The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-08-22
General GrOsyenor Addresses a Large
Meeting.
A CONVINCING AND ENTERTAINING
TARIFF TALK.


Talk Did Not Help the Democrats,
While General Grosvenor's Presenta-
ton of the Republican Argument Was
Sound and Convincing.
General Charles H. Grosvenor of Ohio
addressed large and enthusiastic Re
publican rally at Westbrook Saturday
evening. General Grosvenor is one of
the ablest of Ohio's statesmen. He was
a prominent member of the Fifty-first
Congress; but when the Democrats made
their famous gerrymander of Ohio, his
district was cut from under him. But the
Republicans have righted that wrong,
and General Grosvenor is now in Re-
publican district, and is, the nominee for
Congress again, with no doubt of the
election. He is a brilliant and con-
vincing speaker, and his address did
much good in Westbrook, where good
sound tariff arguments are appreciated
| as much as wild and reckless statements
are condemned. 1t was in Westbrook
that Mr.. Ingraham told his now famous
alpaca dress fable; and it didn't make
him many votes.
Mr.. Charles NJ Waterhouse, of the
Republican city committee, and candi-
date for state senator, opened the meet
ing by introducing
W. X. Dana, ESQ.,,
as chairman. Mr.. Dana took the chair,
amid applause, and announced the fol-
lowing vice presidents: Ex-Mayor
Valentine, Lewis B. Warren, Joseph
Knights, FL. Fl. B. Halves, A. B. Wins
low, v. D. Ward, Thos. G.. Harris, John
w. Warren, VIM. W. Poole, J. ]. Knowl-
ton, Frank Haskell, E. j. Haskell, w. w.
Cutter, 81. K. Griggs and Lemuel W.
Lane.
Before introducing General Grosvenor
Mr.. Dana spoke few words in regard to
the coming election. The Australian
ballot system was to be in use for the
first time; but he assured his hearers
that there was nothing about it that
would give the voter the least trouble or
inconvenience. Mr.. Dana went on to
speak of the necessity of organization
and discipline, making use of the very
effective illustration of the small band of
American naval seamen, who by their
discipline and opportune appearance at
great New York fire sixty years ago,
saved the city from destruction. Mr..
Dana commended this illustration to his
fellow Republicans of Wostbrook, and
charged them not to neglect their organ
ization, for in the efficiency of that lay
the assurance of success. There was a
great work for the Republican party this
year, as there would be every year as
long as there was any wrong in this
country that was not righted. Zap
plause.
Mr.. Dana then introduced
General Grosvenor,
who, being received with much applause,
said it was great pleasure for him to
address so large and intelligent an au-
dience. He came from the state of Ohio,
where the great political battle would
not be on until later in the season. There
| fore he was using the time before the
home contest began for a visit. For the
| people of Ohio have, in common with the
rest of the country, deep interest in the
Maine election. There are no four men
| in the House of Representatives who
WELD greater influence than the four rep
resentatives from Maine; and it is far
within bounds to say that no district in
the land has greater influence than the
| first district of Maine. No man gives
| the Democratic party so much trouble on
| the floor of the House, does SO much to
| thwart their schemes and bring confusion
to their ranks, as your own Tom Reed.
Loud applause.] / imagine l could
make deal with the Democratic party
| whereby I could have ten Democratic
seats in the next House. provided could
| give them one seat in the first district of
| Maine. There is no Republican now a
candidate for Congress whose defeat
would SO please the Democratic party as
| the defeat of your representative. There
| fore | charge you, to see that you do
your part to give him good majority.
/ read this morning the speech of the
| candidate who is running for Congress
on the Democratic ticket in this district
| saw that the liquor law was troubling
him great deal. But don't know how
he expects to remedy it if he should be
elected to Congress. Applause and
laughter.] Probably he doesn't expect
to have the chance. Laughter.
Speaking of general issues, General
Grosvenor said the Democratic party was
famous for what it promised to do and
for what it did not do. The Democratic
party denounced the legislation Of the
Fifty-first Congress unsparingly. 1t made
the people of the country believe that the
Mckinley bill was an iniquity and should
be repealed, and promised to repeal it.
But
What Did the Democrats Do
when they got possession of the House
with their great majority? Did they pass
bill to repeal the Mckinley bill, as they
promised? Oh no! They now explain
that to have done so would have dis
closed their policy-unmasked their bat
tery-without effecting anything, since
the Senate and President Harrison would
have prevented it becoming law. Now
1 will show you that this is not an honest
excuse For only two years before, when
the Senate was likewise Republican, they
passed the Mills bill, embodying in it
tho Of coI,o,,,a e what thew called sstariff