Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-09-10
GOV. MCKINLEY
Of Ohio, Addresses Immense
Audience at Bangor.
Acts of the Administration Shown
Up 10 Their True Light.
Splendid Speech, Full 10 Ovetflcwinu with
Unanswefable Arguments.

can campaign ended, Saturday night. 1t
was close bedtting a strongly fought bat
tie, which WILL on Monday next, record IFS
result in al overwhelming victory for tie
Republican party.
When Gov. Mckinley stepped upon the
platform, escorted by Congressman Charles
A. Boutelle and other well-known Republi-
cans, the AIR rang with the welcoming
plaudits. Applause greeted the entrance of
the other distinguished gentlemen who as
cenied the stage. Mr.. Charles S. Perry
called the meeting to order as soon as he
could, which was not very soon, for the
audience continued to demonstrate its sin
cerdy and appreciation. Mr.. Perry said
that it gave him pleasure TO introduce as
presiding officer "a gentleman you all know
a fellow townsman, Hon. Charles A. Bou-
tele."
Again there was an outburst of applause
the vast asSemblage arising and giving the
present and prospective Congressman three
cheers and tiger.
Mr.. Bouteile, among other things, said
This is home to me. | AM proud of my
city, proud of my country, and | am
prouder tonight than l have ever been be-
fore in my life, at this reception given the
great exponent of Amercsnism. Ire
mendous applause 1t is now the end of
one of the most remarkable campaigns in
the history of the State. / can congratu.
late the Democratic party in its wisdom, in
its wisdom of keeping out of sight during
this campaign. Laughter and cheers. |
The history of 1898 was the most disas-
trous in the history of the country. The
greatest benefit was given to the working =
people, law which gave American wages
and established American homes, not
novels. That bill was spread on the
statute books with Maine in the chair and
Ohio on the floor. Terrific applause.
You have had the pleasure, or will have
at the close of this meeting, of having
heard the two great leaders of the Republi-
can party. Applause Gov. Mckinley
has proved himself a stanch friend of the
plumed knight of Maine. We are loyal tc
our own pedigree, but if the name of the
next President be that of Western man,
there is no else who will arouse more pop
ular enthusiasm than William Mckinley of
Ohio. Terrific applause 1t has been
the glory of the Republican party that
it has more than one jewel. 1t is never
crippled because a leader has the gout or is
il the dismal swamp. Laughter.
81 have the distinguished honor the great
political and personal honor, to represent
the man who is identified with the uplifting
of the nation, the man whose name i
coupled with the act that increased beyond
all reckoning the prosperity of the country
the Hon. william Mckinley of Ohio.
Gov. Mckinley was greeted with great
applause. In opening he eloquently and
touchingly referred to MIR. Blaine, during
whose candidacy, in 1884, Mr.. Mckinley
last spoke in the State and to Hon. Hanni-
bal Hamlin who presided at the meeting.
He referred to the pride Maine well has in
her representation in Congress.
In reference to running the country IN
debt Governor Mckinley said
The Democratic President and Demo
cratic Congress have been running the gov.
ernment for Is months, during which time
little else has been running. Industry ha:
been practically stopped. Labor has found
little enployment, and when employed il
has been at greatly reduced wages. Both
government and people have been drsl ing
their reserves, and both have been running
in debt. The government has suffered N
its revenues and the people IN their IN
C mes. The total losses to the country II
business, property and wages are beyond
human calculation. There has been no ces'
sation in the waste of wealth add wages
no contentment, brightness or hope has
anywhere appeared. Discomfort and dis
tress have been universal. The appeals tc
charity have never been so numerous and
ioees,snt, nor the. necessity everywhere
so manifest.
Congress has disappointed the people
triaed With the sacred trust confide ed to it
or ,ited distrust and disgust among thei'
constituents, and impaired their enterprises
and investments. In almost continuous
se,si,n for thirteen months, they have done
notbinp but aggravate the situation. Pledged
If platforms mean anything, to overthrow
our long continued policy of protection
thew have quarreled and compromised, and,
nnon their own testimony, have been com
The result of their long wrangle .is s
tariff law with which nobody is satisfied.
law which even those who make II
apologize for.
law which the chairman of the com
mittee on wsys and means and almost the
entire Democratic side of the House con-
demned by yea and nay vote only few
days befo its passage, affirming their In
tention. in the most solemn manner, not tc
permit it to be enacted.
law which was never approved by
majority of either the House committee or
ways and means or the Senate committee
of finance, who were charged with the pre-
marathon and management of the bill.
The Work Of q Trust.
Law which all factors of Democratic
ns -tv agree is the work of monstrous
trnsf. which Chairman wilson confessed in
the House, amid the applause of his con
f,drstes, with deep chagrin and Illumination
.,beld Congress by the throat.
law which never erreceived the deliberate
an s;deration of the conference committee
snd wss not Withdrawn by the Senate only
hacsuse of the forced and hurried action ol
the House in accepting it under the threat
of the agents of the trust that it was thai
or nothing" and in all human probability
nothing.
A law which, since its passsge,the major