Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-01-05

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presldes with such Judgment and abil'
lify over that great popular House, who
| in the conflicts of the past two or three
years has done as much. perhaps. as
,ny man in Congress in keeping the
| rudder true and in maintaining the
| principles of the party. 1t Is pleas
ure and an honor to be associated WIN
him. / think with pleasure and with q
| tender heart of my long association
with that great leader in the House
! the chairman of the committee on ways
and means, the distinguished memper
of Congress from this State from the
Lewiston district. The heart OF every
nan here and not only here but
throughout the State and through the
Union goes out tearfully and affection
ately to stand by his bedside In his
hour of illness. There IL no man In
Congress who, il he shall be taken by
calamity from US, will be so muci
missed by the interests OF the state anu
the party and the nation as Nelson
Dingley. (Applause). i am glad to De
associated with the able and faithfui
and eloquent and distinguished repre-
sentative from the Bangor district. VINO
has convictions and beliefs and stands
by them, who is courageous and
manly and brave and one OF
the best of Congressman that
Maine has had for years. (Applause)
And l am glad TO pay tribute here.
an honest tribute. to the gentleman
who represents this district. the Ken
nebec district, my district including
my country, and l may say truthfully
Mr.. President, that l have not in my
service known any man who has gain
ed so fast and secured reputation for
efficiency and ability as has Governor
Burleigh in his brief service in Con-
gress. tApplause.)
My colleague and ! are strengthened
in our work in the House by that great
force that Maine keeps in the popular
branch of Congress. and it is especially
gratifying to me that my association
with my most distinguished colleague
Senator Frye tAppiause and cheers)
That is right. gentlemen, you cannot
cheer Senator Frye too much. CAP
piause.D
No man is more faithful in his duty.
10 man has more at heart the interests
of the State. the party and the nation
than the distinguished senator who has
made himself a reputation not only in
the State but in the nation and the
world and it is a double pleasure in
my service that | am associated WITH
him. Senator Frye and / do not al
ways agree. We agree some times 10
disagree and neither of us are soft
mouthed men who refuse to proclaim
our opinions and who go into holes and
| conceal them. 1t is one of the charms
| of my colleague and one of the things
! that makes him strong with the peo-
pie here and everywhere, that he is
| outspoken and square and strong. and
| the people Of Maine appreciate that
and have always appreciated ii in the
lives of their public servants.
From the day of Mellen and Sprague
and Evans and Williams and Bradbury
and Fairfield and Hamlin and Fessen-
| den and Morrill, and Blaine (Applause)
| Names representatives in the United
| States Senate have never been afraid
| to speak their minds and to have opin-
| ions.
| do not mean. tonight, to enter into
discussion or to make long or elaborate
| speech upon any of the great questions
| that are before the country. The Re-
PuOIIdu party ITO iCNpiu. nv
| President of this great Republic has
his record. The Republican party has
| gone through the storm of controversy
| and sometimes of defeat. upon great
questions that affect the everyday wei
| fare of the people not only of Maine
| but of the United States. 1t has estab-
| iished not to go back. sir, in the last
| years of its life. upon certain things
| that are elemental and at the founda-
! ton of human prosperity, of thrift. Of
| good business. of the success of the in
dependence and dignity of labor.
| 1t has settled the great question Of
| protection: it has determined that tn
| legislation of the country shall be in
/ interests of our own labor in competi
| ton with foreign labor 1t has settled
and settled. l hope. forever. the great
| question of the currency of the people,
| and it has said that through every
| storm and every tempest which beats
! upon it is devoted to the proposition
| that the currency shall be as good as
4 any that shines in bright gIitterina
I gold wherever men do business and
| work and trade. 1t has settled that:
and if attacks are made upon those
great questions it will be ready to meet
them again.
| 1t has a President leader of the
/ party, today. who has secured the con-
/ tidepce of the country, who has not
/ been rash, who has not been forward
! who has not precipitated issues. who
/ mas in his administration carried the
country successfully and with marked
wonderful, unprecedented success
/ through a war and has been able to
| show and will show that. notwith-
! standing the attacks that have been
made upon the administration and up
on it's different branches in the con
/ duct of the war; the wonderful thing
/ is that in the state of appropriateness,
and with the great force that was CALI
cd out, there has been so little friction
| and SO little loss; and the cry that
arose six months ago of complaint
against the President and his admin
istration in the Investigations that
have taken place. has ceased and that
storm has ceased to beat upon the
| administration.
Upon the question which perhaps today
, Is occupying mems minds more than any
other. the question of what is called ex-
pansion, of taking outlying territory,
| there are, perhaps as some of you may