The Portland daily press., 1892-02-13
LINCOLN REPUBLICANS.
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without parties popular government
would be failure. There is no grander
figure in American history than Lincoln,
the statesman politician. And in my own
CITY we have one who for years has Deen
a politician, and is now in the ranks OF
| the statesmen. Hundreds of thousands
who refused to follow the politician take
| pride in the record of the diplo mat and
| statesman" -,
| MI. Heath said that Mr.. Blaine's with
| drawal from the Presidential contest had
put upon the Republican party OF TINS
state great responsibility in the coming
election. A battle to be fought, and under
new conditions Of voting. Portland pluck
and Portland courage, aided by Ana ros-
| coggin. had given us the Australian bal
lot. And her distinguished son who will
head the ticket has nothing to fear from
that ordeal. Applause.
| Nor, with all the little domestic quar-
rels we may have in the Third District,
| do we propose to encourage domestic dis
cord. In my Judgment the next Con-
gressman from the Third will be the
nominee of the Republican convention.
| The four candidates are all gentle men,
and they are all Republicans. But the
fight is warm there. When l came away
it was so hot at the post office and state
house that they were wearing straw hats
and busters. Laughter
The old hulk of Democracy is derelict
| will not say that it is waterlogged
[laughter] for that would jar on the
traditions of Democracy.
But the State of Maine, with the un-
developed power of its rivers, waiting
only for capital to make them alive with
industry will never desert the standard
,er Of r,onn
his peroration Mr.. Heath referred to the
historic loyalty of Maine to the Republi-
can party.
President Morrill, introduced
Mayor Savage,
of Auburn, as representative of An
droscoggin county. Mayor Savage said
that he came from district where they
never have any quarrels, district where
men who get into office always remain
there [laughter,] and never die either.
Laughter The speaker said he was
glad to be with the Portland Republicans.
Portland is our guiding star. We are
not, in our county, so much used to fol
lowing the Kennebec politicians; and IN
our coming contest we propose to follow
son of Cumberland to victory. APP
plause.] Mayor Savage said that he was
not a politician, but he was glad to be
with them, especially on such an occa-
sion as the celebration of the birthday of
Abraham Lincoln. The speaker eulogized
the work and fame of Lincoln, and
affirmed his belief that were Lincoln
alive today he would stand with the
Republicans of today in protecting Amer
lean labor and in insisting that the
laborer should at the end of his days
work be paid in dollar of full value.
The quartette favored the company
with another old war song, after which,
Hon. Henry b. Cleaves.
amid much applause, loud and contin-
ued, was introduced as the governor,
who is to be, Hon. Henry B. Cleaves.
Mr.. Cleaves said he wanted to congratu-
late the Lincoln Club on this representa-
ton of tried and true Republicanism, the
Republicanism Of Lincoln. Lincoln was
tried and true statesman, a strong man
and just man. From the time he as
sumed the high trust imposed on him by
the people, amid all the perils of war, he
never faltered in his devotion to the Un-
ion or his loyalty to the soldiers in the
field. He believed in th protection of the
American home and the American fire.
side, in the protection of the. American
citizen in the smallest rights. And if we
adhere to these principles, the future of
the American people will be safe. Ap-
plause.
President Morrill, then introduced
Captain Printable,
who would give the speech on the recep-
ton of the Montgomery Guards of Bos-
ton by the Webster Guards of New York.
He prefaced the speech with reference
to ''the gallant General Mattocks," a
reference that was received with loud
applause. 1t would be useless to attempt
to repeat Mr.. Prindable's rendering of
this speech, for Mr.. Printable is the only
man in North America who can do that
successfully. His rendering was accom-
panied by side-splitting laughter, and
concluded amid uproarious applause.
Upon being encored he responded with
the defamation of debate in the Port
land Common Council.
General Mattocks
was called upon next. He spoke of Lin
coins fame with his contemporaries and
with posterity. There were being pub
lished now papers that had belittled and
traduced both Lincoln and Grant. 1t is
only after his contemporaries are dead that
even a great mans memory can enjoy the
fame that is his due. When the years shall
have passed over the death of Lincoln
that have passed over the death of Wash
ington, the historian will be in doubt as
to which Of the two he shall give the first
place.
General Mattocks spoke of the harmo-
ny with which men of both North and
South have ranged themselves in sup
port of the government in all complica
tions that arise with foreign govern
ments. No one can tell how much of
this loyalty is due to the examples of
such men as Abraham Lincoln.
In honoring Lincoln also we were hon
oring the name of the noble Maine states
man who stood with Lincoln. and who,
but for mistaken idea of policy, would
have been his successor.
After a selection by the quartette
Judge Henry G. Peabody
was introduced and received with ap-
plause. He spoke of the course of
events which had made ''the plebeian
name of Lincoln equal to the patrician