Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-06-06
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evolution and came into the Senate with
their remodeled bill consisting of more than
400 amendments, not only to the House
bill, but amendments to the bill presented
by the Senate itself, and when left Wash
ington we had not figured up just where
that would land US, but as near as could
be estimated, having stated in the House
that the bill would cause 100000 more
deficiency, and afterwards reducing it in
the Senate to S. millions of deficiency they
had produced one that would leave in the
vicinity of from 100 to l25 millions of sur
plus. There is the range of Democratic
state smanship. From IS millions of def
cheney to 1875 millions of surplus.
These are sober facts. These things
that have stated to you are actually occur
ring in the city of Washington. They are
the actual transactions of the men who
have actual control of the affairs of the
Of the earth.
| What is the underlying motive of all
this! You call a meeting in New York or
Philadelphia or Boston to commemorate the
death of Abraham Lincoln or the birth of
| Ulysses S. Grant, but it has seemed to me
that the trai,orous hand that smote down
Abraham Lincoln is but symbolical of the
more deadly blow which the same arm has
struck at the great industries and prosperi-
ties of our country.
If we have not forgotten that in the
preservation of this Union we cent 2,700,-
900 men to the field, and that more than
| $50 600 precious lives were laid dow n upon
the altar, q monstrous sacrifice for the prin-
ciples involved, how can we explain that
after 80 years we have absolutely taken
this great nation with all its interests and
all its hopes in the future, and handed it
over to the tender mercies of the disciples
of John C. Calhoun and Jefferson Davis.
That is the actual fact.
have only stated to you one of the pre-
texts of the bill which has been prepared
to get revenue. But there is another mo-
tive behind ia motive freely confessed
and proclaimed. Here I find the report of
the great meeting in New York only few
days ago, one of the most eminent Demo-
Gratis of the United States, a man who was
prominent as a candidate for the presi-
dency at the last national convention, makes
no hesitation in declaring in regard to
the income tax that it is menace to the
vast business interests of the Empire state,
which should be vigorously resisted by men
of all parties. | cite the testimony of
David 3. Hill to show you that it is recog-
nized inside and outside of party lines that
this party raid, this income tax, is simply
an organized system of reprisals upon the
loyal North for the sin of having put down
the Rebellion.
Under this reform administration | find
the expenditures for IL months of the cur
rent fiscal year are $13,677 900 less than
for the corresponding period of the previ-
Gus year. But they have increased in some
directions, and we shall see the method of
their satisfaction. The comparative de-
crease in expenditures in the two periods is
more than counterbalanced by the saving
in the pension list, the expenditure for that
object having been cut off SIT ,443, 900.
There is where the Democratic party is
making its saving. There is where the
mailed hand of the Southern Democracy is
doing its work. Today the rule in the pen
sion department is rot the seeking of tome
good reason to grant a pension from this
government to some deserving soldier or
soldiers widow or mother. The polly to-
day is to find some poor reason for taking
the pension away. Seventeen millions Of
dollars saved from the Union soldiers and
their widows in the last / months.
Congressman Boutelle continued the
theme of pensions and cited individual
cases and stated that many a Confederate
draws a pension. He cited Gen. II. Hooper,
Lees a6jutant general.
Among them also was the name of the
widow of Stonewall Jackson not yet a pen
sioner because not yet 62 years of age, but
if she becomes 81 years of age during
| Pa e1 all
example of this country paying from its de-
tried to induce Robert 4. Lee to hoist the
black flag in the early days of the war.
| Applause.
speech by discussion of the Wilson bill.
Maine was slaughtered in it all along the
line. If there has been in it any lifting of
the mailed hand it has not been because of
any interest of Maine but because some
trust, some Democratic leader can induce
the powers at Washington to let up on them.
We are powerless because the Southern
Democracy has opened war of reprisals
on the North. He cited the recent speech
of Patrick j. Walsh, a quasi-protectionist.
Walsh began with protection doctrine, but
he switched off on to the old Democratic
free trade doctrine, and that doctrine pre-.
meates the South and controls every princi-
pie of that section.
In this we ourselves are not altogether
free from blame.
Have YOU followed the history of the ma
ton since the Rebellion? Have you noticed
how little is left of what the war Yves fought
for? Have you considered that when the
war broke out We were parmittiag those
Southern people to enjoy false represen.
tation of three-fifths on those slaves, and
have you considered, also. that today we
are allowing them full representation on
the entire population when those same col
o.ed votes are in nowise represented by &C.
tual suffrage? Congressman Boutelle dis
clssed this at soma length. Congress could
not be controlled by those votes if it were
not for fraudulent suffrage in the South.
II may have my notions" said Con-
gresham Boutelle with great power, lyon
c ny have yours, but l say that the only
way is to sweep these men from the seat of
power [applausel by one Of the greatest
Republican victories of the generation
In closing Congressman Boutelle spoke
at some length on the history of the Rspub-
lican party in Maine. cit is grand party,
skid he, "the party of Hannibal Hamlin.
| lCheere, And" fhere the speaker paused