackle, everything be sacrificed aud
sold at public auction for the benefit of the
Dominion, whereas England herself, sur
rounded by fishermen Of other nations, says
TO France and Holland and Belgium, don't
go inside our three mile limit, because if
you do, you shall be fined ten pounds for the
first otfense and twenty pouds for the second
offense." But in Canada if the American.
fishermen gets over the line, his whole for
tune must be sacrificed, and William l.. Put
nam agreed to that treaty. you remember
What is he doing now; he naturally seems
to avoid the responsibility justas the national
administration is trying to get out of the tar
iff discussion. But without disrespect to
either we will hold President Clevelana
down to his free tsAde message, and we vii.
hold William L.sPutnam down to his bad
fishery treaty. Applause. We inyl,,
the fair, unbiased judgment of the people OF
Maine on both. You can settle with Mr.
Putnam next Monday. Laughter and ap-
plause and cries of 1--WE will And settle
with him in the campaign as Vermont settleu
with her democrats yesterday. Great ap-
plause On the tisst Tuesday in November
we will settle great deal larger scor,
with the President of the United State'
applause and let him know that no Presi-
dent is powerful enough and no admnistra-
ton strong enough to offend the great in
dustral interests of the United States. Pro
longed applause.
Mr.. Blaine was followed by Hon. Henry
Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts. Gen. Adam
+. King of Maryland, and r. +. Frazier of
Michigan, all of whom spoke on the tariff,
aud all of whom made speeches which were
forcible and which were well received.
After the meeting Mr.. Blaine returned to
the Old Orchard House where he will spend
the night. Tomorrow morning he will go TO
South Berwick and in the afternoon will
make speech there.