The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-08-11
Prosperity at Our Doors.

Prosperity at Our Doors.
Its Coming only Deferred by the Approach
of War. Enterprise and Money Wait for
| the Oppor: unity.
Three thousand people attended the
mass meeting in Alfred Aug. Sd which
opened the Republican campaign in York
county. Congressman Reed and Goverpo,
Powers. were the speakers. Mr.. Reed
said, in part 1t was my pleasure. two
years ago, to address you in these
grounds. l predicted to you on that oc
casion that if the right course was taken
by the voters of Maine, and followed bv
other States, the result would be advan
tageous to this country. Some people
nave been attempting in the last dav OF
two to say that the prediction was untrue.
say TO you 1t is very easy for a person to
get SICK, but great deal harder to get
well, 1t takes time to recover from the
mistakes OF nations, as well as from mis-
takes OF individuals. You can bear me
witness in what | said to you two wears
ago
| l did not mean to be severe on our on
ponents. L did not undertake to charge
them with responsibility for all the mis-
fortunes in this world | said their con
duct had aggravated the causes that had
plunged the country into greater distress
than would have been experienced with
out their help. When the Republican
party, by the will of the people. came
into power, it did not assume entire con-
troll OF affairs. 1t had but the President
and the House of Representatives, but
the Senate was SO divided that no man
could tell what would come of its action.
Inc House of Representatives did its
duty by the country and the Senate did
better than at that time there had seemed
reason to hope. 1t did so because back
of it stood the people who were determined
that something should be done Gov.
Dingley, distinguished citizen of your
State, was leader in the effort by which
the decisive action were brought about.
SAID to you two years ago that as surely
as the sun came, prosperity would again
return to the United States, the like of
which we had enjoyed in the past.
-shall say the same thing to you today.
Why is it we have not come into full
measure of prosperity? The reason is
PLAIN. The Republican party had done
Its fuli duty up to the first part of April
TO start revival of industrial prosperity,
linen came the preparation for war.
Prosperity was waiting for US and its
coming was only postponed. You and |
know that when a nation sees fit to 90 to
war that war must be attended to promptly
and at once. The government S wants in
this case We're attended to promptly, and
at once. and everything had to be laid
aside.
The history Of the last few months shows
clearly that the war was attended to
promptly. The valor of our soldiers and
the splendid ability of our naval forces
have permitted us to rise above our oppo-
nents in measure almost miraculous.
The war has enriched our history by great
events which may repay for what we have
undergone. This country was on the
verge OF returning to the very great pros
penty which for 30 years had marked Re
publican rule when the war began. Did
it ever occur to You that the Republican,
party remained in almost perpetual con-
troll OF this nation for 80 years or more?
No greater proof of the wisdom of its be-
havior could be needed.
W hat grounds have we for believing that
prosperity is at our doors? 1t is a fact
that we have plenty of energy, an album
dance of capital, many great interests are
reaching out for men to promote them.
Enterprises and money are waiting and
longing for opportunity. Some figures
that have been published in the newspa-
pers and magazines the last month show
that we have a trem andous country to de-
velop. England's 81, 900, 600 or more peo-
pie could be placed in our one State of
Illinois. You can realize from this what
are our tremendous possibilities of devel-
ment.
At the time when war seemed immi-
nent, we We're arranging to export many
millions of tons of steel from ore dag