The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-08-27

E. A. Clark, Il. II. Colcord,
Fl. w. Way, r. HI. Gore,
E. NJ. Akely, HI. Levin, a
John w. Este.
After cigars were lighted President Nor
rill announced that there was to be no
formal speaking, but that he should call
upon several members informally. He
then introduced Liberty bennett, ESQ.,,
who spoke on the tariff, saying:
Speech of Liberty bennett, Esq.
The following quotation is taken from
the Argus report of Mr.. Shepard's
speech at Portland. He was introduced
by Col. Bradbury as brave and belted
knight
We are told the British newspapers wish us to
win. Well! what of it? The laws of trade are
control it are the same in Great Britain as in
France and Germany and in the United States.
We may put obstacles in the way Of their benefit
cent working, but we can no more alter the final
result than we can change the law of grayita-
ton or alter the courses of the stars. Shall we
refuse to speak our mother tongue because it is
corn because our fathers brought our weights
and measures from England? OF course free
dom of exchange will be to the benefit OF Great
more marbles than he wishes and another
more tops, it is an injury to both to forbid them
to swap.
This is a fine specimen of ornate ora
tory.
1.-THE law of gravitation and the
courses of the stars is good. But what
has it to do with the question under dis
cussion?
But what are the facts of the business
between Great Gritain and the United
States of America?
In 1891
We Sold Great Britain
1,700, 900, 900 pounds of cotton, of a total
export of the enormous quantity of $780,
600, 900 pounds We sold her 29,820,000
bushels of wheat and 100000 barrels of
-four. We sold her Il, 100000 bushels of
corn and 10000 barrels of corn meal. We
sold her machinery, the products of
American genius, whose automatic ma
nipulation achieves all the results of in
telligence without the trouble of think
ing. That had been done by the invent
OrS.
We sold Great Britain and Ireland the
product of our farms and our factories,
the grand total of $445, 414,026, and we
bought Of these puny islands to the
amount of 1874, 723, 1862, leaving the ire
mendous balance of trade in our favor of
$3.50, 100000.
What rejoicing there would be in
Great Britain today if she could pay this
$3.50, 900, 900 in the products of her fac
tories and machine shops.
But what would our people say when
the doors of our factories and machine
shops were closed?
Mr.. bennett was loudly applauded.
Mr.. Charles Boothby
was next introduced. He said he de-
lighted to hear others speak but was not
much used to it himself. He thought
that the Lincoln Club had important du-
ties in the coming political contest
Good candidates had already been put
upon the Republican ticket, but good
candidates awaited nothing unless elect
ed. Therefore the club, as well as all
other Republicans, should be active in
bringing out a full vote, not only to elect
the ticket, but to roll up majority that
would be an inspiration to Republicans
all over the land. [Applause.] For it
was the duty of Maine to show that she
is as earnest this year as she was when
she stood by the abolition movement,
when she sustained the cause of the
Union and when she spoke for sound fl
nance. This year the party must stand
by the great principles of the tariff bill,
by the principle that every citizen, rich
or poor, black or white, has the right to
cast his ballot and have it counted, lap
plause] by the principle of an honest dol
lar, of gold and silver kept at parity.
To secure the triumph OF it's principles
members of the Republican party every
where must be up and doing. lap
plause.]
President Morrill, then announced that
the remaining time before the departure
of the boat would be spent in social in
tercourse.
It was delightful occasion all around.