The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-05

able and faithful and eloquent and as
tinguished representative from tho Ban
gor district. who has convictions and be-
liefs and stands by them, who ts
courageous and manly and brave and ono
Of the best congressman that Maine has
had for years (Applanse)
"ADd am glad to pay trioute here,
an honest tribute. to the gentleman who
represents thas district, the Kennebec dis.
trict.r my district including my county
and may say truthfully, MIR. President,
that 1 have not in my service known any
man who has gained SO fast and secured
reputation for efficiency and ability as
has Govsunor Burleigh in his brief service
In Copgrsss (Applause.) My colleague
and are strengthened In our work In
the House by that great force that Maine
keers In tine popular branch of Congress.
and IL Is ESPECIALLY gratifying to meet my
assoo,a rs with my most distinguished
colleaoue, Senator Frye. Applause and
cheers.l Y That is right, gentlemen, you
cannot oh ger Senator Frye too much.
(Applause..
.sNo man 70 more faithful In his duty;
N 4
the state, the ,arty, the nation, than tue
distin.ulshed : 'enator who has made him
self . reputation not only in .hs'scase bus
IN the nation an 4 the world, ana IL isa
double pleasure N my service that am
associated with him., Senator FRYE anu
do not. always agree. We agree sometimes
IN disagree and nett Heriof US are sofs
mouthed men who rel use to proclaim our
opinions and who go Ii ,to holes and con-
ceal them. 1t is one of the chsrms OF my
colleague and one of shs Things .ha'
makes him strong with TIVE People mere
and every where, that he istoutspoken ana
square and strong and the people OF
Nains apnreciate that ana have always
.nprec,ated IL in the lives Of their public
servants. From the day of Meilen and
sprague and Evans ADD Williams and
bradbury and Fairfield and Bsemiin and
Fesssnden and Mosrm and blaine, Tap
nlauseY Ma,ne's representatives In the
united states Sensas have never been
afraid 10 speak their minds anu 10 nave
~ do not mean tonight to enter into
discussion or to make u long or eisborafe
speech upon any Of the great questions
that are before the country. inc nep"o'
lican PARTY has Its record Inc fresiueh'
of this areat republic has his record. Inc
Reppb,ioan party has gone through ths
storm os controversy and sometimes oe'
feat upon great questions that aneos WV
very welfare Of the people h'' onH =
Maine but of the United states. ~ ~"
Araf hn N c
established, not to 80 back slr III inc ,as
wears of Its life upon c. 'rtain Things INA
are elemeutable and tn
human prosperity, of THRU
ness, the success and indepene So
dignity of labor. 1t has settled u - ~,
question of protection; it has determ.
that the legislation Of the country sha,
be in the interests of our own laboring
competition with foreign labor. II has
settled, and settled l hope forever, the
great question of the currency OF the
people, and 1t has said that. through every
storm and through every tempest which
beats upon it, 1t is devoted to the.proposi-
ton that the currency of the country in
the hands of the labor of the country
shall be as good as any tina, shines in
business and work and trade. 1t has
settled that; and if attacks are made up
on those great questions, it will he ready
to meet them again. 1t has u President.
a leader of the party today, who has
secured the confidence of the country, who
has not been rash, who has not been for
ward, who has not precipitated issues.
who has in mis- administration carried the
country steadily and with marked
wonderful. unprecedented succession
through war. and has been able to show
and will show that Notwithstanding the
attacks that have been made upon the al
ministratiop and upon its different
branches in the conduct of the war, the
wonderful thing is that in the state of
unpreparedness, and with the great force
that. was called ont there has been so little
friction and little loss; and the cry that
arose six months ago of complaint against
the President and his administration in
the Investigations that have taken place.
has ceased and that storm has ceased to
beat upon the administration.
Upon the question which perhaps to-
day is occupying mems minds more than
any other. the question Of what Is called
expansion. Of taking outlying territory,
there are, perhaps as some OF you may
have imagined two sides. / do not fancy
that you are all agreed upon that. 1t Is
my duty and ID is my business when a
great legislative body has trusted me, that
1 should be frank. / am not an expan-
sionist. i dread the annexation of terri
tory thousands of miles away OF a foreign
people with no habits and no life like
ours. / dread the result. l have given
some careful study to it, ! dread the
effect. am honest in that. My friend
who Is here beside me and any other
friend who stakes the other side is equal
ly honest.
The President Is patriotic and honest
do not propose to discuss that question
i cannot, with my views vote for any