Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-07-05
Bartlett for Sheriff
On the Fourth Ballot. Walker for
County Commissioner.
ONLY TWO CONTESTS IN A LIVELY CON-
vENTIoN, OVER WHICH HON. JOHN
P. swAsEY PREsIDEs.

the expression which seemed to give th'
sentiment of those attending, after tb'
adjournment of the Republican count,
convention at South Paris last Tuesday
Certainly the Republicans of the
county are awake and interested, as nj
one could doubt who observed the scenes
of the convention. There were som,
contests, and warm contests at that, bu
they were all in good humor, and there
was nothing but good feeling in the
speeches that were made.
Hon. John p. Swasey, who was chair
man of the convention, was given such
reception AZ he always gets in his OWE
county, and was heard with the closest
attention in the speech of nearly an hour
which he made in taking the chair.
| A number of the delegates arrived In
South Paris Monday afternoon and even.
ing, and there was something of the
time honored "night-before" atmosphere
about the place, though quite number
of the delegates did not come until
morning. The lower floor of the court
house presented lively scene for an
hour or two before the convention, as
friends met and greeted, and the cigar
boxes of the candidates were drawn
upon.
Ten O'Clock was the hour set for the
opening of the convention, but az s)me
of the delegates were late about arriving,
and the county committee waited till all
had reported, it was 10:45 when Chair
man Alton c. Wheeler of the committee
called the convention to order. The
court room was we'll filled with delegates
and others, and several ladies had seats
in the gallery.
A brief and earnest prayer was offered
by Rev. A. T. McWhorter of South
Paris, and Chairman Wheeler then an
uounced the Temporary organization of
the convention. The secretaries were
E. C. Bowler Of Bethel, Walter G. Morse
of Rumford, and F. E. Stearns of Hiram
After they had taken their places,
Chairman Wheeler with few words
introduced Hon. John P. Swasey of
Canton, Representative to Congress
from the Second District, as the chair
man of the convention. Mr.. Swasey
was received with prolonged applause.
In opening his remarks, Mr.. Swasey
thanked the people for their cordial
welcome, and referred feelingly to the
many pleasant associations which so
endeared old Oxford County to him.
Since my election to congress, said
Mr.. Swasey, there has been period OF
twenty months, and during fifteen Of
those months have sat in the halls of
congress, in special or regular session.
entered in the midst of an important
session, during the closing months of
the administration of that great Ameri-
can, Theodore Roosevelt, whose tri-
umphal progress around the world has
been something never matched in the
worlds history. (Applause.) He left
his impress upon the history of the re-
public in the seven and half years that
he was president. And when he retired
from that office, he recommended to the
country as his successor, to continue his
work, worthy man, William H. Taft.
(Applause) William II. Taft was in
augurated as the great president of the
United States, as he has shown himself
to be during the past sixteen months.
When Taft called congress in special
session on the fifteenth of March after
his Inauguration, he faced the stormiest
conditions in congress ever existing
there since the days of Lincoln. He
faced great number of important and
perplexing problems, one of the greatest
Of them the revision of the tariff.
The revision of the tariff, with its four
thousand schedules, is great task.
It's easy to talk glibly about tho "hid-
eous schedules" Since the Dingley bill
was enacted, we have had to change the
whole map of the industrial world.
Manufacturers of the whole world are
now heading for the American market.
More than that, the laborers of the
whole world are heading for employment
in our American industries.
What about the revision? You'll find
plenty of men on the street who can give
you the rule by which the tariff should
be fixed, but fixing the rate is different
matter. Serene Payne, man Of long
experience, and the other members of
the ways and means committee, worked
year on that bill, and worked honestly
and faithfully, as even the Democrats
testify. The Payne bill wasn't perfect
measure, 1t would be impossible to draft
a perfect measure, but the work of that
committee was we'll and faithfully done.
Under that tariff, our imports have
rapidly increased. Half our imports are
on the free list, and twenty-six per cent
of our imports are manufactured goods.
1t isn't perfect measure. But it is q
real revision downward, and a revision
by Republicans, who are alone to be
trusted to revise the tariff in the interest
of American industry.
Now have a little matter Of my own.
You've known some mean things about
me, but you've always known where l
stood on every public question. Jap
plause.) When the session of congress
closed Saturday night, no record Of q
Republican congress ever showed more
fidelity to Republican principles than the
record of this congress. Every measure
that Taft wanted, with two exceptions,
he got.
l am honored that the recent Demo-
cratic convention in this district spent
most of its thunder on me. The old
war horse from Knox, in nominating Mr..
Meg illicuddy, devoted most of his time
to me, and accused me of Cannonism,
Aldrichism, and so on. Mr.. McGilli-
cuddy paid me a high compliment as
being a worthy man and good friend of
his, but said that don't truly represent
the people of this district. He must
have an almighty lot of respect for me,
If he believes that. l have voted for
every administration measure. ! have
been Republican at both ends of Penn
sylvania Avenue, not Republican at the
white house and a quasi. Democrat at
the capitol. have voted standing both
feet on the Republican platform, and in
support of Mr.. Taft. II that's Cannon
ian, I'm nniltu nf Gannnniam thank