The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-17
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.l


Houlton, September 15-The Republi-
cans of this town, the home Of Gov-elect
Powers. celebrated the magnifcens victo-
~ won at the polls yesterday by mon
ster bonfire In the two square this even
ing and salute of twenty guns. The
immense bouflre illuminated the great
square until 1t was nearly as light as
day, and the Houlton band, stationed
upon the balcony Of the Smell house, dis
ooursed many fine selections. Governor
elect Powers and family and many of
their friends occupied seats upon the bal
cony overlooking the scene. A large
conoourse of people had assembled and
they were intensely enthusiastic. Again
and again they called upon Mr.. Powers
for speech. While declining to make
any speech. after repeated calls. Mr..
Powers arose and said:
My Friends aud Fellow Citizens You
do not expect me to make an ad dress to-
night. will simply say that We have
had remarkable election. We have, I
think, settled for some time to come the
question whether Maine believes IN hon.
est dc ealing, a sound currency, reciprocity
and protection. And towards the set
your share. l believe that what has been
done here in this state will have very
marked effect upon the result in this
country next November. The State of
Maine has done Its full duty. Aroostook
county has also done it's duty Hersey,
Hodgdon and the surrounding towns
have certainly done marveiously well.
Nothing more could have been expected
or asked of us, and thank you all for
that you have done in this great cause.
I know that what you have done has
been not so much from anything per-
sonal to myself as from desire on your
part to vote for the best interests of this
country, the best interests of your coun-
ty ald your section, and you have done
so: You have not been led away by the
delusive arguments of men who would
have you sell your birthright for such a
mess of pottage. (Applause. You have
stood by your colors grandly, and, in
company with the other Republicans of
Maine, you have given the largest ma
jority in the history of the party in this
state.
do DOT know how anything moYe
could well be asked or desired. We have
carried every county, we have eleoted
every Senator and we have elected nearly
rothing left of the Popoorat that is
worth mentioning. daughter and
cheers.) And, fellow citizens. there
ought not to bs. Men who can be gold
Democrats on the seventeenth of June,
and, in five weeks more can be silver
Democrats, and ten days later can be
gold Democrats again If they scent an
office. do not deserve your confidence or
support. That seems to have been their
history, and the people of Maine have set
the seal Of their condemnation upon it,
trust and doubt not that you will con-
Time to vote and to act for the right
My friends, ! thank you for your splen-
did support, and for what you have done
for the cause of good government and
protection throughout the state and ma
tion. (Cheers.)
Bertram L. Smith, ESQ.,. the county
attorney-elect or Penobscot county, who
had arrived upon the evening train in
the midst Of the Jollifioation, and who
so ably seconded Mr.. Powers's nomina-
tion at the state convention, was called
out and made ringing speech Of about
Eve minutes, eliciting great applause.