Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-08-24


been allowed to accumulate TO the detrimen,
of the business and to the loss of millions OF
the peoples money. If Secretary Fairch:ld
had followed the line of the law, Presiden,
Cleveland would never have found the 'scon-
dition" upon which his message of last De-
eember was based.
Never in the history of the world has there
been such progress in the development of 4
great country, such vast accumulation of
material wealth as have been realized in the
United States since the policy of Protection
was adopted in 1861. The benefits have
reached every section, every State. every
class of workers. Our advancement is the
cause of graduation and gratitude at home,
of amazement and admiration abroad. Pres
ldeni Cleveland now proposes to interfere
with the system OF Protection, which has
wrought these great results He proposes
to institute dangerous experiments where we
now enjoy the full reward of fortunate expe-
perience, to give us change where we now
have stability, to commit US 10 doubt where
we now have certainty, nay, to give up
system that has brought unprecedented pros
! perity and return to q system which in our
past history has three times ended in bank
rupt Treasury and created wide distress both
| among the wage-workers and the capitalists
of the United States will approve the Prssi-
dents policy. am sure the people of Maine
will disapprove it with emphatic voice.
Friends of the Protective system. remem-
Der with your work and with your ballots the
fidelity and ability with which Charles A.
BOutelle, your Representative in Congress,
has iabored for your interests. Return him
to his post of honorable duty by an increased
majority of votes and still larger increase
of your trust and confidence if that be pos
sible. Remember also that the aggregate
expression of Msine's opinion will be regis
tered in the vote for our candidate for Gov
ernor, Edwin c. Burleigh every inch man,
and with every breath stout defender of
Protection. And finally remember that the
vote of Maine in September will be an index
of how strongly the popular strength is con-
solidating in support of our
splendid National ticket of Har-
rison and Morton-two candidates who
represent in every page of their political
record and every purpose that inspires them
the great principles and patriotic purposes of
the Republican party.
Hon. John A. Kasson, of Iowa, the next
speaker, discussed the tariff, and civil SER
vice reform, etc. He said the democracy
was now feeling Its way to the sentiment of
the country by the Mills bill, and giving the |
country part free trade and part revenue
tariff and leaving part protection for the |
express purpose of trying how far the peo- |
Pile would Indulge it in going. If it got the |
next Congress and the next President, its |
policy would be to strike blow after blow
until it had come directly and absolutely to
revenue tariff without hair of protection in
it. Applause. | know it by experience,
he said. ] know it by debate. | know it
by record, and know it by history of the
democratic party and its condition to day.
Applause Then Mr. Kasson urged that
neither the democrats did not control the
democratic party nor the ways and means
committee, and inquired what could be ex-
pected but ruin from ignorance if not from
purpose, if the democrats have majority,
Congress were continued and the democratic
President were reelected, | challenge this
great crowd, every man in it, he said to tell
me one solitary article which he consumed
or which he knows of that is not cheaper
today under republican tariff than it was
under free trade tariff in 1859. applause
The democracy under the control of the
South could not and would not protect the
North, he said, but they did take care of the
Southern industries as was shown in the
Mills bill. They made vegetables, lum-
Der, salt and ever so many
other things freetunder that bill, but they
had put on rice, a southern product, in the
hull l01 per cent, and clean 100 per cent,
and left on sugar 6S per cent. protective
duty. Yes, and they had three quarters of
cent pound on peanuts, as southern in
dustry. The democracy proposed to intro
duce a system, which, just so far as it sub
stituted foreign goods for American goods,
so far depleted our country of money.
Cheers for Iowa, protection and Kasson
followed this speech. Hon. Geo B. Loring, |
DR.. Doane of Pennsylvania Hon. j. r.
also addressed the meeting.
The speakingwa brought to close while
Mr.. Boutelle was speaking by the arrival of
visiting companies which marched with bands
by the speakers stand to the hall. At 6 |
o'clock the meeting closed with cheers for
Harrison and Morton.
BANGOR, Aug. 23.
The evening demonstration was one of the |
grandest street parades ever seen in this city.
There were some 1900 men in line, most of |
whom were uniformed campaign companys. |
The illumination and fireworks were very |
some cases being very fine. The visiting |
companies we're served with a collation. on
their arrival here, and left for their homes
by special trains at about IL O'Clock.