The Portland daily press., 1900-06-28

these principles it has been raised In
honor and il will never be lowered In
dishonor.
might make one other suggestion and
that Is In relation TO the issue my friend
Bryan sought to raise in order to array
class against claes. The Republicans
party protests against any attempt under
| the guise Of 10 TO or war upon trusts.
to array armed camp Ognlnst armed camp
among the people OF this country. In
| regard to the trusts, l say that the REQ
oras of the two parties shows that the
people may put their faith In the Repub-
| lean party not TO promote Agrarian
strife, not to array class against class but
to protect all citizens because the party
Is not party Of faction or OF section,
but stands for all the people.
Upon one thing that concerns the peo-
pie of the state ! am informed your
platform may make declaration. 1 refer
now TO something in which we are all
| interested, the equalization OF taxation.
IL has been said that every man takes an
| interest In death and taxes. No one
| objects.to paying his fair share OF the
| taxes and IL is wise and expedient that
our sy stem Of taxation should be revised
In order that inequalities may be re-
moved. understand that great interests
| in this state have expressed their willing
ness to have the system OF taxation ad-
| justed.
Let me make one more suggestion.
| 1t Is that when this convention adjourn
| 1t be to resolve itself into committee OF
the whole on the State OF the Union in
order that we may go forward to mag
nificent victory In November.
| The real business Of the convention
came when Senator Frye announced that
IL any gentlemen had any candidates to
present tho time had arrived. In recog-
nizing Mr.. Heath, the Senator referred
to the Augusta man as one OF the elo-
quent men of the State, adding that when
MIR. Heath had made his speech there
would be little show for candidates other
than the one he would present. Mr.
Heath remarks bore out the reputation
given him as an orator by the presiding
officer. Mr.. Heath said:
SPEECH OF HON II. NJ. HEATH.
Mr.. Chairman: Gentlemen of the con-
vention:
The manhood OF State IS best shown
| In its governors. From the pioneer days
of 1920 TO this hour of responsibility, all
political parties have put forward men
worthy to stand for the rugged manhood
ami hardy strength born OF life upon the
sea, the forest and thief arm. There were
giants I'm the earth In those days. William
/ IN ~, y
| Capitol; Albion King Paris, Senator and
Judge; Enoch Lincoln, leaving seat in
| Congress for the Chair of State; Jona-
| than G. Hunton, from the farms OF Ken
/ nebec; Samuel Il. Smith, broad-minded
gentleman Robert p. Dunlap, his life in
keeping with his college town; Edward
Kent, the upright judge; John Fair
| field, colleague of Webster and OF Clay;
Hugh j. Anderson, merchant, governor
and Congressman; John w. Dana, with
long and honored service; John Hubbard,
with character as strong as the graz 0 hills
of his native town, and William q. Cros-
| by, in the troublous times when con-
science rent in twain the two great par
/ ties of his day.
| In the womb OF Liberty was born the
Republican party. Its first leader, An
son p. Morrill,, no man more brave, his
very voice worth ten thousand men In the
hours when the flying slave followed the
| star of the North to the homes OF liberty.
| After him the grand old Carthaginian, =
/ TO know hiiu was TO love him, friend
| of Abraham Lincoln, Hannibal Hamlin
j of blessed memory, Lot Nj. Morrill, -
Gods noblest work, an honest man, =
with the dignity of u Senator Of ancient
Rome, a bulwark of strength for the
nation in the trying hours of the Repub-
| lie. These men made history. Joseph Ill.
1 Williams, scholarly son of an illustrious
builder of the State. Israel Wash
burn, the great war governor, COM
peer of Andrew, of Yates and of Morton.
Abner Coburn, his charities lighting the
| way for many boy on Bonded knee,
| thanking God for the life and goodness
i of the unlettered man that, dying, re-
membered his fellowmen. Samuel Cony,
| true gentleman of the olden school /;
/ Joshua L. Chamberlain, from the college
chair to the shot and shell and he'll OF
| Gettysburg, from the stars OF the major
general bestowed upon the field to the
Chair OF State; Sidney Perham, towering
in his virtues as old Oxford's hills; Mel
son Dingley, legislator, governor, con-
| gressm an, leader,-an architect of law,
not a workman in the temple. Would
YOU see his mon ument, look around you.
| Whirring wheels and changing hammers
sing his memory. Selden Conner, scholar
and gentleman, his swinging crutch
mindful of the days when he gave his
youth to his country's cause; Daniel f.
Davis, wise lawyer, active in business, a
lovabie friend; Frederick Robbie. strong
when strength was needed, trained in
business, "a model executive; Joseph X.
Bodweil, merchant prince, wringing sue
cess out of life by his unoonquerable
will and sterling integrity; Sebastian ).
Marble, governor indeed, and every
inch governor; Edwin Z. Burleigh, of
tireless energy, OF uniiagging industry,
faithful to duty wherever called; Henry
b. Cleaves, IA lawyer of great ability,
watchful of every Interest OF the state, the
friend of everybody and everybody his
friend; Llewellyn Powers, closing four
years OF trying service with the thanks
of grateful people for his conscientious
devotion to his work.
Our friends, the enemy, have kept the
standard high. Samuel Wells, the learned
Judge; Alonzo Garcelon, young at ninety
and never old. honest-minded and true of
heart, and Harris NJ. Plaisted, Of dis
| tinguished service ON the field OF battle,
In the courts and the chair of State.
This Is the roll of honor you are called to
III.
We come 10 you from kennebec, that
| for fifty years has never missed a step in
marching behind the flag of liberty, of
protection and OF Americanism. We
bring TO you a candidate worthy OF such
lRepublicanism. He Is a representative
of the manhood of his State. On the
threshold of life, he comes with career
modest in results, rich in promise.
He began life with an empty pocket and
an honest heart, an Inheritance for
American youth richer than stocks or
bonds. Trained in our schools and col
Ieges, he took up the work Of ministering
L 4 =.