The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-09-05


made short speech. which was received
with enthusiastic appreciation.
The passenger train which leaves Boston at
$50 a. m. had by this time arrived at Haver-
hill. and the special car was attached to it.
Between Haverhill, the last station in Massa-
chusetts and Dover, the last large place in
New Hampshire. there were two stops, at
Exeter and Newmarket junction.
AT Exeter crowd had collected and the
Speaker was cheered by them.
AT Newmarket Junction delegation Of
Dover Republicans, consisting Of Colonel
A. T. Pence, Colonel Daniel Hall, Col. An
drew Young and T. P. Cressy, boarded the
train and Informed the Speaker that the Re-
pnblicans of Dover were. very. anxious for
him to stop and be greeted by them and ad-
dress them briefly. -'s
At Dover a large crowd had assembled at
the depot, and the Speaker was cheered as at
Haverhill. and all along the route in fact.
Mr.. Reed spoke as follows:
81 am glad TO see you here, because of the
help and comfort it gives to the brethren. 1t
shows that the faith once delivered to the
saints is still kept in New Hampshire, and
l congratulate you upon belonging to the Re-
publican party, because 1t is a good party to
belong to and it s good party to belong 70
in Kennebec county used TO tell the cheating
lawyers was best. The Judge didn't get the
standard high, but he only wanted them to
be reasonably good.
1.-The Republican party is reasonably, and
think is on the way to become thoroughly and
absolutely good. One of the very best symp-
toms of goodness in party Is willingness
to keep its promises, and readiness to do af-
ter election what it said 1t would do before
election, and the Republican party has been
famous this last year for doing that. 1t has
had precious few promises unfulflled, very
few declarations of principles not carried
out.
I'VE promised you that we would settle
the currency question for you,. so that the
peace of the country would 60 forward. We
have done 1t, and from now forward every
month there will be regular additions to the
currency of the country, which will make it
commensurate with the actual demand Of the
people of the United States.
1--WE have promised that we would settle
the tariff question. and we are going to do
it on the lines of protection to American in
dustry. We are going to do it upon the great
principle OF giving to the American people
the markets of America, and that is what we
promised to do. If you find anywhere in the
history of the Democratic party like full
fllment of promises | shall be inclined to
say pleasanter things about the Democratic
party than l have hitherto felt it my duty
to, say.
work. The one thing necessary. next to
goodness, is perseverance in goodness. You
won't do your whole duty If you carry the
next election, nor the next after that, nor till
you pass on to the blessed kingdom beyond
having cast a Republican ballot to the last
minute"
Three cheers were called for and given at
the end of the speech. Mr.. Lodge next
spoke briefly but effectively, as he does in all
his addresses.
, At Dover also was met the special train
with citizens from Portland and from the
towns and cities along the route in Cumber-
land and York counties. The special car
was attached to the sueclal train, and the
final run through the First District began,
Salmon Falls is right on the State line, SO
many of the North Berwick people had
gathered there. Judge Hobbs, Of North
Berwick introduced the Speaker, Mr..
Reed thanked them for their presence. which
he said was an indication OF how completely
the people of New Hampshire were in
terested in the political question of the day.
The fact of that interest was the best
guarantee that political matters would take
the right course. He said:
81 am one Of those who believe that the
majority of all the people can suggest the
best plans for the government of the people,
and not the few very learned or very intelli-
gent men: 1t is the whole people. every man
casting ms vote and any man having, as he
can in New Hampshire. his vote counted as
cast bespeak from you the assistance Of
the people of New Hampshire, that every
man may have his vote counted all over the
United States, and possibly the next news
from the State OF Arkansas, instead Of show
ing bloodshed, may show an honest ballot
and an honest count"
There were more cheers as the train left
Salmon Falls.
AtNorth Berwick. Major Mckinley, who
was to address the mass meeting in the af-
terno0n was one of the audience assembled
at the station. He greeted Mr.. Reed in the
car. The latter was then introduced to the
crowd by Judge Hobbs. Mr.. Reed referred
to the mass meeting which was to be held in
the afternoon at which Major Mckinley and
Representative Lodge were to speak. He
said he was glad to be back to the First
Maine district, the best in the world.
He said that Maine had early cleo
tions because it gave opportunities to hear
the best speakers of the country. That ena-
bled it to receive the best education in the
country, because he held political
election and political canvass to be the
best education that the people could possibly
have. They had it in Maine, from the very
best quarters, and he had no doubt that the
results in the future, as in the past, would
show that they have been scholars as we'll as
good teachers.
AT Kennebunk another crowd was await
ing the arrival of the special train. Walter
L. Dane, Esq, who had met the Speaker at
Dover. made the Introductory speech, which
was brief but very taking with the crowd.
Mr.. Reed referred to Kennebunk as one OF
the most beantifultowns Of the district and
thoroughly Republican. 1t had done its du'
ty always and could not fail to do 1t Monday.
The State of Maine, he said, has right to
rejoice in the events of the country for 1t
stands aloof, away off, and has an opportun'
ity to look at them from a distance lie
then said
"We have an opportunity to look across the
whole country, and see what naS sd oesn uon9 7
should feel more satisfied with good YER
dict from the citizens of my district and the
people of the State of Maine than anywhere
else, and l have full confidence that the next
election will show yeTaiic' yThi I; WIN Ill w Wnlcn we
politics. when people think the government
of the United States and the government of
the state can almost take care Of itself Ii
is only when the citizens interest them.
selves it Is only when 'hgg bgb ARE IN
right results fellow. hope that the returns
Of next Monday will show that the citizens
Of Kennebunk have been faithful"
At Biddeford the train made only short
stop. long enough for the Speaker to bow to
the crowd, which had gathered. At Saco,
Mr.. Reed made short speech. He said he
was particularly glad to see the citizens Of
that good place. If the rest Of the district
were like Saco they would carry the whole
state without any assistance from the other