Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-06-11

,iencs of the people. Blu, from the desire for
change wtich is characteristic of free govern
: raents there came a reversal, there came a
, check TO the progress of the Republican
: party and four years of Democratic admin
! istration. These four wears largely rsiesa-
ted TO the realms of history pssst issues, and
brought US face TO face with what Democ-
: racy, It's professions and lis practices, mean
; today. The great names which sdorned the
} roll of Republican statesmen and soldiers
! are stili potent and popular. The great
measures OF the Republican party are still
the best of the history Of the century The
anequalled and unexampled story Of Re-
=. pahlieani>m ia its promises and achieve.
nien,s stands unique in the record of the
parties in governments which are free. But
We hse IN practical times. facing practical
issues which effect the business, the wages,
the labor AMI the prosperity of tosiay. The
campaign will he won or lost. ne, upon the
bad record of James Polk or of Franklin
: Pierce. or of James Bnehauan--not upon
the good record of Lincoln OF Grant, or of
Arthur, or of Hayes or OF Garfield Ii will
be won OF lost upon the policy. foreign aud
domestic, the industrial measures aud the
administrative acts of the administration of
Benjamin Harrison. Whoever receives
the nomination of this convention will run
upon the Judgment of the people as to
whether they have been more prosperous
and happy, whether the country has been
IN a better condition At home, and stood
more honorahly ahrosd under these last four
years of Harrison and Republican admins
tration, than during the preceding four wears
of Cleveland and Democratic government.
Not since Thomas Jefferson has any ad-
ministration been called upon to face. and
solve 50 many, or such difficult problems as
those which have been exisent in our cundi-
tons. No administration since the organ
izatiou of the government has met difficulties
better or more to the satisfaction of the
! American people.
Chill has been taught that, no matter how
small the antagonist no community can with
safety insult the flag OF murder American
sailors.
! Germany and England have learned in
Samoa that the United States has become
one of the powers of the world, and no mat
ter how mighty the adversary, at every
sacrifice, American honor will he maintained.
4 The Behring sea question. which was the
| insurmountahle obstacle IN the diplomacy
/ of Cleveland and of Bayard, has been set
/ tied upon basis which sustans the Amcri-
can position until arbitration shall have
determined our right
I The dollar of the country has been placed
and kept in the standard of commercial
nations, and a coin has been agreed upon
with foreign governments which hy making
/ bi-metallsm the policy of all nations, may
successfully solve all our financial prob
/ lens.
/ The tariff tnkered with, and tritlrd with
10 the serious disturbance of trade, and dis
aster 10 business since the days of Wash
/ ington has been courageously embodied into
a code--a code which has preserved the
/ principal of the protection of American in
dustries. To ii has been added bencfcicnt
policy supplemented by heneiicient treaties.
and wise diplomacy, which has opened To
our farmers and manufacturers the markets
of other countries. The navy has been
buldcd upon lines which will protect Amer
lean citizens and American interests and
the American flag all over the world
/ The public debt has been reduced. The
maturing bonds have been paid off. The
public credit has been maintained. The
burdens of taxation have been lighiencd
/ Two hundred millions of currency have
been added 10 the peoples money without
/ disturbance of the exchanges.
/ lnexampled prosperity has crowned wise
/ laws and their wise administration. The
main question which divides us is, to " hum
does the credit of all this belong? Orators
may stand upon this platform more able and
/ eloquent than / who will paint in more
brilliant, coors, but they cannot put in more
earnest thought the affection and admiration
of Republicans for our distinguished secre-
/ tary of state, | yield to no Republican, no
matter from which state he halls. in admir-
alton and respect for John Sherman. for
Governor Mckinley. for Thomas b. Reed,
! for Iowas great son, for the favorites of
/ Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan. But
when | am told that the credit for the bril-
( liant diplomacy of this administration he
/ longs exclusively to the secretary of state.
for the administration of its finances TO the
secretary of the treasury, for the construc-
ton of its ships to the secretary of the navy,
! for the introduction of American pork in
Europe to the secretary of agriculture; for
the settlement so far rs it is settled of the
currency question to Senator John Sher-
man; for the formulation of the tariff laws
TO Governor Mckinley for the removal or
the restrictions placed by foreign nations
upon the introduction of American pork to
ministers at Paris aud Berlin. am tempted
to seriously inquire, who during the last
four wears has been President of the nted
States, anyhow.
Cfsar, when he wrote those commenta-
rics which were the history Of the conquests
of Europe under his leadership, modestly
took the position of Enps when he said [
They art the narrative of events. the I
whole of which | saw and the part of which
| was"
Gen. Thomas, as the rock of Chicka-
mauga, occupies y place in our history /
with Leonidas among the Greeks, except
that he succeeded where Leonidas failed I.
The fight of Joe Hooker above the clouds I
was the poetry of battle The resistless /,
rush of Sheridan and his steed down the I
valley of Shenandoah is the epic of our
Civil War.
The march of Sherman from Atlanta to /
the sea is the supreme triumph of gallantry ]
and strategy. 1t detracts nothing from the .
splendor of the fame, or the merit. of the
deeds of his lieutcnants to say that having
selected them with marvellous -agacity and
discretion, Grant still remains the supreme
commander of the National army All the l
proposed acts of any administration, before
they are formulated aud passed upon in I,
Cabinet council, and the measures and sug-
gestions of the last secretaries would have
failed with lesser President
But for the great good of the country, /
and the benefit of the Republican party, /
they have succeeded because of the sugge--
tive mind the in1omitable courage, the in .
telligent appreciation of situations, and the
grand nlagnanimity of Benjamin Harrison
\ 1t is an undisputed fact that during the
few months when both the secretary Of
T state and the secretary Of the treasury were
I i'll, the President personally assumed the
duties Of the State aud the Treasury depart
ment. anil both with equal success.
( The secretary of state. in accept
ing hs portfolio, under President
| Garfield, wrote "'Your administra-
( ton must be made brilliantly SUCCESS
/ full AMI strong in the confidence and pride
I of the people, not at all diverting its ener-
[ gies for re-relcction. and vet compelling
/ that result by the logic of events and by
( the imperious necessities of the situation"
Garfield fell before the bullet of the
assassin anil Mr. Blaine retired TO private
Z life. Gen. Harrison invited him To take
up that unfinished diplomatic career. where
its threads had been so trag,cally broken
He entered the Cabinet. He resumed his
work and has won a higher place in our
history. The prophecy he made for Gar
field has been superbly fulfilled by I'resi-
J HFht batffspH' IN the language OF Str.
( Blaine the President has compelled re-
election by the logic of events and the i'm
perioHs necessities Of the situation
The man who j. nominated here TO-DAY.
to win. mat carry certain well known
number of the doubtful states Patrick
Henry in the convention which started roll
ing the ball Of the independence of the
colonies from Great Britain said Il have
but one lamp by which my feet are gui,Icd
and that Is tic iamrl Of er.,erianrc | Lnn.r