Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-03-25
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Owing to the length of the address.
and the delay in transcribine. the
morning papers. including the Journal
were unable to place more than a
summary of this authoritative address
before their readers on Friday morn
ing. We are greatly pleased to be able
TO present the complete stenographic
report of this notable arraisnment. this
tremendous indictment of the botcherv
of the Wilson administration.
Handsome tributes to James G.
Blaine and Thomas e. Reed. a vipor-
.ous denunciation of the Democratic
tariff and the methods used bv vii.
Son and his leaders in foisting it upon
the country, an appreciatiye survey of
labor conditions. a forceful remon.
s'rance against the mismanagement of
.our foreign relations, an expression of
W
-i5elief that Wilson has not kent us o,t
.sof war but seems determined to bring
-ps INTO it. satirical review of the
presidents positions, condemnation of
.Ihe l. w. w. activities, and Senator
Smiths own definition of a good citi-
zen all are contained herein:
Iar. Chairman and Fellow Republicans:
= l must confess that when | onened
"sany eyes this morning | was not quite
.sure whether my welcome TO Maine
';|'as to be a warm one or a cold one T
IWould not have you think from ,ba,
expression that we are not accustomed
10 winter in my state. for we are. But
I'VE usually have tina; winter during tho
winter months and not in the spring.
',<Laughter and appl;,use)
4. However. if the atmosphere an
,peared little trying in the early
:tours of the morning. the warmth and
..glow and the enthusiasm DISPLAYED in
this convention must have had a very
..disturbing effect upon the plans which
-;were laid out
;. 7,;h,,.. - d.,
!; % 0ee''
i l came to Maine first twenty years
ago. l came at the instance of the
"Hhen great leader of the Republican
party in Congress, Thomas b. Reed
.aApplause) A veritable giant. physi-
1cally and intellectually. He asked me
ito come. in my early experience as a
l,public man, and inasmuch as he had
iEiven me vastly greater recognition
than 1 had deserved when he was
taking up the committees of the Fifty
Fourth Congress. l yielded readily to
his solicitation, and as mingle among
..the people of Maine today 1 think of
THAT marvellous statesman, whose clear
EYE and faultless vision was where our
:party ought to lead and always had
the courage to lead it (Applause)
!. come from a commonwealth which
followed Names plumed knight with
all the earnestness and enthusiasm of
its own fellow citizen. Never in the
history Of Blaine did Michigan with
hold her just mede Of praise, and
,singularly enough. Mr.. Chairman,
when I visited Maine before it was
upon the evening Of the last Demo-
cratic administration. Naughter)
mot wholly as a result Of my visit,
;but partially, perhaps. Naughter)
That was the last Democratic ad-
sministration with which 1 had the
privilege Of serving from that day I'M
It'll the present administration afflicted
the country, and I am bound to say in
isober earnestness that that admins
,.tration Of twenty years ago, while it
chad its faults, had many virtues. and
there never was a time in the history
.of Grover Cleveland's administration |
& this government when an American
citizen could not hold his head high in |
the world: (Applause) This present |
administration has passed more use