The Portland daily press., 1888-07-28
REPUBLICANS TUMULTUOUS CHEERING
creets General Swift at the Flag
Raising In Auburn.
The Boston Gentleman Replies with
a Ringing Speech.
Farmers and Workingmen Demand
ing Protection Literature.
Special to the Press. I

ing Protection Literature.
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LEWISTON, July 27-It was Auburn's turn
tonight to open the campaign, and she did so
in behalf of the Republicans of Androscog-
gin county, in most approved fashion, by
unfurling large and handsome Harrison &
morton flag. The out-of-door exercises were
held in the presence of large number of
spectators, who afterwards adjourned to Au-
burn Hall, where they became interested
and enthusiastic while listening to the elo-
quent Gen. Swift, of Boston. The General
arrived on the O'Clock train, and was met
at the depot by delegation from the Repub
lican City Committee, and escorted to the
Elm House, where the party dined. The
hall was soon packed to its utmost capacity.
and on the platform were seated leading Re-
publicans of the two cities. Capt. Hillman
man Smith, president of the evening. then
introduced General Swift. whose appearance
on the platfarm was signal for tumultuous
cheering, and during his address, which. in
Interruptions of applause.
General Swifts Speech.
am glad to see that so many of my Au-
burn friends remember me. You have to-
night unrolled to inspiring musicI the most
beautiful flag that floats anywhere in the
wide world. [Applausel On it is inscribed
the names of three men, one, Edwin C. Bur-
leigh, prolonged applausel the next governor
of the State of Maine, and the other two are
the names of American citizens whom we,
throughout the country, propose to elect to
the two highest offices in this whole land.
[Cheers.l We are here, at this initial meet
Ing of the campaign of 1888, to do
our part to correct the mistake made in 1884,
by which Grover Cleveland became an acci-
dental President of these United State. IRE
newed cheering.] And by which that great
statesman Of your own State, the Republi-
can candidate of 1884 became sovereign
American citizen ruling in more hearts
than any other American that lives on the
face of this earth: [Uproarrous applause.l
We are here for business. The Mills bill,
in order to wipe out the surplus undertook
to wipe out the industries and resources of
New England; and we are here tonight to
help wipe out Mills and his. bill. [Great ap-
plauSe.]
The speaker here referred to the recent
meeting of 1000 enthusiastic Bostonians in
Faneuil Hall, and the Burlington, Vt, meet
lli6, ody ih5 Sudt tllCoC Wtic Unly bllt DtSlQ-
ming OF series of political earthquakes.
have been asked to say something of civ
ii service reform and the temperance issue in
this campaign If there is anyone VINO be-
lieves that the civil service reform of this
country is in better condition than it would
have been by the continuance of the Repub-
lican party in power, have only to say that
it is simply question of time when that
man will have become complete idiot.
Laughter The real temperance issue is
whether or not we are going to break up the
Democratic party, which is the headquarters
of the rum power. The Republicans stand
upon platform that expresses sympathy for
all moral movements and all wise temper
ance actions. Ii there is anybody that can
not join us in sympathizing with the great
objects of this campaign, and will not stop
talking about ''side issues, he must stay out
side in the cold while we go on with the work
of putting this country again under the Am
erican flag. Our symbol in this campaign is
that glorious emblem of nationality-the
American flag upon which every eye feasts
with delight and admiration. The symbol
of our opponents is a red pocket-handker-
chief to be used in a case of emergency. The
bandanna seems to have suddenly disappear
ed, and it looks to me as though an order
ever now hauls out the red bandanna shoot
him on the spot" Laughter We are here
to ratify the nomination of Benjamin Harri-
son of Indiana and Levi Morton of New
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these United States. We are here to ratify
the Republican platform.
This administration has betrayed civil SER
vice reform, upon which it went into power,
and continues to indorse the notification of
the great principles upon which our govern
ment rests.
This administration has signed a treaty
that does not recognize the claims of Ameri-
crn fishing vessels. The Republicans desire
that the time should come again when the
Aa hos ca1c hot A
pers shall be as much respected
as the proudest steamship with the
British flag at its masthead, en-
tering into any port of the United States.
Said Senator Morgan of Alabama; ITO risk
a war with England is too great price to
pay to satisfy the fishermen of New Eng
land" Our fathers didn't think so in 1776;
our fathers did not think so in 1872; and
with 60,000,000 of people at our back we Re-
publicans say that the time shall come again
when the American flag, over every Ameri-
can deck, shall be honored and respected by
every power on earth, war or no war. ong
continued applause.
want you to echo that sentiment till Will
liam l.. Putnam hears it and knows the fate
that is to come for him. Renewed applause ]
The speaker dwelt at length ON the PEN
sion record of President Cleveland He
said that the American people never elected d
President of these United States to show a
niggardliness and parsimony to her soldiers
with $4,000, 900 of a surplus in the treasury.
Continuing said Mr.. Swift, while Grover
Cleveland has betrayed civil service reform,
the American flag. our fishing interest and
the rights of 100000 of people in the South,
he has lived sound to the core for free trade
know that the Golden Club is against us,
that the Tariff Reform Club is solid against
us, and that the gentlemen who import their
| own clothing, who toll not and spin not, are
all against us. Go back to the first law that
was ever passed by Congress and you will
| find q nraQmhla IN IL which eaid tsfhaf in
| der to pay. our debts, and in order to encour-
age manufactures, we will lay duty on i'm
| ported articles" signed George Washing
ton," the first President of the United States
nese Wall" The Almighty has placed 5000
miles of water between this young nation
| and old Europe, but our fathers thought that
this wall of water was not enough. They
said I'VE will build up barrier over which
| til flood gates of Europe shall not flow their
| goods to check our infant industries y
| Whenever we have made it higher we have
| prospered; whenever we have made it low.
er we have brought on commercial disaster
Our coastwise trade is today 3,000,0 900 of ton.
| mage, the highest point it has ever reached
and had it not been for that original protec
tion more than two-thirds of that tonnage
today would be under the British flag. FOl
27 years we have lived under the highest
tariff that we have ever had, and il
that 27 years we have increased oul
national wealth and more than doubled our
population. In that 81 years of the present
tariff we have carried our railroads up from
$4,000 miles to 10000 miles. Show me any
other nation, any free trade nation, with a
city in it like Lowell, which has $13,0 900 OF
the earnings of its laboring people of the
mills, deposited in the savings banks WheI
the mill owners in Lowell desire to make
weekly payments they go and borrow, some
times to pay their own labor, from the labor
ers themselves. Can you show that in an,
free trade country" The speaker ridiculet
the idea OF free raw materials, saying tina
carry the labor Of our hands and the labor OF
our brain into the market and sell it,
A great portion OF Mr.. Swift's address wa
devoted to a statistical discussion of tn
tariff.
Tariff Literature in Demand.
| rSnecial TO the PreSs.l