, 1874-07-07
SPEAKER BLAINE.
He Speaks Right Out to
His Constituents.
The Currency Question in
Process Of a Happy
Adjustment
The Free Trade Resolution Of
tho Maine Democracy
Wildly Absurd.
The People of Maine Not Ready
for ANY Such Nonsense.
1Ir. Blaine Finds Nothing Good in
tho Reciprocity Treaty.
It Is q Game Of Give and Take, All
in Oauada's Favor.
A General G1orihcation Of the
Republican Party.
President Grants Administration Both
| C1lcraccfu nnd Hnnnrahfn
1Ir. Blaine Finds Nothing Good in
tho Reciprocity Treaty.
It Is q Game Of Give and Take, All
in Cauada's Favor.
A General G1orification Of the
Republican Party.
President Grants Administration Both
Successful and Honorable.

sptcfaf Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune.
Bosros, July G.-Iu tho notification to
Speaker Blaine Of his denomination, tho Chair
man Of tho Convention says:
t'fho unurinlity Of your nomination to this
position for the seventh timo warrants tho
atatcmc,,t TINT tho record OF your public life la
one Of which your constituents arc Justly proNd.
4 COPY Of tho resolution adopted by tho Con@en-
tiou is oncloscd."
Speaker Blaine has replied as follows, under
aato of Saturday:
"GExr1Es1EN: avail mysolt OF the earliest
moment Of leisure aflor my return from Waell-
ngton to reply to your favor Of tho Goth Of Juno,
communicating to mo tho tlattoring intelligence
OF my unanimous nomination aB the candidate
Of tho Republican purity for Representative in tho
Forty-fourth Congress- from tho Third District
Of Maine. The resolutions to which you invite
my attention are SO generally acceptable to tho
people Of tho district that no issue will bo made
on tue matters embraced in tl1nm.
THE CURRENCY QUESTION,
at one time threatening to divide parties, and,
what would bo far moro serious. to divide scc-
tions, is In process Of happy adjustment, part
largo minority in both branches Of Congress
mud approved by the President. but moro largely
by tho operation Of causes moro power
fill than any legislation can be. In
these remarks I an indeed but repoat-
Convention. and gladly adopt as my own the
loading declaration Of tho series, that 1t iB tho
imperative duty Of tho National Government to
return to specie payments as soon ns wi states
.n'anai'p oan aafoly reaeh thnt result bnt wh,ie
ously couteat any position taken BY rH, they have
themselves chosen to
uA1sE ANOTHER ISSUE
on which To will not be slow to differ from thom.
"Tho Democratic sthte Convention. u ronoani-
mating their respectable candidate for Governor,
adopted, with suggestive, unanlmty, tho follow
ing resolution, tho loading article IN their ro-
viaod political creed:
Rtrolrsd, That protective tariff II most unjust,
unequal oppressive, and aaeful mods OF raising tho
public royeuuos II is one Of tho most poignant aud
fruitful source Of the corruptlons 1u administration.
We tAore,ore the Democracy 0: Ma'no, sn convention
assembled declare for FREQ trae and IN favor Of m
uufet.ored aud unrestricted commerce.
Il This advanced position, now formally and
boldly taken by the Maine Democracy in theiE
State Convention, receives additional point and
meaning BY the letter Of tho Gubernatoriai can-
dlaate, a1r. Itcomb, who, in accepting the notl,-
uation, HpecaIly approves the foregoing reHolll,;
ton, aid intimatca lis endurance of tho lowest
form OF revenue tarin only untii NO shall he
educated up 10 the idea Of eqaal
sss see ,ss sna sF0f'rs, tSs s,no9 0oF&e ta1 rs
Government and until this idoa shall bo brought
into practical operation. II tloro wero the
slightest danger Of tho Democratic party, Will
tllia avowol policy, coming into power. the dan
gcrs ahead would be truly appalling but, as 1T
such calamity impends. We may DO allowed IT. te
| oxumino with mora coolnesR tho wild al9surdt5
] Of tho propoait1on You will observe that the
! issno proposed il not tho old and familiar ont
| between tboso who advocate a tariff for pro
| lection and those who wish duties imposed
| ONLY FOIL REVENUE.
That Is an issue as old rs tho lowing OF imports
| and with occasional exceptions has boen detrr
mined largoly by latitude and longitude, or b.
| the differing intereats Which change Of aoctiot
aud varying forms OF interest hare deyelop!es'
but tho h1aino Democracy assume that alt tariff
| are moro or less protective, and heuce thoy Or
| Aoatie to thom and pronounce for
| FHEE-TnADE PUNE AND SIMPLE,
absolute md without aual|'sation 9l to quot
s"rostrIctea .na 1ea "o commerce." orc For Some ysar
past. to deal III round numbers. til
Federal Government has been collecting
raveuua Of 28o00Qo,ooo, onc.third frou
internal tasos, and two.thir.ls from tariff dutios
abolish all these dnties. havo abaoiute lroo tratat
with an unfettorcd and unrestricted commerce
Iu other wortlH tho A1Aino Democracy propoH
to raieo the a200. 600, 600 in gold coin. now oil
tainod from tariff du.ics, BY direct taxation, o
by a System OF exciseB, which might prove eve
moro oppressive than dsroct taxation.
itself th0re IL no other modo opau undor til
constitution Iy Which tho money can bo ralao
thau tho two named, ii tie tariff be abanlono
mud Mr.. Tito0mb, declares for direct taxation
Now II tho money Is to bo secured by direct tax
alton, aH 11r. Titcomb proposes, it wlll bo foun
to ha
NAMES GREAT MIsFoRTuSE.
that tho Constitution requires tho tux to t
levied in proportion to population, and not a
eording to wealth., but II, ayai.st Mr.. Tltcoma
policy, the direct tax were avoided, 1t would l
ciBes al onorouH and odions III human ingonuil
could devise, 4 henry internal tax would IL
ovltab!y bo levicfl upon a't 1nannfacturor
md, Indeed, upon al tho products Of Il
fold and forest, thu sltpyard and tho ql1arr
and cyely form Of industry would bo bufde1lt
and borne down by the o1actiolB of tho tg'
gatllorcr, aud these grioyouH hnrdships wo1lltt
imposed Oh our own people Ill order that foroig
countries might hayo tho benstit Of our marllo
for our products, without duty aud without to
| Our lum6og iutereata, embarrassed aud oppfoBBc
would havo to oollipato with tho untaxod prod1so
Of tho Canadian forestA our manufacture
| would nav tnxoB for tho houoft Of 1Suropoa
! fabr!ca; our ahip-bu,lllng would bo destroyed
tho taxation, which would rNndor 1t incapable
competing with provincial bottoHa. and, und
THE MAaIC HrKLI. or pKMonnATl0 F!tEls TRAD
our people, for tile iirst time since the found
ton Of tho Government would be thrown opt
70 tho wlola world
"Taxaton Ia aIl forms is ono Of the bnrde
Of civilization, but instead Of aulellofatinR
severity, and, II possible, getting, from 1t Sit
cpmpenaRttng adyantagoA AZ wlso legislation q
provide, our hla!ne Democrats propose to make
| to tho IaAt dogroe oppressive tn our own poop
nn,i ouetlciRt puly to tho Rlou ku1 the atrauKt