The Portland daily press., 1894-09-03
WESTBROOK.
Large and Enthusiastic Republican
Rally Saturday Night.

Hon. Thomas b. Reed Addresses West
brook Republicans in Odd Fellows
Hal1-woodbury X. bana,Esq. Pre-
sides.
"A large and enthusiastic Republican
rally was held in Westbrook Saturday
evening. The industrial depression of
the last year has told severely in West
brook, and many who have heretofore
paid little attention to the subject of the
tarlH are this year alive to the question.
Ihls was shown in the large humble of
working men present at the Injecting,
and the interest which they showed lin
the candid arguments presented. The
meeting was held in Odd Fellows hail,
which was SO crowded that many could
not get in. FIRED Murch ESQ.,, of the
county committee, introduced Wood
bury \. Dana, ESQ.,, as chairman of the
meeting. Mr.. Dana announced that it
was not his intention to make long
speech. His hearers knew, he said, that
the present administra tion of affairs at
Washington had been costing the
American people million of dollars a
day. and had increased the taxes of the
people thirty millions of dollars. Mr..
Dana introduced Hon. Thomas B. Reed,
who was enthusiastically received.
Mr.. Reeds speech was candid talk to
his hearers. He did not speak from
the platform, but stood on the floor near
his audience. His argument was con-
fined almost entirely to the Democrat
ic attitude toward the nations indus
trial interests; and abounded in COM
mon sense and wit One statement
which he made particularly impressed
his hearers. In Sanford the Democratic
policy has worked unfavorably on the
industries there. In the original San
ford mill. one of the several ind ustries
there, there has been loss to the labor
ers in amount of wages paid for the year
ending August 8, of $117,0oO. or Si62 for
every man, woman and child. employed
in the mill. what an awful price that
is to pay, said Mr.. Reed. for listening
to the advice of men who promised ev-
erythlng and did nothing. Referring to
the wonderful progress of the people
of this nation in the last thirty years,
the speaker stated that the average man
who, in 1860, got dollar day for
his labor, could in 1892 get $1..71, and
that Sill would buy as many of the
necessaries of Ifs as $l.98 cents would
buy in 1860.
After picturing the prosperity which
the Repu blicaM policy had wrought, he
continued, ttAnd wen thought that the
| climate did it. But ina year and half
we have realized that therewas something
besides climate in it (applause) applied
! to the problems of craftsmanship. Mr..
Reed was heartily applauded, and at the
close three cheers were. given for him
| and for. Governor Cleaves.
LODGE7AND FRYE TOssPEAK.
| There will be campaign speech on
every evening but Saturday evening of
this week in this city. The two princi-
pal speakers will be Hon. William P.
Frye at Odd Fellows hall, Tuesday
evening, and Hon. Henry. Cabot Lodge
| at Cumberland hall. Wednesday evening.
| Mr.. Walter Watson of Boston is spend
ing his annual vacation with Mr.. and
Mrs. John Watson in this city.
Mr.. James Williams and wife of Boston
are visiting Mr.. Williams's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. john Williams of Central
street. Mr.. Wilbiamsis studying law in
that city. s.
Governor Cleaves and Mr.. Levi Turner
of Portland took supper at the Presump-
scot House Saturday evening, while on
their way to address mass meeting at
South Windham.
One merchant in our city had to pay