Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1888-11-22
City and County
The Harrison Dinner.

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father and grandson. were a. follows: Rev
DR.. Tenney John NJ Hale. John ID. Hopkins
James H. Hopkins. Robert 7. Mcfarland
Capt David Mcfarland. Capt. Abial McFar
land. NJ j. Adams, James 7. Whitmore
Charles A. Austin. Samuel Royal, VIM. James
Sylvester Lord. +. l.. Trip. Barney Chester
G. " T. Hight. John Fletcher, Charles Joy
Jacob stevens, Capt. John Il. Jordan. Isaiah
BIai,d,ll. Daniel r. Eldrd-e Daniel :. Beale
John II. Partridge. Hartley Boynton. Charles
u. Treworgv. Israel A. Wood. Joseph Mason
Spoiford Z. Thomas, Daniel r. Maddocks
David Merritt. Geo. Cunningham. Aipheus
Moore. Albert smith, John STANLEY Jordan.
Luther HaIworth, Curtis Clark. EN-Mayor
James r. Davis Sylvester Hopkins, Abrm
Tourtelotte. Alexander q. Black, Capt. Ben
Lord and !. L. Parsons. With the exception
OF two or three who were preNentcdby Hines
an were present Mr. Vim. NJ Young OF L.
moline was also present. Dinner was serf,
in Hancock Hall at O'Clock, the venershi,
pr. Tennev in, oAia. the divine blessing. To
say that the repa-t was furnished by Ellsworth
ladit, j, to speak OF Il in the highest terms OF
praise. II was one OF their best aud most
varied meals aud In saving that We pay 1t Z
great compliment
The follow ing sre the lady walters who J.
tcipatcd and a>>iduou>y attended to the
want. NJ those present. Mrs. Eugene Hale,
Mr.. +. Il. Aiken. Mn. J. u. Hopkins. Mr..
4. NJ. Hopkins. Mr.. +. h. Hopkins. Mrs
Grs.P p. putfon Mr.. j. II. Partridge. Miss
Lily Bel~her. Mr.. \. ". Cu-hmAn. MIR. Ella
Hale. Mi,. Anna Hight and Mr. Henry Whit
in.. Jr While the veterans were yer, cheer
ful the, were evidently not for-'tful Of the
work .-fmc ana change" have wrought in
,hrir formcr numbers. sud We imagined that
thry fclt to "A, Nth the beloved and venerable
Whittier
How >rrsu-, II seems with =" much gone
Ot iife apd .pSr % -illi i've on.
Following ne. dnn,r. speeches were in or
der. The Rev. ~ Trunrs being the fr-t called
upon. lie said. Thi> j. in some sense 3 po-
Iiiral -s'ir ring and an called upon here to
make speech. | never made political
SPEECH in my life ann believe thu i. the first
time have ,erf brcu called upon 10 do 30.
Besides:
You -oarr,. ~. d our of nay nEr.
70 speak 100 uf'.i. "u thr Stage
am dad To- wr.t m, f,.loN veterans here.
When W. ,ofui to, c,,urrs VIM II. Harrison
in $40 w.-arr ,rlnrwht critical period
in n, nations existence. New and vastly
important questions WIRE coming 10 the trout
and demanding bar attention. III" people
wcr, awakening \ Never before 10 ID" e'ile
If American >hArr, and demanding ~ con
;iucm,u' to prescribed limit.
Tie Wm. party became the champions Of
much If lhI- sd, an,ci sentiment, When IIar-
rI>ou wa> elected President in l>4o, w thought
wc achieved great victory and 80 wc did,
hat The result, achieved did not remain with
H. in their fnine>-. The old limits were hrok-
en- down. slavery w1> extended into ~ hat had
been free territory and matters grew worse
aud worse until finally they culmn-'ed ~
the war 81 the rebellion. In 1881 the party
which most people regard ~ responsible for
lh, war and the terrible sacrifices which It
cost came into power, and during the la.t THREE
and "a half years have been the dominant party.
The. present result Of thu election i one thrr~-
fore for which W. should ira unhounded
;hsukmln,>- and 10y. Looh al thu, matter. Ia
Il,, and gentlemen. aud >ec how We stand.
Note what the Democracy have tried 90 DO
and " hat They have done Too much ha- h.''u
asked Of Thu great northern section II the
country NOR than the people can calmly >u'-
mj, %. For I'M reason wr rrlnir, ia The re-
>ut Of the election. The teachings ~ the
campaign ju>, passed ha,e been helpful. The
laboring man ha> been taught lessons witch
must prove beuciciaI The propl, nave ben
taught rhat labor and capital are dependent on
each other amt must ri-r or fall together |
have great faith in the futurc Of tAl> country
aud that 9 good God j, oScr-ru!in. eNeni- for
it. pro~pcrt, and that the election of the grand
.on Of the iIlu,triou- grandfather for whom
We voted in $40 j. one Of them. In b,hal, Of
my comradc, ,hank IN, giiizeu- OF Ellsworth
for hi reunion and hounlifu entertainment.
SENATOR HALF
va the next speaker. he said: | suppose
that any OF IL who ar, alive = YEAR from
now. when perhaps grandson of Benz. Iiar-
ri>on viii h. candidate for the Presidency
In another Harrison campaign. wiA find
John Hopkins mar,hans th" Republican
force, and getting up anoiher Harrison dinner.
/; +, remarkable fact thai 30 peoplr who volt
al FOR Harrison i YEAR ago should come here
t,-,la, To eat Harrison dinner. 1t j. 4 trib-
Ute to the long lives which tAr people Of Els
worth are III the habit Of living. III only
thought that when ! ct to bc - Wears old
-aaH look u Young H. Daniel : Beae doe
now. should bee entirely satisfied with my
future prospects Since these veterans voted
for Harrison i years ago great changes have
taken place in Ellsworth. Then vs. bad but
small population. few residences. a very
small number OF stores, one church. no rail-
road no telegraph. no telephone no electric
light. and no "a except What people made
for themselves facts which show what that
past Wa ana how far away i wa. with which
these veteran, were "a in. imattiN connected.
Gen Harrison viii make good President
-crs ID in the senate with him ~ wears and
together Wr camlai2utd in Indiana for several
we,k.. therefore know him well. Hi
makeup i good in every respect. He l. safe.
conservative man. and under him We are 20
ius 10 have an American administration; We
are goiu, To conduct diplomacy in such a mau-
nef that it will be credit. and not disgrace
10 Thu country; We are going 10 protect labor,
and free trade j. going to die. During the
next four wears We are going to enlist in the
Republican rank, four or fIe southern states.
AMI among them it i not too much TO hope
for Virginia. West Virginia and Missouri.
We are going 10 admit - States some OF the
great territories, and when al la, been done
We cau get along without New York. We
have reason 10 congratulate ourselves on The
result OF the September election 10 this state
in which Ellsworth wa- the banner town and
Hancock the banner county.
veterans. hope We shall meet again. How
ny >elf an old citizen Of Ellsworth. having
lived here - year, ought 10 be that such a
company a. this ha, met. | hope my dear old
friend whose name | bear will 20 with erect
form Yet many times 10 the polls. hope that
Mr. JOY. who i, only little younger. will be
permitted to do ikew lie. hope that this good
gray head (referring to DR.. Tenney) whom we
love to know will be with IL. when we meet
again.
HON. JOHN u. HOPKINS
who presided most happily said: There Is
present grandson of one Of Ellsworth's old
time honored citizens, Andrew Peters, who
once told me how to vote right. "Johu." sale
he, find out what the Democrats are agin and
then 20 for it and you are sure to be right
HON. ANDREW P. wIswELL