The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-04-26
BLA1NE'S FIRST TALK.
HIS DEBUT ON THE STUMP DE-
SCRiBED BY Il WITNESS.



speech.
"Ycs. Ephraim e. o. cake unturnod.
ana | propose 10 turn him" Tho
speaker was young James q. Blaine.
ana hs he spoke roar OF laughter,
followed BY Wild aud long continued
applause. greeted him from the large
audience, such as had not been heard
IN that Town Hall since the days Of
the Fremont and Dayton campaign.
This was nearly ono-third Of "a century
ngo, IN the memorable Lincoln aud
Hamlin canvass of 1850. II was
Blnino's first regular campaign speech.
Blaine was only thirty years old. lie
was not well known even In Maine.
ana was unknown In other Statol. Ho
hnd won some distinction as editor Of
the konncbec journal a8 "a rising and
smart young politician and as dele
gate IN 1886 10 the Fremont convention
which nominated the hrHt republican
national ticket; while in the state work
OF september following this resulted
IN electing United States Senator Hon
nlhdl Hamlin for governor by over
/ 2D'VOp majority. he had become poten-
tai IN tho councils of party chiefs
doing ycoman service Tor the now
| party but none Of hlf warmcgt admir-
[ crn Tor moment dreamed that this
| Young journalist. speaker and cX-
Hchool teacher, who only this year had
/ come from Pennsylvania to Maine 60
make " hts home. was prcdcstincd 10
national and even world wide fame
In calling this cfiort his first regular
/ campaign speech | ute the term nd
I vinodly. II IL true that IN the Fremont
| campaign ana In tho legislature.
/ whore he had now served two years.
his voice was ofton heard but that mp
10 this very wilde Awake" campaign
Of go Mr.. Blaine had spoken In public
anything which served TO give him
| special prestige outside hls immediate
region | cannot believe. hence this
/ particular address. which / heard him
deliver In the Bridrcton Town House
on the evening OF July G.. 1860 marked
an epoch In the career Of the great Re-
publican chief which also furnishes
an interesting personal and political
"Reminiscences.
went to the meeting with only
lnnguid curiosity. heard with rapt In
terest the whole OF tho remarkable
speech, and like all the rest OF the
audience. | was spellbound By the
speaker My hands and feet helped
swell the demonstration OF approval
which at frequent intervals inter-
rupted the current OF his oloqucnce.
In this State campaign OF 1860, as In
1866. the eyes OF the nation were To-
cused upon Maine. aH the star In the
East whose September verdict was
likely To indicate correctly the general
political drift The Republican candl-
date for Governor was Hon. Israel
Wanhburn. Jr.. one NJ the famous trim
ny Of brothers who won great dlatinc-
tion aa public men. His opponent was
Hon, Ephraim X Smart, Democrat.
Az u AldeAhow the straight Whlgs''
nominated phlneas Barnes, who. how
ever. received only i.735 votes I'm a
total Of i2i.i35. Washburn receiving a
little over 10000 TO Smart's % 800 TN.
like several Of the preceding Demo.
cratic nominees for the GovernorAhlp
Mr. Smart was lightweight ~ a man
and decidedly weak as a candidate.
Blaine was thoroughly posted as Ia
smarta weak points. and he made tho
most OF thom. This was how his
speech openod
MIR, President and Fellow Citizens
II gives me great pleasure to see Va
great a gathering OF tho people her,
tonight; 40 many earnest. freedom
loving loyal Republicans; an omen OF
Republican success 30 pronounced and
no Inspiring as TO thrill with 10y and
hope the whole Republican hosl
throughout the length and breadth oil
our mighty land-from the rock bound
, bay OF Madawaska TO the Golden
+ Gate OF San Francisco: from the wood
fringed shores OF Lake Superior to IN,
, surf beaten coast OF the Gulf OF Mex.
, icol Great applause)
MY remarks this evening will be de
, voted principally TO discussion o
/ national and state issues In general
ana to the life and aufferings OF IN,
Democratic ngurehead. Mr.. Ephraln
! X. Smart, In particular. daughter.
Now. fellow citizens. | trust that
Z shall not be deemed aacrileglous-fol
no Hacrilege Is intonded-if select M
: a basis OF my remarks, as foundation
: for my humble political sermon. pas
r sage from Holy Writ. The words o
my text you will find In Hosea VIII. 5
and are as follows:
I Ephraim. he hath mixed hlmsol
among the people; Ephralm In oakl
not turned
Yes, fellow citizens. Ephraim ls
cake not turned but now propose 4
turn him.
And such a turnlngl Point afte
point saying after saying deed afte
decd marking the ignoblo political ca
70 reer OF Ephralm X Smart was takoi
up by Preacher Blaine. dissocted b.
" Doctor blaine and satirized b.
, speaker Blaine. And at the end o
= an hour or more, as an old gray hairei
Wide Awake afterward remarked
5. blaine hadn't left enough OF Smart 4
~ carry out on a dust pan"
c. o. STICKNEY.