Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-10
GARDENERS RALLY.
Splendid Address by Hon. v
B. DolIiver of Iowa.
Large and Enthusiastic Meeting in
the Opera House.
An Eloquent and Mastery Discussion OF the
Issues OF The Day.


the Opera house. Fully 600 of the rep
resentative citizens We're present and
the Gardiner Band furnished music
The speaker Of the evening was Hon
Victor b. Dolliver of Iowa, and his
splendid address was one Of the best
campaign speeches ever heard in this
city. Gardiner people have not forgot
ten the former visit Of this eloquent
campaigner in 1894. and when he again
comes to Maine the Republicans vi
Gardiner Will not be satisfied unless
this city is put on the list Of Mr.. Dol
liver's assignments. Judge J. NJ. Lar
rabee, who presided over the meeting.
when he was here IS years ago. again
had the pleasure Of presenting him to
the audience, last evening. Others on
the stage We're w. 4. Atkins. ESQ. Of
the city committee. Hon. Q. b. Clason.
General ]. Il. Richards. Hon. Augustus
Bailey. and Charles Lawrence, Gardin-
er's only candidate for the Legislature
Mr.. Dolliver spoke for an hour and q
quarter. and was frequently interrupt
ed by applause. He is the typical
Westerner, Of magnificent physique.
tall and commanding, with breezy man
ner, and possessing strong. rich
voice that charmed his hearers from
the first. In opening he referred briefly
TO his previous visit to Gardiner. ana
then passed rapidly on to the consider
alton Of the great issues involved in
this campaign. He said that ii is not
the fault Of the Republican party that
the air is filled with the straw thai
was threshed over in 1896. The Repub-
lcan party would willingly regard sill
yer and the tariff as settled issues.
knowing that the unprecedented pros
perity now enjoyed by the country is
the result Of the gold standard ana
protection. This year ought To be made
year Of jubilee and Thanksgiving for
the great successes won by our arms
on land and sea. But the Democratic
party has raised the issue ana the bat
tie is on. 1t remains for the country
to crush the same foes that We're beat
en- off so successfully in 1856.
Mr.. Dolliver asserted that the record
Of the past eight years is an unansWer-
able argument for continued Republi-
can control of State and national af-
fairs. To change now would be as If
a patient. hopefully convalescent
should send away the skillful phySi-
clan who had saved his life. and give
himself over to the care Of third
rate horse doctor. The lesson of the
change in 1892 much not be forgotten
by the American people. The great
panic Of 1898 was assured as soon as it
was certain that the Democrats had
won the national election The menace
then was free trade; later it was free
silver. Whatever strength the silver
movement ever had, aside from the
Coustrainng influence of party lines
was gained by its appeal to the sense
of dishonesty in proposing to cut debts
in half Nothing is now left of free
silver but Bryan, who has for four
years been the only sign Of Democrat
ic life. He has made himself rich by
skimming the cream off the situation
into which ne plunged the Democratic
party.
The Republican party has earned
vote Of confidence from the nation.
The thrill Of new industrial activity
and business awakening was fat as
soon as the Republican victory was
won. four years ago. Prosperity
came and it has remained with US
Nothing like it was ever seen before
in this or any other land. There is
work for All ana the best uf it III that
American labor ie mid in 1oo- r,a,,t J,1
-
larS SoOu as Sold tht world over IN
Democratic times it is true that there
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simply taxes what ne can get ana IS
thankful far any work In RppubIicau
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50 he asks for higher wages ana gets
them and is Dai1 in honest money The
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stead of the minis and the wisdom Of
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SUITS. Inc FARMING class mas pIohttd'
for every staple agricultural product
has doubled IN Dric4 nnt ~ j financial
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oeNIce' ~ tIi'usH cItdSlllH IIe ~
mand. The Democratic party may try
IN cyiy-a pr,,.fdaDra tho credit f,,. tba
good untS. out IN" people KNOW tldt
while we had hard times under. Demo-
cratic RUE we nave ldu prosperity uII-
der Republican rule. and they know
that If u not An accident or tbl inter
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Inc speaker "tN' went OH t' the MS
CussiDn ot the new responsibilities which
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