The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-01
An Appeal to the Labor
ing Men.
Senator Frye Talks Vigorously
on Expansion.
IsrrerAt 70 TIE raxss.l

Biddeford, Ociober 81 In spite OF TIE
dowppnur tonight, there was large auni-
ence in attendance at the Republican
rally in TIE bidlsford Or era house. 1t
was one of the best rallies of the CAM
paign. Mr.. hobert Macarthur, agent of
the Pepterell and Laconia mills, opened
the meeting and called on Mr.. Alfred
Bonnea1 to preside The hrss address
was made by this Hon. Amos L. Allen.
who WAS enth usiastically received. He
reiterated hts belief in the principles of
epublicAn tariff, SOUND money and 10y
atty to the dag and the President o sup
preston of the rebellion in the Philip
pines.
He SAID the two national parties occu
py exactly opposite POSITIONS IN the ques-
ton of a protective tariff, the Republican
party believing N protection and the
Democratic IN fres trade. The country
las had experiences in the working OF
10th of thess pol Giles. He described the
c5rQition of the country 2nuer the Re
Publican tariff, In contrast with the dull
times that existed while the Democratic
policy was N force.
Nothing brings good times, he said, like
having the mills running and DISTRIBUTE
ing good wages among their operatives
In the town Of Sanford the mills paid
out to their employees In 1872, when he
Republican tariff policy was In vogue.
SAL OC0,. In 1894. when the Wilson bill
was In force. the pay roll was only 81 80. :
100, shriDkage of Si61, coo in wages
paid in that little town in one year OF
Democratic rule. Sanford's co lily experl-
enos was shared by every manufacturing
town in the United States Now, under
the Dingley tariff. prosperity has re-
turnsd, and there Is a hum of industry
all over the land. The people of this First
district Of Maine have had their expert
ence, and they will ses to It that their In
fiuencs Is not cast In fayer OF . return Of
tie Wilson bill times.
SENATOR FRYE'5 ADDRESS.
"Mr. Aliens creed Is a pretty good
ms. isn't itY'
This was the introductory sentence of
Senator Frye's speech. Then he informed
his audience that he has known Mr.. Al
len many years. knows him as u good and
true man, one who will make this dis
trict an ideal represen tative In Congress.
He has had an experience In the national
capital that will be benefit to the dis
tricA
81 want to impress on you the import
ance of this election" the senator contin-
ued. "By your votes next Monday you
Will either give your Endorsement to the
Repub lican policy. or will register your
Views as antag onistio to that policy. 1t
Is really CT more Importance than the last
regular election In the district"
Senator Frye then made a telling argu-
ment in favor Of continuance of the
Republican policy Of protsction.
He reviewed the industrial growth of
the country under the Republican tariff.
conditions that Immediately preceded the
election of Democratic President and
a. Democratic Congress Then he pic
tured the silent spindles, cold chimnsys
and throngs of unemployed.
The Republican policy favors building
up the inerchant marine, but every time
the Republicans say anything on that
topic the Democratic party comes In with
a howl for "frss ships" Give them fr 30
ships and this country wonld lose its
domestic coastwise trade which exists
nder protection. His formula for get
ting into competition in ths foreign mar
kets was: Fist, carry our own goods In
our own ships, flying the American flag /;
second, build the Nioar Jgua canal, or
some other canal through the isthmus.
He dwelt upon the need of a shorter
route to foreign ports Then he came to
consideration of the question of terri
torial ex pansiop, and made the most Wig
orous expansion speech ever heard In this
district. Under the treaty. he said.
Cuba Ia commercially ours. We dian't
take sovereignty over CUBA, because Con
gress told US not to, but that was left in
the air, to fall upon Cuba when the peo'
pie there are ready for 1t. When they get
that government, their gratitude and the
contiguity of our territory win give us
ths entirs Cuban trade. Porto Rico is
ours, just as much as Maine Is. Guam
Is ours; it was taken without blocdshed.
The Caroline Islands might have been
taken in the same way. in about Is min
utes. and We ought to have done 1t.
We took the Philippine archipelago. the
most fertile land in the world, which in
1881, Just after the rebellion there. had a
balance Of trade of over SIS, 600, 600 In her
favor. We should build railroads there,
develop the natural resources of the eoun-
try. give employme to the people, teach
them to be industrious. ALI Spain eV er
did for them was to squeeze them. AS q
>strategetic point the Philippines are
worth 100 times their commercial vslns.
The senator said tho Fiapines are to-
tally unfit to govern themselves. All
ARuinalio WAITS Is q Dictatorship over