The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-06-03
the will of the majority freely and fairly

expressed.
ms is epphatiaolly Republican year
alu our party is marching forward to
csI osin aud signal victory. It refers with
eS; .uoenoe to Its record-to the grandeur
o. Jus aohievements-to It's patriotism
snta devotion to prinoiple and the beat
sne trlumphs of it's policy this Nation
was preserved and purifed-the shackles
We5e ssruok from four millions Of slaves
anu all attempts Of Reputation and dis
honor OF our obligations have been we
sIuso relegated for all coming time to
lnnocuous desuetude' and our National
cleai1 mas been placed upon very high
plaue. lo has SUCCESSFULLY grappled with
onose VITAL questions that have confront
"a US as people and has solved them all
IA tne interest of humanity and progress
Anu Wnen In the not far distant future
she nistory of our country during the
ias9 nall OF this 10Th century shall be dis
psslontely written, which is the best
century this world ever knew-for In 1t
peace hath had her victories not less re-
noWned than war" the brightest pages
Q! that history will be that party's splen-
old acts and records and the names and
sacrlhces of the true and noble men, who
have shaped, guided and controlled it's
pollcles. And I confidently assert that
It's mission Is net yet accomplished. For
when the day shall come, AS it surely
will,-when the constitutional rights of
every man. in every State and part of
our land shall be fully respected and en-
Joyed, it will then find other fields in
which to labor for the "myriad millions
OF the common lot" Devotion to the
cause OF Freedom and the down trodden
ana oppressed cOnsecrated, andshallowed
ies birth. 1t has ever championed tho
n ft1o Ia hnr ht.1-
ham Lincoln said-he believed the Lord
loved best as he had created most of
them,
have no unkind words for the indi-
vldual members of the Democracy. 1t is
with that party as an entirty with the
policy of its leaders and its damaging
record for the last half century that l
take issue-I do not claim that we have
a monopoly of all the cardinal virtues. I
know there are good men in the ranks
OF that party, or at least that there were
until this last advent of Grover Cleveland
to.power I confess, however. that it has
been one of the mysterious problems that
could never solve that they should re-
main there And judging from the cleo
lions of the past two years l think they
have nearly all left but the office holders.
In Maine the party seems to have very
largely conferred In and crystslized
around a close corporation known as the
Plum Trust. BY some fatality it has
managed to be in opposition to almost
every measure calculated to promote the
best interests and welfare of our people.
The monuments erected all along its line
of march sacred to the memory of aban-
doned issues prove this. Its utter inabil-
ity and incompeteney to govern or to leg
iSlate for this great country Of ours hos
been SO fully demonstrated that I am
| confident that the people will have no
more of 1t during this generation. 1t
has not kept faith with them. 1t has
sisnally failed to redeem it's promises,
Its foreign policy has been such that 20
patriotic American can approve, endorse
or be specially proud of. II has been
weighed in the balance and found sadly
| wanting. The American people who it
deluded and deceived by false prntense
and promises four years ago are aDxio us
| ly awaiting the time when by their bal
lots they can hurl it from power. The
! present dangers to our currency come al
most wholly from that party, and it
looks very much now as if the silver
craze for dishonest dollar will control
| its next National Convention in Chicago.
Judging it's future by it's past we may
reasonably, and perhaps confidently, ex-
pect it to do soft pandersd to the fiat
money greenback heresy why should it
not to this?
AS Republicans we enter upon this
political campaign with everything to
encourage us. The fires Of protection to
American labor and industries, Of Re-
publican victory and sound currency are
being kindled in every part of our land.
The people have learned to their sorrow
and cost that it is safer, wiser and better
| 60 trust this government to that party
that saved it in Its hour Of peril rather
than to one dominated by men who
sought to destroy it and who have no
proper conception of its great industries
and wants, We are already approaching
the beginning of the end, can even
now perceive the dawning of the day
when 1.-THE winter of our discomfort shall
be made glorious summer by the bright
sun Of Republican victory" when The
blaze of furnaces, the clatter of looms,
the hum Of myriads of spindles, the
woods resoundipg with the axe of the
lumbermen, labor constantly and profta-
bly, employed, shall proclaim that conf
dence and enterprise everywhere have
retdrned to rule and bless our land; and
| when by proper encouragement and dis
orimination work shall be resumed in
our ship yards, and the American Flag
shall once more foat at the mast head OF
a splendid merchant marine, manned by
| American sailors and seamen and when
we shall enjoy the full fruition of this
picture, with peace and liberty every.
| Wu0fo UFluulpudHI, Uu6u Oi0 dIlu Ill VI
us will heartily join the Psalmist in
singing,
"Shout the loud timbrel Ger Egypt's
dark sea,
Jehovah hath conquered my people are
free.''
This is the platform which was adopted.
The Republicans of Maine in oonven-
ton review with pride the history of the
Republican administration in our State.
We have seen the benefioent effect of wise
laws, good government, and of q faith
full, economical and able conduct of oul
State affairs in every department.. We
have seen our State debt reduced and at
the same time the burdens of State taxa :
ton made lighter. The party now tend :
ers it's grateful appreciation for tho faith.
full and distinguished service rendered to
the State during the past four years by
our Governor, Hon. Henry B. Cleaves.
In the long line of illustrious men who
have filed the executive office, no one
has deserved better of the State or given
a more signal illustration of capacity to
govern wisely and we'll
We are proud of the history and dhsre
to the principles of the Republican party.
| In State affairs we are pledged TO:
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