The Portland daily press., 1893-10-26
GOVERNOR CLEAVEs IN LYNN.
Cordially Welcomed by Sons of Maine to
Whom He Made Speech.
Especial to the PreSs.1

Lynn, Mass, October 25.-The people
of this city gave Governor Cleaves of
Maine grand welcome. The Governor
and was met at the depot and taken un-
der escort by the Sons of Maine resident
here
Governor Cleaves, accompanied by
Marquis F King, member of his coun-
Gil, was escorted to city hall by the re-
ception committee, of which City Treas
urer Hartwell S. French was chairman.
At the City hall, Mayor Hayes, himself
a son of the Pine Tree State, bade the
guests welcome A public reception fol-
lowed, attended by a large portion of the
5000 Maine people in the CITY, Governor
Cleaves was taken to q drive through the
Lynn woods, followed by a lunch at the
Seymour hotel.
A public reception was held by the
Governor from s to 9 O'Clock this eve
ming, which was largely attended by the
Sons of Maine and other leading citizens
OF Lynn. After the reception banquet
was rendered in honor Of the Governor
by the Sons of Maine. 1t was followed
by interesting speeches. Governor
Cleaves spoke in most happy manner
for the State of Name, and also highly
complimented Massachusetts, and the
Sons of Maine residents in Lynn. Among
other things the Governor said: II have
come from the old home, from the good
old state of your birth, and I bring to
you messages of friendship ands good
will. | extend to you my appreciation of
this cordial, this Massachusetts welcome,
with the assurance that the people of
Maine always feel at home in this COM
monwealth. Standing here among the
people OF this patriotic community, in
this beautiful city, surrounded by the
sons and daughters of our state, with
pleasure, / salute the old Commonwealth
of Massachusetts.
The people of Maine have a feeling of
attachment for this good old state. Not
only have many of our sons and
daughters found homes in your common
wealth, but the loyal people of the State
of Maine, while they are part of Massa-
chusetts, shared with yours the honor of
making a portion of your grand history;
and the lapse of more than seventy years
since Maine became a sovereign state,
has not abated the affection of her people
nor their admiration for the good old
mother commonwealth. While l cannot
bestow tooshigh encomiums upon your
state andsits people, while congratulate
you upon the remarka BILE success you
have achieved, well may you inquire
What OF our native State of Maine?'
And in answering I can appropriately
apply to her the same complimentary
sentiment which the great American
lawyer and statesman applied to Massa-
chusetts, there she is; behold her, and
history, you are familiar with hersachieve-
ments; she7requires no encemium from
her Executive Through her six hundred
and fifty thousand loyal people living
within her territory, developing with
mighty energy and ceaseless industry
her bOundless resources, she speaks for
herself wherever her name is known.
The marvellous advance in industrial
growth and development that has been
witnessed within her borders during the
past few years, tells her sons and
daughters throughout the nation, in
whatever state they may have their
homes, of her prosperity, of the faith,
energy and seif-reliance of her people,
They have entered upon development at
home, and the State of Maine is showing
an interest in herself. Her superior ad-
vantages are being appreciated, she is
utilizing the magnificent water power of
her rivers and streams, building up great
manufactures, and her finished products
are winning supremacy in the markets
of the world. 1t is not an experimental
condition with her, it is an accomplished
fact"
Continuing, the Governor spoke in
eloquent terms of Names superior educa-
tional advantages and paid a high tribute
to her system Of common schools, the great
bulwarks of American civilization. The
Governors speech was highly appre-
ciated, and the large audience manifested
their approval by, the continued and
hearty applause which greeted the
Governor as he proceeded with his re-
marks
Other addresses were delivered by
Mayor E. B. Hayes, president of the asso-
citation, Hon. P eter M. Neal, M. D.
more, Rev. S. B. Stewart, Rev. N. r,
Whitaker, who left the Maine Methodist
conference to accept call from the FIRST
Methodist church tof Lynn, Kendall
Pollard and Rev. A. W. Moore.