The Portland daily press., 1888-08-29
Mr.. REED AT CAPE ELIZABETH.
Large and Enthusiastic Republican
Rally.
Town House Hall Filled and over
flowing.
Patriotic Republicans iIIunnin ate
Their Houses and Raise Flag.

'"o" 'ouSeS and RAISE Flag.
The Republicans Of Cape Elizabeth made
their flag raising and rally at the Town
House most successful event last evening.
They had bought large, new, and of course
beautiful, American flag with the names of
Harrison and Morton, Burleigh and Reed
across the top, a flag that takes the shine
completely off the Democratic banner that
don't seen to float very contentedly with
the physiognomies of Cleveland and Thur
man plastered over the Union.
The first thing the people saw who drove in
to the Town House along all the roads that
converge thereabouts, was the illuminations.
On the way from the city Daniel McCann's
brilliant display of banners. Chinese Ian
terms and gayly colored remnants was the
first indication that Cape Elizabeth patriot
ism was up towards the high mark. Then
came John PARROTS house, illuminated
from garrett to cellar, but even then not half
so full of light as its owner was of the sort
OF Republican patriotism that didn't intend
that the Democrats or any of the out-of-the
way parties should ever be able to furnish
the mate to last nights demonstration.
Other good Republicans who likewise lit up
their houses and grounds were E. A. Crowell,
Eliphalet c. Robinson, Hiram Libby, Charles
Warehouse and Otis Hannaford. Even the
Democratic housewives could not refrain
from lighting their best lamps, the enthu-
siasm was so infectious.
Merriman's Band, of South Portland, be-
gan to play in the great square by the Town
House little after O'Clock. About half
past seven, the banner was swung to the
breeze with three loud cheers and one of the
bands best tunes, and every one on Cape
Elizabeth knows that the Il tnd's best tune is
good enough for any occasion, even for
Republican flag raising
AS soon as the flag was raised the crowd
and everyone said it was the biggest crowd
ever collected at Cape Elizabeth Town House,
and the most noticeable for the number of
voters in it as well-trooped into the hall
and filled up all the seats, much of the aisles
and all the doorways and entry.
When MIR. Reed came in he was received
with great applause. He once taught school
in Cape Elizabeth, and the people are very
fond of him on that account, as well as for
the many subsequent creditable things that
he has done. Mr.. John Parrot called the
meeting to order, and introduced 4. G. Rev
nolds, Esq, as presiding officer of the eve
ming. Mr.. Reynolds took the chair, and
very modestly began to make a very appro-
pirate and excellent speech. He considered
It an honor to preside over a meeting of so
many Cape Elizabeth people. He knew that
all they can of the great questions before the
country now. Among the questions were
those of civil service reform, of the fisheries
and the temperance question. But there was
all others for the time, the tariff question.
On that question the Republican party is the
party of protection; it is the party that looks
out for American interests. That is well
known and admitted. But the position of
the Democratic party, If equally plain. is
more 0bscured. They profess themselves to
be revenue reformers, though it is perfectly
plain that their ultimate object is free trade.
Now, since the Republican party stands for
protection, and the Democratic party for free
trade, it seems that we ought to take our po-
litical stand this year on the merits of the
question. That question / am not here to
discuss There is another here, the atchels
of whose political shoes / am not
gentlemen, l have sat in the gal
lery OF the House OF Representatives.
have seen the representatives from great
States. men of mark in their own homes,
address themselves to an audience of fellow
representatives who were listless, inatten-
tive or restrained from disorder even by the
Speakers gavel have marked that same
lessness and their inattention when certain
one of their number arose, gained their at
tention by his great wit and held them then
by the force of his logic. That man was
your own Representative, Hon. Thomas b.
Reed, whom now have the honor to pre-
sent to you. Great applause and cheers.1
Mr.. Reed, after the applause had subsid-
ed, said he had always felt when addressing
an audience in that hall, that he was adj
dressing body. OF friends. He knew that
he was addressing an intelligent audience,
some OF whom he helped make so. APP
plause.J He came to speak ON great Ques-
ton which came nearer to the happiness of
the people before him than any other of the
great questions OF recent campaigns. We
were to consider the system under which the
the last % years. We were to consider
whether that system was to be destroyed or
retained. There was no middle ground. If
the system was bad, why, of course, the way
was to do away with it. You could not d.
Lutte poison and make it sustenance. Mr..
Reed sketched briefly the histories of the
two great parties, explaining the disposition
OF the one to protection and of the other to
free trade. 1t was of no use for the Demo-
Gratis to deny that they were not for
were in the direction of free trade.
To illustrate, Mr.. Reed said: Suppose a
man should photograph living COW, and
write under it: This is not a cowp Do you
suppose that would keep the original from
giving MILK" Laughter and applause.l
The free traders embodied the essence of
their argument in the statement that tariff
increases the cost of the imported article by
the amount of the duty, and also increases
to the same extent the prices of protected ar
ticles manufactured in this country. If that
is so then twenty-five thousand million dol
lars would be the amount lost in unnecessary
cost to the people of this country since 1861.
This was more than the whole country
listed for taxation in 1861. IF this argu-
ment is true" he said, 1--WE have thrown the
| country away. and are out of doors.
| Laughter Now what were the facts. We
were the most prosperous people on the face
of the earth. with all the accidents against
J us too. We had fought a terribly disastrous
war, costly to both North and South. espec
| tally to the South, and yet had replaced all
| that loss, and piled up wealth in addition.
| After speaking of the Democratic manipula.
| ton of the percentage argument, and the
| salt duty, Mr.. Reed devoted a few remarks
to WOOL Speaking of the Democrats he said
cans should reduce the tariff. We took off
10 per cent on wool. StraightWay the Dem
ocratic State conventions of Ohio
and California denounced US for tax
| ing off that 10 per cent, saying
that we were running the wool
| this year every Democratic representative
| from those two States, except one, who was
not renominated, marched up and voted to
| take eff 100 per cent. of the duty on wool
saying that it would increase the price OF
wool. When we took off 10 per cent it sent
wool down; but when they take off a hun.
dred it sends it up. [Laughter.] After
| speaking of the lumber tariff and the home
market, Mr.. Reed devoted few words to
| pension yetoes. Cleveland's score now
stood at 1872 pensions vetoed, and he had
saved by one years work of this sort less
than half the salary we give him to be Presi
| dent.
In closing, Mr.. Reed devoted himself tc
| Mr.. Cleveland's extraordinary somersault on
| the fisheries question. Why were we In ia
| vor of proper treatment of the fishermen
he asked. When our ancestors first settled
here, their. main source Of wealth was the
| catch of fish. Our fishing vessels, with
| those of other subjects of Great Britain
| pushed out to the Banks. And we had
| rights there that we retained when we set up
| for ourselves Now it is the custom of the
| great nations to foster their fisheries as the
nursery of their seamen. 1t has always
been ours, and we have always protected
them. Our fishermen are sensible enough to
know what they want. And they all pro.
| tested against any commission: But the
| President appointed a commission that ne.
| gotiated treaty. That treaty our fishermen
almost without exception, declared to
be a surrender and the Republican
| Senate rejected it. Then the President, who
thought the treaty was good enough for the
| fishermen, at once started up and asked
| power to stop Canadian transportation Of
| goods across our borders in order to secure
| for us the right to transship in bond, some
thing he had never thought to ask for in the