Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-08-30
4 GREAT MEETING.
A Splendid Attendance at The
WalerYllle Rally.
/ aastsflJ Spaeh BY Secretary BIa ne,
Clearly and Powerfully RsVisglns the
Political Situation.
Stirring Remarks by Other Distiu-
guishsd Speakers.

| WArERFfLLE. Aug IA more IetIect
day for an ost-lcof gathering Of any Kind
could nos have been planned than that
which sswned today There wa. 90
ia. ID the streets. the air ~as brsciug and
iass the ight temperature for comfort. and
moved BY seatie sumner breeze.
On the trains shieh arrived early in the
forenoon there wss good delegation of
| promloen, aua sturdy republicans from
fi.cataqai. county, Dexter, and some of
the Somerset county towns, drawn to this
somes hat Instant point BY the knowledge
thaE ihc great statesman from Maine was to
| address lbe people IN his only speech for
| the campaign and 1t was naturally expected
that he would make some important utter
| taces in regard , bi, position, present and
future, upon the great questions be fore the
| country.
Later ia the day ether delegations came n
| ami with them many prominent men from
different sections OF the State arriving on the
| yarieu, regular and special trains Hon s
| T.. Miiiktn, our able segr sentative in
Congress, Was met AT the depos by post
master Drew. Governor Eurlegh, Hon
w. Il. Mason of Chicago, ani other dis
tnguis 4 ps s0ple cams on the special train
| from Brunswick with IL large party com
| posed Of delegations from different points
| q % he line, arriving at ? II. and when
the special came il from Bar iarbor,
besrlf Secretary Blaine and his party Of
| travelling compauIo1s, among whom were
hs daughter, Hattie and Margarst, there
was gathering Of sevsral thousand eager
peope awaiting him about the depot ard
on the college campus where the speeches
were to be made. Colls e street in that
vicinity va, 50 Iacted with carriages that
it was ditilcnlt 10 get through the jam.
! Deuas 81 leudld military band addea IN
.piration 10 the occasion By the fine musi-
cal sel, ctio1s which II rendered al inter
vas while Mr. Blaiue's arrival was awaited
when the Distinguished Secretary stepped
from the train he was met by Hon. &. Il
McFaiden aad others of the republican
| commit q, aHd after few moments was
escar.ed to the campus by the City Band of
Wstersilie ard the bsnl from AuE Eusta.
As Mr.. BaiHe and the other speakers of
tbe day passed through the crowd and took
their places on the platform, they were
greeted by cheers from the assembled mul-
litudf, Sit eyes, of course, centering upon
the distinguished Secretary of State as he
sCGt upon Me platform, leaning upon the
arm OF Rev. DIR. Small President of Colby |
[ nisefsity, and who was to preside over
the exercises of the day.
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Exceileacy Governor Blu leigh ZAP |
plause l.
The Cove rno-, in fes sponse TO the long !
continued applause which greeted him. |
said he did net purpose to make speech. |
lie congra' ulated himsels and those pres
en upon being adoried an opportunity 10 |
Hlsten to the speeches Of the distinguished |
ststesmen vho'e presence there rendered |
the neeting notable event the pending |
political canvass. lie thought the repub |
ian party had entered upon the campaign |
TN Ter most favorable auspices and that the |
outlgu's vas excel Mt for spl nlid yicio-
y at the coming election.
After lhe Governor had concluded his re-
marks, the President in one of the ncate't
pecchts ever made in the intro iuctlon of a
spe tker TO keanebec audience, presented |
hs distlt siishtd stltesmsn from whom the |
e' ntal speech of the day was expected. |
ini the Hon. James g. Blsine arose amid
great applause His physical appearance |
N not iniiea'e weakness, his step was firm,
sni as be commenced to speak Tia voice
rang ont n she we'll knoSn toles 50 FAM |
lar To all ci Il ms of ths kennebec Valley |
tof the last qnar'er Of CENTURY His
-pr Ch VAS not a lengthy one and w6S u. /
follows;
Fel,w Cilizeps-T am clad 70 sneak to-
.lsv on the soil of Kernehec cou- ty; g,ad |
10 s7eak once more to the peepls of the |
rhfd Congress onaI Distriei. as it * st ID |
from 1852 10 1882; g'ad to speak in Water
vile. for it was in III, town twenty eieh |
,esrs agn that vas first nominated for |
,sn.ress and viypilv recall the grat.fcs- |
rnn vith which heard from the CONVEX
"a n that The nomination was unanimous |
rhe hcn3r was re pested bv vour kind favor
many times over. nu. it never came with
the el,F of satisfaction that sccompanie |
he frat nominsti1n. But these s-e PER
sopsI r. miniseenees in which esuII in |
fnl,e hr the hour Thov do not affect
puhlie questions and DO not guide us in eur
intia. TO-DAY We are living net in 1892
bpt in 1890.
.halI mot detaio Won with many words |
,o,,cbing nur s,a,c Gove,nmant Ui+b |
rhs exeeu,iou Of two Years the re- |
nub lean nary has controlled the govern |
m, n of Nlsile rort;nnousIy since 1850 and !
.hjnk I am iu,t fed i, saving that durjny
hat long nsri,a The affairs of no other l
state in the Uoion have teen more ius ly \
more wisely. mora economically admins |