The Portland daily press., 1892-09-10
DEERNG CITY'S TURN.
Henry Cabot Lodge Speaks to a
Delighted Audience.
THE TARIFF AND CURRENCY ABLY
DISCUSSED.

Mayor Merrill Presided and Introduced
Mr.. Lodge-The Duty of Republicans
in the First District-An Informal Re-
ception to Mr. Lodge.
The air was full of republicanism last
night in Deering when Henry Cabot
Lodge spoke in Lewis hall before an en-
thusiastic audience of Deering citizens.
His convincing arguments were listened
to with great interest and enthusiastic
cally received.
Just before the meeting in Lewis hall
was opened a private reception to Mr..
Lodge was held in the library room be-
low.
The following gentlemen there met
Mr.. Lodge and accompanied him to the
platform:
Hon. W. W. Merrill, Judge l. N. Elder,
George G. Hopkins, E. d. Freemad,
J. H. Hutchins, H, Fl. Neyens,
George Russell, j. H. Files,
F. F. 1, YG1es' True, VI. VI u W. ihiil Mitchell,
T. III. johnson, G. M. Leighton,
DR.. A. M. Parker, DIR. F. D. Coleman,
Samuel Bell, Stewart Worcester,
w. B. Aver, A. f. johnson,
E, M. Jacobs, C. B. Varney,
John Richardson.
Judge Elder introduced as the chair
man of the evening
His Honor the Mayor,
who said:
Ladies, gentlemen and fellow citizens,
Through the courtesy of the city commit
tee, l have been called upon to act as the
chairman of this meeting. You all know
that | am not public speaker, and con-
sequently do not expect much of me.
But we have with us this evening one
who is well fitted to explain to you the
position of the two parties.
Very often when children ask about
the two parties it is very hard to answer
their questions, and remember when I
was child there lived in our neighbor-
hood one of the old straight Democrats,
1T was in the time of the dark days o.
Bull Run, and this man used to exult al
the results of the battle were brought in,
and / made up my mind that | would
never be a Democrat.
The Republican party has record to
be proud of, through the trying times of
the war and in the reconstruction of the
South. It is party of principle and
stands head and shoulders above the OPP
posite party, and is always the party of
progression. But will not attempt to
say anything more on this subject, and 1
take great pleasure in introducingito you
this evening Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge.
Applause.
Mr.. Lodge Said:
Mr.. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Owing to the time at which you hold
your election in Maine, a peculiar inter-
est attaches to the results of your vote.
You do not vote on next Monday for
Presidential electors, but you cast more
significant vote in the Presidential cleo
tion than if you did, because you indi-
cate to the whole country the drift and
trend of public sentiment here in Maine
it is in your power to send out mes
sage of encouragement to the Republi-
cans all over the United States. and
have no doubt that when the polls close
cheer that you send to all the rest of us
throughout the length and breadth of
the land.
was asked up here by my friend,
your representative in Congress, to speak
in his district in his behalf. 1t is hardly
necessary, I think, for me OF anyone
else to come up here and argue to the
voters of the First District of Maine, that
it is wise thing to send Thomas B.
Reed back to Congress. [Applause.] I,
have come because / had fallen into the
habit of following and obeying him oni
various occasions. | followed him in
the 50th Congress, when he led the Re-
publican party in the House in the great
fight against the Mills bill. | followed
him in the 51st Congress, when he struck
down that fabric of obstruction which
had been reared and built up in the
process of years and which had
brought the House of Rep
resentatives to that point at
which it could do no business;
and let me say, that no greater service
has been rendered to the people of this
country than the work by which a major
ity was once more enabled to rule in the
House of Representatives. Applause.]
That Congress marked an epoch in our
parliamentary government, ard when
much else that we think of Importance
today is forgotten, history will recount
the work of the Fifty-first Congress in
breaking down the most evil system of
parliamentary obstruction that ever Wis
tied free people. l followed him in
the present Congress when, at the head
of small majority of Republicans,
BY Sheer Force of Intellect and Character
he dominated that House which was
three to one Democratic. Such man
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