The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-18

are being opened up. And there is the
protection of justice and equity for all
industry. We have people who are
loyal to the state, and a state that yields
to none in her loyalty to the flag and the
nation. (Applause) Let us be true to
her and we shall be true to ourselves.
(Applause.)
Collector John W. Deering was intro
duced as the representative Of the United
States, gentleman who always had the
courage OF his convictions. applause. }
He said that the toastmaster and the
Governor had said what he intended to
say, and through their practice on the
stump had said it much better than he
could. (Laughter.) And if their efforts
had helped to the magnificent success of
the honest dollar Cloud cheers) all he
could say was that their efforts had the
sympathy of the administration at WASH
ington, which he represented. (Cheers.l
A few days ago Secretary of the Treae.
ury Carlisle was here, and said: "You
have the most magnificent little city
that / ever visited.
! Collector Deering then went on to refer
to Mr.. Carlisle's letter for sound money.
and to deduce from the various prices of
the cotton crop an argument for sound
money. The farmers of Maine were
getting on better now than they were
forty years ago. So also were the mer.
chants.
Hon. ". T. Haines. OF Wateryille.
was introduced asa champion of good
roads. He said that if there was one man
in Maine who knew about all the roads.
he was the man. There might be man
in Portland who knew as much about
them, but he was the only other one.
Laughter and applause.)
Mr.. Haines next referred humorously
to his efforts to regulate railroad traffic,
and his experiences as "a steamboat man.
Mr.. Haines advocated strongly the
establishment of a highway commission,
for the dissemination of information
about roads and road building.
Mr.. Haines told of his efforts for the
good road bill in the legislature. He
was getting on swimmingly when the
Governor sent tor him and told him that
if the road bill got through the House
and the Senate did not kill it he woul
veto it because he wanted to keep the
taxes low. So Mr.. Haines went back to
the House dispirited, and made such
poor speech that he got only forty votes
for tbs bill. The Governor was popu-
lar and good official, the best he could
remember, but it would not have harmed
the finances of the state to have had
road commission. Mr.. Haines went on
with spirited plea for the improvement
of the highways of the state. The money
was now expended foolishly and waste
fully. A, road commission would not
cost money but save money. (Applause.)
Hon. Jesse Libby, of Mechanic Falls,
was the last speaker. He said he was
glad to meet them all SO, near heaven.
He understood that they were about half
a mile from earth. Gaughter.) He
didn't know where the hub of the state
was. He voted once for an insane asylum
in Bangor because be thought they
needed it. Perhaps Portland ought to
have one also
TODAY'S PROGRAMME.
President Winslow next announced
that today the members were to be taken
on sail down the harbor. They are to
start at II a. m. and return by p. III.
They go from Custom House wharf on
the Pilgrim. Dinner will be served on
the steamer.