The Portland daily press., 1894-07-25

country. 1t has made havoc of our
prosperity, public and private: 1t has
slaughtered private incomes; it has para
lyzed private industries; it has forced
bankruptcies without precedent; it has
struck down ny hundreds the captains
OF our industry who have been won't to
lead the great army of labor: the past
savings of our skilled workmen are
drawn; they think themselves lucky to
get halt time employment in these dark
days, and less skilled laDorers by the
hundred thousand are suffering hunger.
1t is heart rending as Il pestilence. 1t
IS time to fling partisanhip to the
winds"
In such potent, warning words speaks
the eminent Democratic United States
Senator from the Empire State. And
how faithful his portrayal.
The prophets of old prophesied of "a
pestilence. that walketh in the darkness"
but this nation, abundant in it's mag
nlficent possessions and possibilities,
mourns today over obstruction that
Wasteth at noon day."
Moreover-Only five DAYS ago the Presi-
dent of this afflicted Republic permits to
be published remarkable letter in
which we read: The business of the
country timidly stands and watches for
the result of our effort to perfect tariff
legislation.
And in this same notable missive or
message, treating of the proposed legis--
lation of a Democratic Congress, we read
in establishment about manipulations
of trusts and combinations" "pertidy,"
"dishonor," and hear him despairingly
ask the doleful, ominous question: how
can we face the people after indulging in
such outrageous Determinations"
Surely Thine own mouth condemn
eth thee and not l yea, thine own lips
testify against thee"
And again A convention of Populists
IN Arkansas has recently declared that
"Cleveland and the Democratic party
have done more harm to the country in
sixteen months than it had suffered in
the twenty years prior to their accession
to power"
Why all this? Wherefore this great
and sudden transformation.
Ihe answer is simple, and L invoke
no sectional spirit when ma Ike the truth
ful answer. eliminating the powerful
sugar Trust" and any other great COM
binations which are exertina more or
less influence upon legislation (hecause
this is delicate subject, you know,
this Congress and the Democratic party
are inspired, governed and led by the
political leaders OF portion of our
country who would wipe out the pros
perity of another portion, blindly forget
ting or wiltullS ignoring the fact that
we are all members of one body, and that
the growth and welfare of any one por-
tlon must inevitably rebound to the com
mon veal. AS in years Rgone they
marked the dead linen between freedom
and slavery, banishing from their own
communities and State that purer civil
ization which should occupy and adorn
our entire lard, so, now, despite all the
lessons of experience they still trace
the dead line" between progress and de-
vestation, abundance and barrenness,
plenty and poverty. The bread and
meat and fish of honest toll, content
ment and peace have become displaced
by the stone of prejudice, the serpent of
desolation and the scorpion of extermina-
tion.
Thus those conditions which make for
national unity and individual happiness
are ignored, and our fair land languish-
es.
And we are told that this is Democ-
racy. Many doctrines and principles are
labelled democracy" but we may wise
ly recall the question and answer which
Jefferson CATER whom modern Democrats
claim to pattern) in one of his messages
gave to the American people, namely:
What more is necessary to make us
happy and prosperous people?" still one
thing more, fellow citlZens-a wise and
frugal government which shall restrain
iuSu 1EOIH III juTlHg one announcer snail
leave them otherwise free to regulate
their own pursuit of industry and i'm
provement, and shall not take from the
mouth of labor the bread it has earned
This is the sum Of good government, and
this is necessary to close the circle of our
felicities. Agriculture, manufactures,
commerce and navigation are the four
pillars of our prosperity"
But | must forbear, however prolific
the subject may be.
You are met here today to inaugurate
campaign in this First Congressional
District of Maine, which is of national
ken and import. You will here and now
set in motion an elective contest whose
result will return to the 54th Congress
the next Speaker of the next House of
representatives. Every Americ lean citizen
has already anticipated your work here
this day. Let me adjure you that when
your deliberations are ended, and this
convention has adjourned, you and the
men whom you represent shall enter upon
the work of this campaign earnestly,
thoroughly, unremitJingly. with this
thought in mind that this year may be
our last opportunity to vote at our State
hustings for one who has so long and so
faithfully represented this district in the
national legislature. For, all over that
portion of our glorious republic where
votes are cast and counted without fear
o. fraud, the people are whispering to
him, Come up higher" Approaching
such honorable service, and catching
these whisperngs of the people, shall we
not as cordially as we today make this
nomination, see to it that the Republic
can majority in this district next Sep
TENDER shall exceed the unbroken record
of the past eighteen years. | read the
answer in your eyes. In this district,
in this State, in the entire North, the
voters are impatipntly, not "timidly"
awaiting the contests of 1894 and 1896,
to put their seal of condem nation upon
" Democratic" policies, drive the money
changers from our national citadel and
send back to Washington a House, a
Senate ant. a President who will in their
legislation and administration serve the
American people, and subserve the inter
ests and welfare of our entire nation.
Gentlemen of the convention, the
chair is ready for business.
Mr.. Buroanks speech was received with
much applause. Then Governor Cleaves
and Hon. c. E. Littlefield were spied in
the audience, and had to respond to
earnest demands to take seats upon the
platform.
Colonel Kendall moved that the Dis
trict Committee be Il committee on Gre
OontialS. and if So or6are6 Tho