The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-08-25
Cumberland Mills Republicans En-
thusiastic.
MIR. REED ADDRESSES A VERY
LARGE AUDIENCE.
A Flag Raising and Parade BY the Har-
Reid Drum Corps-Cumberland Mills
Full of Cheers, Torches and Enthusi-
asnl.

Full of Cheers, Torches and Enthusi-
asm.
The Republicans of Cumberland Mills
were all out last evening to start in the
campaign on their end of their lively
city. Hon. Thomas B. Reed had been
announced to speak in Cumberland Hall,
a Harrison and Reid flag was to be raised
and the Harrison Guards and Harrison
and Reid drum corps were to parade.
The programme was for the Guards
and drum corps to arrive on the Portland
& Rochester about 7.30, alight at the
Cumberland Mills depot and thence pa
rade the streets, preceded by the Pre-
sumpscot Band, 26 pieces, Frank Moore,
leader. The programme was carried out
with great success and enthusiasm. The
streets of the villages were lined with
people and flags were displayed on many
private residences. The houses of
Messrs. Fl. G. Starr, A. II. Larrabee, John
E. Warren and the White house were no.
ticeable for their Examinations and dec
orations. Those at Mr.. Larrabee's were
especially elaborate, an illuminated pic
ture of President Harrison and many
Chinese lanterns being features of the
decorations.
The Guards and drum corps made a
splendid appearance and were much
cheered. When they arrived at Cumber-
land Hall they halted under the flag.
Mr.. II. G.. Starr of the city committee,
pulled the string and the flag f1uttered
down without a hitch, the Guards and
people cheering.
The hall meanwhile was completely
filed with as fine an audience as can be
gathered in any city of Maine. The
Gurds formed double line up the stair
way, and when Mr.. Reed came in, accom-
panied by Messrs. John E. Warren, Fl. z.
Griggs and Charles R. Goodell, he was
greeted with three cheers from the
Guards and loud applause from the
audience.
On behalf of the city committee Mr..
Griggs introduced MI. Goodell as chair
man of the meeting. Mr.. Goodell, upon
taking the chair, announced the follow
ing list of vice presidents, who were in
vited to the platform:
Hon. Leander Valentine, John E. Warren,
Francis A. Cloudman, stephen A. Cordwell,
II. A. Craigie, Jas. Graham,
Elisha Newcomb, W W. Lamb,
Fl. T. Clark, Joseph Dunnell,
A. H. Porter.
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the platform, but as that seemed to him
little too far from the audience he went
down to the area in front of the plat
form where he could stand close to the
front rows Of the audience.
He began his speech by saying that
the height of the platform would render it
necessary to deliver an Grafton, which he
did not propose to do. He intended
rather to say briefly a few things relating
to the great issues of this most import
ant campaign. There has been no words
in the past SO odions to the people as the
word Taxation" for in the old days it
signified money wrung from the poor
and money to be devoted to the uses of
the few and rich. But you see that when
you start with the basis of a government
by all, such oppression is impossible, for
such taxation is taking from the proper
ty of all by the assent of all. Mr.. Reed
then went on to euumerate the various
forms of taxation, beginning with the
local taxes for schools, and ending with
the money which the nation raises for
it's army and navy. All these taxes,
raised by flee people, are very differ
emit from taxes that in other countries
are taken from the poor to buy gew-gaws
for the rich.
Every cent of money which is raised
by free people to be expended upon
free people is as advantageous as what
we expend for food and clothing There
fore let us not be unreasonably preju-
diced at the word taxation"
Mr.. Reed then went on to discuss the
record of the last Republican Congress
in the matter of appropriations as COM
pared with the present House of Repre-
sentatives. He made telling compare
son of what the Democrats of the House
proposed and then what they performed.
The terrible discrepancy between the
promises and performances of the Dem
ocrats he attributed to their "virtuous
ignorance term which created much
merriment. The Democratic plea that a
protective tariff law was unconstitutional
was compared with the position of the
same party, which had not thoughtit I'M
constitutional to use the taxing power to
create distinction between oleomargar-
inc and butter.
MI. Reed spoke generally upon the is
sues Of the campaign, charming the au-
dience with his original and witty pre-
sentation of the questions discussed.
1t was one the best political meetings
ever held in Westbrook.
Charged with Larceny.