The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-04-02
The Man From Maine.

At the banquet of the Boston Market
mems Republican Club last week the
decorations included pictures of Hon. t.
B. Reed and Gov. Walcott; and the man
from Maine, who was unable to be present,
but sent telegram, was eulogized in un-
stinted terms. Among the speakers was
Hon. Frank L. Noble, Mayor of Lewiston.
He began by saying:
1.-The State of Maine loves to fraternize
with Massachusetts. 1t loves Boston
baked beans. 1t even loves the Boston
Base Ball Club statement which pro-
voked doubtful ooh, come, now" from
some one in his audience. In fact, all
through his talk Mr. Noble kept up a
constant rattle Of repartee with his hear
erS.
''Maine,'' said he, sis the home of
schoolmarms and pine lumber. The
natives OF the State are proud of these
two natural products, but object because
neither has proper protection. The school
marms are carried away to teach the chill
dren OF the West and South, and the lum-
Der interest is paralyzed because of the
competition allowed from Canada.
''We have great natural resources. See
our stone quarries. We have raised an
unusually large crop Of ice this winter,
enough to give decent burial to the emit re
Democratic party. We have most excel
lent Presidential timber to send to the
convention, and we want Massachusetts, to
help send it there. We want to show the
contrast between strength and brittleness.
between Americanism and Europeanism. :"
''We have a representative as strong
against the free silver faint as our own
rock ribbed coast.
''Three things are to be sought. A re-
turn of every branch Of the Government
into Republican hands. The Democratic
Party is a party without head and a
head without party. AS party in this
country it has no superior in the quail
ties which distinguished Ananas.
1.-The second thing to be demanded is
an American policy, one which will pro-
tect our industries, our manufactures,
our soldiers and our homes. What is the
record of the Democratic Party in this
respect?'
mo goodn' shouted someone in the
audience, and the speaker ratified back.
'That's right A graveyard record that S
what it is. policy that is for America
first, and then for the rest of the world,
is what we want. The policy which is en-
forced now is for all Europe first, and
then for America afterwards -
little later, turning his attention to
the question of national finance, Mr..
Noble exclaimed: ga bankrupt Treasury
is what we have. And what are they go
ing to do about it? Trying to give it life
by means of hypodermic injections of long
term bondSn'
'"The third thing which we want is a
new leader. Grover Cleveland is a mighty
good duck hunter, but mighty poor
President.
''What we want is a leader of leaders, a
king of giants, representative American
Who shall it be?''
Quick as flash came the answer from
dozen voices: "Tom Reed
''ln him" the speaker continued, 1--WE
havea man with the integrity of Lincoln,
the fearlessness of Grant the wisdom Of
Blaine. A man to command against the
rebellious hordes of free trade and free
silver. We know the record of this man,
who has not to show his mette and who
has filled every office bestowed upon him
fearlessly and acceptably.
''Let us have an America,' he exclaim-
ed in conclusion, ''bounded on the north
by the aurora borealis, on the south bv
the procession of the equinoxes, on the
east by primeval chaos, and on the west
by the day of judgment'
The range of Mr. Mobiles geography is
wide, but the cheers which greeted him
as he sat down We're SO loud and long that
it would have beeM easy to believe that
they would have been heard across the
reach of space he asked for