The Portland daily press., 1896-09-04

fellow citizens and ne1ghpors he had
always had hearty and earnest support.
And as he was about to retire from pub
lie office he would take with him no hap
pier rsoolleotions than those relating to
the kindness and loyalty Of Portland.
He was speaking within the limits of a
city that has always been true and loyal
from the days of the war to this day.
Let US again this year in the hour of ma
tional peril stand true and give great
majorities for the candidate for governor,
for the candidate for congress, (cheers)
and for the county and legislative ticket.
Governor Cleaves next went On DO
speak of the great financial issue and to
urge his hearers to do every thing possible
to defeat the attempts to tarish the ma
tional honor. The platform at Chicago
attacked the integrity of the courts and
law and order in the whole land.
Vermont has spoken. Applause. J
Let not Maine be out done by Vermont.
(Applause.) Maine always patriotic, let
her lead the way and 1t is IS to l that
she will do 1t. (Applause.)
There are questions at issue now that
affect QUIZ whole industrial system.
There has been no such issue since Grant
led the veterans up from Appomattox,
bearing, not crown of thorns, but a
diadem of jewels to enoircle the brow Of
American liberty. (Applause.)
By following the principles of Grant,
Garfield and Blaine (applause) we shall
arrive at honor and security. The other
path marked out at Chicago would lead
only to ruin.
The great party which met In conven-
ton at st. Louis last une was invited
to espouse the cause of free silver. But
with all he sturdiness of les great past
1t refused to have anything to do with
the scheme
William ]. Bryan is to be defeated.
lApplause.) The death knell OF his
cause was sounded the moment he
emerged from Castle Garden.
There are other questions at issue.
You believe in protecting home indus
tries. ins keeping our labor employed, in
maintaining surplus In the trea sury.
You are not undertaking to array one
class o. citizens against another. There
are no classes n this country.
Some men are travelling through the
country declaring that the gold dollar is
the gold bugs dollar, and that the silver
dollar its the poor mans dollar. We do
not want dollar that is either the poor
mans or the rich mans We want a
dollar that is sound and honest where
ev er it la.
In the eastern part of the state the
speaker said he met free silver man
who explained his idea Of 16 to /. He
said he moved law ne now and got dol
lar lawn. With free silver he would
get SIG lawn. (Laughter.) Another
man in that region had a different ideas.
He said he had one good job now. AS
he understood it under 16 to ] there
would be 16 men after that one job. Gap
plause.)
This made Governor Cleaves think of
the old country lawyer who always at
tended church about once year. One
one of his annual visits the old lawyer
got asleep during the preaching. At the
close of the sermon all those who expect
ed or hoped to go to heaven were request
ed to rise. All got up but the old lawyer
who was asleep. Then the minister ask
ed all who hoped or expected to go to
the other place TO rise. The old lawyer
awaking just then arose. Looking
a roIlnd on the conpreoation he said. nI
don't know what the question is. Mr..
Parson, but it seems to me that you and
I are in terrible minority" (Laugh-
ter.) The silver men will be in just
such minority after the Maine election.
Governor Cleaves in introducing
HON. SERENO E. PAYNE
spoke Of his disting uished career and
bespoke for him hearty welcome. The
welcome which Mr.. Payne received was
more than hearty. When the applause