The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-05
Senator Hale
n AIMED to
SUCCEED HIMSELF.
He Declares His Opposition
to Expansion.

Augusta, Me-, Jan. 4.JThe general re-
publican caucus Of the Maine legisia-
ture was held in the hall Of the House
this evening to nominate state officials,
seven councillors and United States
senator.
1t was fully attended and most har-
monious and enthusiastic.
Every nomination of the evening was
by reclamation.
The event of the evening, however,
awaited with the greatest interest was
the nomination of United States SEN
ator. 1t was a foregone conclusion that
Eugene Hale would be named to sue
coed himself, all idea of opposition hav-
ing vanished. The nomination was
made by a grand chorus of 'ayes"
without mo- being heard. Mr.. Hale
appeared before the convention and
was greeted with a whirlwind Of ap-
plause. He made a strong speech of
thanks, clearly explaining his atti-
ttde on the great question of the day.
He was interrupted by applause several
tunes, and was given an ovation at the
close.
In opening, Senator Hale expressed
his deep appreciation and gratitude for
the renewed exhibition of trust that
had been reposed in him. He declared
that it was such trust and such con-
fidence that made the office of United
States senator the most desirable in
this great republic, and that it is a
fact in Maine that her public servants
are outspoken, that they have convic-
tions, and do not always agree with
eN erybody who sustains them and votes
for them, but it has been true, and
hope will continue to be true, that party
fidelity and party fealty is maintained
by mems service, and that the highest
duty that man can perform is to do
great work for the country, and do
it i'll parry ranks"
Senator Hale referred in eloquent
terms to his brother members of the
Maine delegation, especially of Speaker
Reed. Of Mr.. Dingley he said: "There
is no man in congress who, if he shall
be taken by calamity from us, will be
50 much missed by the interests of the
state and the party and the nation, as
Nelson Dingley." (Applause.)
OF his association with Senator Frye,
Mr. Hale said: 1--WE agree sometimes
to disagree, and neither of us are soft
mcuthed men who refuse to proclaim
our opinion. and who go into holes and
conceal them. From the day of Mellen
and Sprague and Evans and Williams
and Bradbury and Fairfield and Ham
lin and Fessenden and Morrill, and
Blaine (applause), Names representa-
tives in the United States Senate have
never been afraid to speak their minds
and to have opinions. l do not mean
to enter into discussion of the great
questions that are before the country.
The republican party has its record.
The president of this great republic mas
his record
1.-THE republican party has gone
through the storm of controversy and
sometimes of defeat, upon great ques-
lions that affect the everyday welfare
of the people not only in Maine, but Of
the United States. 1t has settled the
great question Of protection; it has de-
termined that the legislation of the
country shall be in the interests of our
own labor il competition with foreign
labor 1t has. settled, and settled, 1
hope, forever, the great question of the
currency of the people 1t has settled
that. and if attacks are made upon
those great questions it will be ready
to meet them again.
Upon the question which perhaps
today is occupying mems minds more
than any other, the question of what is
called expansion, there are two sides.
am not an expansionist. I dread the
annexation of territory thousands of
milcs away, of a foreign people with no
habits and no life like ours. dread the
results of it. I dread the effects. l am
honest in that. l cannot, with my
views. vote for any measure or law or
whatever it may be that involves us in
that.
"But if I am over-ruled and over
borne by the majority, it is my bust
ness and my duty to submit as party
man and to make the best of it, The re-
publican party can be trusted If it has
got to learn, it will learn. If it has got
to go forward, it will go forward unit
edly. If it has got to take any back
steps, it is not ashamed to take them
And no man can tell now, in the pres
ent circumstances, with the great sub
jects that are coming before us, what
will be best That we have got to set
tie in the future"
Senator Hale next spoke of the Ca
madam high commission and of the
force Of common blood and common an
cestry with England and, continuing,
said. 1t is entirely true that when
England is engaged in negotiations that
affect her material interests, blood
counts FIJI very little with an English
commission. 1t is the business of an
English commission a Canadian COM
mission, to get the benefit of that; and
sitting fol- months has at last came to
the point where the demand of the Ca
nadians and the English side is the
practical destruction of the tariff,
which Governor Dingley, in his bill, put
upon Maine products and especially up
on lumber
"The Maine delegation as one man
has been backing the governor up, up
holding his hands, making him strong,
and making it seem to the Canadian
commissio ners that he has the support
not only OF the Maine delegation but
of Congress | hope the issue viii go
right. | know it viii go right if the
governor is spared I hope it will go
right If he is taken from us"
After again expressing his thanks for
his denomination, Senator Hale con-
clU1ed ard the caucus adjourned.
STRONGER LAST NIGHT.
Faf ~. 4 H.