The Portland daily press., 1900-09-10
Cong. Allen, Gen. Guild, Sen.
lodge the Orators.

The Republican rally at Underwood
Spring Saturday afternoon was largely
attended and was most interesting and
enthusiastic. The meeting was under
the auspices Of the Yarmouth town COM
mittee, and was especially we'll attended
by the citizens OF that town. Senator j..
Y. Hodsdon of that town had general
charge Of the arrangements, which were
perfect in every respect, Mr.. Hodsdon
introduced as chairman OF the meeting
Hon E. C.Swett of Portland, who spoke
briefly in an Introductory way OF the
great natural beauties Of Underwood and
of the transcendent Importance OF the is
sues of the campaign Mr. Swett reviewed
entertainingIy the great issues OF Ameri-
ca from Colonial days to the prese Mt
time; but of all those Issues those most
unexpected were those precipitated upon
President Mckinley. With devotion
and ability that entitled him to rank
with Washington and Lincoln, he had
led the country on the way of its bright
er and broader future.
Mr.. Swett next introduced
CONGRESSMAN AMOS L. ALLEN.
Mr.. Allen was received wish great up
plause as he stepped forward for a brief
but comprehensive address He said that
the issues of this campaign were such
that every oItizen could understand them
as thoroughly as the public speakers
could. The Issues on the whole were not
so different from what they were four
years ago. After all the same old parties,
and in the main the same old issues, were
now at the front Four years ago the Re
publican party promised to maintain the
protective ta4iff and the gold standard.
This promise had been fulfilled. Mr..
Bryan had predicted that If the Epromise
was kept there would be distress and
bankruptcy in the land We all knew
how tanacious was that prophecy. Pros
perity had followed the carrying out of
the Republican policy, not adversity.
Mr. Allen then reviewed succinctly
the history of tariff legislation from the
days of the Morrill, tariff until the present
time He showed how our industries and
trade had prospered under Republican
legislation All the foreign trade from
the time OF Washington to that of McKin-
" did not equal the foreign trade OF a
single year of William McKinleyfs ad-
ministration. Should a policy that had
brought such prosperity be discontinued?
William j. Bryan was an out and out free
trader lie had denounced IN unmeas-
ured terms the protective tariff. How
different was such teaching from the
words OF Daniel Webster, the greatest
statesman of the century, who had ex-
tolled the tariff and declared that COM
merce and manufactures fourished to.
gether or languished togetherg The tar
if and the currency questions had been
settled (Applause). The gold standard
had come to stay, and Mr., Bryan would
not be permitted to force upon the ooun-
try fifty cent dollar. 1t William j.
Bryan stood for anything in politics it
was for the free coinage Of silver at the
ratio of l6 to l.
They were trying to obscure this issue
by shout Ing about imperialism and mill
tarism. There could be no imperialism
in the United States. Had we not gone
to war to drive the Spaniards out OF Gu
bar We had told them to stop tyranny or
get out, and they had done both. Gap
plause.)
But when they talked Of an emperor, of
an empire, of a throne, and of despotlc
power, they insulted the American peo-
pie (Applause.)
Mr.. Allen closed with a spirited appeal
to the audience to stand by the admins
tration of William Mckinley In all it's
policies, as Oregon and Vermont had al
ready done.
Mr.. Allen was heartily applauded as he
closed, and yielded the platform to
SENATOR HENRY CABOT LODGE,
of Massachusetts,.
Mr.. Lodge, who was most cordially re-
ceived, said he should speak only briefly,
and on q single subject which interested
all, ,-the good times He was aware that
the Democrats always blamed the Repub-
licans for a poor wheat crop, although
they never gave them credit for good
one. There were of course many condI-
tions that were not affected by actions
OF government. The revolts in China
which had injured business in the cotton
mills of New England were inevitable.
and could not have been prevented by
government action, although in what our
government had had to do, 1T had handled
the question well. (Applause.)
But there were some things which
affected business, and which legislation
could do. Business confidence was every
thing, Governments and parties could
not make prosperous times; but they
could do certain things that would con.
dIce to prosperity, or that would prevent
prosperity. 1t was essential that the bus
moss interests should feel confidence in
the party in control OF legislation.
Mr.. Lodge recalled the years OF tariff