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

ence there must be a democrat or tw,
Laughter. am glad you are here.
want TO say TO the democrats present that
have sometimes been accused of being Ii
tie too blunt in my statements. Now if I,
night should chance TO say ANYTHING IN
democratic friends that you think is lttl
too severe, before you blame m
wish You would stop and iu:
exsmine yourself for half minute and Sc
wha, it is that hurts YOU, llaughIerl and if
turns ont that il is the truth then don't hlam
me. have been a republican so long
can't help telling it. Laughter and al
plause. Now sat in the Chicago conven
tion as one of its delegates during its entir
deliberations. suppose most of you hav
read the platform We adopted in that conven
ton. Those of YOU who have will recollec
that the very first clause in that platform
one paying II tribute 10 the memory of tn
great men the republican party has furuishe,
for this nation in the last thirty years, and a
the head of the grand list We placed tn,
nohlest American of them all, Abraham Lin
coln of Illinois. Applause. OF cours,
We also mentioned our other martyred presi
dent; We mentioned Grant and John a. 10.
gan and Phil Sheridan, because | belong IL
a party that takes pride in the heroes of the
last war. How is 1t with you, my democrat
&c friendi You take pride in that, don't you
nov? Now you agree with Ms, don't you
and you are IN favor of generals and sol
diers now. Lauyhter.l The next thing il
our plat, orm is to send words of greeting I,
the empire of Brazil, What tor? Why,
because that nation had issued an edict set.
ting at liberty every slave on the American
continent. DO you know | like 10 belong 10
a party that takes pride in humaa freedom.
Applause. My Democratic friend, did you
near the RESPONSE of President Cleveland
when the Brazilian mioister rushed
over to the White House aud told him of it.
lie thought that the President of the repub
lie ought to know il. What did presidvnt
Cleveland say to this? lie said II hope
the future wiif'proye the wisdom of the ST, y
you have taken" Now isn't that enthusias IN
in solid junks? Laughter. Why sup
posing a neighbor of yours had got into the
habit of getting intoxicated, and had taken
10 abusing his wife, aud finally had taken 10
stealing tor living. All al once he resolves
to become II decent aud honest man. He
rushes over TO neighbor's 10 tell him about
1t. II, says Il am never going TO drluk
any more whiskey, never going To thrash my
wife, | am going TO lead an honest life"
What would you thiuk of the neighbor if he
should say well, hope the
future will prove the wisdom of
the step you have taken" Laughter. And
yet that is precisely the Response that the
President of this great republic gave to one
of the governments On this contInent when II
freed the last bondmen within its borders
Again, the next thing that our platform sets
forth, is that the republican party believe in
this government as a nation, and that as a
nation il is supreme on all national questions
We ignore or oppose the dOctrlne of State
rights, and the right of secession. What do
you think of that, my democratic friends?
You are not in favor of secession, are you,
come? Not now. No. You agree with us
Nov we not only say that As a party We are
in favor of this nation but we say that the
ballot box is the safeguard of human liberty
in the United States, and We state that the
republican party isn't dead, and that 1t isn't
golug to die either until every c,tizen of the
United States, be he r,ch or poor, high or
low, white or black, can record freely
one honest vote, and then have
that vote honestly counted. Applause.
What do you say to that my Democratic
brother? | know you used to he little
shaky on the counting question. Laugh
ter. Now you believe. don't You, with me
III good, square, honest count? OF course
you do. Won't you tell me then, why It is
that to day there are sitting in the American
Congress twelve Democratic members, and
the votes cast in the whole twelve districts
don't aggregate as much AS the votes cast
right here in this district where | now stand
Why should it take twelve men in Maine u
equal one in South Caroliua9
rhe speaker took mp in his manner, point
by point, the various clauses in the Repub-
hcan platform and coutrasted the position of
the parties thereon. lie enllvened his dis
course with humorous anecdotes and apt IL
lustrations. The audience gave the closest
attention and frequently interrupted him
with bursts of applause. lie exploded tn,
democratic argument that the tariff is added
to the price of the artlcle by showing thai
competition steps in TO prevent this result
As AN instance he cited the salt industry
| He said
| The democrats have been trying to pu
| salt on the free list from zine imme moral
! They have put it on the free list three dit
| fereut times since this government VAS or
ganize1. 1t was on the free list IN 80, but II
the tariff OF '6l We put salt On the dnliabe
list. live in State where we make one.
third of all the salt used in the United
States. What was salt worth wher
we put the duty on it in '6l!
! 1t was worth two dollars and a half bushvl
p city much all over. the United States a
tnat time. We put "A tax of "a cents ON
bushel and it is 30 cts. now. Did salt com
mence to go up? Why in 66t was down I,
81 80 a bushel, in 90 81 10, in ~ and 80
/ 80 cts, i'll SO, 30 cts, and today you cal
buy within few miles of the home live in
1000 900 bushels of salt at 81 CTS Il bushel
! In closing the speaker saul: My friends
YOU have "A duty TO perform in thus city mex
Monday. Let Maine sp ak out as Orego
AMI Vermont have spoken and carry courag
10 every republican throughout the Unite,
States You can aid materially in accom-
plishing this result. Let every republca
resolve not only that he will go aud vote bu
tn he will see to it that his n.ighburs gu
DON'T take no" for an answer from singl,
republican. If you strike a democrat VIII
seems to be awfully busy shonld ,et hin
attend to his business Laughter.
would see to it that the men who believe il
republican principles. who believes il
building up this country of ours
wio believes in American min
lstry and American homes, ar
found at the polls on next Monday. The
you will place Maine right where she ma
u ally belongs. in the front rank of the re
publican States of thus Union. Now, friends
| thank you for this kind greeting. than
you for your kind attention. I hope each al
every one of you will return to your HON
resolved to do your full duty, and with tina
the people of this country will be satisfe,
Applause.
The meeting closed with three ringin
cheers for the republican nominees f.
President and Vice President, for +.
Burleigh, the next governor of Maine, an
for the speakers of the evening.
MAINE MORSELS.