The Portland daily press., 1880-10-27

the Democratic doctrine, and that Is wages
must come right square down to an equal with
German wages, and then the goods can be
made right here in Portland as cheaply as they
can in Germany, and not till then can we COM
pete on equal terms. But the workman says
can't stand that. No, he couldn't He couldn't
send his wife to church because he could't af-
ford to buy clothes for her. nor his children to
school, because it would take every hour of the
time of every man, woman or child in the
family to earn the poor clothing they would be
compelled to put up with.
But the workman says he couldn't have his
beef and mutton at those wages, and he
couldn't. But he could have black bread and
rice soup. This is Democratic bill of fare for
you. Naughter) The Republican party says
it wants to run its factory here in Portland and
pay wages which will allow every workman to
send his children to school. (Appause.)
Why? Because in 20 years hence the destinies
OF the republic must rest on their shoulders
ana we want them men and women of intel
ligence. We want to run our factories here in
Portland SO that the wife can go to church.
Why? Because every wife who goes to church
makes the husband better man and citizen.
We want to pay our workmen good wages.
Why? Because every year he will lay up a
little, then he will buy lot, and pretty soon
he will put house on that lot, and then he
will put his wife and children into that house;
hen he will have more at stake in this govern
ment, and will go to the polls with more con-
science and more heart in the welfare OF the
government And the Republican party be-
lieves that the workman who supports himself
should live as we'll as the miserable loafer who
does nothing, or the rich man who never does
anything.
How have we kept the factory running, and
continued to pay the wages, which allow the
workingmen to send their children to school,
their wives 10 church, and enable them to own
little homes of their own, while Germany has
been making boots so much cheaper? We say
Yes to Germany, come right over here and sell
your goods to all who will buy, but before you
come, pay to the Treasurer of the United
States to help run this government exactly
$50. Don't you see what we have done? Now,
his case of boots has cost him as much as the
case has cost the manufacturer here in Port
land. The Portland manufacturer has been
able to compete with him, and has done it
without cutting wages down, and the Ameri-
can people have been relieved of the burden
OF taxation just SO much.
That is protection and that is all there is to
it. But our Democratic friends say you
would get your shoes cheaper. Well, would
you? The Republican party says no. There
a time when the first steel rails were used
in this country that they cost $3.50 per ton.
Then we put on high protective duty. We
opened coal mines and iron mines, and started
blast furnaces, and put on high duty to pro-
tect them, and to-day we can buy steel rails for
800 ton. Take another instance, porcelain
knobs. There was time when we did not
make them. Then we put high duty on
them, and in few years we could buy the
same knobs for So dozen, and all the time
we had kept wages up by the high tariff.
This is a most remarkable case and has an
illustration in history. Ireland was once one
of the most prosperous nations in the world.
1t had high protective tariff. 1t manufac-
tured immense quantities of cotton, of silk
and hosiery. There were 10000 looms. In
every house in Dublin there was a loom, and
the inmates were as happy and contented as
Trisl,Opn pould hp in that cjimota and that
soil with plenty to eat and wear. But Eng
land looked upon her as she looks upon you to-
day, with the same old eye. (Laughter.) Do
you know that the Golden club is taking part
in this campaign? That it is contributing doc
uments and money to run this free trade cam
paign of the Democracy England would
gladly give million dollars, aye, London
alone could well afford to pay that to secure
the triumph of this party. Why? Because
your manufactures would stop and theirs
would supply to this country just what yours
are supplying, and they would reap the bene-
fit instead of having it remain aere at home.
They looked just so upon Ireland. They
said to the Irish people, you have better
climate and soil than we, and can grow the
raw material much better. We can buy the
raw material of you, make it up and sell you
the manufactured goods. Ireland consented
and in the articles of union the tariff provis-
ions were repealed, and in a few years the
Irish people found out what free trade meant.
goods at their own prices but they bought the
raw material at their own price. Poor Ireland
was ground between the upper and neither mill
stones. In few years million people starved
to death.
That was one of the results of free trade. In
a few more years million were forced to
leave the country they loved as dearly as you
and love ours-driven away from home and
by what? Free trade. They had seen their
fathers, mothers or children starving and were
b., end AL, "a
them came here. We received them with open
arms, and they have given us a return. They
have helped to build our great railroads, our
broad canals, and our public edifces, and tens
of thousands of them helped to fight for the
stars and stripes for which we owe them some
thing, and here let ne say that it is the most
marvellous OF all marvellous things that nine
out of ten Irishmen who were forced from their
homes and the country they loved by British
free trade, will go to the polls and vote
Democratic ticket and for free trade. Why in
the name of common sense any bright Irish
man can vote the Democratic ticket. is beyond
my comprehension. Why any Yankee who
finds work in the factories and furnaces will
vote for the Democratic party and to cut down
wages, is beyond human comprehension Gap
plause.)
The speaker next took up the Democratic
cry that the tax to support the government is
an unequal one. 1854 100000 year is the
amount of revenue we are obliged to raise. 1
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Democrat say was INVITING about the war.
Laughter) Well, we get $60,000,000 year
on whiskey. Does that fall heavily on any OF
you? CLaughter.) We get $20.000,000 on to-
bacco, $3,OOO,O00 on perfumery, $6O0O,OOO out
of banks and bankers, and if there is a banker
here who objects to that tax let him give me
his stock (laughter) and we get 100000 on
matches, at the rate of one cent on every one
huDured matches. Here is this grand, glori-
Gus country OF ours with all its innumerable
a,,1 hon nax,,A
growl over paying cent on every one humid
red matches (Great laughter).
There is one duty that does press somewhat
on the people, the duty on sugar, and 1 sup
pose that it does add to the price of sugar
about three cents, and in the last Congress in
a free trade committee l did my best to get
that tax reduced % per cent, and that free
trade committee beat me every time, and
why? Because Louisiana raised sugar, land it
also nominated Hancock.
Mr.. Frye took up the cry of corruption"
and said that the Fusionists, in the two days
and half that they were in power last winter,
in and opt of the State House, in handling
$4,000, stole and wasted more money than the
administration of President Hayes has lost in
collecting over $4,000, 100000 of money.
At this point he said that perhaps he had
said enough. but general shout went Up go
on" and one man said "We'll stay all night to
hear YOU and Mr.. Frye rejoined "Thank you
but don't want to speak all night, you must
remember that this will make 70 times that
have spoken in this campaign.
The distinguished speaker paid a magnifi-
cent tribute to Gen. Garfield, and described in
thrilling terms the scene at Chicago when
the most magnificent soldier who ever drew a
sword in ancient or modern time (applause)
that peerless soldier and statesman our own
James G. Blaine, (applause) and that
prince of iinanciers, John Sherman, contested
for the crown of the republic"
From the commencement to the close of Mr..
Frye's speech he was listened to with the
closest attention. At the close three rousing
cheers were given for the speaker, three for
Garfield and Arthur and three for the coming
redemption of Maine.
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