Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-10-30
Blaine's Tour.
South BEND, Ind, Oct l9.-The following
"a Mr. Blaiue's speech at South Bend:
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sourH BEND. Ind. Oct l9.-The following
Is Mr.. Blaine's speech at south BEND:
Men Of Indiana. The struggle In all human
,ocfety ia first for bread. There is no use IN
propounding hne theories to a man who ~
hunsy. There is no use In commencing a po-
itioal principle to one who Db y IN nSeS - Z, ons VIII
il naked. Food and clothing are the primary
requirements Of human society, the primary
elements of human progress, ana 70 secMe
IN earning good wages. Shouts OF That
| right" and cheersl Ineyer saw any man fnoyeu
10 enthusiasm by silently contemplating the
prosperity Of another laughter while ne MN
self was In need. To move him you want 70
make him feel his own prosperity. lCheersJ
The beginning, therefore, and the end OF Wise
legislation is 70 give every man a tSr ana eaua,
free for all tCheering,l What agency viii pest
accomplish that2 What legislation Will most
tend TO that end? Certainly 1t viii not tend 70
that end 70 throw open our ports and say, Send
We All here your fabrics, made by the cheapest
and most distressed labor of Europe, 20 oompets
4 with our own people, who are Just opening theli
shops, buildings and Their tsot1L.es' 10 y
I a lathe in these factories at home, unless you car
get your labor atthe European prices. lhst
sol We begin right there. From these eonsld'
c~rationa we deduce the conclusion that the pro-
tective tariff Is primarily for the benent OF the
laboring man. because II you take IN your mana
any manufactured article, or cast your eve npon
{ awning n1ltI INN lI ~ NAN hsA@
/ Won find that the chief Constituent element n,
its cost is labor. In many cases the material Is
but / per cent and the labor Is 30 per cent
in Tie cost OF the article. Therefore all leg
islstion OF a protective character Is and must bs
FOR THE sENEFIr OF ABo
because labor Is the principal element in the
cost Of the fabric; hence. II there be any mar
8ho Is pre- -eminently and above all others IN
) terested In the tarfff II IL the laboring man
ICheers.l II you compare the two great politl'
cal partiestn relation 70 this question, You VII
find that the Republican party lives, moves
Z breathes and has its being in protection. lGreai
checring.l A protective tarif was one OF IN
frat fruits OF the election of Mr. Lincoln. W.
have had IL for twenty years on the statute
! hooks. with various amendments which have
been added from time to time to make II nor
protective, and the result - that all history
a%ncient, modern and medlaeyal, may 20
\ unto that which we have made since
1861. Renewed cheers am merely reeltinI
the facts and figures OF your assessors books
and OF the United States census tables, when
cav that in the last twenty-thres years OF IN
history OF this country We have added NOR
wealth, double over, than we had acquired iron
the discovery Of the continent by Colunbu
down to the election NJ Abraham Lincoln. PRO
, Ionged cheeriag.i There must have been som
peculiar and potent agent at work TO produce
tins great result. That agent was the protective
tariff, operating TO nerve the arm OF labo
and reward IL fairly and literally, Cheers.
Whether that policy shall be continues
or whether ii shall be abandoned
the controlling issue Of this campaign
? All other questions are laid aside for the time
3 There arc many which are worthy OF considera
| tinn. Int two weeks from Tuesday next We shal
T have an election Ia every state IN the Union I
' determine with reference TO this question, tn
Z character OF the next congress and the futur
policy Of the government. You have before yO'
the Republican party
PLEDGED TO SUSTAIN THE PROTECTIVE TARIF.
and illustrating shat pledge by a specific an
I consistent example extending through tn
p AIT twenty -tRrc years. You have, on the oths
1 hand, the DSraocratic party, which In ffty-on,
years, since 1888, has never In a single instanc
> voted for protection. and never controlled q con
gress that 10 did not oppose protection. THAT
SOL say therefore TO the laboring men and tb
mechanics Who may do me the honor to lister
l your unions, yonr leagues, all those association
which you have formed for your own acyaiitag
: and your " advancement are well aud prDnt
| In their way. IL i your right 70 have them, an
TO administer them rs you choose, bat they ar
. not rs strong asa rope OF sand against the III
/ paid labor az Europcit Won take away the pre-
! tectiye tRrld. which Is now vouf background an
support. ECbeers.l So do not be deluded A
the idea that you can dispense vii
the protective tariff and substitute I,
= It your labor unions. Renewed cheerinG.l IL
| not distract your attention with any 9TH
question do not stop 70 dwell upon INC gre,
issues that have been made and settled by Il
' Republicans within the last twcnty-three year
I That party has made = deeper and more rloriol
|. imprint in history than any ether political 0
, gRniZatiou that ever was charged With a gre
, responsibility, and IL is the patriotic pride
every man who has belonged 10 u that he d
a belonged to II and has shared In its labors. 1
4 responsibilities, its triumphs and its honoi
lGreat cheersl