The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-02

W1ofe Gn6 SpodkbfS VI uuo oVoAAu8, GA
Senator Warner Miller of New York and
Hon. Mahlon Pitney of New Jersey
were met taken In barouohe and escort
ed to the hall. The battalion was Justify
applauded along the line of march.
When the speakers entered the hall and
big demonstration which was continued
as they mounted the stage. Among the
well known citizens who occupied seats
on the platform were:
Ex-Mayor Frank Foss, E. e. Page,
George F. Owen, ]. F. Stearnes, Edwini
Holt, J. Q. Bradbury, DR.. Cochran, Col.
II. II. Burbank, George Emery, Edmund
Garland.
Hon. J. o. Bradbury was presented as
the presiding officer. He received an
ovation when he arose. He spoke very
briefly and introduced as the first speak
er of the evening Hon. Mahlon Pitney,
Republican congressman from New Jer-
sey.
The audience cheered for fully min
ute when Mr.. Pitney arose to speak.
Mr.. PITNEY'S SPEECH.
Among other thing Mr.. Pitney said
the issues OF the present campaign were
more important than any that had divid-
ed the political parties since the last
shaokle dropped from human slaves in
America. A few months ago the only
issue was the protection of American in
dustries. Now something else absorbs
almost the entire attention Of ths Ameri-
can public 1t is the question of honest
money, honest credit, national honor and
perpetuity of industrial enterprise.
Mr.. Pitney at once took issue with Mr..
George Fred Williams statements of the
night before in the same hall. Ee scored
Williams numerically. 1t was difficult
to tell he said just what Mr.. William
was or where he was at He was man
from his own statement whose opinion
were moulded by his environment"
He seemed to have no particular trouble
in changing the former as often as the
| latter. He had been Republican, q
Mugwump sound money Democrat
and free silver Democrat. He tells you
that his first calm and deliberate opin-
ions upon this subject were formed after
careful thought when he didn't know
anything about it. Now the man who
evolution comes to us and asks US to be-
lieve all ne now says after his sudden
conversion. as Gospel truth.
He scored MIR. Williams for his attack
on MI. Reed, a man the speaker said
who needed no eulogium and no praise
from any man. When Mr.. Williams is
| dead and gone, when his follies are for
gotten, high in the record OF the history
of his country with those OF other
| patr lots, with the names of Blaine and
Hamlin of Choate and Webster, will be
written in indelible lustre the. great
uame of Thomas B. Reed
| Mr.. Pitney continued at length review
ing Mr.. Williams argument of the night
before in detail. He handled the Dedham
staresman's assertions without gloves
| Ills m any sarcastic and telling points
were applaudsd to the echo. He quoted
at length from Mr.. Williams former re-
ports and speeches to show that his posi-
tion then was the correct one and an
enthusiast supporter of the honest
money standard.
The orator after disposing of all the
points made by Mr.. Williams closed with
an eloquent appeal for the support Of
tha policy which meant employment Of
American labor for American work at
American wages and settlement of
| those wages in honest money. For that
policy which meant the upholding of
national integrity, credit and honor.
HON. WARNER MILLER
must have felt aattered at the tre-
| msndods warmth of the audiences 8
greeting to him.