Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-11-01
BLAINE And LOGAN.
ENTHUSIASTIC REPUBLICAN MEET
ING AT THE WIGWAM.
Rousing Speeches by ex-Congress-
man III. +. Page and Hon.
Marcus II. Hecht.

Hon. II. T. Page, ex-Congressman from
this State, and Hon. Marcus II. Hecht, Re
publican candidate for Presidential Elector,
addressed large Republican meeting last
night at the Wigwam. They came from
San Francisco on the P. NJ. train, were met
at the depot by the County Central Com
mittee in hacks and escorted to the Golden
Eagle Hotel st p. NJ. delegations from
the Blaine and Logan Fire Brigade, Plumed
knights and McKenna Guard escorted
them from the hotel to the Wigwam, where
hundreds of people had assembled to hear
the eloquent gentlemen discuss the issues
of the day.
The meeting was called to order by the
Chairman of the County Central Commit
tee, who named Richard Dale as President
and read long list of Presidents.
Mr.. Dale made short but vigorous
speech, which was loudly applauded. He
then introduced, as the first speaker, Hon.
Horace f. Page.
When Mr.. Page came forward he was
greeted with prolonged applause and three
hearty cheers. He said it afforded him
great pleasure to appear before so large
and representative q Sacramento audience.
The vast assemblage before him was evil
dence of the fact that the people Of this
city were alive, wide awake, and had the
best interest of the nation at heart On
Tuesday next over 100000 freemen
would decide by their ballots who will
control the destinies of this nation for the
next four years. Before them, asking for
their suffrage, were two great parties, the
old Democratic party and the Republican
party. They are to decide whether tie Re-
publican party, the party that has con-
trolled the affairs of Government for the
past twenty-five years. under whose rule
OUR COUNTRY HAS PRosPERED
AS no other nation has, shall be continued
in power, or whether they will place the
affairs of the nation in the hands of the
Democratic party. They will be called
upon to decide whether American labor
shall be protected or not whether they
will yield into the hands Of the
solid South the control of this great Amer
lean republic. The Democratic orators and
sG..ie OF Their organs insist that the tariff
question is not an issue in this campaign
They try by every possible device to turn
the attention of the people from this i'm
portant issue. 1t is an important issue, and
one that interests every true American. be-
cause it directly affects American labor
The Republican party is in favor of a pro-
tective tariff for the reason that il protects
and digniies American labor The ma
iority i'll the last Congress was Democratic,
and the representatives from the solid South
are free traders. To-day, throughout the
length and breadth Of the manufacturing
States, this industry is paralyZed; those en-
gagged in it are anXiouSly awaiting the re-
of TnnS11Nr'G al fp,. no
Democracy gets into power with their free
trade notions, there is no telling what they
will do in that direction. \ tariff is not
tax, but license paid by foreign import
ers, and is laid to protect our home indus
tries. We can manufacture Just as cheap
in Sacramento as they can in England, eX-
scept the price of labor. Here the laborers'
wages are twice as much as they are in
foreign countries, and il is for the purpose
of
KEEPING UP THE PRICE OF LABOR
That the tariff is imposed. The Democ-
racy say we collect too much tax. Who
pays this tax? Not the American people,
but the English importer. The Republi-
can party IS tariff party, and are in favor
of raising that revenue SO high that there
will be an absolute prohibition of imports.
LCheers.l Who among the laboring class
would not rather get 81 per day for his
labor that 81? A reduction of tariff
means 4 corresponding reduction in the
price of labor. Yet the Democratic party
in their National Convention at Chicago
declared in favor of free trade. Ben Butler
arose in that Convention and in defense of
labor desired modification of that plank,
and what was the result? Free trade
triumphed, and he was voted down. The
Democratic party was also in favor of free
AG 10 4, !
by the Republicans, no ship built in a
foreign land can sail under the star
spangled banner, Eighty per cent of the
value of ship is paid for labor in her con-
structiOn Goods imported under a low
tariff will
SHUT Up AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS
Or cause a reduction of the price Of labor
that would place millions Of our people in
the deplorable condition of those in foreign
countries. He then contrasted the homes
and comforts Of the American people, indie
pendent and happy, surrounded with all
the luxurics of life, with those of England.
and claimed that their prosperity was the
result of the wise and protective legislation
of the Republican party
The Republican party, he said, was born
party of labor, and was opposed to the ex-
tension of servile and slave labor.
The Democracy say they want change
We give them a change of administration
every four years-a good one too-and
they ought to be satisfied. Laughter I
They say they want to get hold of the
books. For eight years they have had a
majority in Congress, and have had every
opportunity of investigating the books to
their hearts content. They tried to get in
the back door with Greeley; they tried to
steal in on Morey letter and now they
are trying TO crawl in through the sewers.
This latter plan will not work, however. as
we intend flushing the sewers on Tuesday
next. They cry Mulligan letters. and as
sert that Blaine is a bad man. They an
pointed committee once to
INVESTIGATE THOSE MULLIGAN LETTERS.
And after weeks of labor found not enough
in them to even justify the making of a re-
port to the House. He then reviewed the
administration of Buchanan, stating the
condition of bankruptcy in which they
turned over the affairs of the Government
to the Republicans. Their bonds, drawins.
6 per cent interest in time of peace. were
hawked around the world and sold at 4 dis
count of ~ per cent. Ii required the ser
vice of the United States army to assist in
the inauguration Of the immortal Lincoln.
What has the Democracy ever done that
can be placed to their credit? They on
posed the Legal Tender Act, to paw the
boys in the field. Hendricks voted AGAINST
it, and declared the draft. reconstruction
and the payment of our just debts in coin
unconstitutional. He voted against. and
by every means in his power endeavorcd 70
defeat, the passage of the thirteenth. four
tenth and fifteenth amendments 70 the
Constitution. He was opposed to specie
resumption, which made greenbacl.s worth
dollar for dollar The history of the Dem
cratic party, from 1850 down to the prcSen;
time,
Is ONE or REPEATED CRIME
They ask YOU to-day to trust them with
the affairs of the nation. With equal pro
priety the Tories Of 1776 could have asked
our revolutionary fathers to give them con-
troll of the country so dearly bought. As
we'll might Benedict Arnold have come
back and asked for an Investigation. or
Judas IScariOt demand TO be placed in
charge at the resurrection. He then re-
viewed Blaines foreign policy, and gave q
history of the insolvency affair He said
Blaine was the first American statesman
who had dared TO tell England that the
United States was a first-claSs power. and
would protect her citizens abroad
native or foreign born, with her
army if necessary. He reviewed Blane's
position on the Chinese question. for which
he said the people Of the Pacific coast
owed him a debt of gratitude He then
importuned all good Republicans, and citi-
Zens generally, to go TO the polls Tuesday