The Portland daily press., 1892-09-08


After the company was seated
! Hon. John III. Fogg
was introduced by Chairman Seiders,
and after being received with applause
said that this magnificent gathering in
dictated that the Republicans of Portland
were thoroughly alive to the Importance
of this campaign. 1t further indicated
the temper of the people, and that on
would be weighed in the balance and
found wanting. Applause. At the
opening of the campaign we were told
| by the leader of the Democratic party
that he proposed to show the people the
| corruption of the state government. But
| in all the time the matter has been be-
| fore the people we have heard of no dis
courses of the promised corruption. We
expected none, because there was none.
We have been told that the Republican
party had increased salaries. 1t is true
that they have put back the salaries of
the state officers to the point where
| they were before fusion and confusion
| swept over the state. They have put
| back the salaries of the supreme court
! judges and the people have approved it.
|
appropriations for that class of unfortu-
| mates who are compelled to live in the in
| stitution at Augusta for the
insane. But who shall say that
such money was not well
| spent? We have been accused of spend
ing too much money on pensions. But
| it is not extravaganza to look out for the
men who risked their lives 10 their
country. [Applause. We have estab
lished bureau of labor statistics, but
what laboring man begrudges the small
amounts paid for the maintaining of that
| bureau?
| In fact all the utterances of the Demo-
cratic orators on this subject will not even
cast a shadow on the pathway of the
Hon. Henry B. Cleayes. Applause.
| Mr.. Fogg then went on to say that while
| the heart of our leader is saddened by
the death of a beloved brother he may
| be assured of the sympathy of his fellow
citizens of all parties.
Mr.. Fogg spoke of the Portland candi-
dates for the Legislature as gentlemen
| who have the respect and confidence Of
| the people of this city and deserve
hearty support Speaking of the county
| ticket he complimented the Judge of
Probate and then referred to Sheriff
Cram. This was the signal for loud and
hearty applause, especially when Mr..
Fogg spoke of his fidelity to his duty.
! Coming to the First Maine District Mr..
Fogg said it was the hope and the dream
of the Democrats to send our present
Mayor to occupy the seat now occupied
by that distinguished parliamentarian
from Portland, Thomas B. Reed. Zap
plause, renewed applause and cheers.
| Unless greatly mistake the temper Of
| the people of this district our Mayor will
be left at home to study a while longer
his primer on the tariff question. APP
plause and laughter.
Mr.. Fogg then spoke briefly on the fea-
| lures of tile tariff, after which he intro
| duced the ''matchless orator, and splen-
did statesman, whose logic has so often
carried terror to the enemy, our own
honored Senator, VIM. P. Frye"
Mr.. Frye
was received with loud cheers and much
applause. He said that when he spoke
at Diamond Island the Argus came out
and asserted that when he was in college
he had great reputation as liar This
was the first time he ever knew that he
was famous for anything in college. But
it must be so when a thoroughly re-t5e-
able paper like the Eastern Argus says
so. loud laughter.
Before beginning his argument Mr..
FRYE said he wished to speak of the can
ddate at the head of the Republican
ticket. General Harrison has now been
President three years. Has not his adj
ministration been successful, pure and
upright? Applause.
wish to say that General Harrison is
the ablest President by all odds that l
have known. Applause | need say
no more. | could say no more. | will
now proceed to discuss certain i'm
portant principles.
When the Republicans came into
power three years ago and for the first
time in many years all the branches of
the government were in their hands, the
condition of many of the manufacturing
industries, especially those of wooden
and worsted goods, were not fiourishing
Capital was alarmed and hesitated to en-
terinto manufacturing enterprises. Inn
migration was terribly active, and we