Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-04-25

AdAsess - ~esasSs Diaise ~ Chester. Pa.
senator Blaine addressed the shipbnild-
ers aod citizens Of Chester. Pa. Saturday.
on the occasion Of . great public meeting
to protest against the proposed Wood tar
IN. He said
The genuine free trader never believes any
thing can be produced In this country - cheap
OF good ss II can be found abroad. and u you
ODER him for tss currency per ton = ste srnship
built on the Delaware, he viii try to f~fss ssie
you that one built on the tlyde TOR so per too
!. vast deal cheaper though the Anericsn
iron used In our steamships " admitted 10 ~ OF
better quaify than that employed IN English
Yards. But II You crafty the within Of the free
trader and permit American registers 10 undsr-
lie and the Americsn hsg 10 host over my hip
wherever butn. whaf have you gained, Can
you Ihr-e linz the bs.i. of tree trade
axsins, the great English and Frepch line. III at
are al led md upheld by their zoverumeniss
do not wish to give this audience the slight
est encouragement to believe that our govern
meni will aid the establishment OF steamship
lines In any direction. There Is undoubtedly
strong opposition TO " among q lafxe portion Of
our people. among some from principle. among
other. fron prejudice not unnsfuraly arising
from . mssu-ei subsidy TO two lines In the pas,
"A subsidy. however. that was granted on
wrong basis which there u no danger OF repeat
ing 10 the future.
Nor would IL he = matter Of propriety for one
In sny position 70 di-cus< here the probable 49,
tiou of Congress on Iho~e questi ns oonosrnir Z
which | may have TO act as seBs or. ] am
herr to-day only American citix n. .
republican. ss profound believer In the gres;
doctrine Of protecting American lsoor an Of
producing - much A. possible within the
United >tatss- Before the Outbreak Of the ~
bellia1 We were abreast, II bot al Il. Of Great
Britain IN aggregate tonsxe. and EQUAL
footing would speedily do the ~ Ia our
steam marine. but with England AL Frame
aiding their lines with mail contracts To drive
other lines from the ii IL idle for - enter
the race.
A very small amount eomp.r .tively would
ensble Us 10 become vicfors In the struggle on
ocean supremacy. Whist u coats 20 support Two
regiments Of vairy in the regular Army TO
maintain Ave large men-of-war shoat in the
navy would give Us lines OF frSt-cisss American
steamships 70 foreign pori.. For nj least OK OF
the principal commercial cities Of the Ausniir.
Pacific and Gulf ave stand In position TO b.
the irst commercial nsitoG In the W ord. Alone
OF ali the great powers We have . vast frontage
on two oceans whose waters bound all CONT
uenfs and Goa; commerce that c.vtixes and en-
riches the world.
Our coast line 10 losxsr than that which Dor
der. Europe. our hArbors are more numerous
and more capacious Than thos~ Of al our MARI
line rivals combined. Nature has given "a. q
position and power 10 lead the Commercial
world Shall we Use our opportunity or absn-
don the field 10 tbosr who have not . tIihe Of
our AdyantAge.i five r~gsin . proportion OF
our commerce which we held In ls5S. the profit
TO our people will be more than . hundred mil
lions per aInum-