Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-09-03


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n Son Henry Lord of Bangor and Gen
s. Nancy OF Tennessee addressed large repub.
:, mean mass meeting in Town Hall at Gle N.
a ourn Friday evening. There was a perfec,
Is Jam, and the utmost enthusiasm prevailed.
d William Goodwin presided MIR. Lord
5 spoke principally upon the issue between
1 protection and free trade, while Gen. Nancy
y made eaustic review of the records of the
republican and democratic parties. A more
enthusiastic meeting was never held in this
town Gienburn republicans are thoroughly
awake and will roll mp good majority Sep
tember 10th,
Al meeting of the republicans of Liver
, more Falls Friday evening Harrison club
was formed, consisting of goodly number
OF our citizens. A full uniform was select
. ed and the guards will COM G out in full glory.
Col Clark +. Carr of Illinois, will speak 10
the republicans on Tuesday evening next
and 1t is the intention of the guards to appear,
escorted by the band, for the first time At
the republican headquarters large and
beautiful transparency has been placed in
full view of the people approaching in any
direction. II can be seen that the republi-
cans are very enthusiastic throug hout not
only this town but the whole country A
large party will go TO Harrington Tuesday
TO listen to Hon. James q. Blaine, returnii =
in time for the rally here in the evening.
Hon. J. r. G. Pikin addressed a rousing
audience ON the tariff and the fisheries in
Grange Hall, Peaohscot, r day evening.
B, II. eastman presided The earnest, clo-
quent words of the speaker, made u marked
| Impression on the people present Three
Harrison, Morton and BuIleigh flags were
raised IN the town the same evening amid
great enthusiasm.
Hon. j. Il. Burton of Kansas smoke in
Pennington Falls Friday evening A. Cross
well presided. The 81 eaker made a deep
impression On his large audience by the can
did and forelbe manner in VII ch he treat
ed the tariff. The more the tariff il discuss
cnssed the stronger grows the foeling that
the American system of protection to our in
dustries sh6tfa 'beaguuried- from democratic
nmpering.
| The Academy building at Litchfeld Cor
ner was packed with large and enthusiastic
audience ON Friday evening. the 3lst inst
| The speaker of the evening was Gen. Adam
h. King of Maryland. lie occupied two
hours in discussion of the political issues
OF the day. The speaker dwelt mainly on
the tariff and presented mahy facts showing
| conclusively the benefits to be derived from
a continuation of the policy pursued by the
republican party. The republicans of Litch.
field are alive and will give their candidates
good old fashioned majority in September.
! There was grand republican mass meet
ing in Longs hall, Ashland. Thursday.
William \. Gill of Massachusetts, and Geo.
ii, Smith of Prcsque Isle, were the speakers.
aud presented the issues of the day in a most
mastery manner. The same evening the
young republicans of Limestone threw flag
to the breeze bearing the names of Harrison
AT the top and Burleigh and Boutelle ut the
bottom. The republicans are making gains
al. along the line.
Hon. W. Il. Doane of PENNSYLVANIA spoke
Thursday night in Davis hall, Island Falls
TO a crowded house. Geo II. Donham, Esq,
presided. r. W. Shaw, Esq, of Houlton,
and B. l.. Smith, Esq, of Portland, also
addressed the meeting. Republican pros
poets in this vicinity are most ilattering.
Only standing room could be obtained for
those who came to Centennial hall, Clinton,
Saturday evening at the time Gen. Adam Il.
King of Maryland began his eloquent speech
on the tariff. John 4. Billings, Esq, pre-
sided over the meeting, which was the most
enthusiastic one known in this section for
years.
Our Livermore Falls correspondent writes
Aug. 3lst; The speech of J. Sterling Nor
ton of Nebraska, at the democratic flag rails
! ing Wednesday night in this village was
more conspicuous for what he did not than
for what he did say. lie began by telling
us that he had come fifteen hundred miles to
| enlghtcn us on the tariff, which he called
robbery Then he contradicted his whole
| effort by the statement that the country il
now in great state of prosperity. Morton
got very eloquent over 25 per cent. on nurs-
ing bottles, nipples and cat-gut But his
memory entirely left him before he got as
far as sixty-eght per cent. on sugar, and
our democratic farmers went away disap-
ointed that he had nothing to say to smooth
over the free wool business.
| A larger audience than was ever there be-
fore, gathered in the Town hall at Monroe,
Frily y n IT. to listen to speeches by Hon
Seth l.. Mlllken aud Hon ID. N. Mortland.
| Mr. Mlliken's speech, which principally re-
| lated to the tariff, coming as it did from one
/ of our experienced legislators, was filled
with pithy sense that could not fail to com
mend itself II the audience, of whatever po-
affiliations they might be. Mr.. Mortland's
review of the doings of the republicans and
democrats during the past twenty five years,
wal. witty and to the point There is notice.
able change of feeling among many old time
democrats in this section There was much
enthusiasm exhibited at the raising of a Har-
rison and Morton flag in the evening.
No Free Trade i'm His.
We have received information from an
entirely reliable source that Elma ID. Bailey,
Esq Of Foxcroft, the largest furniture
manufacturer in Piscataqus county, and one
OF our most cnterprisng business men, has
openly and sguarcly avowcd himself for the
principles of protection and will stand by
them in the September and November cleo
it... LII. L.. k,a hoo,
active member of the democratic party, he 10
at the head of an important and growing in
dustry and does not propose to vote against
himself. his own and his employees inter-
ests.-W0Hs0a !Si0te
Still Another.
The republican cause in Cushing grows
apace The latest addition to the ranks 10
Edwin S. Vose, an intelligent mechanic.
Mr.. Vose was originally a democrat, but two
years ago he Was chairman of the prohibit
ory party county convention aud the nom
inee of the party for register of deeds. He
was also endorsed by the labor party and
polled large vote. This year the prohibi-
ton party at its recent county convention
} held in Rockand, nominated him for clerk
of courts, but he refused to take the nom
ination, alleging for his reason that the re-
publican party would sooner accomplish the
demands Of the people than any other po-
lItcal organization.-LeWis .Journat
Judge Savage of Auburn spoke at East
. Hebron Friday evening. Several were
present from Auburn. The rally was with
, out doubt the most enthusiastic ever held in
3 Hebron. Words fail to describe the enthus
iasm created by Judge Savage's speech on
protection vs. free trade.
Hon. Nelson Dingiey. Jr., and Col. Anson
, , 6. Wood will speak at Norway Saturday
evening of this week, when the republicans
will paint the town red.
: Gen. Leavitt has rendered his resignation
as collector of the psrt of Passamaquoddy,
to take effect at the end of this official quar-
ter.
Z. +. Kelley, one of the staunchest demo-
{ Gratis of Bath, contributed to the fund for the
, purpose of fire works for the republican flag
h raising on Chestnut street Thursday night.
$ A Patriotic Centennial.
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