The Portland daily press., 1888-06-12
THE YOUNG MEN OUT.
Mr.. cleaves's Reply to Last Eve
ning's Serenade.

The members Of the Young Mems Repub-
lican Club met at the club rooms in Mechan-
les building at s O'Clock last evening and af-
ter the transaction of routine business the
meeting adjourned and line was formed in
the library room and three hundred strong,
the procession marched, headed by Chand-
ler's Band, down Congress street to Ex-
change, to Middle, to the Falmouth Hotel
when halt was made. The sidewalk all
along the line Of march were thronged with
people and vast crowd filled the space in
front of the hotel. Transparencies inscribed
as follows were carried: 'H. b. Cleaves,"
'The Fishermen are for Cleaves," "The
First District is for Cleaves," ''The Young
Republicans are for Clesves," and "The Old
Soldiers are for Cleaves."
In front of the Falmouth Hotel where Mr.
Cleaves has his headquarters the band ten
tered serenade to that gentleman, playing
several selections most charmingly and
when it had finished a cry Of "Cleayes,
Cleayes" rose from the multitude in the
street. In response to this cry Mr. Cleaves
stepped upon the balcony over the entrance
and was greeted with tremendous applause,
three cheers and a tiger teing given with
will when his name was mentioned. Mr.
Cleayes then spoke as follows, being inter
rupted frequently by applause:
Gentlemen Of the Young Mems Republican
Club
The confidence, the respect and esteem Of
my neighbOrs, OF the men with whom have
lived and associated, is source of gratifca-
ton to me, dearer than any Office within the
gift OF the American people, and for this
cordial greeting you will accept my sincere
and heartfelt thanks.
The Republican party is about entering
upon one of the most important and grave
political campaigns that has ever taken place
In this country, and the young men Of the
country have girded on the Republican
armor and will make themselves felt all
along the Democratic line. Never, since the
surrender OF the Army Of Northern Virginia
at Appomattox, have the questions which
are at issue before the people of this country
been so important as at the present time.
You are contending for the success of those
great principles that shall give permanency
to our government, stability to our trade,
prosperity to the great agricultural, manu-
featuring, mercantile and mechanical inter-
ests, in which the people of this State are
deeply interested.
Ours is an American system OF govern
ment, a government for the American peo-
pie, for the protection and advancement of
the interests of those living within the limits
Atlantic to the Pacific. We believe our first
duty is to legislate for the interests Of our
own country, for the interests of American
commerce, for the interests of American
industries, for the interests of American
agriculture, and not for the benefit of foreign
governments. We believe in giving full pro-
lection to American citizens, and that, IL
need be, the strong arm Of this great govern
ment sheuld stretch across the ocean for the
defence of this North American Republic
and the rights Of every citizen entitled to
protection under the American flag.
From the time of the advent Of the Democ-
ratio party into power on the fourth day Of
March. 1885, dewn to the present hour, il
has stood as menace and obstruction to the
advancement Of the great business and agri-
cultural interests of this country, upon
which the success and prosperity Of our
people depends. By its lack Of policy in
relation to the great questions which affect
the American people, by its neglect to pro-
tect the right to free ballot, by its utter
disregard Of the rights of American citizen
ship, by its attempted surrender of the