The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-07-21
slaught on the gallant War Eagle of the
Charles #. johnson,

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slaught on the gallant War Eagle of the
Saco.
Charles It. johnson,
candidate for governor, was next intro
duced. The company rose and cheered
him enthusiastically. 1t has been many
years since the Maine Democrats have
laid upon the altar of sacrifice SO young,
able and good looking a victim as they
have produced this year. Mr.. johnson
intends to take the stump during the
campaign; but his speech yesterday was
evidently not intended as an opener OF
the campaign. He thanked his hearers
most kindly for the reception they had
accorded him, and said that he had
come to Portland to take by the hand
the young men who had redeemed pollt-
ically the first city of the state. He
believed that the young men OF Maine, as
well as the young men OF Massachusetts
were gravitating to the Democratic party.
The party which believed that public
office was public trust was attracting
them. There was among the young men
of Maine little of the old political rancor
of past conflicts, and they were therefore
the better fitted to step to the front.
GAS young men we should choose high
ideals of political action" said Mr.. John
son, land nowhere in our own political
history can find better example for
us than the spectacle of Charles Sumner
making his great speech in favor of re-
moving from national battlef1ags all re-
minders of victories won over fellow cit
izens.'' The speaker continued, saying
that in this country manhood was the
only title to peerage, and character the
only coat of arms. The young Demo-
Gratis of Maine could find no better exam
pie than Lincoln. For devotion to pub
lie interest, which treats office, not as a
means of snatching wealth but as van
tage ground for the administration of
government for the people, no better ex-
emplar could be found than Grover
Cleveland. Loud applause.
sit behooves us, said Mr.. johnson,
ssto remember that, though trickery
and chicanery may succeed for a time,
the party which hopes to triumph in the
end must appeal to the moral conscious
ness of the people"
Mr.. Johnson's remarks were loudly
applauded and then other speakers We're
introduced by Mr.. Clifford.
Mayor Ingraham
reminded the boys that Portland had
Democratic city government, and that
they were the boys who had done it, He
said he believed the administration of
the city government of Portland was to-
day satisfactory to the majority of the
people of the city.
President Joseph A. McGowan
of the common council, cong ratulated
the club upon meeting under such bril-
liant auspices. He was the first speaker
to launch the boom of the Hon. Darius
Fl. Ingraham for Congress. There was
moderate applause at the suggestion;
but nothing like the uproar and yell
when the SWEET sheriff boom was
launched. Mr.. MCGOWAN concluded
by proposing the following war cry song:
Strike till the G. O. P. expires;
Strike at those who pull the wires;
Strike for the ticket truth admires,
johnson and Ingraham
President William A. Roberts
of the Young Mems Democratic Club of
Biddeford came next. Mr.. Roberts is a
kicker at home. and if he could have had
his way the Biddeford and Saco caucus
es would not have chosen Goldthwaite
delegates. Hence the knife. ''This is.
no time for ridicule and funny business"
he began. what we want to do is to
select man of character and ability to
lead our Congressional fight, and while
am here to pledge myself to any candi-
date, want to say this as a Biddeford
Democrat; that war eagles are good
enough to play for the whims of the peo-
pie or snatch child, but they amt no
good in politics. Applause What we
want is man of character and ability.
We are to meet mighty foe. Thomas
B. Reed is no plaything. He is man OF
nerve. We want a man of ability to
meet him. We of Biddeford want man
who can go into the district and make a
fight" Then Mr.. Roberts, who is a rat
Ting story teller as well as dexterous
wielder of the scalping knife, convulsed
his hearers with some Biddeford funny
stories about profane parrots, etc.
Col. A. w, Bradbury
said that they were in this campaign to
make hot fight. He said he feared but
one opponent of the Democracy and that
was money. He believed that the
money on the Republican side would be
like the sands of the seashore. But the
WSdlUu VI CllC OCllloCloSy3 Inv ciAS J0WCA'
of the mother of the Gracchi. was in her
young men, and by them they would
win.
War Horse E. L. Poor
of Sebago, received applause when pre-
scented. He said he wasn't much OF a
speaker, but had been around to some
conventions. He said he had been in the
minority party a good many years, hop
ing that the day would come when the
Republican hordes would be swept out.
If a good man was nominated at the Bid
deford district convention to meet
Thomas B. Reed, Mr.. Poor felt confident
that the Democrats could carry the coun-
ty of Cumberland and the First District.
George f. McQuillan
was called on and dragged forth from the
back of the hall, whittier he had modest
ly taken refuge. He said he felt like the
old gentleman from the Old Country,
who fell one day from a very high build
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