The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-07-17
Some of Which are Much Alive in the
Present Too.
Judge carter's Address to the Vet
Gran Republicans.

az ao4 to,s ~ years ago That came to Portland
40 W u. TAKE charge OF the Advertiser. In tn
newspapers. The Tribune was Identified
with Greeley, the Courier and Herald with
Dennett, and the Portland Advertiser with
myseI. NOW have not been for years
practical political speaker. For eight or ten
years past l have had my name stricken
auced me to speak before a Port
land audience. but the pleasure of
meeting with these old veterans.
Our opponents are opposed to referring TO
the past They say the past is settled, you
must look to the future. Theoretically that
is well, but practically you must look at the
past. Ii you are to hire man you want to
know his record you want to know his ante
cedents. You dolnot want to shut your ewes
as to what he has done in the past. But /
Democrat should not want to look to tbe
past. But the Republicans like to look to
the past. You know how the party was
formed here in this State. Made up of the
best part OF the Wings and some of the other
parties then existing and led by Hamlin, the
Two MorrlllS and our friend here General
Perry. "i
Now New York city, where ignorance and
crime prevail is largely Democratic. God
gave the country but man made the city. Go
schools and the Republicans roll M major
ity that has to meet the Democratic majority
In this. SeA-Ao"n'
The very, first Renaissance of politics that
L have is the great debate between Hayne
and webster. 1t related to the tariff and
VIII say here that If anybody wants to learn
ABOUT the early tariff let him take the great
speech. of Webster. New England was at
tnat time an importing section and was
opposed 70 tne tariff. All importers hate to
70 flourish. The South employed slave
labor and devoted herself to making raw
material and Importing manufactured goods
from England, and practically was a
province of Great Britain.
remember that speech of Hayne. 1t was
the most violent sectional speech ever made
during the history of our country. And it
seemed that there was but one man who
could answer 1t. | remember how it was
printed and circulated and how our oppo-
nents relolced. They came and went to the
argus ONCE with smiling faces and proposed
what they called satin edition of Hayne's
speech. In those days we had no telegraph
ana no railroads ana it took long time Tor
news to reach us from the capital but in the
process OF time there came the news of
Wepsters speech in reply. Then there was
speech was suppressed. That was in 1880
ana charge that from that day TO this, with
Few exceptions, the Democratic party has
always been made the tool of the South.
Sometimes they acguiesced with hesitation
nexation of Texas The South knew that
is-----aa--pQwer must have more<serritory. il
must govern thecountry or die, and SO their
policy was to annex more territory
to to- make eo slave States. The north
he other p partS ds mot acqqFs ms but
Cass was nominated and became the Dem
ocratic candidate for President. He wrote
what was called the Nickerson letter. The
argus supported him, and the Nickerson
letter was the platform upon which he was
supported. was at that time editor of the
ADVERTISER, and was In the habit of calling
on the Argus and calling for the publication
Oh the Nlckers0n letter. They did not puh
llsn It when 1t was issued, and they never
published 1t afterwards. l found that it was
: sol sore spot, ana once Ia every. two or three
y lckerson letter. At about that time John
van Buren, came to the city and delivered a
speech In the old Exchange Hall. Somehow
ne got, hold of the fact that the Eastern
Argus attsr ha @sd meyer published the Nickerson
put his hand in his pocket and pulled out
ong paper. Pardon me, ladies and gentle
men, he said, ''if read part of the Nick
7rson letter, as it is part of the Democrat
\ PLATFORM am constant reader of the
paper which contained the Nickerson letter
las escaped me-" | only cite this incident
% show how the Democratic party was
BOUND down by the South on their platform.
IN 1856, you will remember, we had an ex.
lung campaign. In 1855 we united on An
9n Z. morrill, for candidate for governor.
VT. crosby was twice elected by the Legis
AZURE, there being no choice BY the people.
N 1000 the liquor question entered into the
'ampalgn and we were defeated. 1t was then
We had the riot in Portland and man was
FILLED. Many were men in favor of prohihl-
Ion, but they said they were opposed to such
prohibition as was contemplated We were
ieIeated and committee was appointed to
lraW up license law. That law contained the |
earch ana seizure principles and many were |
a axe BACK by that; 1t was pretty near
rec rum 1 saw that 1t was going to |
pieces, and all that we wanted to do was to |
1--WE 1t little time. | saw that il was the |
wrong time to present the prohibition oues- |
Ion, That that should be laidion the table |
or one year, that the people should De given |
y the next year they would be ready for If.
was on the boat on my way to Boston and |
lad time to think the matter over. and / de-
lded That we wanted to lay the question on
ne table Tor one year. wrote an editorial
n the matter " occupied two columns and
orlal ever wrote. Before it was published
went to see Mr.. Dow to tell him what was
,oing TO DO. he would not look at the ar
icle, but said, Selling out the great cause;
nen you are selling out the great cause"
aiu you ought not to say that of me, Mr..
bow. You know that / have al |
rays supported you, and that |
don't sell out to anybody, |
we can lay this matter on the table for |
ne year It will mature so that we can take |
,o up another O. . year and win. But Mr.. Dow
ay put it in. After the paper came ont |
Ar. Charles .Stackpole came in and said
Carter, think you have made great mis-,
AXE 8. | said to him if you put it as mildly |
S toat snink IL Will be all right Well the
opled 1t In the Kennebec Journal and il |
vent over the whole State. About 10 DAVIS
alter Mr.. Stackpole came in and said he |
wanted me to write shorter article to the |
anne eIiect; that the first one was taking |
yell, and that he wanted me to issue an ex. |
ra edition that it might get before the peo-
lie. told him that mad been thinking of |
rticle.
!. In this article stated that the previous
ne was accedeq TO almost unanimously by |
emperance people. Rev. Mr.. Jackson came |
to demonstrate against it. He said that he |
ad made no objection to the first article he
ause 1t had voiced my own sentiments. but |
the second article | spoke for the prohibi |
on people saying that they acceded to it al |
lost unanimously which he believed was
listake.
who Is opposed to it2" l asked.
Meal Dow" said he.
Granted, but who else?"
"The editor of the Temperance Journal
mo he isn't" said l. "for have seen him.
Who else?"
"Mr Stackpole."
mo sir. He stood by my desk and told
re that my first article was acceded to and |
sked me to write the second"
'Then," said Mr.. Jackson, "I'll give in.
must be all right"
The question was laid on the table and the
ext year it was carried by about 1900 ma
'rlty, lapplausel and it has stood from that
ay to this unchanged except by 80 or 40
mendments that have been added to il to
lake 1t acceptable to Mr.. Dow or somebody
se.
Now that great debate that have alluded
}, was on the notification of the tariff.
neither or not they had right to nulljfy |
le laws OF the country, Gen, Scott had to
g sent down South with the army to pre-
emit them from multiplying the law. In 1842
e changed the tariff and went back to pro-
'ction. In 1876 it was changed again and
} on. Whenever it went up the country
and whenever it went down the
)untry did not prosper. In 1880 the debate |
as on notification of the tariff, and 60 wears
ter it is tariff again. The South proposes
win again, not by force, but by legislation
I'd politics, and the Northern Democrats
.quiSce.
Tney wanted a change. / suppose that
as natural. Everybody hastens backward
I'D forward because they want change.
ristldes, the Athenian, was called the just
ecause he was good ruler, but the people
anted change because they got tired of
caring him called ''The Just" The Demo-
'ats got tired of hearing us called the G. q.
:, Grand Old Party thav mist overhaul the |