The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-08-18
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seventy-five strong-lunged grenadiers
had arranged to astound the audience
with three times three tremendous
cheers. Instead of that the audience
took the celebration into their own
hands, and made such an uproar that the
ever patriotic Guards seemed acting the
part of automatons. A good Republican
dog that attempted to join in the hurrah
was so far drowned out that he skunk in
shame under a seat.
Chairman Soldiers, on behalf of the
city committee, introduced Hon. Charles
+. Libby as chairman of the meeting.
Mr.. Libby was received with loud ap-
plause, and spoke as follows:
Speech of Hon, C. F. Libby.
Ladies and Gentlemen:-This large
gathering is proof that the Republicans
of Portland are alive to the issues of this
campaign, and realize the Importance of
placing Maine and the First District at
the head of the Republican column.
While the national issues are not to be
settled until November, yet we have i'm
portant questions to settle at the Septem-
Der election which have a bearing upon
the Presidential issue. AS Maine is one
of the few States which elect their State
officers and Congressman in September,
our September elections assume even a
national Importance, for they are
watched with eager interest as indicating
the tone of public feeling upon the great
| questions involved in our national cleo
ton. 1t becomes us, therefore, as Re-
| publicans, to see that nothing is left I'M
| done to secure victory at the polls in
| September, and to be careful not to
dwarf these issues by treating them
merely as matters of local concern.
The preliminary skirmish often uncov-
ers the strength or weakness OF the enc
| my; and now is the time when the touch
| of shoulder to shoulder should be felt all
along the line. 1t is no time for desulto-
| nv warfare; but the situation demands a
well-planned and sharply-fouglht cam
paign. 1t involves more than local is
sues. it is really the opening engagement
| of the national campaign, which, to set
| tie the economic policy of our govern
ment, and to affect, for veal or woe, the
| vast industrial interests of the American
people. ;,
| | shall not attempt to enter in detail
upon the great question OF the tariff,
| the pons dsinorune of modern politics,
where to use the language OF another:
Figures do not lie, but liars make fig
| ures.''
The fresher man is from college, the
more he thinks he knows about the tar
| iff, but the longer he lives, the more he
| is inclined to put practice against theory,
even if he has to throw aside the theories
| of his college professor, which do not
| always take into account the fact, that
| the lion and the lamb have not yet lair
| down together, and that nations have
not yet beaten their swords into plough
shares and their spears into pruning
hooks. We have, however, learned some
| things recently, through the investiga-
| lions of a non-partisan committee of the
| United States Senate, which has beer
wrestling with some aspects of this great
subject,-among others, that, since the
Mckinley bill went into operation, wages
in this country have been going up and
the cost of living has been going down
while in Free-Trade England, during the
same period, the cost of living has in
creased, and the wages paid in this
country, in many leading industries,
are found to be from so per cent
to 1850 per cent. greater than in the home
of free trade; and statistics show that
strikes and labor disturbances have beer
relatively much more numerous in Eng
( land than in this country. We have also
large and gratifying increase in oul
foreign trade to report as following the
passage of this much maligned bill.
The mis-statements and false prophe-
cies of our Democratic friends-to ust
no harsher terms-as to the effects of thu
Mckinley bill. by means of which they
won their victory two years ago, seem tx
be conclusively answered by the results
thus far ascertained, and to leave then
little opportunity to attempt a repetition
of the offence. Still, men can be found
who, like our ponderous Ex-President
Grover Cleveland, will declare that tn,
tariff is always a tax paid by the consum
er; and | notice that the Argus is strug
Cling with the question how to accoun
for the fact, consistly with this theory
that our Canadian neighbors are obliged
to sell us their horses, if they sell then
to us at all, at price which PRACTICAL.
discounts the customs duty which mus
be paid, if they cross over the borde
line; and our distinguished Democratic
mayor. in the educational campaign
which he is conducting as a candidate
for Congress in opposition to my friend
Mr.. Reed, seems to have gotten into sew
eral snarls of facts and figures on tarit
matters, probably by quoting them Al
second hand, in which alpaca dresses
and other things, are made to look a
though somebody had been lying abou
them.
But it is not of these national ques
lions, which will be discussed by the dis
tinguished gentlemen who are to addres
you tonight, that | wish to speak, bu
rather to say word of the local impor
lance of our pending election. We've
even from local standpoint, we have
good deal of interest in this election
The Republican party of Maine has nom
mated as it's candidate for governor on
of our own distinguished citizens, Dor
and educated in Cumberland county
gallant soldier, an accomplished lawye
and a man experienced in public affairs
and we mean to help roll up an old-fasf
Toned majority for Henry B. Cleaves
: Governor
Our county ticket is a strong one, an
among the nominees are tried and faith
full officials, who have respected thei
oaths of Office and performed their dut
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