The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-06-17
GONE TO THE BOW vows.
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should be true to prinoiples-pripciple
principle above everything, and then
made the very remarkable declaration
that If the party at Chicago was false
to the greatest principls of true Democ-
racy, it was the duty of all loyal Demo
Gratis to support the platform and fling
to the breeze the standard Of the party
J ust how the Hon. Harvey figured this
out will not be clear to anybody but a
Maine Democrat. The audience applaud
cd wildly.
Then DR.. Gordon introduced Col.
Henry ". Lamb of Brookline, as Presi-
dent of the Massachusetts Free Trade
Club, but this was not strong enough to
suit gentleman of English extraction
in the rear of the hall, and he shouted
New England Club" and the Doctor
hastily made the correction. Col.
Lamb made an honest, square speech for
sound money and the gold standard, and
declared if the party at Chicago went
insane over silver, it must simply com
NIT suicide. By the time Col. Lamb
concluded the audience had gotted bacK
to where it was before Mr.. Williams be-
gan putting dainty little silver Innings
to the clouds and paving the way for
sound money men to bow as gracefully
as possible to the Inevitable silver
cyclone that is due at Chicago, and the
banquetters were once more red hot for
the honest dollar.
This ended the regular spesohmaking.
but DR.. Gordon called on Hon. Charles
+. johnson of Waterville. and he Is still
very popular with the masses of the
party. Mr.. johnson was glad to see such
big turnout of Democrats which put
to rest the rumors which he had heard
that the Maine Democracy was buried.
and head down. He declared that they
were here, because of loyalty to princi-
pie.
1.-THE Democrats of Maine get very lit
tie reward" said Mr.. johnson with q
far-away look and mournful glance
toward the Custom House, and Gen.
John J. Lynch and Willard f. Hicks
heaved sigh in heartfelt sympathy.
Mr.. johnson recovered himself, and
continued the good work for soundmoney
and by the time he finished, thers WASH
a silver man In the hall.
Note-(Later developments proved
there was one.)
Then misguided inspiration told DIR.
Gordon to call on Ex-Governor Garoelon.
The Doctor had just read letter from
the venerable ex-senator James w,
Bradbury of Augusta, which was O pa-
thetio appeal to the party to stick to
sound money, and so the chairman prob
ably thought 1T would be unkind to
leave out the other venerable bulwark of
Democracy, SO he called on the Doctor.
By the time the Ex-Governor had spoken
half minute, everybody was ready to
sing the refrain:
You'll find me as young as used
to be.''
My didn't the Doctor turn things up
side down. He jumped on the gold men
both feet; he pounded them; he thumped
them he poured in buckshot. grape and
canister at the previous speakers, and
by the time his silver batteries were
discharged there wasn't enough left of
the gold fort to find itself, and every
body in the hall Except the previous
speakers) was yelling for free silver.
Col. Lamb looked little puz zled and
his face said plainly: Where am
att
DR.. Gordon knows when he has enough
of good thing and declared the clinic
for the dissection of Democratic princi-
pies over.
"Of such is the Democracy of Maine"