The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-08-30


Companies.
The Republican meeting at City Hall
last evening was a remarkably large and
also an excellently managed affair. The
hall was filled to overlooking with one Of
those big and enthusiastic audiences that
are the rule with Republican meetings in
this region this year. An excellent con-
tribution to the spectacular effect was af-
forded by the reservation of the two
side galleries for the campaign compa-
MES. Into the left gallery fled the Har-
rison Guards and Tippecanoes; into the
right the Reed Cadets and the Harrison
and Reid drum corps. All the compa-
MES were applauded as they came in. 1t
was the first appearance of the Tippe-
canoes and Reed Cadets, and they re-
ceived cordial welcome. Previously
the companies had paraded. At
about 100 the Harrison and Reid
drum corps, forty strong, marched to
Monument Square, where they were
Joined at the Lincoln Club by the Harri-
son Guards, under the command of Capt.
Gilchrist. They marched up Congress
street and met the Tippecanoes and Reed
Cadets under the command of Captains
Walden and Cookson. The battalion
made a fine impression by their set up
and bearing The Guards turned out
about 10 men, the Tippecanoes 60 and the
Cadets nearly as many.
The companies rose and cheered as
Chairman Seiders of the city committee,
accompanied by President Reynolds of
the Young Mems Republican Club, and
the speakers of the evening, and escorted
by members of the Young Mems Repub-
Hcan Club, appeared on the platform.
The audience also applauded vigorously,
and Chandler's Band, from the balcony,
joined in the ovation.
Chairman Seiders introduced
President Reynolds
of the Young Mems Republican Club,
who was received with applause. Mr..
Reynolds said he was thoroughly con-
vinced that this large and enthusiastic
audience would not conduce to Demo
cratic comfort. We have come, he said,
believing that we are to present both
principles and candidates this fall VINO
will be acceptable to the intelligent
masses of the country. At the head of
the national ticket was tried and true
statesman, Benjamin. Harrison; lapplause]
at the head of the state ticket citizen
of Portland, General Cleaves, [applause]
and at the head of the ticket in the dis
trict the man at whose feet lie the pros
trate political forms of the long array Of
men whom the Democracy had sent
against him in the last eighteen years,
and at whose feet will soon lie also the
imposing political form of our Mayor of
Portland. Laughter and loud ap-
President Reynolds then introduced
Mr. Walter C. Emerson
who, after being very cordially received,
said that he was not sure whether this
was a political rally or a competitive ex-
animation of young Republicans. If it
was the latter he was willing to 60 on ex-
hibition in behalf of Republican princi-
pies, with the other young men. The
census showed that this year there would
be an increase of a million and half in
the popular vote. A large proportion Of
this increase consists OF young men who
have come to age since the last Presiden-
| tial election. In the doubtful states of
New York, Connecticut and West vir-
| ginia these young men will take promi-
nent, perhaps decisive part.
The time has gone by when the issues
| of the past, emancipation, secession, re-
construction, are of vital, present inter-
est They have posed into history.
| Other issues, new ideas, are pressing to
the front. The young voter this year
must work out his own political saliva
ton. The old prejudices that made the
young man vote as his father voted have
passed away. The young man
of today reads, sits and pom
ders. We are past the time when
we believe that all that is great, wise and
| iudicious is in one party, and all that is
/ discreditable, unwise and injudicious is
in the other. The Republican party will
not triumph this year because of It's past
glorious record; but Harrison and Reid
! will be elected because their position is
right on the great questions of the day.
| Applause Compare the position OF
the two parties on the tariff and silver
questions. The Democrats have evaded
| both questions; the Republicans have
met both and solved them grandly. The
! Republicans passed the Mckinley bill on
the eve of a Congressional election. The
| law was misunderstood, and the trainers
| of it were, with the historic gratitude OF
! Republics, relegated temporarily to a
back seat. But the Democratic party dc
| not know any better how to assume the
responsibilities of power in Washington
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