Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-06-22
Gen. cleaves' Speech.

Gen Cleayes stated that he came before
the convention TO thank them for the honor
they had chosen to bestow with SO great
unanimty that he was not insensible to
the heartiness of the action of the conven-
ton, and that he appreciated the RESPONSE
biltv imposed and the service required :
that should their action be ratified by the
people of Name he should endeayor To ad-
minister the trust reposed for the best in
forests of the State, constantly bearing in
mimi that the people were the soyereighs
and that the executive was their
representative and responsible 10 them.
lie should rtly upon the united efforts aud
hearty cooperation of the Republicans of
Maine in the coming contest He reminded
the convention that the great principles of
the Republican party, that have been so
long upheld by the people of this country
bringing peace, prosperity and growth.
were again on trial and that the producing
CLASSES and laboring people had great inter
c.ts at stake, That the party stands com
mitted to the great principles of SQUAD
and stable currency, the freedom of
the ballot reciprocity and protec-
ton to American industries and homes.
Though temporary defeat may have come
10 II q party III -Oilt Oh tlit progressive
states of the Mon upon local issues it
sill presses forward knowing that when
tho great questions that 50 materially affect
the American people are before them for
discussion and action. every state that
voted for Harrison in 1883, will be found
in line for Harrison and Reid in 1892 and
with an honest ballot several of the South
ern states would be found in the Repuhli-
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principles put forth by the convention were
the earnest declarations of the party that
never abandoned its devotion to the peoples
interest at the clamor and abuse of oppos-
ing forces. and he heartily approved of the
platform and hoped that the party would
not follow the example of oar adyersaries
and welcome business depression for the
sake OF political success
Mr.. tleaves proceeded to discuss the tar
III question from the standpoint of Re
publican. The Democratic party agree,
that revenue must be raised to support the
government That the Republican policy
would raise that revenue by putting a duty
upon competing foreign products similar
10 those that are being produced by the
industry of American labor. That the
Democratic policy of tariff reform woull
admit free the products of other countries
that they would come into competition
with our own labor, drive out our own man
ufaetories, cripple our own industrial enter
priscs. reduces the wages of American la
bor and surrender the markets of the nited
States to the foreign producer. He SAID il
was claimed BY the Democratic party tina,
the tariff act was pre- Judicial TO the agriciil-
tural interests that the Democratic party
were suddenly showing great sympathy
for the American farmer; that it was OF
recent origin. and would only survive Il
answer the purposes of this campaign
We said that the farmers were the con
servative people of the community; thai
they did their own reading and their owl
thinking; that they required an impair
tial and faithful administration of tn,
affairs of the state AMI nation. That the,
were not seeking for special privileges, bu
were demanding as they had right to de
mand, that there should be an equal distri
button of the public burdens, and that al
classes of property should bear their equa
proportion lie claimed that the tariff ley
islation of the last Congress completely lie
Tended the products of Anne rican agricul
ture against the agricultural products o
foreign countries and secured to them
home market That in order to make
good home market other industrie
I must be encouraged and multiplied
. That the Republican principles o
protection seek TO encourage industrial en-
terprise and development, and that Will
Names great resources it meant advance
ment, prosperity and growth.
, Ne CIeayes said Maine was an agricul
tural, commercial and manufacturing State
tina, these enterprises walked togethe
in the pathway of prosperity: that ever
mill that was erected upon the soil o
Maine every water power that wa
= developed. every manufactorv built adde,
= to the great aggre gate that made up
happy and self-relant people. II
cihimed that the present advantages of tn
= state Of Maine were great: that our con
= tinucd growth was insured: that new in
a dustres were being started, new lines o
: trade were being opened, additional line
of railroad projected and in the near futur
q We should witness the American iron horse
constructed of American iron and steel tn
product of American skill and labor, tray
{. ersing the great counties of Washingto
= and Aroo-took, bringing their people int
r closer business relations with all section
of the State widening and broadening thei
: industrial and agricultural enterprises an
, permitting them to reach the America
; markets without crossing foreign territory
t or seekingin their journey the protection q
any other flag than our own. While til
: people were combining their energies with
: ont to encourage industrial growth an
build up American interests. the Democrat
: policy of tariff reform woad retard an
: ttepress.
= Mr.. Cieavcs then referred to the sectio
. of the Democratic House OF Representa-
; tives IN its attack upon the great wool pro
r ducing interests Of America. He said the
f: were undertaking to destroy this industr,
, ander the fallaei0us plea for free raw ma
T.. terial that the value of fleece Of WOO
: represented the care, industry and expeul
J. iture of time of the American farmer an
was when ready. his finished prodnct TO
the market, That Maine was interested il
this great subject that her foCks embrace,
] nearly e0olso and were of the value o
e sI.7D0 900. Bnt under the principle O
: tariff reform this industry was to be saf
= Fitieed, wool admitted free of duty tn
e value of the American hocks depreciate-
j and our people were TO he dependent upo
Y other nations for this great natural pro
o duct of American agriculture. Mr. Cleave
{ claimed that under the policy of protectio
; we were huying WOODEN goods. the proius
+ of American labor cheaper than in alao.
= any other country in the world. He elaine
e that the eheapness which the Democrat
i party of the South proposes to obtain b
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