The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-07-11

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Geo, n. Young, Capt. B. Twitchell. NAL
ID. O. Davis, den, Mass.
W. l. LefaYor, John D. Printable,
w. Edwin Ulmer, AddiOnS Frye,
]. Frank Lang, VIM. Marks,
Joseph e. Henley, Arthur d. Merrill,
Edward = James, HI. TT Shaw
=. b. Mallet, Jf., c. @. BarroWs,
george w. Norton, Christopher Way,
Chas. B. Hall, u. S. A. A. S. Hinds
+. G. Foyes, Boston, James H. Hall,
george B. Loring Levi Turner, Jr.,
S.A. True, Mark p Emery,
Clarence Hale Asher c. HinaS,
William H.Loomy.
After the dinner, Mr.. Chase, as chair
man of the occasion, congratulated the
members present upon the suspicious
circumstances of the gathering, which
was to do honor to one of their number
who had been selected for great public
honors. The great national parties
are now marshalling their forces for
the coming conflict; and Maine is to be
the first battle ground. We believe that
she will do her duty this year, as she has
always done it in the past [Applause.
And we welcome the contest with special
interest and pleasure since one of the
leaders is to be resident of our own
city, who has been chosen with singular
unanimity to be the standard bearer in
Maine. Mr. Chase followed his refer
ence to Mr.. Cleaves by introducing that
gentleman, who was loudly applauded as
he arose to reply.
Mr.. Cleaves
cordially thanked his hearers for their
testimonial of respect and confidence,
and proceeded to the discussion of the
attitude of the two great political par
ties. The Republican party, he said,
had always pursued an able, consistent
and courageous policy at home and
abroad. The Democratic party, in it's
platform, recently adopted at Chicago
had claimed for itself the only right and
successful foreign policy ever pursued
by this country The Democrats before
making this claim should have been
mindful of the advice of Josh Billings,
who said it was better to know fewer
things than to know SO many things that
were not SO. Laughter and applause].
Mr.. Cleaves then proceeded to dissect
the foreign policy of the Democratic
party, since the days of Buchanan, and
to compare it with the foreign policy of
Harrison and Blaine. He recalled how
the Democrats had degraded our coun-
try abroad and surrendered it's
rights, while the Republicans
had made the American sailor
secure in every part of the world and de-
Tended American honor from Alaska to
the South Seas. MI. Cleaves's speech
was enthusiastically applauded through
out
Mr.. Chase next introduced
Mr.. Edward G. Reynolds,
President Of the Young Mems Republic
can Clob, as a young representative of
young men of the Republican party.
Mr.. Reynolds responded very happily,
telling his hearers that, as the water
question had been settled
at Cape Elizabeth, the peo-
pie Of that town proposed to take
hold OF Mr.. Cleaves's cause, and help
land him in the Governors chair by a
large majority mo party" said Mr..
Reynolds, lean be long at the front with
out there growing up within party limits
many personal animosities, and from
these come many who feel like stepping
outsideItheir party lines to carry out their
ideas. Such men are called soreheads,'
or 'kickers.' The question then comes
up as to the attitude of the party tow
ards those kickers." Mr.. Reynolds be-
lieved that the policy to be pursued
should be one of concilia
ton, not of abuse. The
cases of George William Curtis and
John j. ingalls, were in point. Mr.
Curtis, while standing at the head of
popular and successful idea, had seen fit
to differ with his party and had stepped
wi thout his party lines. Yet if he had
not been pursued SO vindictively he
would probably, in the course of few
years, have returned to his old allegiance,
and done good work in the battles of the
Republican party. Senator Ingalls, had
toyed with his conscience, perhaps, in
order to get reelection; but he had been
treated with charity and considerations
and as result was now back in the
ranks, ready to use his abilities for the
party's success. We have in Maine thy
prohibition party, composed principallo
of men who acted with us once, but who
have gone off from us ON account of
divergence of views. But if we treat
them with respect as men who honestly
differ with us, they will be ready in
present or future crisis, to act with us;
as we find them doing in support of
Sheriff Cram. Applause
Mr. Reynolds also reerred to the gen.
eral abuse that was heaped upon the old
Greenbackers, abuse so violent that even
now as Mr.. Reynolds knew from expert
ence in his own town, it was difficult to
get them to throw Republican
ticket.
Mr.. Reynolds's remarks were applaud
ed loudly and the sentiment expressed
commented upon most favorably.
Carroll w. Morrill,, Esq,
responded to the toast, 'sThe leaders of
the party" He quoted the saying of
Aeschines in his Grafton at the dedica-
ton of statue of Demosthenes: 1.-THE
character of a city is estimated by the
men whom it crowns Mr.. Morrill, re-
viewed the leadership of the Republican
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