The Portland daily press., 1892-09-12
A GRAND CLOSING.
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For two and thirty years that party and
it's principles have had under complete
control the greatest republic the sun
ever sifene upon. tits most astonlsh-
ing circumstance, whether viewed by
itself or in the light of history. Fartles
form themselves very much the same IN
all lands. One party is the party OF pro-
gress. and the other is the party OF re-
fardation. 1t is very seldom, however,
that the party of progress is able to re-
tain control for long periods of time.
The world seems to me every now and
then to like and demand a reflex wave,
and. although there are continual
marches upon the shore, there are
waves that flow back. But no wave has
flown backward for two and thirty years
in the progress of the Republican party
of the United States of America. APP
plause. Such fact is unparalleled in
the history of the world. That magniti-
cent uprising of English freemen which
clusters with its associations about the
name of Oliver Cromwell, lasted but fif-
teen short years. The great uprising of
France, which is the wonder of all time,
lasted but dozen of years, when con-,
Bervatism rolled back over the land. Did
you ever consider what such an approval
In this free country, SO long continued
means? This country is governed, not by
the wisdom of the wise, but by the
average sense of all of us; not by the in
tellectually great, but5by the American
people, and every party which retains
power in this country has to appeal to
the average sense of its citizens. And
what is that average sense? 1t is that
good old guide, philosopher and friend,
which our fathers knew under the head
of common sense, Applause. The
common sense of the community, then,
for two and thirty years has been met by
the Republican party and satisfied. APP
plause.1 say two and thirty years, for
the four years of Grover Cleveland don't
count daughter and cheers. Moth
ing was done in those years. Laughter.
The country lived on the memory of the
past, and on the hope of the future.
[Great laughter and applause The Re
publican enactments were ufirepealed,
and the doctrine of protection had full
sway and power. 1t is natual, permit
me to say, that the Republican party
should thus have the
Confidence of the People.
The Republican party has in itself all
the conservatism necessary to save the
land. 1t has all the union which is es-
sential to progress and forward march
ing The Democratic party is a good
party for its purposes. Laughter Its
object and organization is fault finding
laughter and the Democrats do that
thoroughly well. They are not obliged
to in any manner agree among them
selves, and consequently each one of
them can find fault with the different
forms of Republicanism, and help swell
the harmonious cry of his party just as
well as if he were finding fault with the
same thing that troubles his brother.
When Grover Cleveland attacks us on
the tariff, the sound is not in the least
disturbed when Brother Bland chimes in
in favor of silver, which Grover Cleve-
land despises. Applause. The Re-
publican party has certain sameness
about it which prevents it from being
entirely picturesque; but the Democratic
Party has variety enough for both. If
you could only have witnessed, as have
witnessed, Democratic House with one
hundred and forty majority, you would
have thought of the old things we used
to write in our copy books about many
men of many minds. daughter and APP
plause.) Of course an on
ward and progressive nation
cannot choose such party of
futility as that This nation does not
mean to be contented with its past, how
ever noble, or with its present, however
magnificent. 1t means to march on
ward; it means progress forever and for
ever, and it naturally chooses that party
which is united and Determined in the
work of progress. M
When the Democracy are intrusted
with power, their divided council al
ways make them a failure. All over
this country, as have said to this au-
dience once before, they demanded free
silver, and their orators were all silver
tongued. And yet. when they got to-
gether, they dared not do what they said
they were going to do. The Republican
party, on the other hand, faces whatever
duty it has to perform. 1t does not face
it without trembling 1t faces it always
with courage which knows the mis-
fortune which may be in store for it; it
faces it with a courage which is born of
intelligence, courage which determines
to do its duty and let the God of battles
take care of the rest.
We were forced to pass the Mckinley
bill. The Democratic party has been
for years striving inevery method known
to their art-and their art was multi
tariff No man among us failed to know
that, however honest and just and wise
the revision of the tariff might be, it
was sure, in the completely of human
affairs, to destroy some business, pros
trate others and enfeeble still others. All
we could hope to do was to make
such revisionsthat, taking this country
as whole, for our hearts embraced the
whole county, it should give to it's citi-
Gems the largest prosperity which any
human enactment could give. APP
plause.1 That was our hope, and yet,
we knew how far short we might fall of
realization. But urged on by the ire
mendous surplus, accumulated in large
measure by the refusal of the Democra-
cy to pay the honest debts of the govern
ment and to make those appropriations
which the needs of the people demanded
and by the disconten which they had
aroused among the people, we came be-
fore the citizens Of the United States
for their instruction and their direction,
and we fougt the battle of 1883 upon
this plain issue. We declared that we
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