The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-11-08

c. E. LITTLEFIELD. tariff, ana as Iof
Mr.. Littlefield, he put enthusiasm
enough into that audience to last them
through the next two campaigns. Mr..
Littletield has not appeared before a
Portland audience before, and he has
taken us by storm. The old soldiers as
they left the hall were planning to have
him at their campfres; and the young
Republicans were declaring him an
orator after their own hearts.
Hon. J. H. Drummond was introduced
by Mr.. Seiders, of the City Committee,
as chairman of the evening. He was re-
ceived with applause.
Mr.. Drummond referred to the fact
that so many of the orators OF Maine at
this time were called to other states to
assist in the campaign there. One of
these orators had just returned from
New Hampshire, where he had been
doing good service and would speak this
eyening-the Hon. A. r. Savage of
Auburn.
Judge Savage
received a very cordial reception. He
said it gave him great pleasure to meet
his fellow citizens of Portland and dis
cuss with them the questions which are
of so much interest to all. He could
bring good tiding from New Hampshire,
where he had been campaigning for a
week. Although by some reckoned as
doubtful, New Hampshire was sure to
give her electoral vote for Harrison
and Reid. Applause]. The Democratic
party claimed to be a party of principle;
vet it's national committee had just
ordered the withdrawal of its ticket in
six of the great states of the Union.
Judge Savage then took up the tariff
question, treating it clearly and convin-
cingly
He then spoke Of the election, which
he believes to be one of the most import
ant for many years. The Democratic party
has come out squarely for free trade;
aad it behooves us as men OF Maine to
stand firmly by our industries. We are
more prosperous now than ever
before, Judge Savage closed with an
eulogy of President Harrison, which was
loudly applauded.
MI. Drummond, in introducing Hon.
Charles E. Littlefield, said it had always
been the policy of the people of Maine
to put men of brains and power into the
position of Attorney General. They had
lust graduated such a man to the gov
ernorship, and they had another in the
Office now,-the
Hon. Chas. e. Littlefie1d.
MI. Littlefeld was cordially received,
saving: The battle is already fought;
the victory already won. [Cheers.] The
campaign OF education is closed, and if
the people have received the education
winch Grover Cleveland think they
have, the Republican party will win tri-
umphantly tomorrow.
am glad to come to this city of Port
land: because it is the home of an hon
ored man whom you have just elected
Governor, man of character, ability,
integrity. who is an homer to his constlt-
nents, his city and his state. Loud
cheers. am glad to come here be-
cause it is the home of another man who
is distinguished as q statesman in ma
tional politics, and a favorite leader
of the Republican party. l remember
|lwhen, in the 51st Congress, Roger Q.
Mills said the majority should not trans
act any business because the minority
would not let them. And it remained
for the representative from this district
to thwart that scheme so deeply laid by
the leaders of the Democracy. You re-
member that when they tried their pro-
gramme something happened, and Roger
Q. Mills, in the words of the late Josh
Billings, found it better not to know SO
many things than to know SO many
things that were not SO. Laughter.
The thing that happened was the cleo
ton to the speakership of your own and
Maines honored citizen-Thomas B.
Reed. Loud and long continued ap-
plause and cheers. Mr.. Littlefeld re-
ferred humorously to Mr.. Ingraham's
campaign for new post Office, and said,
You have elected a man who doesn't
need post office OF dredger in the
harbor to tell his constituents that he is
their representative in Washington. APP
plause.
Mr. Littlefield then launched into the
Democrats. He said that ''the greatest
man now on earth," so much better than
his party, has stood upon.a platform and
| Flibelled the whole twelve millions of
American voters by saying that large
numbers of those voters are for SALE. land
that the Republicans have the money and