The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-08-30
Handicapped by one leg being shorter
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than the other.
AS the staircase tripped those who as
cended it, so the Democratic party was
always being tripped by it's platforms, in
local and municipal as well as national
affairs. Referring to the fact that the
Democratic candidate for sheriff is pa
rading in the country as friend of pro-
hibiticn, while in the city he is catering
to that element who want the law nulli-
fed, Mr.. Chapman told very apt story
of the Massachusetts man who deter
mined to present very fine salmon he
had caught to the governor. As the
man journeyed towards Boston some
ways at country inn took the salmon
out of his bag and put cod fish in its
place. Arriving at the capitol our friend
presented the bag to the governor, who
received it very graciously, and proceed
ed to open it.
ssBut this is Goldfish, not asalmon,''
| said the surprised Governor
So it was, and our friend took his fish
and Journey ed sorrowfully homeward.
| When he arrived at the inn the ways re-
| placed the salmon in the bag, and our
friend continued home. Arriving there
| he opened the bag, and 10, the salmonl
ssConfound you,'' said he. "You may
| be salmon here, but you are Goldfish
! in Boston, Loud laughter and APP
| plause.
Referring to the tariff briefly, Mr.. Chap
man recounted the local advantages
arising to the people of Maine from the
| building up of industries in such places
as Lewiston, Waterville and Rumford
Falls.
Hon. Julius Cesar Burrows
of MICHIGAN. a. member of the House of
po,,ro.o,,+a+;t,os ,r.e nex+ introduced
meli 0so =. w.. - 49,.
| The audience gave MI. burrows mag
nifcent reception agd he reciprocated in
kind with his speech.
| He said he understood that this meet
ing was held under the auspices OF the
young men. Therefore, what ne mad TO
say should be addressed chiefly to the
young men. He congratulated them and
the people of the state on the adoption
of the Australian ballotiaw which meant
an intelligent ballet.
| Continuing he said that we have
reached crisis in our Industrial affairs:
| Abraham Lincoln once said in words OF
prophecy that this country could not
permanently exist half slave and half
free. Now this year we are brought face
to face with the question whether the
American policy of protection shall be
stricken down throughout the length
and breadth of this land or be sus-
tanned. There is no middle ground. 1t
is
The American or the British
svstem The Democratic party has at
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iasC 'ahon poeioi'o po'i'oi - o- -
the latter. MI Burrows mere re-
viewed humorously the various po-
sitions OF the DemocfaUlc party
on the tariff from the Gays Wnen tney
nominated Horace Greely, the hleh
priest OF protection, to the Cncago con-
vention, when the Democratlc party
voted down the report OF the committee
on resolutions. Ihat report declared
that the Democratic party dld not pro-
pose to lnJure American INDUSTRIES.
The convention voted IT down, unereny
declaring that the DemocraIc party ar.'
intend to lnJure such industries. lap
plause and laughter.
That report declared that the nenio-
cratic party intended to conserve the IN
terests OF the laborlng man.
The convention voted IL DOWN. lap
plause and laughter.J ~
want 20 make very plain cne ulliel-
ence between pfotecplon anu revenue
tafiH, ana wano 10 HiaAe ~ ~ plain
that wayfarlng man, tnougn Deino1
crat, may understand y. lApplause.
NOW tne expenses a 81 ,' .nlS goVedt n1
men - auo III, asa sa,1ansI ,n uU
lars gay NOW inert are several 30 a;sod ways y
WHEREBY Ills iloney inisn t oo lalsou rh;s
mgn5 pc lalseu ny aiae e , Iaaa r.ol I,s
Wouiu mean d laA VI po upon osoiy POI
son ~, IN snis c1unery. o,,,d oo,,,o
Inc Ieoeral YAK coiaecSD,s m19 ae 4 fon,a,
arouna ones se f anu ue, iea e f,or
Sou "aoono. ~ II - 80 ~ ,,-a,,1d
each OF your SIX chllolen' anu ~ Muui1
I with the comforting word that he would
/ he around to see YOU again in year.
But we do not belleve IN raising revenue
this way. 49,. :,
There is not man wlthln the souno
of my voice who pays cent OF tax oil
rectly for the support OF TINS great gov,
eminent. lApplause. You cannon nnd q
on your tax niiis at nome slngle ceh'
assessed by the general government.
When we started out as a. natlon we
had no Industries and our fatners 1oano
that they had to BUY all t1eif IN manuiac-
tlfred articles from abroad. Iheretore
they determined that whenever articles
OF manufacture were imported nom
abroad, the importer shoulo pc oDlgeo
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