The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-12-31
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production of our silver. IL tniS lHPutdtlon
of self-interest is to control that side then
the great BODY of people who hold bonds
are open to the same imputatlon, put thaI IS
not the great part of the interests or wishes
of the great body of the. people; Ihey well
feel that whatever may be nominated IN the
determined the debt is to be paid on the
honor of the United States IN the
sense that the creditor Is entitled to
feel that he is to be paid and Congress IS to
act on it whether the continued coinage OF
silver on its present basis is to be suspended
or continued, and that question is to receive
its solution by as intelligent, dlspasslonate,
patient and persevering body OF men on one
side as on the other. Exaggeratlon and Wit
operation in discussing the matter were
deprecated by the speaker. He was eonf-
dent that with consistent and deliberate ac
ton on the part of Congress a de-
Termination would undoubtedly be
reached which will be. accepted
till necessity for further actlon arrives.
He said in this country there are rich men
and there are Door men. 1t is mistake of
words to disparage us as having any rlcn or
poor classes. There are no such divisions.
People are equal under the law and politlcs;
He favored a national bankruptcy law ana
promised it his hearty support He also
favored full protective tariff and argued
that this had been the basis of the prosper
ity of the country
COLLECTOR sALToNsTALL's SPEECH.
Collector Saltonstall followed Mr.. EvartS.
He wished it to be understood that he felt it
an honor to represent such President OF
the United States. However men may differ
from him on the great questions to which
our attention has been invited this evening,
there can be no difference of opinion as to
the honest intentions of Grover Cleveland
a man who is ready to sacrifice himself IN
every way, body and soul, for the welfare
of his country. He strongly deprecated the
continued coinage of silver, presenting
numerous statistics in support OF his argu-
ment. Of the tariff he said fair and rea-
sonable tariff, simple in form, and which,
while affording all reasonable precaution,
our varied industries would supply our ma
tional treasury with funds sufficient to meet
the requirements of the government. This
is what most of us here of both parties pray
you Senators and Congressman to give the
country.
OTHER SPEAKERS.
The next speaker was Senator W. B. Alli-
son. He favored national bankrupt bill,
and believed the law should be amended and
not repealed. The tariff is the larger ques-
ton, and coming from an agricultural State
it might be suspected that there was a shad-
ow Of a difference of opinion there and in
Massachusetts. [ think l can say to you l
believe the prevailing opinion in my State IS
in favor of encouraging the manufactures of
the country, and that SO far as legislation
can properly accomplish it, 1t is our duty to
take careiof American labor rather than the
laborer of other countries. Mr.. Allison pro-
nouneed himself decidedly in favor of BIZ
metallisnl, and argued at length in support
of his position.
Senator Frye Of Maine was the next speak
er, and he delivered long and vigorous
speech, in which he denounced the silver dol
lar as a sscoined lie." He urged the benefi-
cenee of protective tariff, and earnestly adj
yocated the fostering of the carrying trade
with subsidies, if necessary, and the appli-
cation of ''the surplus" to this purpose.
Hon. J. Randolph Tucker of Virginia, was
the next speaker. He declared that the only
power the federal government had to tax
was to raise a revenue for the support OF the
government We have free trade between
the States. If this has been a blessing here
why should not it be blessing when be-
tween all the countries Of the world? The
protected infant industries, he thought, had
lived long enough to have reached their sec
ond childhood. God save us from tariff
that destroys the American shipping. Let
any man in America buy any ship anywhere,
and sail it under American registration and
it will prove the unsoundneSs OF the present
arrangement.
Hon. j. " L. Findley of Maryland, was
next called on. He said that as long as hui
man nature is constructed as it is; as long as
the dual government of the States and the
United States is as it is, free trade is simply
impossible. Baltimore believes with Boston
in discontinuing the coinage of the silver
dollar and Baltimore sympathizes with Bos-
ton in its efforts to pass national bankrupt
cy law. He advocated national education,
subsidized if need be, as an absolute necessi-
ty, and this would pave the way for an intel
ligent representation and a new race Of
statesmen whose function it would be to
study the problems which underlie the great
questions of the day
Hon. Benjamin Butterworth of Ohio, said
that under protection the country had en-
joyed an unparalleled prosperity. A ma
tional bankruptcy law is indispensable.
The political morality Of the country is a
question of great moment and much atten-
tion should be given to regeneration in this
respect. He felt that he could promise the
enactment of bankrupt law by the present
Congress.
Hon. Alexander II. Rice was the last
speaker. His remarks were of general
character and bore no special reference to
tbo c,,hioo+c ,indnr dico1I cSion