Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-08-16

entsal bonas znd all; and ws Digtt 10 thi
safely B. shSwins thai 20 far fron prosss
tive policy gsnerxsing trusts. an slEr
free trade policy generzrss thea IN a IA
greater aunsb<r eheers xs1 fhas ie9v
the question In MziEe VI
arr net able 10 dero<< ourselves ~holly d
nsfisazl elecsioas. bat priszrily 70 the star
electson, and | am glad thAf hosh parsss'
hare naminsssd eenssemen Of gn<xr<peion2
personal character ard rssp<cszbSisfy .stzsti n
high In their respective eonnmnnltiss, aSzins
shom personally, aoshing can Be- sad, saa
thxs apples equally 10 Putnam asd Burseixh
and an glad 10 Aay 90 tCnexrs-l Il
lrAxes tn< eoatest where il shouli rest %
prineiples. Putnam, ia3se fron ths
speech Of his which hold In my hand. and
shieh read In the Portland Argus, Aag- 2,
% very uneasy in rsyard TO the charges
thas have been 6roaShf against him eoceern-
ing the very disadvaatzgeocs rrrAfy be aided
in making Ia giving assay as | taiEk ia =
large degree the nights Of American fisher
m@n. have read his speech with great in
terest and found & 10 be aaainly al zas.er
10 some Criticisms thai s~nAs0y Frye of this
State, male on the presblent secretary Of
State and the fisheries commission, in c0n-
hscfion with the treaty. | hare never yet
seen Senator Frye in any eoatest or eoatro-
sersy la bach be sas NOT abandznfiy able
to take his o~n part Cheers SO far
- The esaiFosstsY hsfsesa kisa.sit-
and Putnam is involved, il soRld be sheer
presumption in me TO say anything in behalf
Of our distinguished senator. | assure YOU
from shat | kno~ a: BIN that hs wili be
beard from ia due season. Cheers. bui
what interested me most in the speech Of
Fatnzn's Vas these four lines that occur
somewhat parenthetiealIy about the mid
die Of his remarks, AT this
point, says the Argus, putnam discussed
several features of tine treaty showing
practical benefits shieh our fishing reet
~ould derive from the treaty, but the Argus
did not think II worth while TO mention what
those points Of Putnaa's were. Laughter
and applause. ON all the point. of the
criticism Of frye's speech Putnam was full
TO aitiuenee, bat just in q breathing spell.
As Artemus Ward used to say, 'at this point
desiring 10 rest my voice. ! will tell you a
little story" So about the time Putnam
got half way through hi. speech he seems to
have needed a little rest and told all these
TO the American fishing neei
which he didn't seem 10 include in his rega-
lar speech. and which the Argns didn', think
worth while reporting. Laughter aud ap-
plause. Well. nov il there Is anything IN
this question at all. if there is anything in
the world about which the American people
are concerned today touching this fishery
question it is lis interest In the
fishery fleet and that is the very
point on which the voters of Maine before
whom Putnam appeared as a candidate,
are desirous to have him explain, for We
belieye,-we mean those opposed TO the
treaty that if il is complete abandonment of
Ihe whole fishing interests of the L. 5, |
aud | may myself, following example of
Frye, at some future period. in this
take occasion TO show |
grounds. of my charge lGreat applause
will promise you II you do so, will |
not limit it small line parenthesis in the |
middle of paragraph. Great Applause.
On Monday of last week, as pas
,engeu on the steamer In which was
,rossing the Atlantic rose from breakfast, |
here was suddenly one of the rumors that |
low with wonderful swiftness even over the |
argest steamers, that We were in the midst
IF fishing fleet. We had come to the |
Banks of Newfoundland during the night, |
Ind as We went-those of Us who were not /
easick-to the deck we ere surrounded by |
pule IL OF 10 SAT- u usHtimtu, paTtil |
French and more largely American. The |
lea was very rough, so much 80 that at least
ialf the passengers were seri- |
,usly disturbed with the most un- |
pleasant sensation known to human nature;
Laughter. But those of US who could get |
IN deck and | will honestly confess that vas |
lot one of the swiftest myself, beheld in this |
ough sea fishermen In small boats. little /
lores that were not more than Is feet long, |
,ut on those waves that seemed to those on |
he steamer to be rolling half as high as this
,reat room, and they were taking up their
rawls with as little concern as Maine /
armer would NOV hay in July and there was
me universal burst of admiration on
he steamer at the daring and heroism, and
plendor of bravery that would risk life |
n contest with the angry elements. Great
pplsuse. | said TO myself then as | say to
ou now, that in my judgment the United
states would dishonor itself for all time if
" any negotiation or for any consideration,
should surrender one jot or one title of the
lights of those gallant, generous and brave
men. [Grest enthusiasm.
The chairman briefly introduced