The Portland daily press., 1897-02-13

whether one mem Der suffer all the men,
beers suffer with it, OF one member be
honored, all the members rejoice with
it, And so with tho body social, the
varied labor of all it's members is neces-
sary 10 its prosperity. One class Of work
era cannot profitably To arrayed againgt
another.
Away then with this unreasonable
agitation, this deafsnirg din OF criticism,
this array ing of class against Glass. The
need of the hour is q more pronounced
kind of American citizenship which is
wise and forbearing. which enterrSins
toward all men exact justice and good
will -.
Snch an example of true cisi-
zenship Abraham Lincoln. as ono
among many other noble men,
affords, us, and we anu tnose
VINO follow us, may study MIN WIN
profit. In his criticism no man was
kindlier. He recognized the common LOT
of all mon in this world OF hard conui-
lions to which all are in some measure
subject, aud cheerfully and patiently
worked cut his own life problem with
''malice to none and charity to all: n
man wbo as though lie heedSd pauls
grace. seasoned with SALT May all mon
learn the value of such a apirit.
Ex-Governor Cleayes got three cheers
when he was introduced. He said in
beginning that freed from the cares and
perplexities Of public life heswauted to
address the club once more as private
citizen of the grandest state in the
Union. the beloved State of Maine.
(Great cheering and applause.)
= "You meet every year to commence
rate the birth of the great war Ptesi-
dent" Governor Gleaves said "Abra
ham Lincoln was in every sense one OF
the people; he was intensely American
in every thought, in every act and deed.
Coming to the discha rye of the great
of his fellow citizens, and at time
when the life of the nation was in peril,
he did not hesitate to declare that the
laws of the land must be maintained, and
the government Of the people must be
preserved. The story Of his life, and OF
bis noble service to his country Is famil-
lar to the American people. He was con-
sentative; he preferred honorable peace
rather than war but when the Crisis
came, he einphatically declared that he
would draft the last man and spend the
last dollar to preserve the American re-
public. And when our credit was SO low
that our promises TO pay were but
Iittls more than 80 cents on dollar,
when our cause was trembling IN the
balances, Lincoln promptly assertea
that he would pledge the faith and the
honor and integrity of the nation, that
our bills and our notes and our bonds,
should be paid at par and in az good
money as circulated in any part OF the
commercial world"
Governor Cleaves said that the danger
of reputation and usurpation OF con-
stitutional authority is passed in this ma
ton and the question was settled forever
six months ago. In conclusion, be said:
"On the 4lh day of March next, the
party of Lincoln and Hamlin, OF Fessen
den and Seward, of Grant and Logan,
of Garfield and Blaine, will again as
sumo control of the affairs Of the nation.
That the party will use the powore con-
ferred by the people wisely and well, is
demonstrated by the past history OF your
country. We pledge to that great party,
and the administration Of President Nc
Kinley, our heartiest support. (Great
cheering and applause.)
Hon. Harold II. Sewall of Bath was
introduced as the next speaker. He said
that he fully appreciated the honor which
had been paid him in receiving an in
yitation to speak before the Lincoln club.
He was reminded by the eloquent words
of Gov. Cleaves that although this club
was young in years it mum beVed among
its members those who had fought the
battles of the repu bile when he was a
baby in the cradle, and a Democratic
baby at that. (Great applause and
laughter "The last time l looked into
many of the faces of those nbout me, "
continued IMr. Sewall, twas when we
journeyed together to st. Louis, bearing as
a personal honor the name of Hon.
Thomss B. Reed, the noble son OF your
city, as candidate for the nomination
for President of the United States. We
were disappointed in our hopes at that
convention, but we took oIr disappoint-
ment like men. We might have placed
a4 Gu0 b6COuQ UdIIo On tuaU UICk0t
destined to be victorious, the name of a
Frye; (applauss) Dingley; (more ap-
plause) or q Cleavess tremendous ap-
plause and cheers.) But we accepted no
such CON solation. We returned home
loyal in support of the ticket that the
convention had chosen and like men, like
men of Maine, We rolled up the magnifi-
cent plurality Of So 600 votes. (Great ap-
plause.)'
Mr.. Sewall went on to discuss in an
able and eloquent manner the needs of
the countr y, the necessity of a protective
tariff bill and Of sound currency. He
scored in burning words the CLEVELAND
administration for its weak and waver-
ing foreign policy, and spoke feelingly as
to. the treatment he had &reoeived at the
hands of the Democratic adm Illustration
while consul at Samoa. He said that he
had been converted to the Republican
principles as taught by Lincoln, Garfield,
Blaine and Reed, and was thankful that