Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-09-05
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ter 1t is a case where every heart knows
its own bitterness, and while the State of
Maine, being ms it were off in an eddy by
itself, has suffered thus far less than the
rest of the United States, yet we have suf-
fered enough. Laughter.
do not suppose it would be any use for
me to state to you what this interesting
Democratic party has cost US in 8 months.
do not suppose that il were to put it
into the millions of dollars, that either yen
or would have any great comprehension
of it. A million dollars looks impossible to
comprehend, and one hundred millions is
beyond imagination, and yet you have got
to put the disaster of the Democratic
party, in dollars and cents, into the hun
dreds of millions. Now n fact is of more
consequence than dozen Of such state
ments as i have just made, and | am going
to give you two facts; one that
/ stated at Skowhegan, this after
noon, and that ! have stated else
where, and another that I am going to
state to you. addressed an audience in
Sanford the other night and they under
stood what meant when | told them that
700 workingmen in Sanford, employees of
particular mill, had received sll7 200 less
the last year than they did the year before.
They understood what meant. Laugh
ter. Especially those 700 men Laugh
ter and they knew, every one Of them,
that it meant the loss of $lG8 to him that
year and there is no amount of defamation
that would have convinced like what he
knew himself.
Nov, let me tell you another fact. The
Pennsylvania Railroad, in its report, speak
iug of its lines east Of Pittsburg, says that
in the last six months its gross receipts
have fallen of seven million dollars. And
it has cut down its running expenses five
millions. Well, now, some Democratic
brother-that is. some one who has been
preserved during this last year, who has
been preserved with his faculties unim-
paired and bis prejudices unchanged
laughter who hates trusts as he used to
hate them laughter who is disgusted
with Congregations of wealth and com
munism of pelf''--as he used to be, will
very likely say to me "Well, what do we
care? corporation to lose seven million
dollars--what does that matter to us!
Now that loss of five millions Of reduc-
ton of running expenses, pean that pOr-
ton of that five millions that would have
been used, ordinarily, for the buying of
locomotives, has not been paid out. The
man that makes locomotives doesn't make
locomotives any more. Laughter. That
portion of the five millions that would have
been spent in steel bridges is not spent. and
the man who builds steel bridges doesn't
get any wages out of that railroad.
1t means that train hands have been dis
missed and they get TO wages. 1t means,
in short, that five millions of dollars have
been taken out of the wage fund of the
people of this country by a single corpora
ton. Now just multiply that by one
hundred, yes by two hundred, and | say
to you that even that gives you no idea of
the enormous cost of that luxury-not
necessity Laughter.
ask any man who voted the Democratic
ticket, if he is proud of the result of it, and
if he isn't proud of it if now is not the time
for him to reform?
Now, that the Republicans of the
State of Maine will do their duty
have not tile shadow of a
doubt. In the first place this is an import
ant time and they will be likely to do better
than usual. and usually they do their full
duty. ! think, moreover, that good many
Democrats are going to do their duty too.
And hope that they are not only going
to do their duty this time, but commence
series Of doing their duty which will last
for that portion of eternity which is cut off
for each of us. Asmy friend, Mr.. Lodge,
has said to you, the State of Maine is the
pioneer State in election.
Thanks to the genius of her politicians
abe has been kept in the front. She has
had the honor of setting the high example
for the rest of the states to follow, and if l
am not mistaken, SHE will set it so high that
it will give the United States most mag
nifcent chance to appear at its best at the
next election. Applause