The herald., 1896-10-18

in YOUR city that in some way had pc
come turned around and got PACK ilto
Maine. ! felt at home at once. Inc
cause I advocate is not the cause OF a
state or a class. l am not mere as tne
champion of trusts or banks, or mer-
chants or farmers, but of all. TO carry
forward the common destiny of a great
when I read Of antipathies, preju--
dices and animosities of the east toWaro
the west, when see men gong apout
irving to infame one section against
another, to stir up hatred of north
against south, marvel at such temerity
and effrontery. When l see how many
eastern people are here I wonder how
anyone can here stir up Ill 1eellng
against the east. I have never ailoweo
myself to fear that the west could |pe
turned against the east any more than
the north can be stirred to hatred OF the
south. A.,
"There is, however, something the
matter. There are many who think
there is something wrong and 90 hoI
know what it is, while others think they
know what is the matter and what to do
to make 1t better"
The sneaker then said that the plain.
unyarnished fact about this country IS
that for the past thirty years the nation
has enjoyed unexampled prosperity
all under Republican, administrations,
| the beginning of prosperity being coin
| cident with the Inauguration OF Apra-
| ham Lincoln as president. Anyone VINO
would dispute this would try to hold an
argument with lightning express. Jhe
| sneaker quoted from an English states-
| man to prove that the greatest progress
| ever recorded by nation was that Of the
| United states between 1880 and 1890 and
all this progress was made under Re-
| publican rule. The speaker then devoted
| his attention to the tariff as an issue de-
! claring that during the few months tne
| Mckinley bill was in force the country
showed signs of more prosperity than
| before or since His strongest arguments
were advanced in favor of protective
| tariff He declared that political plat
| forms grow to suit changed cond1tlons.
| The platform Of the party In Lincoln s
! time was all right then but would not
Ht the present. Mr.. Boutelle quoted fig
| ures to reinforce his claims that only
| protective tariff can save this country
| and insisted that the question is an issue
| in the present campaign.
"Some. political wisacres have ASKED
! me-" said he, 'if in the event OF tne
Republican party again coming into
mower would we re-enact the Mckinley
law. In answer, would say that since
the morning stars began to sing their
hymns together no bill was ever framed
that was so fruitful of good for the
great American people as the Mckinley
tariff law"
Then MIR. Boutelle tried his sarcasm
upon Mr.. Bryan, who he says is young
man. though his youth is no recommen-
dation to him. This led up finally to
the financial question, which, in the
able speech of the Maine congressman,
was made of secondary Importance. He
explained first his views of the Crime
Of '73" and showed how the Republican
party would long ago have adopted
free coinage but for gigantic difficult
ties in the way.
The speaker declared it was his opin-
ion that in the event of Mr.. Bryan 3
election, that promised great panic Will
ensue before the inauguration. After
likening Mr.. Bryan to another Jack
Cade going through the country pro-
claiming that every pot shall hold
gallon and penny loaves sell for
farthing, the speaker concluded with
an eloquent patriotic peroration.
Two little girls, the Misses Plummer
and Hutchison, presented great bouquets
to Mr.. Boutelle. who was about to retire
when whisper recalled him and he
again addressed the crowd. which re-
spectfully became seated again. y
forgot to say" said he, that we're not
| going to do any half job this year. We
| are not going to elect a president and
| leave him powerless. There is such y
| thing as the congress Of the United
| States, and I trust you will do all you
| can to return to that body James Nc
| Lachlan."
The Maine people on the platform
| gave their yell, "B-a-n, ban, g-o-r. gor,
Bangor" Then the crowd departed. T.