The Portland daily press., 1884-09-04
Why Blaine Should be President.
strong Letter From President Hamlin
of MiddIebury College.

Rev. DR.. Cyrus Hamlin, President of Mid
dlebury College, has written the following let
ter in answer to an inquiry relative to his ath.
tuds in the Presidential campaign Dr. Ham
lin is well known throughout Maine:
MDDLEBURy, Aug. 27, 1883.
MY DEAR SIR:-You ask me what my vote
will be and my reasons for my choice.
Will say briefly that shall vote for Blaine
and Logan.
would like to vote for st. John. But should
we cast votes enough for him to defeat an cleo
tion and throw it into the House we shall have
Cleveland and Democratic rule. To vote for
st. John then is to vote for Cleveland SO far as
one vote goes L cannot vote for Cleveland
First, On account of his immoral life
Second, Because he knows nothing about cur
national affairs any more than you or l.
Third, Because of his cruelty to the over
worked Car drivers of New York, showing him
to be an enemy to the workingmen.
Fourth, and chiefly, because of the tremen-
dous issues between the two parties, Republi-
can and Democratic. One or the other of these
two parties will rule the country the coming
ie1 Ionr years. cannot get rid of the response
bllity OF my vote. II refuse to vote that is
helping the Democratic party. If I vote for
81. John 1t is with the same result.
Ihe great issue between the parties is that of
Protective Tariff or Free Trade. England
studies our politics with intensest interest. and
Blaine. England is our great industrial and
commercial enemy. She is wise, patient pru-
dent, sagacious, powerful, greedy and selfish.
she has destroyed every nation that has been
lnyeigled or forced to yield to her commercial
policy OF Free Trade. l once believed in Eng
land, but have followed her policy in Port1-
gal, Spain, ireland, Turkey Egypt, India,
China and Japan. Destruction of native
industries, poverty, bankruptcy, degradation
and extreme misery have marked her course
in ora fIa
clouS events of this century. The man who
faVors the commercial policy of England is an
enemy to his country and to the human race.
should we become the industrial slaves of
England (what Free Trade would soon make
us), 1t will be an iron bondage which we shall
not De able to bear. Who can foresee what
blood ransom we shall be compelled to pay for
our freedom, or If the Union will survive the
shock?
With Mr.. Blaine as our President We shall
nave peace with England and with all the
world. We shall respect the rights of other
nations and they will respect our rights Our
great industries will supply all our wants DUR
ing the largest war. While We are indepen-
dent England will let us alone. It was in the
hour OF our distress and weakness that she In
suited as, made war against us by her Alaba-
mas, and that Mr.. Gladstone declared with
1ubllant voice to the British people that "Jef-
ferson Davis had created q nation!" Whig
and Tory, Liberal and Conservative, RusselI
Beaconsfield and Gladstone were alike ready
TO strike us, insult us, tread upon us when we
were down; and their successors will patiently
proved.
respect the personal character of the "In-
dependents" SO 1ar as / know them, but /
wish to except the quality of their patriotism
and common sense l could give many more
reasons, but my letter is too long.
Very sincerely yours,
CYRUa H