The Portland daily press., 1892-09-09

contain the whole gospel of Republican
policy this year.
And, now, my friends, I want to say a
word of personal appeal. Portland has
every reason, this year, to do it's best,
and every reason to feel mortified if it
does not do well. A new system of vot-
ing and a new system of registration are
on trial. Let us see to it that we show
the people of the State that under any
system by which the people can express
their will at the polls, Portland shall do
her full duty and give her full majority
for Republican principles.
Again, we have an especially strong
county and legislative ticket. Let us see
to it that every part of that ticket re-
ceives our hearty and enthusiastic sup
port.
Again, we have the honor, this year of
presenting to the State the candidate for
Governor who is our distinguished and
esteemed citizen. Portland has not had
governor for 35 years. Let us show
| that we appreciate the honor. Our can
didate is thoroughly equipped for the
| high office to which he is soon to be
elected. He is able and honest, earnest
and steadfast in Republican principles
we shall all be proud. Let us see to it
that Portland gives rousing majority
for Henry B. Cleaves.
We cannot any of us help remember
ing tonight, with sadness and with cor
dial sympathy and grief, that our candi-
date is prevented from being before us
this evening and giving us the inspira-
ton of his voice by reason of great
personal sorrow and loss.
| But, beyond all this we must remem-
| Der that this is National election; and
that the First District of Maine has a
| higher privilege and higher duty than
any other district in the land. The dis
| tinguished Speaker of the last Congress
| and the Republican leader of the present
| Congress has been the brilliant represen-
tative of this district for sixteen years.
The district which he has so long repre-
sented is proud of him; Portland the
city of his birth, is proud of him. Let
us see to it that next Monday he shall be
proud of Portland,
have alluded already to the two dis
tinguished Senators who have done the
Party and the Nation so loyal service in
their work of education upon the great
question of the tariff. By a rare good
fortune both these gentlemen are in this
county this evening" and both are doing
service for the Republican cause.
Hon. Henry G. Peabody then offered
the following resolution:
"Resolved. That this meeting held under the
auspices of the Henry B. Cleaves Association,
though having for its primary object the promo
ton of the cause of the Republican party, was
intended also to be the special occasion of a
public tribute ofrespect and honor to Portland's
candidate for Governor of Maine by the people
of his own city; and that all who compose this
vast assemblage, regretting his absence, deeply
deplore the sad event by which it is occasioned
and unite in an expression of sincere sympathy
with their distinguished fellow citizen, Hon.
Henry B. Cleaves in the great sorrow which has
fallen him By the death 5aavs OF his mened
And moved it's adoption, and suggest
ed that the vote be taken by rising.
The chairman then presented the mo-
ton. The resolution was adopted, the
entire audience rising.
The chairman then proceeded to the
introduction of Senator Allison, and
said:
There is no statesman in the land to
whom we can give a more cordial well
come than to the distinguished Senator
from Iowa; and I have great pleasure in
introducing to you the Hon. William B.
Allison.
Mr.. Hale then introduced
Senator w. b. Allison,
who received an old-fashioned ovation of
the right sort After the applause and
cheers had subsidized Mr. Allison said he
sympathized with the general sorrow at
the death of Judge Cleaves. He had
been intimately associated for twenty
one years with one member of this fami-
ly of brothers and had learned much of
their history.
Continuing Mr.. Allison said the whole
country was looking anxiously to what
Maine would do next Monday. The great
oil Of 1o a,,t ora
subjected to review and approval.
Senator Allison spoke eulogistically of
the abilities and capacity of Mr.. Harri-
son as the great ruler of great people.
Applause. In four years grandfather's
hat had been lost in his personality.
Mr.. Allison then spoke of ''your own
townsman who had made himself SO con-
spicuous in that House of Representa-
tives that he was chosen Speaker APP
plause. The House of Representatives
is and will for many years be the great
forum of the American people; and the
people of this district should see to it
that he is returned by large majority"
The great work of the Fifty-first Con-
gress was referred to; and it's record COM
pared with that of the last Democratic
more than the Republican Congress had
spent.
Senator Allison then discussed the tar
if question learnedly and at length. He
showed how the committee of which he
had been member had proved that
wages are higher and the cost of the ne
cessaries of life lower than they were be-
fore the passage of the Mckinley bill. 1t
was true that Mr.. Carlisle had showed
that the highest wages in this country
are paid to workingmen in non-protected
industries. such as carpenters, bricklay-
ers, etc. But such workingmen are pro-
tected by law more stringent than any
tariff law could ever be. 1t is not now
and never will be possible that wood or
brick houses, made abroad, will be
imported But let the wages in thepro-
tected industries go down, and the wages
of bricklayers and other non-protected
workingmen will also go down.
Senator Allison spoke ON the currency
question also, severely arraigning the |
Democratic party.
At the close of the meeting he was
cheered heartily.
Republicans should be sure and register |
today. |
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