The Portland daily press., 1884-10-25

The business men of New York in mass-meetine
assembled, on the eve CT an important Presidential
election, address themselves to their fellow-clti
zens as follows:
First-The question to which every elector is ask
ed to give careful and intelligent thought whether
American industries and honest toll shall be pro-
tected by the National Government against the
competition Of foreign cheap labor? Upon the
subject of the great political parties has ex-
pressed itself in positive terms and has placed in
nomination gentlemen who have both the brains to
formulate their views and the courage 10 utter
them; while the other comforts itself alike upon the
ambiguity of its confession of faith, and the en-
forced silence of Its chosen apostle.
Sacond-Apsrt from their platform, the position
of the two political parties has been we'll ascertain-
ed by their recent action in Congress. The Demo-
cratic party defeated avOwed DrOtectiOuist and
elected pronounced free-trader TO the Speaker
ship, and he promo assigned another free-rader
10 the cDairmaDship of the Ways and Means Com
mittee. who in turn introduced free-trade meas
ure which pardlyzed enterprise, impaired CONNER
cial and financial confidence, and unsettled value:
thus threatening capital and labor alike. And but
for the coura.e and wisdom of the Republicans q
statute would have been enacted which would have
necessarily reduced the salaries and wages of our
employees who have assembled with us today to
vice their indignat n that their representatives
should encourage foreign handicraft 10 the eHeln.
sion of tha OF the American workBen. (Cheers)
Third-The Democratic party demand for =
ernment is based upon NO argument which com
mends IL to us as business men.
We are once more a united people.
We at peace with the entire world and desire
to remain so.
our pr ducts of the soil and Of the haod already
mud purchasers in foreign lands, and these markets
Our financial system is sound and our currency
Is simple.
Our National credit Is second to that of no other
nation on the planet.
our civil service is based upon itneps and merit,
and avails itself OF the labor OF those gallant
soldie aud sailors who served honoraby during
the ar for the Union.
Our lives and our liberties are protected be We
natives or adopted citiz-ns, whether We at
home or abroad, and we worship God according to
the dictates Of our cJnsciences, and in conformity
with our respective creeds.
These blessings resulting In a great measure
from the patriotism and craftsmanship which has
moulded the legislation OF the last quarter OF q
century, anc we here solemny declare that v 9 will
not tuperil tham by restoring TO power party
which boasts the solid support of sixteen States
that rebelled ag.inst the government. Qjheers)
Which cast l52 vntes in the II ''use of Representa-
tives AGAINST protection TO American labor. loud
Cheers.)
Which periodically suggests startling changes In
Which has views upon the sanctity of the National
debt, which are prejudiced by knowledge that It
was created to suppress Democratic rebellion;
and
which knows no better form of civil service than
promptly discharging the present goverDmsnt en-
ployes. soldiers and saiors Included and substitute
ing for them an army Of men inexperienced in
everything but partisan politics. Cheers and
ldughterl
Fourth We continue to view with alarm and re-
gret the fact that the grave commercial issues
before the people do not sGfici ntly interest
fellow citizens of the Southern States tn Justify
them in effort to break the phalanx Of 153 cleo
toral votes which are perpetual menace 10 the
North OF SOLID South" thus fosteri, political
esirangement and keeping unhealed the wounds Of
civil Until dispo-ition is mani ested BY our
Southern brethren to discus living irsues rather
than to revive those which have been determined by
ito the great Rl0rV of n
would be madness TO try the experiment OF Demo
cratic rule.
preferences heretofore. we now recognize the wis
dom Of the Chicago Conveni ion in u minatiDg for
the Presidency our late Secretary of State james
g. Blaine (Loud aud repeated cheers.
Selected by popular demand, and not bN any ma
chine; chosen for merit and not for expediency
be has developed such casdor, zeal and intrepdity
endears him TO a people who always respect
fraDkuess, honor, genius and love courage; his ut
terances have been unmistakably emphatic on tho
great que tiOn Of the hour and he has lived TO ex
perenee the inevitable ction viii h follows sour
rilous and mendsci US slander, Setting aside the
issues 81 tns % & camp dg5 ana considering only The
President of the United States. James G. Blaine
stands today Hyperion to Satyr." (Cheersl.
Sixth-The nomination of General John A. Logan
(loud cheers for the Vice Presidency fulf's and
nerpetuates the pledge of the business men Uf New
York that the services Of the gallant men who
risked their lives TO avert disruption Of the Union
shall not In day and generation be forgotten. If
we can help IL. And, moreover, IL assures that
bno loss OF kret1uont (WnlCn dOu IOfDlul
place in the executive chair man well-6tted for
the emergency with positive convictions openly and
repeatedly expressed; whereas the death of Mr..
President Cleveland would remand the executive
branch of The government to one who in the hour OF
peril never utefei q word, INDUCED hope, or
breathed prayer r the safety OF the Union
Lastly We desire most earnestly aud sincerely to
place upon record in This public amer and in the
| presence Of this inmense concourse Of citze Of
this metropolis, our admiration OF aud graft ude for
the dignihed administration of the Off of Presi-
dent OF the United states by our fellow-tOwnsman
Chester A. Arthur.
We wish hun all the happiness that conscious
ness OF having diseh Uged his duties with hdeity
and to the satisf tcton of the entire people viii
uaturaly bring 10 him. and we believe the day will
come when the page be has written in the oy OF
his country Will be supplemented by another, re-
cording the fact that the people had not Yet ayaed
themselves OF the full measure Of his usefulness