Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-28
MAINE RAllYS.
Riverside and Clinton Turn Out
Large Enthusiastic Audiences,
Hon W. 7. Raines and Hon. George
W. HeseIton
Speak al Riverside: Ihamas Leigh Esq al
Clinton.

Clinton. Me. Aug. 2G.-tSpcciaD.-A
large ana enthusiastic Republican rally
was held in the Town han III thia
tcwn. this evening. William Foster
called the meeting 70 order and intro
ducrd Orrin Leonard as chairman of
the meeting.
The speaker Of the evening was
Thomas Leigh. ESQ, the Republican
nominee for Tho office Of county attor-
ney of Kenn"bec county. He held the
closest attention of his audience for
one ana one-half hours, as he dis
cUssed the issues involved in the pend
ing campaign. Mr.. Leigh. in opening
stated that no contest for political So
premacy has taken place in the his
tory Of the country since the Civil War
freightcd with more mumcntous re-
suits than the battle now begun I'm
the State of Maine. He said the honor
Of our flag had been assailed: the
glory ana standing Of our republic be-
fore the world is in danger: while the
very life blood Of our nation, the sta
biiity ANA permlnency Of its financial
system, is ass1ilel by the Democratic
platform: ana he made an earnest
plea for every voter to forget past
party affiliations and approach the
consideration of the issues involved in
this campaign-not as a Democrat. not
u a Republican, but as an American
citizen. who loves his country and his
counry's flag.
He then showed by apt Illustrations
and by official statistics the wonder
full prosperity the country had enjoyed
under The Republican lmin!strationS
Of President Harrison ana President
Mckinley: and then compared thes-
two administration with that Of Presi-
dent Cleveland from 1892 to 1896: AMI
showed how the Wilson tariff bill pass
ed by the Democratic party in 1893,
had brought business stagnati6n To our
country ami disaster to our republic
at homo ana abroad. Re spoke Of the
predictions of MI Bryan ana the De
mocracy in 1896. and eloQuently claim
ed that every one of them had been
fals.tcd hy the losic II subsequent
events. III said the Republican party
willingly submits it, record for the
last four years t. the careful scrutiny
Of every American citizen.
IN 1886, the Republican party made
many promises To the people of this
'auntry, and had. he said. kept every
,nc Of them faithfully. 1t promised
ta revise the tariff system. in the In
trrast 0f an the people. ANA, in 1927.
t wrote into the law Of the land the
Dingley tariff law. which rcplenishe1
IN" government treasury. started e.
singing the silent wheels nj industry,
gay" labor ample employment ana
launched this country upon period al
prosperity uncquailed Deipr" IN lls
whole history. ~ promised the PEG
PIE that me gold standard should r.
t"h"f"d 10, ana had kept TINS plrdS
by enarun@ the goa standard law I'M
~, today. there III r" controversy r.
sardtn@ the value "t any scNel hmeht
mitigation. Every American dollar is Il
gold dollar or It's cpulNaicnt ana
American credit stands hiEhcr' today.
nam tnlt n any othor nation. ~
'p' ke "t President MCKINNEY adlnlE-
StratI"n ana Sald the Tour years h"d
'c"n crowded fun with stirring events.
with momentous consequences ~ I'M ,
American pubic. Hr llktntd u I" n" I
administrations 81 washington ana
and sad 1t would stand on, +
bright ana glorious ~ the onward
narrh n nations. great ~ the arduous
srealness o. Things accomplished
lurnnS to expansion ana imperialism !
ne stated the positions q the two
great parties; ne emphasized At length ,
ne iact mat the position taken Dy the |
administration was the only one II /
QUO nave taken WIN h"hof' IN me /
as M tht fhlllpplheS. Nhd after dls-
uSslhS luIly thiS pu"su II III ~ NaI!-
'uS phases ne SaIN; we are IN the
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