Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-08-22
Afternoon.

Several features of the forenoon went
over to tho afternoon. Rev. Smith
Bakers admirable address on the subject
Of the church history of the town was
among these.
Senator Frye was the next speaker
Senator Frye was called upon early in the
afternoon and made ringing response
that ELECTED repeated applause. He said
in part:
Sons and Daughters of Litohfleld: l
am almost afraid you are degenerate SONS
and daughters of Litchfleld noticed
from the historian that the old families
numbered from six to 16. Had you kept
up the record, the population instead of
being 1926 would be 1870. 600. daughter
and appause.) The speaker con congratulated
the people on the weather, the circum-
stances, even on tho fact that Litchfield is
still a town. The cities are the sore spots.
Did you know the immigrants ara being
naturalized in these great cities almost at
the rate Of one minute? Justice is defied,
votes are bought and sold I thank God
for the towns. If the population of this
country all lived in the cities, this republic
would not last 25 years. The great men
all came from the country and were
trained on farms. Wipe out your towns
and where are the great men to come from?
What marvellous history the world has
gone through with since this town was
bornl The mother country reprcssed our
industries. Our statesmen were wise.
(Some of those today are wise) They
passed protective tariff and our indus
tries sprang up. They protected our ships
by tonnage tax and otherwise. In less
than 20 years, instead of Great Britain
carrying 80 per cent. of our exports, We
We're doing it ourselves. Then we cut out
the cancer slavery, and for the first time
we could look at that flag and not blush.
(Applause.) On the rock bound shores of
Massachusetts, with the sky for roof,
the stars for fre5co, the Puritan fathers
and mothers the invited guests, there was
| a wedding that of the church and the
common school, and from that union was
! born the Christian civilization of America.
On this the speaker dwelt eloquenty and
| impressively.
President Smith then introduced Hon.
Joseph H. Manley
Hon. j. Fl. Manley spoke as follows:
Mr.. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
| In our alteration of work of art we are
apt to glorify the central figure of the
group and overlook the delicate touches
which produce the beauty of the work
| In admiring some building which re-
veals the beauty of architecture, the skill
of mechanism, the art of man, we must
not forget that the grand contamination
| is due to the perfect parts, that each
stone and brick is necessary to Its perfec-
ton. We stand and gaze in summer
night upon the moon, and marvel at it's
beauty, forgetting that the planets and
| the stars are the glory of the firmament.
| We are proud Of the greatness, the strength
and the glory of the United States We
/ know 1t is the best nation in the world.
but we forget that its power. its great
ness and its glory are derived from the
/ towns which are its unit
The basis of our form of government
the corner stone of the solidity. the great
ness and the honor of the United States
Is the town. Town government is pure