The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-08-11
Republican County Convention.

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The convention was large, earnest, enthu-
siastic and harmonious. All entered upon
the business with zeal that presages vic
tory.
A few of the delegates arrived Friday
evening, but the great majority came in Sat
urday morning. All felt that this is to be "a
Republican year, and the selection of can
ddates was earnestly discussed by knots
about the streets. The central idea was that
the nominations belonged to no one man, or
set Of men, but should go to those who
could win on their merits.
At eleven O'clock the convention was call
ed t. order by Mr. A [. Brown. Belfast,
chairman of the county committee, who
named Hon. j. H. killman, of Prospect, as
temporary chairman. Mr.. killman on TAX
inc the chair briefly thanked the convention
for the honor conferred.
j NJ Gorden. of Lincolnville, and B. w.
Downts, of Thorndike, We're nominated as
secretaries. hut declined, and Fred Nose, of
Thorudile. was made secretary.
Mr.. Orru Learned. of Burnham suggest
ed that if there was a clergyman present,
PRAYER he offered. As no minister was pres
ent MI j. H. Clement, of Searsport, made a
prayer.
The chairman announced Messrs. j, II.
FRYE Montville. Lewis Atwood, Winter
port and E. H. Garcelon, Troy, as Il commit
tee on credentials.
Messrs. A. E. Nickerson, Swanville, John
NJ Fletcher Belfast, and G. NJ. Howes Lib
erty, were made a committee on resolutions.
At this time the Hon. Seth l.. N[illiken,
Belfast Congressman from the third district,
and Hon. Charles A. Boutelle, of Bangor,
Congressman from the fourth district enter
ed the room and We're received with APP
plause.
Hon. Fred Atwood, Of Winterport, called
for Mr. Boutele 60 address the convention.
Mr.. Boutele said he did not come to make
a set speech so early in the campaign, but to
have a talk With the Republicans of Waldo
county. He said this ought to be good Re
publican year all over the country. The
morning papers announced the adjournment
of Congress- and the speaker briefly review
ed the past session. He said that the pres
ent House was overwhelmingly Democrat
il, and that the majority We're elected on
the Misrepresentation of the tifty-tirSt Con-
gress. During the campaign Of 1890 much
Was said about the billion dollar Congress,
the Mckinley bill. and the ca lamity howl
WAS raised. Since then we have had an OBJ
iect lesson We have heard but little lately
in regard 70 the billion dollar Congress
That cry ceased when the Democrats began
to report appropriation bills largely exceed
ing those of the Congress they had denounc-
ed. The first session of the tifty-Second con-
gress has exceeded in appropriations the
first session Of the iftv-first Congress by
from forty to seventy millions of dollars.
The first session of the last Republican
Congress appropriated S464 100000, while
the first session of the Democratic Congress
has appropriated Sjo1 100000 The whole
campaign of 1890 was conducted by the Dem
ocratS upon false pretenCeS. The best legis-
lation for years was the Mckinley bill, and in
the face of the countrv's prosperity and hap
piness, no man can be found who dares to
face an Intelligent audience and denounce
it. The Democrats appointed a committee
to investigate the cost of necessities of life
and the wages of Workmen as the result OF
the tariff. That committee, with Senator Car
isle at its head, was obliged to sign re-
port which stated that the cost of neces-
sites had been reduced from one to three
and a half per cent. and that there had been
a gratifying increase i'll wages since 1880.
The speaker said the wages of the working
men OF this country are seventy per cent.
higher than the wages in any other country
II the world. At no time i'll the history of
the country We're the exports 50 large as in
the year following the passage of the McKin-
/ ey bill. We have received in the past year
500 100000 more for products shipped than
we have bought abroad, leaving this great
balance of trade III our favor. The speaker
said he did not know Just what line of at
tack the Democrats would make this year.
and the Democrats themselves did not
know. He characterized the Democratic
party as Il negative party, a brake upon the
wheels of progress. Mr.. Boutele critized the
action Of the Democratic National Conven-
the party's chosen representatives reported
a plank which said the difference in wages
should be made up by tariff legislation.
The convention rejected it and adopted a
plank which said the Republican tariff
was a fraud. The speaker said that if
the Democratic party goes before the people
on a platform of free trade, the election of
1899 will be more than a Waterloo for that
party. A few years ago this country was
fifth in the manufactures of the world
while to-day we stand at the head, and all
owing to Republican legislation Mr.. Bou-
telle touched upon the Homestead riot and
said the Democrats rejoiced over the matter,
because they thought they saw an oppor-
tunity to show the difference between the
millionaire Carnegies and the poor desti-
tute and wronged people The Democratic
party Immediately sent committee to
Homestead for material to use in the cam
paign. One of the first of the strikers to be
examined was O'Donneu. Glow much
wages do you recelve?" was one of the first
questions asked cone hundred and forty
four dollars per month"; was the answer
and he was not among the highest paid
This appalled, the committee, and Chairman
Oates said that many of the workmen re-
ceived as high salary as he did in Congress
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