The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-09-05
GEN. CLINTON 3. FISK.
The Prohibition Presidential candI-
date at City Hall.
Miss Frances Willard Makes an EIo-
quent Address.

UiSo rf0uSOo Wutdru WdkeS an Eio-
quent Address.
A very large audience, that filed the main
body of City Hall last evening, gathered to
listen to the Third Party candidate for the
presidency, General Clinton B. Fisk. 1t is
true there were other speakers announced
who have high reputation as orators
throughout the country, but it was the can
didate for the presidency who was the draw
ing card of the occasion. The Third Party
gathered its forces from other cities and
towns, as we'll as from Portland, and another
large element in the audience was composed
of members of the Republican and Demo-
cratic parties, who, from curiosity, desired to
see Gen. Fisk.
The stage was prettily furnished by At
kinson, and large bouquets decked the
speakers stand and the side tables. Bent,s
orchestra played several selections with
great taste, prior to the commencement of
the meeting, to the great delight of their
hearers. At 8 o'clock precisely, the dstin-
guished party marched upon the platform.
Among them were noticeable Gen. Fisk Gen.
Neal Dow, Hon. Volney Il. Gushing, Will
liam T. Eustis, Aaron Clark, Gen: Cheever
of Kentucky, Rev. s. +. Pearson, Mrs. Geo.
S. Hunt and Mrs. L. M. N. Stevens, of the
Women's Christian Temperance Union, and
many others, ladies and gentlemen. As the
party were seen issuing from the ante-room,
the audience broke into loud applause. At
ter another selection by the orchestra, Rev.
lowed by more music. The Bangor Prohibi-
ton Glee Club sang temperance glee,
"Clear the track" in manner that captured
the audience, and they were not content un-
til the club gave them another glee, entitled,
"Pm Temperance Man, but / Don't Vote
that Way" which tickled their hearers more
than their previous selection.
Mr.. Woodbury. of Auburn then introduced
Gen. Neal Dow as the presiding officer Of
the evening, who was received with great
applause and cheers.
Gen. Dow said that ii was not a matter of
news that they had formed a prohibition par
ty for the determination of the liquor bust
ness. This was not done because those in
terested desired to do so. but because they
saw no other way in which to rescue the
people from the dangers of drink. We can
not do this, said he, without your help, and
to show you how to help we have Gen. Fisk
and Miss Willard here tonight to tell you.
l introduce to you lady whom all of you
like to hear and whose face you all like to
look upon, Miss Fran ces Willard
As Miss Willard came forward she was
greeted with loud applause. Miss Willard
said she thought the song the Glee Club had
first sung-"Pm Temperance Man, but /
don't Vote that Way'-had more force in il
than anything the audie nee would hear to-
night. 1t was the failure to vote as one be-
lieved that did the mischief. When she
went to Kansas she heard politicians say
that a vote for Fisk was half vote fol
Cleveland, and when she went to Georgia
that vote for Fisk was half a vote fol-
Harrison. Now, then, / believe that vote
for Fisk, according to that argument, counts
as vote and a half for him. [Great APP
plause.I Miss Willard then referred to hei
early days in Wisconsin, where she used te
read the National Era, and when her family
were the friends of free labor, free soil and
free men, and rode miles to hear John p
Hale. The positions taken by the speakers
then repeat themselves today, and those who
come forward to lead the van in the unpopu.
lar movements now before the country
breathed in their opinions at the mothers
knee, and heard the words that prompted
them to their action from the ideas these
mothers had received from those speakers OF
the past Miss Willard said that while
women had no vote they had a politics Of
their own, but the main trouble is thai
their. politics are not popular with the
Pharisees and Sadducees Of this country.
She spoke OF the changes that had come over
parties, when the old aristocrats of England
followed the views of Lord Randolph
Churchill, and the Liberal Parnell The
White Ribbon women of this country, il
called upon, would follow the G. o. M.-tht
Good old Man. The speaker then liKened
great armies, whose leaders must submit tt
the arbitrament of the ballot box. TIL,
tariff Is said to be the great issue of the pre-
sent campaign, and yet it is considered diff
ficult in Maine from the way it is construed
In Minnesota 1t Is changing chameleon
speaker said she did not believe it such al
issue as the drink bill, which amounts to 90t
millions of dollars, a loss of 1900 millions tt
the country, annually; an issue which fal
surpasses the tariff as matter of finances
and she urged her hearers to take up this is
sue, the issue of the defenceless, the womer
who have no vote. We claim, said she, tina
we have the greatest treasure of the country
in our keeping, tho hearthstone. l ask vol
to build on that speak for those who can
not speak for themselves, In behalf Of tn,
vested interests of the motherhood of thi:
nation who regard the protection of boyhoot
more than the protection of pig iron.
speak in behalf of parties on lines of longi
tude, not latitude, who will bind us in bond
OF peace We must police this country will
party loyal to prohibition. We must have
the constabulary of party from Maine t.
California to enforce the liquor law. TIL,
speaker spoke of the loss of four States las
year through the National Brewers League
and OF the leagues strength, so strong she
said, that they could threaten to kill thu
the. Western States, and boosted openly o.
their strength She urged the audience Il
join the friends of the party that were fight
ing for the home, and predicted victory il
1892.
The Glee Club sang, to much applause
Were all right" which was amusingl,
punctuated by the guns of the procession
passing outside. While the club was sing
ing Gen. Dow suggested the collectors take
up their contributions and they passed
round the hat
Gen. Dow then introduced Gen. Fisk who
was rpppiVa6 with authu oio cn1 man a nd
women. rising to their feet and waving
their handkerchiefs while the cheered
Gen. Fisk is man a little above the medium
height, quite stout. with large head, white
hair and full white beard and moustache
Davis. He wears glasses. Gen. Clinton B
FISK was bonn in Livingston county. New
York, December g. 1928. His parents wer,
poor; his father a blacksmith. They re
moved to Michigan when he was two year
OLD, and he grew to young manhood in Gin
ton, Lenawee, county, and attended AlbioI
Seminary, and prepareds.for college, bu
| disease of the eyes followed, and forbad
further study. Then he took up mercantile
life at Coldwater, Mich, and there married
La 1858 he removed to st. Louis, and wa
| Western Financial Manager of the Etn
Insurance Company when the war brok,
out He enlisted as a private soldier ant
served with distinction through the war
Twelve years ago he established head
quarters In New York city, with his home or
the Jersey coast. He was Republican till
1884. In 1886, the New Jersey Prohibition
lists ran him for governor
MI. FISK, In commencing his speech, sale
he thanked the audience for their heart,
greetings and said it was reserved for Port
land to welcome him with fireworks, torsl
bearers and artillery. He referred to tn
| years Gen. Dow had been standard beare
| OF the Prohibition party and when a Prohl
Ditionlst comes to Portland he finds the Gen
eral still tenting on the old camp ground
Hail to the chief who in triumph advances Il
| the glorious age of four-score, because h
has never mixed rebellious liquors with hi
blood. May he live, said he, to see the uti
| mate triumph of National Prohibition; tina
| he. may have Numbered to:every liquor seller
thou shalt not SELL" We have come her,
| tnnipht To hear ahnnt tho rroat onactinrs q