The Portland daily press., 1892-09-09

When Senator Allison appeared he was
received with loud applause and cheers.
Chairman Seiders of the city commit
tee presented Clarence Hale, Esq.,, as
chairman. Mr.. Fl ale, who was received
with appl ause, said:
Fetloao Citizens, Ladies' and Gentlemen: :
There are but two days more of active
work before Maine will be called upon to
speak decisively upon the great ques-
tons involved in this campaign. Let her
speak with loud, clear voice, as Yer
mont has spoken, and the Republicans
of the nation will be happy.
We are confronted again with the ques-
ton. whether we will sustain the Repub-
lican party in the policy which has made
this nation great and is every year MAX
ing it greater-which has given the
American laborer good wages, and is
giving him, year by year, better wages
which has made this country so prosper
Gus that she can every day accumulate
one-third of all the daily accumulations
of the whole world. Well may President
Harrison refer to such policy as dis
tinctively and progressively American
and Republican, and let me say fur
ther, that thoughtful men of this coun-
try cannot fail to agree that never has a
statesman declared the whole counsel of
the Republican party more clearly and
convincingly than it has been declared in
that mastery letter of acceptance of the
President.
We have to congratulate ourselves this
year that this protection policy of the
Republican party is squarely at issue be-
fore the country. Our adversary is at
last fighting in the open and not in the
bush. The platform of 1884, on which
President Cleveland was elected was cal
culated to ''foor' people. 1t could be
interpreted in one way in manufacture
ing State and in another way in free
trade State; but the Democratic creed
this year is put in language that is not so
thought as most of the Democratic plat
forms have been in the past. 1t squarely
denounces the protective policy as uncon-
stitutional. In other words, tits squarely
and confessedly free trade; so that it is
entirely satisfactory to the English news
paper and the British economic reform
er.
The Democratic party has been SO en-
couraged by its temporary success in
1890, that a Democrat this year dares to
preach what he desires the country to
practice. 1t has always been so-tempo-
rary success has always encouraged that
party to disclose for time its true pur-
pose. The victories of Southern Demo-
Gratis on the battlefelds used to make
Democratic conventions in Northern
States open and fragrant in their anti-war
platforms. In Reconstruction times the
election of Democratic Congress in an
''off year, made the Democratic party
too blooming and rampant to succeed be-
fore thoughtful American people in the
next national election. The history of
the party shows that the Democrat needs
to be chastened or he will run away with
himself. This is good year to admins
ter such a correction, that perhaps some
time, in another off year our adversary
may be so trained down as to be in
condition to win a round, only to come
up the next time for the regularly stated
punishment. This is not a good year for
That time is past. In 1890 that law was
all untried and was unarmed in the
hands of it's INSCRIPTIONS enemies, but
now, the truth is being told about it. 1t
has not had long trial before the Ameri-
can people, but long enough for even its
enemies to give their reluctant admission
that in spite Of calamity cries, since that
law went into effect, wages have gone up,
the cost of living has gone down. bust
ness has been improved, and more, and
better employment has been given the
American laborer The American people
appreciate this year that the real
menace before them is in the
shape of the Democratic party
that Democratic, unrestrained control in
this country means the loss of our
protective system. When we are in real
danger of losing anything we generally
appreciate it. When the real danger be-
comes fairly presented to the American
people of losing the great advantages of
the American system, there is no doubt
about the result of the battle. Ever
since the law of 1890 went into effect the
people of the Nation have been in process
of education as to the true workings of
that law. A great committee of the
United States Senate has been giving its
time and patience in bringing out the
facts in relation to this great question;
and that committee has brought them
out so clearly that even the adversaries
of the Republican Party, upon the floor
of the Senate, admit the facts which have
been proven and have become part of
the report of that committee. The two
Republican statesmen who have perhaps
been foremost upon that committee and
in the ewes of country in this nronass of