Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-17
1T IS ALL Al! REED!
Maine Republicans Instruct
Delegates for Favorite Son.
Every Mention 81 His Name at State
Convention Loudly Cheered.
Delegates at Large. AItcrnaics and Electors
Ringing Platform Adopted.

| Portland April 16.-The Republican
ddates for Presidential electors and
| to choose four delegates at large and
four alternates to the Republican ma
| tional convention at ST. Louis, met in
City hall. this morning, shortly after
II o'clock. There was a great crowd
of delegates from every city and dis
trict IN the State. City nall, which
With the large stage seats 1850 people
| was almost fun. the galleries being
occupied by spectators A large pro-
portion of the delegates wore Reed
| buttons in the lapcls of their coats.
| Reed enthusiasm was at a high pitch
and ready to break out at the slightest
| announcement
Hon. j. f. Manlcy came before the
convention few minutes after II
o'clock and was received with ap-
piause. Mr.. Manley called the con-
vention to order, and the call was read
by Byron Boyd, Esq, secretary Of the
Republican State committee Rev Mr.
Dalton OF Portland. offered prayer Mr..
Manley briefly addressed the oonven-
ton. He said:
Gentlemen of the convention:
| Forty years ago the Republicans of
Maine. under the leadership OF that
statesman and patriot, Hannibal Hamlin.
| wrested the political power of this state
from the hands of the Democratic party.
The Republicans have retained absolute
control of the political power from that
day, with the exceptions of the elections
| of 1879 and 1850. What wonderful rec
| ord? Can any state match it?
Your State committee have thought
| that ii was particularly fitting that this
| convention should be presided over by
| the son Of the great leader who won for
| the party. and for the country. the vic
| tory of 1856. Ii is therefore. with pleas
| ure and pride that / present to you as
| YOU Temporary chairman. the Hon. Han
| niital Il. Hamin of Ellsworth.
When Mr.. Hamlin came forward he
was received with long continued APP
plause. lie addressed the convention
at considerable length His remarks
We're frequently applauded. particu-
larry when he mentioned the name OF
Hon. Thomas Il. Reed. Hats were
swung in the air and three cheers We're
| given for Reed He said.
Gentlemen of the Convention:
I thank you most heartily for the honor
you have conferred upon me, and trust
| you will believe me truly grateful ana
| appreciatiVe.
| We are assembled here for the purpose
| CT selecting six candidates for electors On
| President and Vice President OF the
| United States. and four deiegates-at-
large and four alternates to attend the
| national Republican convention to he
| held at ST. Louis on the 18th day of June
| next. At that convention our Presiden-
| tial candidate Will be chosen; and to Sc
| lect a candidate for the great Republican
| party is to assume a great responsibility.
| The Republican party was born about
| ~ years go. During the years in which
| it has held fun power it's accomplish
| mentS have been marvellous. 1t created a
| great army and "A great navy; it put
| down the greatest rebellion the world
| ever saw: it burst the bonds OF revolving
| slavery which held within its grasp four
millions of slaves; it incurred a tremend-
| Gus debt and provided means for its pay
| ment; ii created the national banking
| system; ii established an almost unlimi-
| ted credit for the United States: it built
the Pacific railroads. and brought the
| states of the Atlantic and Pacific near
| together. A friend to the laborer and to
| home industries. by the protective tariff
it has made us the greatest manufacture
| ing nation on earth. (Applause.)
| The protective tariff has enabled our
| manufacturers to pay better wages for
the same services than are received else
| where. All our laborers in any branch
| have received higher pay than in any
l
| the best paid. but they have been the
| best, the most independent and the best
citizens of the laboring classes through
out the world.
In the year 1898 the Republican party
| went out of power while the wheels of
| industry were steadily turning and
| the laborer had plenty of employment.
| The Democratic party, pledged to its
| doctrine of free trade. came in. Con-
| fldence was shaken: the wheels of in
| dustry stopped; hundreds of thousands
| Of Workingmen were thrown out of
/ employment: CoXey's army invaded
| Washington: mills shut down; banks
| failed; railroads went into the hands
of receivers. and depression followed
which called to mind the disastrous
! panic of 1873.
| In the year 1894 the Wilson, German
tariff act was passed. which has been
rightly named "a tariff for deficiency"
| Scarcely a month had elapsed since it
became a law in which the receipts of
| the government have equaled the cx-
penditures, and the government vas
| obliged to do that which it had never
| done before since the days of James
| Buchanan, namely, to borrow money
| to pay its running expenses in the
| time OF peace.
| During the administration of Presi-
dent Harrison in the years 1870. 81. 80
and '95. the interest bearing debt rest
| ing upon the country was reduced
! about $40. 900. 600 Thus far. during the
administration of President Cleveland
in the years 1894. 80 and 90 this debt
has not been reduced one cent. And
still more: Under the administration
of President Harrison the government
borrowed not one cent. Thus far I'M
der the Cleveland administration the
government has borrowed over $3.50
0O0. 0OG which, with the interest accru-
ing thereon, will amount to more than
SEQ, 000, 900. What luxury this Dem
ocratic administration is, daughter
and applause).
To bring succor and relief in these
times of distress and avoid the neces-
sites of these loans. the Republican
party with it's majority in the House
of Representatives. met the free trade
Democracy more than half way and
PASSED bill. but the Democratic SEN
ators Joined the ranks of the so-called
silver men and defeated it's passage.