Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-03
South Windhsm Rally Was
4 Big Success.
Audience Remains TIL After Il
?. M...heaTd a Speakers.
l,es neuIder Orator fsom Chicago
0vsaiiy Enihussd Men.

South Windham. Sept. "A. c. Rank
IN Of Chicago spoke here at a Repub-
lican rally last night with Asher c.
Kinds, County Attorney William C..
Eaton and Senator Percival P. Bax-
TOR TO an enthusiastic audience which
filed the largest hall in the village,
and remained to a late hour listening
intertly TO mastery presentations OF
the issues of the campaign. The South
Portland Glee club came out in spec
ial car and furnished the music.
There has not been j political meet
ING in this town for years at which
has been equalled the spontaneous
cordia,ity and enthusiasm OF the recep-
tion given to Mr.. Kinds; and when Mr..
Rankin spoke for nearly two hours
holding his audience until after IL
o'clock with wit anecdote and unan-
swerable argument, the applause was so
frequent that at timse the speaker pro-
ceeded with difficulty
Everybody recognized tire fact that
new and powerful factor has been IN
trcduced into the campaign In the per-
son Of A. G. Rankin. Mr.. Rankin Goes
not discuss political issues from all
academic standpoint. He speaks OF
the relation of the protective system
IN the man who works with his hands,
from the personal experience of many
wears as an iron mOulGer in the great
iron city of Pittsburg, and his grasp
of facts and figures is only less marvel
Gus than the entertaining way in which
he nresents them to his audience. His
story of the great tin plate Industry
which has grown up in this country
and Of which ne himself can Justly
claim to he the originator. Is 'one OF
the most striking examples of the ben
Gifts to labor of the American protec-
tive system, that was ever told.
Former Senator Joseph l.. Robinson
of 50. Windham presided. Senator
Baxter spoke of Legislative measures,
and County Attorney Eaton explained
the working of his office and that OF
the sheriff
=. Asher Kinds.
Mr. Kinds was received with every
mark of approval. His address was d
thoughtful and convincing argument on
the vital issues OF the campaign, with
which he has such wide familiarity
arising from his years of service In the
national House He uttered a note OF
warning against the specious argu-
n,ents Of the Democracy, which has
never vet originated or supported
measure which has been for the well
fare Of the country.
He referred TO an apparent DISPOSE
ton on the part of seine of the people
to try something new because tney
were mofnentarily dissatisfied with
some of the apparent inconsistencies
of the tariff which has not yet had time
TO prove whether It Is good or bad and
clearly stated the dangers that would
surely arise from placing the settled
policies Of the nation in the hands that
those who in the past have shown that
they would do nothing but overthrow
them and give the-country nothing IN
the. place of them.
Referring to the coming election Mr..
Kinds urged his hearers to give their
support TO the entire ticket. He said
that no matter what differences OF
opinion as to the desirability of candi-
dates there may have existed before
the nominations were made-and as an
example he said there were thousands
of people in the district who before
the convention. had preferred another
man to him as the candidate for Con-
gress--that there should now be a unit
ed front presented to the common OPP
ponent of all, and every man on the
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