The Portland daily press., 1892-03-18

of the Pine Tree States two favorite
sons, whose genius and powers have riv-
eted upon them the gaze of the world of
craftsmanship and reflected no small
prestige upon the least of us who
call them neighbors. tits doubly fitting
say, for since last you met, when
Speaker Reeds decisions were maligned
and derided, when he himself was
called dangerous autocrat and sub
verter of popular liberty of the two great
parliamentary propositions which he laid
down, one has already been accepted by
the new Democratic house, and the other
within a fortnight-the so-called visible
quorum'-has been approved and pro-
nounced forever the. law of the land by
the Supreme Court, without dissenting
voice.
s'And Mr.. President, it is true that I
am somewhat embarrassed, caught so
suddenly and finding myself in such
rapid oratorical company But my state
of mind may be illustrated by the story
of the man VINO was taken
critically i'll by over-eating mince pie.
His wife said, John, are you afraid to
die?" And John said, ''No, Susan; I'm
not afraid to die; I'm ashamed tor And
[ want it understood, Mr.. President,
that while embarrassed I'm not frat
tled,'' for in the bright lexicon of Amer
lean journalism there's no such word as
ssrattle.'
And [ feel at home here. After a
years absence, l am again in my native
Maine-that commonwealth whose out
put Of men, strong and true, and of
women, fair and faithful, challenge the
increasing admiration of commonwealth
of quadruple our population and of null
tiplied development. We meet tonight,
bound together by the ties of common
humanity. Again we are sons of Maine,
and travel and observation only intensi-
fly our appreciation of the value of this
heritage and bind by closer links those
who share in it.
Lastly and best of all, we are Republi-
cans-most of us trained in the principles
of the party at our mothers knee, all of
us worshippers at the thrones of our
idols living and dead; and in the history
of American parties in the whole range
of political allegiance, there is no fra
ternity more strong, more justifiably
proud of it's history, more ennobling and
inspiring in it's influence on young men,
and more irresistible than this some
thing that men call Republicanism-that
Pickering fame now and anon famed by
beacon light that summons from sixty
millions Of people and more the most in
telligent, the best; and with them forms
a mighty army-as in this year 1S92-to
march forward to fight battles and win
victories of popular government.
There is much talk as to men and is
sues. The Republican party wins when
it acts honestly in the selection of these,
and loses when it caters to classes and
adopts subterfuges. The party draws it's
support, not chiefly as do the Democrats.
from the dangerous classes and the
slums, but from the God-fearing, indus
trious, thoughtful masses. Issues like a
righteous currency sweep them as does
whirlwind. The party is acting wisely
thus far 1t is doing the manly, fearless,
honest thing, without regard to the
counsels of demagoguess, the fearful or
the prejudiced. 1t declares for honest
money, for protection for Americans and
their industries, for restriction of immi-
grafton, for a free ballot and full count.
MI Reynolds introduced
Hon. Charles f. Libby,
as the President of the Senate. MI.
Libby was most cordially received, and,
addressing the assembly, said: 'sYour
hospitality I find is irresistible. 1t
brings man upon his feet whether he
wishes it or not. With the embarrass-
ment of riches that you have here to-
night, had hoped to pass unobserved.
But such gathering calls for apprecia-
tive response from those honored with
its favor, and am glad here to testify