The Portland daily press., 1888-08-27

1861 to 1S76.... $4,000
1871 to 1885,. 72S,O00
The above figures only partly tell how Ire
land has suffered under free trade. No
chapter in the whole worlds history is SO
dark and horrible as that of Ireland since
free trade was established by the deStrue-
tion of the Irish tariff Mr.. Looney also
quoted from Grattan, 0Connell and
show free trade had ruined Ireland He
said it was mysteryt to him how men who
We're victims of English tyranny could vote
for the Democratic party, and British free
trade, which laid the industries of Ireland
in ruin and forced them and their children
to seek bread and homes beyond the sea.
Mr.. Looney was followed by Il. G. Rey-
nolds, ESQ.,, who made brief but telling
speech opposing the sham civil service hy-
pocrisy of Cleveland's administration.
The meeting closed with three cheers for
the speakers.
Col. Fairbanks Gives the Figures.
ST. JoHNsBURY, VT, Aug. 25.--The Re-
publican county rally held here this after
noon and evening, was the largest rally of
the campaign in this part of the State. The
afternoon meeting was addressed by w. p.
Dillingham; on the tariff question, and sever
al other speeches were made. Col. Frank
lin Fairbanks said there were now over 700
men at work at his scale shop. Elect Cleve-
veland and pass the Mills BILL and in less
than year there would not be 300 wOrkmen
there.
Political Notes.
Charles p. Alden. Esq, of Pressure Isle,
member of the Republican State committee,
from Aroostook county, says that Aroostook
is sure to give Hon. Edwin G. Burleigh big
majority at the coming election. In every
town heard from south of the Madawaska
line, there are large Republican gains. 'We
shall elect our full county ticket" says Mr..
Alden. A large number of Aroostook county
Democrats have come out for protection to
home industries.
Representative j. H. Eels, of Rockport,
has been re-nominated for the Legislature
by the Republicans.
The Harrison Guards of Brunswick, Capt
c. L. Townsend. with drum corps, made a
parade in Brunswick Friday night, and call
ed upon Prof Robinson of the Young Mems
Republican Club, I'll. z. Chapman, Hon. C. j.
Gilman and Peleg Chandler. They made
brief speeches.
The Bridgton News says: "Hon. Charles
K. Littlefield, of Rockland the brilliant
Speaker of the House in the last legislature
and by common consent one of the ablest
In that chair, is to be candidate for Attor-
ney General before the next legislature. A
brilliant orator, a lawyer of consumate abil-
ity, and a genial, courteous gentleman, he
would make most fitting successor of Henry
u. Cleaves and Orville ID. Baker. Western
Maine should give him its hearty and undl-
vlded support"
The Wateryille Mail says that about thirty
eight wage working Democrats met at City
Hall, Aug. 2lst and organized an independ-
ent Cleveland and Thurman club"not for, the
purpose OF boltlng against honest nomina-
tions. but against State rings" A commit
tee Of seven was chosen to consult with the
CITY committee and arrange matters for the
pest interests of the party. The club chose
j. Ii. H.lW0od chairman Of the committee, with
cix 0fhar maj IN eli cf i'm
was chosen president of the club, with three
other men as vice presidents to assist him in
managing the order for the interest of all
concerned.
Twelve of us are now living who. forty
eight years ago.in Auburn and Danville yot-
ed for Gen. William Henry HARRISON" said
Capt. Daniel Holland, Saturday. "All of us
lived within radius of a mile, and strange
ly enough. all of us, understand, will vote
for Gen. Benjamin Harrison in November
next, unless somethinglhappens Ito u.s. An
other curious feature Of it is that nine of us
VIII vote In this county the same as nearly
fifty years ago, and some of us | guess in the
same polling places" The names of the
twelve, as given by Captain Holland, are
Joshua Lambert, Elbridge Wagg, Levi Lin
coin, Joseph S. Garcelon, Harris Jordan,
George Washington Jordan, Henry /. Hol-
land, Daniel Holland, Richard Holland, Viii
liam Dingley, James Dingley, Nelson Ding
ley, Sr; of these, Elbridge Wagg is in
ANOlbn Il dLu1OuItls lS III IOTb-
land, and Richard Holland is in New York.
The Harrison and Morton club, of Farm
ington, has engaged the large and cOmmodi-
GUS suite of rooms in the Stoyell building,
facing the public square, for campaign head
quarters. The club has the rooms electrical
ly lighted and decorated with flags, bunting
and fixtures. A large painting of Gen. Har-
rison adornS, and draped on the walls is the
first flag raised in Pennington after the
breaking out of the civil war. This flag is
fril tod l.xrA ATas. II I
whom it was presented by the ladies of the
town when he returned from leading his
regiment on many hard fought field On
ly few weeks after Sumpter was fired up
on, the ladies in the west village of Farm
ington bought the material, made the flag
and their husbands secured for them lofty
pine for flag pole, and from its top this flag
hoated until rebellion was stamped out
Col. Harrington, of Portland, is a candidate
for Secretary of State.
1t Is common talk about Augusta says the
Lewiston Journal that a strong effort will
be made at the session of the legislature,
this winter, to take the election of the office
OF adJutant general of the State from the
jurisdiction of the Legislature, and allow
this office to be filed by appointment by th
Governor. The adiutant general is the chief
OF the governors staff. Maine and Vermont
at the present time are the only two stats in
which the adjutant general is elected to the
office by the vote of the legislature.
The Franklin County Veteran Republi-
cans who voted in 1910 for Gen. William
Henry Harrison, and who intend this year
to vote for his grandson, Gen. Benjamin
Harrison, meet Saturday afternoon for the
Club.
W. s. Gould of Sprague's Mills, hitherto
Democrat openly declares that he shall
vote the Republican ticket this fall.
!, Inc franklin county Democratic conven-
tion was held at Farmington, Saturday fore
noon. One hundred and sixty delegates
were reported, DR.. z. Dyer of Pennington,
and John w. Lothrop of Chesteryille, secre-
tarles. The convention nominated: Sena-
tor, Samuel Farmer, Phillips; Judge Of Pro-
pate, Dr. T. Dyer, Farmington; Register of
Probate, Newell r. Knowlton. Pennington
County Attorney, Edmund r. Luce, New
Vineyard; Treasurer, Peter P. Tufts, Farm
Commissioner, S. H. Kinds, Salem. Prior to
the convention a Clevelend and Thurman
flag 1was raised without any, de-
monstration. In the afternoon Charles K.
Allen of Dresden, the Democratic candidate
tor Congress from the second district, and
Hon. John L. Russell, CONGRESSMAN from
Worcester. Mass, district addressed the
convention.
The Bath Times, speaking of recent visit
of eX-Gov. Robie in Bath, says: "The Gov
ern0r had few words to say about the poll
tical outlook, expressing the belief that there
is no DOUBT Whatever OF the election OF Bur-
leigh next September by the usual majority,
and the election of Harrison and Morton will
surely follow. He said that the rejection Of
the fishery treaty by the Senate would be
likely to lessen the vote for Putnam for
Governor. He thorght the Maine Democrats
were putting out too large sum of money in
the State campaign, but they stood not a
ghost Of chance to elect Mr.. Putnam. On
speaking of the Maine Prohibitonists, he
was of the opinion that there would be a fall
ling off in their votes. He reports pretty
large accession of Democrats to the Republi-
can ranks at his home, most of them laboring
men,"
The political outlook in this State. and es-
pecially in this county, for the September
election is most encouraging. The key note
Oh the enemy's county campaign was sound
ed at its Alfred convention by General Inac-
tlylty. Outside the 0ffice-seekers and heel
ers there is scarcely a sign of life in the
morlbund old Democracy. Decentralization,
distrust and disgust pervade the rank and
nle. Good men of that party, who can rise
ABOVE prejudice, are throwing off their allie
glance to its pernicious free trade policy, and
Dy scores they will be found solid In the
ranks OF protection and Progress when elec-
tl0n DAY ycomes.-Biddeford Journal
kennebunk Republicans do not propose to
be llkewarm in this campaign. which Is be-
ing SO brilliantly inaugurated elsewhere, ev-
en- though the town is sure to cast as usual,
a good majority for the party nominees.
| They are going to hustle until the close of
| the polls on election day in November. and
| intend to throw most decisive vote in favor
of the protection of American lohor Kaa