The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-10-18
BlafnG's Talk.

anoke here at greater length than
nsuaI After calling attention to the
nrofective tariff as the great issue OF
The campaign, and expressing the
relief that Michigan, a State so much
| Interested in protection, would fol-
| low the lead OF OHIO, he said:
aJ have received since 1 have been
in this state two or three letters from
ne,sons asking me to state whether
+ had ever been q member OF the
Accommodating party. In connection
with these inquiries from persons Ia
| Michigan / have received some teIe-
grams from the Pacific coast asking
Whether | was not a supporter OF Mr..
| Fillmore when he ran III 1896 as The
| native American candidate TOR Pres
idelt Let NE say in full and ex-
pllcit reply To these inquiries by
| letter and telegraph that l never
| was a member OF the hing
| order: that I-never voted for a man
| VINO was nominated by it, either for
| State or for national office, and that
instead of supporting Mr.. Fillmore
in 1856 when i Was Il young man OF
tweDty-six, l had the honor to he a
member of the National Repub' lean
convention which nominated Gen
eral Fremont, (cheers) and rs the
General is now on this platform he
will be able. to bear testimony that
however insufficient NV support may
have been 1T was very earnest and
very ardent. (Renewed cheering.)
| was then junior editor OF the KEN
nebec Journal and the paper was en-
tirely devoted to General Fremont's
advocacy and aided in giving him
the largest majority ever cast in
Maine for u Presidential candidate of
any party. (Cheers.) The Know
nothing order holds views in regard
to immigration and naturalization
with which l never had any synlpa-
thy AID from which l never besltated
10 express my dissent. But in cob
nectiOn with that subject let me say
that there are at present three wrongs
which in my judgment require cor
reciiOn.
Fir~t-I think the habit which has
grown upon the pant Of some Euro
pean countries of sending their pau
pers to the United States ought no
to he longer tolerated. 1 baiieve in
the good old American SYSTEM which
requires that each town or each
county shall take care of its own. IF
in European countries their laws
tend to jmpOverish their. working
people, these countries ought to take
care OF them when reduced to want
Instead of shipping them to the
United States.
The second and still more objec-
tionable is the practice of SHIPPING
their criminals to the United States
as has been done in many cases, erin
iuals being released from punishment
"n condition they shall come to
the United staes. ! think that a very
grave ofitnse TO this country which
should not be permitted.
Third Ii a tariff for protection is
designed to elevate the laboring man
III this country and secure him good |
wages, (if it Is net for that 1t is not |
for anything) then 1 think, The Gus
which some men are trying to
Introduce, of employing, cheap con-
tract labor from foreignscountries to
compete with home labor, ought to
he stopped. II is a species Of servi-
tnde against the spirit of our laws
aud Injuries all who are in anyway
with it.
These are three evils that | think
to be remedied, but as to etefy
honest Immigrant seeking to bet
.er his condition, whether he
come from the British Lies or
rom the great American empire,
rom the sunny chimes of the Latin
latIons, we bid him God speed and
him hearty welcome and hos
,liaHty, and when he IS admitted to
''S!zenshlp we assure him protection
't none and abroad. Once among
is aud OF US his rights are equal be-
ore the law with those of the native
'orn citizen. No distinction cal, be
among those who are clothed
vito the honor of Am: ricau citizen
At the conclusion of his remarks
'ialne Introduced Gen. Ere mont As
ne gallant soldier WHO led the Re-
party in its first great pc
ti'tsi conflict, which, though ending
/ a montreal defeat, was really the
PREPARATION Tor It's splendid triumph .
'ur years later. The appearances of
General was the signal for en- :
luslastic cheers. He returnet hi.
in a brief speech, in the
'urse Of which lie said:
MI. Blaine has referred to tie
Itt that he was a member Of tue ,
invention that nominated me in =,
The loyal and cordial support :,
hsch L am now giving Mr.. Blaine :.
The best testimony [ can bear to =
hat he has said about the earnest -
lpport of me when l had the homer j,
De at the head OF the party in its Z
st great national c~ontest.n e
AT Present there was a fine recen- II
~. Rev. a. Hastings Ross read =
address OF welcome, to which
responded briefly. General 6.
'eioont Was then introduced and h
ade few remarks. 1t was about W
II past seven when the train ar ia
'ed at Detroit. Blaine and COM AZ
ny with Senator Hale were driven at
Mrs. Chandeliers, where he will
End the night. Tomorrow he will NJ
through Michigan, reaching FRI
a'h Bend Indiana, in the even of