Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-14
STILL CELEBRATING.
Maine Towns Working Off
Their Election Enthusiasm.
ReadfeId Has Grand Time--Address
by Hon. S. [. Mi|liken.
Richmond Also Has a Big Parade and Many
Handsome Nominations.

Readfield Corner Nov. 13.-(SpeciaD.
This town celebrated tonight. the
grand Republican victory, by torch
light procession, fireworks and an adj
dress at Giles hall by Hon. S. l.. Mil
liken, Congressman from the Sd Maine
district. The parade was very fine
and the houses throughout the village
| were handsomely Illuminated and dec
grated. While the procession was on
| the move there was a splendid display
of fireworks from the square A cam
non also Numbered forth a salute in
honor of the occasion. Everybody was
out and it seemed as though every
body took part in the celebration.
| There was also a big crowd present
from neighboring places.
| The hall was crowded to the doors.
| and Hon. S. l.. Milliken was given an
| enthusiastic reception, when he was
introduced by Mr. r. w Harvey, who
| presided over the meeting. He made
an eloquent address and was often
warmly applauded.
Mr.. Millillen said:
| Ladies and Gentlemen:--I most earnest
| ~ and heartily congratulate you upon
this splendid demonstration. made in
| honor of the great victory that We have
| achieved for protection, sound finance.
national supremacy and the authority of
| the law.
the thrifty old farmer. who having Sc
cured all the first premiums al the State
fair, told his neighbors that he thought
| that fair gave the most ''gineral" salts
l IA of ia ir he State held.
Things have come our way. That which
we most desired in public affairs has been
| achieved. The people in great national
| contest have decided. We believe. wise
| ly and well. They have saved more for
themselves and their posterity than they
Never Since the close of the Civil war
have the issues presented to them been
SO vitality important. Never has the stake
contended for been so great. 1t involved
every industry and interest in the land.
1t reached into every pocket. it marched
into every household it lowered before
every hearthstone and sat unbidden at
rich, within our broad domain. More than
that. it reached so far as to effect the
credit of the nation, the honor of the peo-
pie, the perpetuity Of our institutions and
the supremacy of the law.
In this important emergency the people
were called upon to exercise their sover-
eighty i for the veal or woe o. Of their coun-
their duty and done it, cannot fail TO fill
with joy the hearts of everyone who
wishes well for the great American Re,
gladness come to all that dwell under the
shadow of its protecting shield,
In the first place the people have set
their seal of condemnation upon the bane-
| full and blasting doctrine OF free trade,
baneful and blasting to a nation that
| would develop its resources by the EN-
ployment of its own labor pay to its
| working men such liberal wages for their
toll as will bring within their reach the
comforts of good homes. and distribute
cur money among our own people, rather
than send it abroad to purchase what we
can and ought to produce in our own land.
For nearly a generation we had lived I'M
| der such a wise. economic law as had
given us this result: Our valuable home
| market had been reserved in large meas
ure for our manufacturers and producers.
Subsequent to the close of the war our
revenues were more than ample to meet
the governments expenditures. The bot
tom of the treasury was never reached.
The nation ceased to be borrower for
public purposes. We began to pay our
obligations. The reduction of our public
debt and the interest on the same was
great beyond precedent in the annals of
mankind. The growth of the country in
population. wealth. commerce. rate of
wages of the employed. and in prosperity
in every industry was something marvel
Gus: Its unexampled progress in all that
could be desirable to a great striving
earnest. ambitious people, was the Won
der and envy of mankind. The manu-
facturer was busy and thrifty. the mer-
chant found ready sales and prompt pay
mentS. the farmers products had not to
wait for a customer, and willing hands
found everywhere remunerative employ
ment.
Our land blossomed with life's COM
forts and opportunities as no land had
ever done before; But discomfort was
kindled among the people. The doc
irinaire the demagogue and the greed Of
the foreign imposter got in their work
successfully. The solid south which had
trade theories of John c. Calhoun, came
earnestly and vigorously to the aid of
these agencies. The people. were promised
o and m fysa prosperity
would adopt it. In an evil hour they re-
leased their grasp on the solid advan-
tages which they held and reached forth
for that which was promised them. They
found it to be a delusion and a snare.
Their industries We're FRUSTRATED, their
wealth disappeared their governments
filed by borrowing, the farmers market
and the workingman's employment went
to foreigners. and devastation and dis
tress appeared on every hand. Four years
of this have been enough for our people.
They have declared their verdict in tones
that resound around the world. that they
will try no more experiments especially
once so cruelty deceived them. but will
return to that policy and party which
gave them success in war and aaIlmost. I'M
bounded prosperity in peace. They have
decided to travel again the old bridge
which carried them safely for genera
ton, rather than venture on new one
built by those who constructed the pres
emf one which has been breaking under
them for the past four years. They have
snoken for an American revenue system
with a voice which should leave in doubt
as to his duty no legislator VINO wishes
faithfully to represent Them
Another thing has been settled by the
nations great victory at the polls. for it
;s the nations victory, and that is that
the American people believe in sound
finance: that they do not wish to offer to
each other or to the people of other coun-
tries a debased currency. that they pre-
fer TO place themselves in financial har
mony with the great progressive. thrifty
and Intelligent nations of the earth, rather
than make their bed with those which
are backward in civilization poor in purse
and whose people are degraded and
arre They believe we shall gain
more nv dealing with those who have
Something than with those who have
Thev do not believe that we can alone
,a1;slste value into silver for all the COM
merciaI nations of the earth. They do not
hei;eve that we can repeal the natural
iaw NJ demand and supply. and increase
II" mice OF silver dollars by enormously
m,,,t;niving them. And above all they
tsIe no stock in Mr.. Bryan's proposition
thnt Nv the free coinage of silver at
fictitious ratio with gold. we can make