Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-02-13
The LINCOLN Club
CT Portland Honor the Dad President
AsuOry.
speeches by Hon. II. N. Heath of Au.
gusta and Others.

PORTLAND. Fsb. i2.-The Lincoln club
| tonight celebrated the anniversary Of the
birth of Lincoln by q banquet at their club
room. After dinner speeches were made
By Mayor True, Hon. Fl. NJ. Hesth, Au.
gusis. ..'+ H.
Mr.. Heath said:
can cay bat little more than to thank the
generous hospitality. have eaten Of your
bread; have drunk Of your-Se bago
| When You approsch tue feast Of reason
and h,w Of soul" gentlemen, am mot
IN it,"
I There's popular delusion ,hAt gentle
men of the local profession are always
| loaded; press their vess buttons with din
ner or fee and they will do the rest.
admit the gentle and seductive pressure
| upon the vest button, but IGOR IN fauetbgs
| hGstt." Wednesday wrote out sp endld
speech sbounding in words Of learned
| length and thuudering sound" II was the
greatest effort of my lie. Thursday l
noticed thSt it was odorous With the per-
tume Of nouldy chestnuss. F,idsy everv
| JOKE had q full beard. Tonight | am with
you, my brilliant speech burnt Offering,
| and myself with a lisile more Sebago-
| in fair way to be speechless"
After jocose reference to the politicians
of Kennebec Mr.. Heath continued:
Augusta is proud Of the world admitted
| fact that che enroils among her sons one
| who was for years a Politician, today her
foremost citizen, aye, more, the foremost
citizen of the foremost nation of the world.
Thousands that refused TO follow the poll
| tcian dof their hats 10 the presence of the
diplomat and the statesman. She hopes,
as do you, that with returning health he
will yet rule the destinies OF tine Republic,
1t was courageous act for him to face
his parry single-hsnded, to plsnt bis spear
in the ground and say Thus far shsls thou
go and no farther" 10 demand that across
the standard Of protection be stamped the
gold and silver letters of reciprocity. lie
made history. He made it possible for the
Republican party TO march on to greater ,ri-
umphs and srsn1er achievements lis said
that he is a benefsctOr of his race who
mskes two blades of grass grow where but
one grew before. What of him who sends
whit. -siGged messengers Of peace by the
sc3re into ports where the American flag
mad become but memory and reminis-
cence? A gtsleful people will do him
justice. Surely it is to De regretted that
he cannot lead the Republican hosts to vic
tory
Referring 70 the clntest the Third
Congre sii1nsl District Mr.. Hesth said
Since coming here have been asked so
many times to state the probable outcome
that | propose to tell you in the strictgs!
confidence who II be the next Congress
IT An from the TLi'd District. AT er 8 care
fui study of the situation have come -
the conclusion that the rex. Congressman
from the Third District will be---tne
n0miree of the Republican convention.
-Four eminent gentlemen are before the
people. Bear in mind that they are all
gentlemen, more than thsf, they are all
| Republicans. Down on the Kennebec we
never divide in the fscs of the common
enemy. In the ssssuit along the line, the
| defeated candida es sre the first to scale
the bresst~orks. The present contee
is warm, some ght call it not
! irreverent people might apply to it Beech
| ers famous texg.
When came away it was 60 hct that at
the State Hou,e and poet' flee they were
| wearing straw hats aud busters. But the
very heat Of the contest protends nothing
but an increased ms Jrity over our sacleni
and 6s cgepit foe.
The snuquated hulk Of Democracy in
Maine has long been marked on the polili-
cal chart as derehct. | can hsId y say it is
water logged, for that would ar On the trs-
tons OF true Democracy. 1t might suggest
unpleasant "reminiscences Of heir fssco 10
the last campaign. There seems a psrsly tic
| effort to enlist ancient mariners" to steer
| the craft into 9 haven Of rest. They even
venture TO predic. hrely % campaign.
IL SO, gentlemen, change the College curfi-
culum no more burnIOg Of midnight oil
over that say and festive romance styled
Buffers Analogy We shall have ocular
proof Of the resurrection Of the desd.
The State that stood by Fremont, when
the Republican parry was IN swsddling
clo,hes; that twice held up the hands of the
immortal Lincoln in the hours that tried
men's souls that twice testified to It's faith
in the loyslty OF the hero, that,
crowned with Appoms!tox, knocked at
the portals ct heaven and vide open
svurg the sstes to receive his noble soul ;
tast generously supported the ciesD, the
soie ard the psuioIic Hayes; thas helped
bind the chsple. sbou; the brow of the
lsmenied Garfield; thst lovingly rallied
srouod lis own dis in ngaished son; that
marched to victory with the solder siatet-
man, now the krsstelE Of the United
S;aIts; the State ttsf lever fsi cred ~iil be
true to the lsrty Of Aorshim LiDcoia--
God bless his memoty forever ana ever.
Mr.. Heath was folio osed by Mayor Saw
age, Auburn; Hon. Il. B. Clesves, J. ID.
Prpdsoie, Hon. J. }. Perry, Gen. c. Z.
Matlccxs, W. G Chapman, Hon. J. Fl.
Drummond and Judge Henry {. Peabody.