The Portland daily press., 1896-08-28

district AMI was chosen senator when the
Republican victory WAS won in Mary land
after a memorable contest.
Chairman Brewer of the oommitte call
ed the meeting to order and presented
Charles. Orne, Esq, as chairman The
latter introduced as the first speaker of
the evening e. G. Mitchell of Portland.
He was received with applause and spoke
for half an honr. on the issues of the cam
paign and made special appeal to the
young men of the party for active work
declaring that upon them would de-
pend largely the SUCCESS Or failure of the
fghtffor Mckinley, protection and sound
money. He paid a high tribute to the
state of Maine, her past political record
and urged that she speak in September
with voice that would lend encourage
ment to the whole nation. He urged es-
pedal efforts in the first district where
the voters had the proud privilege of CIV
ing back to the nation the services of the
most illustrious living American. The
speakers sulogy of Maine and Reed
W ere loudly applauded.
When the chairman presented Senator
Wellington he was given most cordial
greeting. He said in substance:
1 have come to the state of Maine with
great pleasure. l have come from Mary
land not to instruct you; for theRepubli-
cans of Maine need no instruction. I
@ anne to bring you q message from the
states of the border South that the eyes
of the nation are upon you. Send out
such message on the 18th of September
that shall thrill the country. We need
it down yonder. Swell your majority to
10000. In Maryland with 30 defeats star
ing US in the face, opposed by the ma
chimes of an intrenohed Democracy with
the subtlest Democrat in the country at
its head, we smashed the ring and won
glorious victory. We have a battle now
upon which depends the national honor
1t VIII be decided by the men at the pillow
the workmen at the lathe, the engineer
at the throttle, the miner in the mine.
All the hosts of wage workers and the
employers have common cause. They
will decide this contest l believe in such
a way that the voice of the people will be
the voice of God.
What are the questions now before the
people. Too many people stand alono
and say, 4 don't understand. 1t ia
their business to understand. In 1860
the Republican party was successful
When til 10 party was born 1t declared for
the protec ton of American industry. 1t
means the employment of American
labor that he may live on higher plane
than any other working people on earth.
The employer may conduct his business
and earn profit on his capital.
That's the whole idea of the Republi-
can ia riff policy in nut she'll.
Mr.. Wellington reviewed the history
the tariff legislation Of tits country
showing conclusively how the protective
policy had always resulted in energizinR
business and creating good times and
how the free trade policy of the Democ-
raoy had paralyzed industry and crippled
labor.
When the war began said the speaker
there was less than $50, 100000 of gold
and silver in the country. The money
of the country was the money of wild
cat banks. Then the Republican party
issued the green back, the legal tender
note. If the COVER nment has the power
of fiat that was the time to xemplify it.
1t had said to the people this is money
you must take 1T. Did they take it on
par with gold? No. Wh en- the war was
over We had a great volume of debt.
The Republican party said we'll set
day to resume specie payments. They
set in January, '79. We did resume
them. From that time to 1892 there was
not moment the United States did not
pay gold every time 1t was demanded.
We prospered. When nation manufac-
lures and sellsymore than 1T buys 1t is al
ways prosperous When Benjamin Har-
rison's administration drew to a CLOSE