The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-09-03
lhe Campaign in Waldo County.
Able Speeches, Large and Enthusiastic Meet,ny

1he hepuollcan campaign in Waldo conn.
" may be said to have opened with the
speech OF Senator Frye in the Belfast Opera
house, Aug. 25th, and since then able sneak
ers nave addressed meetings in nearly every
town in the county Last week Mr.. Nilliken
spoke every night in this county and on Fri
oay last he had made fifteen speeches in the
preceding twelve days. This week he is
speaking in Hancock county, but will be in
Morrlli next Saturday evening; and next
week he will be in Kennebec county. closing
at Augusta, Sept. 18th. Wednesday afternoon
Aug 10Th, Senator Hale had rousine meet
ing at the Memorial Building, Windermere
Park, Unity. The farmers attended from
nve towns and filled the place to the doors,
Notwithstanding that it was an afternoon
meetng and the weather was especially
favorable for harvesting the belated crops.
Mr. Hale says that he has never seen the
voters OF the State more intensely interested
IN the issue. 1t is in the air that grave
crisis is being approached, and all are to be
ready To meet 1t lntelligenty and decisively.
REPUBLICAN RALLY AT MONROE.
->ou sillct III was nrSt opened has Monroe
Town Hall contained so large and enthusi-
astlc an audience as the one gathered there
last Thursday night to listen to the speech
of Hon. Harold NJ. Sewall OF Bath on the
issues of the day. 1t was the first Republi-
can rally held in Monroe this fall, and al
though the weather looked bad the Repub-
hcans, and also the Democrats, for miles
around We're present with their families.
Mr.. Henry B. Wingate called the meeting to
order and called II, f. Dawson to preside
over the meeting, and when Mr.. Dawson in
troduced the first speaker there was not
vacant seat i'll the hall. Ellery Bowden,
Esq. of WinteTport was the first speaker
He gave brief history of silver coinage
from the commencement of our history to the
present time. Mr.. Sewall's Introduction was
the signal for hearty applause Among
other things he said This is not time
when any consideration of family ties or of
persons should be INDUCED in. The ques-
ton in Maine is not who shall go to Wash
lngten as vice president, but what policy is
for the best interests of our State. We sus-
pect the Democratic party. We cannot
trust it. but we do not fear it, Its ranks are
thinned and shattered. Its leaders have left
it. They invaded New York only to meet de-
feat. The Republican party has no apology
to offer for its past record 1t stands, and
always has stood, tor the benefit of every
one in the land. We thank the Democrats
for their Chicago platform and welcome
-lf,, ef:
We denounce their tariff bill and their at
tack upon the supreme court. The free coin
age of silver means d saster and distress to
the laboring and middle classes of our coun-
try. Ever now a gold clause has been insert
ed in notes issued by bank in the county of
Franklin, Maine.-the president of which is
a Democrat-that they were to be paid in
gold, The sound money issue got its
birth i'll the Republican party. But
We shall not allow it said that we are enc
mics Of silver, We do, however, prefer to
demonetiZe 1t rather Il an to demonetiZe
gold, There is no coun5ry We would take
as model. There is no country where la
bor is in such good condition as it is here. He
then compared the deplorable condition of
labor IA Japan, a free silver country, with
the United States. Not for forty years has
the Republican party entered upon a cam
paign so confident of victory as now. We
welcomed the Democrats n 1860 when their
blood freely flowed with the Republican
blood on the battle-tieds of the south,
and we welcome them to our ranks to-day
The currency policy of the Republicans is
the same as that of Jefferson, Jackson and
Tilden. We shall use the surplus from
high protective tariff as Tilden would have
navy to protect our flag in all parts OF the
world Mr.. Sewall spoke for over an hour
and held the close attention of the audience
AT the close he was warmly
by many of the citizens of the
town, who came to the platform to grasp his
hand. His address was clear and concise
and it's influence will be felt at the polls in
November. The Monroe Cornet Band of Is
pieces, Frank Fairbanks leader, furnished
music
DR.. J. j. Sewall of Boston, but formerly of
this town, and who represented this class in
the legislature as Democrat in 1892, but
who is now a firm believer in the principles
of the Republican party was in the hall and
every one noticed a striking resemblance
between Mr.. Sewall and the doctor They
We're introduced, when they found they We're
related to each other. The committee ex-
tended their thanks to the ladies for the
profusion of flowers upon and around the
stage.
The Hon. James S. Sherman of New York
will speak here Thursday, Sept. Sd, at 7.3O
p. m. H.. K.D.
SENATOR LODGE AND HON. j. sLoAr FAssETT
IN BELFAST.
A Republican meeting in the Belfast
Opera House last Friday afternoon was ad-
dressed by Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of
and Hon. j. Sloat Fassett of
New York. The meeting was called for
/ 30 p. m. to enable people from the country
and from towns along the railway to hear
these distinguished speakers, and many from
Islesboro were among the towns represent
ed, and the hall was we'll filed. AS on the
occasion of Senator Frye's speech many
ladies We're present, and this is an indication
of the deep interest the women of Maine feel
i'll the campaign in behalf of honesty and
social order. DR.. j. M Fletcher, chairman