River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-10-16
what the Republican Policy Has Done for
the West
The following speech by James e. Blaine at
Massilon, Ohio on the Sth inst:

The following speech by James e. Blaine at
Massilon, Ohio, on the sth inst:
Men of Ohio-In procession of our political
opponents at Youngstown, recently, there ap-
peared a man and woman in rags and apparent
HretchednCss bearing the inscription: This
Is what protection has done for US. lDerislve
laugh This was intended to typify and de
nounce the results Of protection in Ohio. l
want to present the other side of the
picture Ia Ohio to-day there are
n Geo manufacturing establishments; they cost
800 COG, 900 and they turn out annually pro
duct worth three hundred and fifty millions of
dollars Out of the results of that investment
and that product, | observe a great many
people in Ohio who are not III rags an not IN
Nretchedness Laughter and great cheerIng.I
Thirty-fve or forty years ago the entire west
ern country was called upon as an agricultural
community to oppose the protective tariff, be-
cause II unjustiy favored the manufacturer of
lhe cast Since than the manufacturing IN
austries of the country have Travelled westward
antil OHIO has become one of the largest man
dfacturiug states in the UHiOn and combining
within berself q great agricultural interest and
great manufacturing interest, she presents all
The elements Of comfort and material progress.
Steadily, as the agricultural states become set
lied. manufacturers follow. Indiana and Illinois
and Michigan are coming on rapidly after ONO
Iowa, Kansas and
MINNESOTA WILL COME ALONG
in due time the result bcing that the protective
policy now upheld by the Republican party
operates so a. to carry manufacturing INTO
every state and ultimately into every county
in the Union. 1t never was designed that one
part of the country should be permanently
agricultural and others manufacturing, but 1t
was designed that agricultural and maHutact-
uring interests should 90 hand in hand Lcheersl
and wherever they do go hand in hand you
have thrift, progress and happiness. he
ncwed cheering If this industrial system
which combines the higest elements Of human
prosperity by uniting the agricultural and
the manufacturing interests, is worth preseTv-
ing Won should not forget that our political
opponents have never taken action IN the last
fify-One years-never since 49,, when they
had the power-in congress, either to repeal
the protective tariff If one existed, or to try 10
repeal it. or to prevent the enactment of such,
so that the assertion that the protective
tariff hinders the development of the commerce
of the country Is not only dlsproved by the
facts but directly the contrary is true; for az
riculture and manufactures and commerce go
band i'll hand, and were designed TO 50 hand IN
hand. They are the triple cords which bound
together make mp the strength OF national pros
berity / assume, therefore that the people of
Ohio are interested in maintaining the protec-
live ia rff and if you is in your power to do
it. TGreat cheering Ohio speaks her voice on
Tuesday next This district Will have the OPP
portunity to speak her voice and say whether
bne of the most brilliant advocates of protection
that over served in congress shall be returned
Tcheers for Mckinley, with the opportunity to
vindIcatc by your votes the splendid experience
which Ohio had in developing her agricultural
and manufacturing interests together 1t is
for vou the men of Ohio, while the nation look,
to record your opinion and your Judgment. |
thank YOU for your cordial reception, ana pld
you good bye