Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-08-18
THE CAMPAIGN, In MAINE.

Republicans OF the western Part of
the state Open the Fight vigorously
-Ex-Speaker Reed Delivers tho
speech OF the Evening-Hon. n. X.
Frazier of Detroit Also Speaks.
PORTLAND, Me-, Aug. 1.-THE republi-
cans of western Maine opened the cam
paign tonight with a big meeting. Hon.
Charles F. Ltbbey presided and made the
opening address, outliuipg the republican
plan of campaign. He then introduced
ex-Speaker Reed. In substance he raid:
"The democracy is never on the defen-
sive. They have never done anything in
this generation to defend. No democratic
orator ever wearies his audience by cata-
logue of achievements of his party. Just
before the election in 1884 the democrats
were making great complaint that We
boarded seven millions instead of giving it
to the people for purposes of circulation
and when Mr.. Cleveland was elected his
administration not only kept that
seven millions, but boarded sew
en- and seventy and then let
the national banks have the whole of it
without interest. These are two points
which the democratic party most especially
claime-Economy in public expenditures
and reform in tariff. The very first thing
they did in the house, with 140 majority,
was to pass resolution that they were
going to be good. At the first session of
p-opriated $463 ZOO, 900. Under the guild
ance of Mr.. Holman the democratic house
appropriated s507, 90, 900, forty mil
lions worse than the worst up to
date. Mr.. Holman compares the
appropriations of the first session of
his congress with the appropriations of the
second session of our congress-. One of
the tricks of the trade ia that when we ap-
pear before the people we wish to appear
of one party as the other. Hence every
session just before an election finds us all
on our good behavior and we put over into
| the second session all appropriations that
we are able to. Both of us do that, hence
| it is manifestly unfair to make a COMPARE
| son of different sessions.
81 want to tell you where we get these
| figures. There are two men in Washing
ton who know what figures are-two
clerks of committees, one the house and
one the senate clerk. Both of these men
will tell you these figures are incorrect
We have an income of 1854, 000, 900 in
round numbers, and the expenditures are
about $345, 600, 900, which leaves rs a bal,
ance of 50, 000, 000. but of that expenditure
S155, 000, 900 grew out of the war and $50, >
| DOC, 900 more are mere readings appearing
on both sides of the account SO
that in reality expenditures for pur.
poses which existed prior to 1860 are only
about $3.50, 600. 900, and divided among
our people it makes only Sc 80 per individ.
usl, only little more than it was before
the war, and the government does twice as
much for the people as 1t did prior to 1850
Here Is democratic house capable of pass
ing any tariff 3ill they wanted to, but
they have only captured Massachusetts
manufacturers with free wool and have
attempted to take off the duty OIL
cotton packing and machinery 30 a.
to retain the southern planter. But
while protection is one of the grea
forces of the world it is not the only forct
now. fancy that the uniformity of price,
since the Mckinley bill passed is due Il
the ggeediness of importers who over
stocked the market, but at the same tim,
the manufacturer knows that goods canno
be imported ON such large profits here
after"
The last speaker of the evening was Hon
r. E. Frazier of Detroit, Mich, who CAV
| q stirring address.