Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-09-05

1ou saw II Tor few wears previous tn
1850. The great Republican leaders we're
then teaching the people that free labor,
protection to American industries and the
eternal principles of liberty and Justice
should be the wstchwori of the people of
this country. And the Democratic leaders
were teaching that labor should be degrsd-
ed, they did no. believe in the industri, al
progress of this great North.
Thirty wears have passed Human
slavery. by the &C; of Abraham Lincoln. is
dead. -Four million freed men were given
the right to the ballot and the right
of citizenship, but to the dishonor of this
great country, in some sections of thi.
Union they are, today, denied the right and
the work OF this grand party of yours will
never be accomplished until every Ameri-
can citizen shall have the right to cast his
ballot without fear and without intimidation
/ from any source. Applause
| The theory of State right-that the pox-
ers of state are broader and higher than
the power of this great Federal Union is
dead and buried, past resurrection, in free
America. The theory of free trade still
lives as taught by Calhoun and Davis. and
they are seeking 10 fssten il upon the indus
trial progress of New England and the
North. Let the people of Maine speak
upon this great question.
! A recent dispatch from Washington states
that the pension department in the admins
tration Of the present year had saved twen-
ty-nine millions of dollars. They have
taken it from the veterans, their widows
and the orphan. They said they were rob
bing the treasury of this government
see some of them here now. You men
robbing the treasury of the United States
Men that stood for three long DAYS on the
heights of Gettysburg, amid thousands of
your brave comrades, dead and dying about
you, and rolled back the tide of trea-
son, that threatened to engulf the
county! Though they may take
| from every Union soldier
in this land his pension, deprive him of
rainment and shelter and send him over the
hill TO the poor house, they can never make
one of those brave boys regret that he gave
some of the best years of his life to uphold
ing ON the battlefield and ocean the honor
and integrity of this great American Re-
public.
The State of Maine declared more than
% years ago that she would never desert
her soldiers in the hour of need and trouble
and she has faithfully and honorably kept
that promise and will continue to keep it
until the last tottering soldier shall cross the
river and join his comrades who kept step
with him to the patriotic music of this great
Union.
The Governor then touched upon the
question of State finances, reviewing the
salient features before alluded to in his
speech contained in the Journal of Aug.
%. He eXhorted the Republicans to do
good work at the polls next Monday and
cautioned them against over-confdence,
saying in conclusion
"Send word out throughout the length of
this land, that the people of Maine, the
homes of so many men who have become
eminent in the councils of the nation. are as
firm, as true, as loyal to the great cause of
protection as were her soldiers to the ma
tional flag in its direst hour Of peril" APP
plause.
Hon. Thomas B. Reed and Hon. Henry
Cabot Lodge having arrived, they were
escorted to the platform, where they were
received with tremendous applause. Mr..
Stevens introduced Mr.. Lodge, who, owing
to the lateness of the hour, spoke briefly,
as follows:
M. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen
At this somewhat late hour in the even
ing, know that you will feel with me that
the time is too short or the usual habits of
the Senate in speaking Qaughter) and that
you will not expect me, therefore, to give
way to those habits shall speak but very
briefly, and only on one single point, which
seems to me to be the one that most con-
Germs us all. Another election is at hand.
Every man in the country is to express his
opinion at the polls and through most of
the states that opinion is going
to be counted laughter in some of them
that second formality will be omitted,
| laughter 1t is of the utmost Importance
that in performing this great duty we should
appreciate exactly the point at issue, and
that to me, is this single point. We want
to know what the country thinks of the is
months that the Democratic party has had
control and whether they want any more Of
| it. Laughter That is all. If they like
| it they will keep the Democratic party in
power in the next House. If they are not
satisfied they will turn them out. think
personally they are going to turn them out,
| judging from my own feelings. Laughter.
| They came to us with brilliant promises in
| 1892. The Republican party had had the mis-
| fortune to be in power very long time-a
misfortune to the party, but not to the
country 1t was misfortune to the party
because everybody had gotten in the habit
of charging the responsibility for every
thing that occurred upon the Republicans.
know that habit remained for some time
after we were in the minority and entirely
helpless the country had grown to look on
the Republican party as naturally the
governing party of the country. That feel
| ing had accumulated from old divisions and
schsms and discomfort had grown up
through nearly whole lifetime of genera
tons, and that, coupled with the Demo
cratic promises, resulted 10 the country's
giving into Democratic hands the entire
control of the government. They were
not satisfied with the condition of things
when they come in they said the Republi-
| cans, by their misgovernment, had been
loading the people down with taxes. They
made various other charges with great bit
terness of speech, and they made beautiful
and rosy promises of what they would do
themselves. That they have changed the
condition of things, no one can dispute.
! Laughter. | will not, however, assil
them, because they have done that better
themselves than can do it. Laughter.