Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-13
GOVERNORS DAY
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principle. that of the maintenance ano
. preservation of this Union, that II
should remain one and inseparablc
| For what you have done this country
owes you debt of gratitude, hep'
il can never fully repay" The colonel
touched upon the pension question. II,
said he believed every man VINO $1,000
between his country and ITS PERI
| should have a competence Tor ne.
| Judge j. w. Mitchell of Auburn, was
the next speaker, He paid n glowing
| tribute to the Valor of the Union sol
| der and said that 1t was the Grandest
sight in the history of the world when
! the life of the nation was assaiicd' 10
see, not a disciplined army, but poo
. pie civilians springing all over ms
great country, supprcssing Il rcpcihoh
and then returning again to theif
/ homes to rc-adopt the habiliments OF
! the citizen, to live in peace ana pros
pcrity.
President Davis then introduced the
Hon. Llcwollyn Powers of Houlton
Mr.. Powers said in part:
! Mr. President and My Friends
Many years ago when ! was much
younger these scenes were familiar To
. me. used to row around Newport
pond. | don't know what name you
. have given to it now. The days OF my
young manhood was spent around
about here and the residents of this
E., vicinity of those days were wei known
to me. Today. / have met many that
! | used to know in the long ago, and
I.,,r ~ f,,t. ftt..t
children of my old friends. We rcalizc
! that wherever we may 20. the new
scenes that present themselves to us
may be seemingly the most pleasant
| but throug all the varied experiences
| in life we often turn in love IT, the
scenes of mur earlier days tapplauso)
| | recognize the fact that the war is
| over, that the carnage of blood has
ceased and that you are all with It's
| again. | meet you today as citizen
not as 4 partisan.
| We are all proud Of you've are proud
| of our country, we are proud Of our
| state. Her delegation In Congress DC
| cupics a position that is the envy of
| other states | recall the first time
| ever entered the halls of Congress. !
went into the gallery of the Senate.
and when | heard hat master debatcr.
| William Pitt Frsscndcn Of Maine,
| speaking on an Important matter then
| pending in Congress, and when ]
heard men from other states on either
side of me saving, "Fcssondcn is the
| leader in this Congress, my very soul
sWellcd with pride Maine has stood
prominently in thu forefront ia national
| matters 1t has been the prc"minrut
right of Maine to produce such men as
| l'cssouden Blaine and Kced tapplausp.
| Beyond all tins Maine has produced
soldiers the best that ever was known
| tapplaus,). Since tho war W. have
bridget the ocean and mighty rivers
| with the telegraph ana telephone and
steamers which never probably would
have been had had you not succeeded
| in that war and ! say that this coun-
try owes these mon debt that we car
| never fully repay. Tho hydrah"adcd
monster that had assaulted the dignity
ana life Of this country from it's birth
you have shot To pciccs On il hundred
battle fields and finally buried at
| Appamatox ] believe the State and
nation should adopt a liberal pension
policy toward these men loud ap-
| lf3uSt'. ms mas Always bffn lH\
idea and always will be (aplause),
| The speaker was chccrcd t. the echo
aud after he closed he held an Informal
| reception on the stage.
| The funeral Of Comradc l.. l.. Wiley
occurred this afternoon and it was at
| tended by detail from this camp.
| The day closed with dancing in the
| evening.
| It's been hot enough here Ia make Us
| thankful were not where it's hotter
The Palmyra Military band has been
| in attendance and at intervals dis
coursod very excellent music for tn"
| entertainment Of the visitors
| After guard mount the visitors fcll to
amusing themselves in various ways,
some rowing. some sailing. other,
swimming ana a few taking passage
on the only steamer on the beautiful
| and expansive Lake Sehasticnok. Far
away to the north stretched the blue
| sheen of water here and there iudrnt .
| hE the wooded shores. For the dis
| lance Of eight miles the lake is I'M
broken by rock or island, the water l.;
deep and usually a fine sailing breeze
| is blowing.
| The youngest of young America eX-
| ercised with the foot ball. the more ad
| NanCcd toycd with the bowls ON the
| alley, the young man and his best girl
| rode on the merry GO round. and the