Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-09-08
Last Day OF the Campaign-Rousing
Rally at Portland.

PokrLAsp, Sept. The last working
day Of the campaign vas 3 busy one with
sp sk=r Reed and Major Mckinley, bo.h
OF them speaking twice dur az the dsy, at
+ Ss bizo Lske 10 the afternoon and ia this
/ city IN the evening. An sudienee of more
than 5000 people assembled in City Hall 10
attend the mas meeting under the auspices
of the Yoa12 Mems Republican club. whose
bsi nsr hung above the platform where sat
70 members. Presii M W alter C. Emer-
son. editor Of the Aiyerti.er, bad charge,
ard Chambers band farni shed music. Mr.
: Reeds entrance with Maj. Mckinley wrs
greeted with long applause and cheers by
the audience, u hich was larger and much
more enthusiastic than any other during the
campaign. He va, Introduced by Mr.. En-
erson IN a peat speech. which was applaud
Cd u tbe echo Mr. r. eI spoke ten mis-
utes, referring 10 the influence of the Me
kniey ,ill on bu.iness; also 10 the silver
/ bill. ssyieg the United States circulating
me dium vas the best in the world.
He then called on Major Mckinley TO
deliver the speech of the evening This
was tie latter's first Portland speech, and
~ss the most eloquen. of the campai %
Although lasting an hour the sudience were
| enIrel, sympathetic from beginning to en- /.
lie spoke on the tariff as affecting business
property. Industrial prosperity and com
nirrcial iniepand- nee began with the Nor
rii tariff bill of 1861, two OF scts that tue
republican party secured 10 peace and had
NOT been destroyed by its enemies, the
dt mocrats. Three hundred III lions must
be produced yearly fof government. Ii by
| the democratic principle of revenue only
the largest amount of revenue comes from
the smallest amount of duty, this is secured
by taxing non-comptting foreign products
Then the democrats say, make the duty on
CONT citing goods so low that the people viii
! buy iDpor ed in preference to domestic
goods. That was the principle Of the Nor
-ison ard Mills bills, and Clevelaad's mes
sage in SO. The republicans would tax
competing foreign products, ill the treas
ury and Increase industry, but would free
non-competing foreign imports That was
the principle of this tariff bill. and il made
Harrison President and the House republi-
can. If you doubt il being an American
bIii, - ask your English cousins. Mem
bers Of Parliament have been discussing
this and referring todsy's news. | say,
don't interfere with Amercsn affairs; keep
your hands of. No single article is cheap
cucd by protective t,r.H. We have de
iiberste!y increa.ci the duty on tin plate 10
buiid up the tin plate INDUSTRY, which viii
emf - 600. If this bill comes a l4w, ,
the price OF tin plate Will be lower. for
there is just as good American tin plate as
foreign
The speaker explsined al valore M tqu v
alents aud said the r p1bliesns would rath-
er have steel rails at lees price and higher
q ya'or, III than at higher price and a
lower ad yaorem. Clevelsnd's admins
trst nn di-criminated sgainst American in
dustries by buying abroad for government
uses, free of duty, then sllowei that it p e.
vented this bill, " lich win become a ias
next Tu, sday.
References to Mr.. Reeds work in the
House and to Mr.. Blaine created great en-
thusssm. The democrats if in A majority
in the rext House. would atopt Reefs
rules lis explanation of the repuhl cans
fulfiment of their pledges and of the bills
passed was apr llnded He said of ihe fc,l
eral election DILL; "It will only be oppres-
siye 10 the ullIhers of the con-titut on.
They say il is reklndlng the embeEs of war.
We 10 not speak of that war - years be-
hi nd US. All we ask > that its settlemens
be kept wherever the Amer flag iloa : -
He concluded by ssying that he had come
1000 miles, at great sscritice. to help Mr.
Reed, whose fight on Monday, WIS the fight
of tie republican party in the United
States At his close there WAS long Contin
ued apI lausa, and the meeting Adjourned
with three cheers for Reed.