Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-20
Congressman MoGiilicuddy.

Congressman McGiliicuddy was the
next speaker and ne was greeted with
a good measure of applause from the
2d District Democrats. He alluded in
opening 10 the convention which he
nae presided over in the same hall two
years before. He discussed national
issues and spoke in detail of the in
Nestigutfon CT the se-cailed Steel Trust.
in which ae participated.
Continuing, he said in part:
1T Is genuine pleasure to meet
today. the representatives of the tri-
| umphant Democracy of Maine. NOT
that we eNult in mere party victory
bur rather because in the great polif-
ical contest OF two years ago the peo
pie Of our State by their solemn vote
registered their faith in the principles
represented by the Democratic party.
And further that following the election
in Maine the people of the whole
country declared their confidence in
the Democratic party and their faith
in the soundness and justice OF the
principles which it represents.
Their principles are the same, to-
! day, That they were then, and We con-
fidently appeal to the people to re-af-
frm their faith in those PRINCIPLES. be-
lexing that the honest application of
them to present conditions in this
country viii solve the problems and
relieve the burdens which now cypress
| the people In that great campaign of
/ education two years age we pointed
! out to The country the solemn pledges
/ Of the Republican party in the Presi-
| dental co1paign of 1908 to revise the
tariff unequal burdens, only to be fol-
/ lowed after the election by the shame
fol violation Of the plighted faith of
that party in the enactment of the
odieus Fayne-Aldrich tariff law and
other t-iavoring legislation of the
61st Congress, which have ever since
continued their great purpose of i'm
poverishing the toiling many to en-
rich tic favored few
In that campaign we pointed out
| that the Republican party was utter
ly unable to give relief to the people
for the reason that the party was alb
solutely under the domination and
control of the great trusts of this coun-
try. And we predicted that the time
was not far distant when the great
masses of the people within that par
ty would be compelled for their own
safety to rise up against this trust in
fiuence which controlled their party.
And now behold even before the open
ing of another campaign we see the
Republican party rent asunder from
one end of this country to the other
| in heroic struggle on the part of the
| masses of the people and leaders in
| sympathy with them in that party, in
| their efforts to free the party from the
| domination of the trusts which they
now publicly proclaim absolutely con-
troll it,
"But they win find that the trusts
| have a strange hold upon that party
too strong to be broken by any power
within the party.
Hence il will be the old struggle
| over again-the Democratic party
against the trusts, the manhood of the
masses against the money of the mo-
nopolies. In its far reaching effect up
on the welfare and interests of the
plain people of this country it will be
the most important campaign since
the civil War
The various legislation passed by
the Democrats in the House of Repre-
sentatives were eulogized by Congress-
man McGillicuddy. He kept his audi
ence in joviaI frame of mind through
out his address. Notwithstanding the
lateness Of the hour Twice when he
attempted to stop his followers stamp
ed and shouted for him to go on.
Go ahead. old Mac! Go il, McGilli-
cuddyi" they cried.
The convention adjourned at 40
p. NJ,