The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-20
JAMES BLAINE, OF MAINE,
IN A SPEECH IN PENNSYLVANIA
YESTERDAY
Makes the Silly Statement That the
Democratic is Foreign and the
Republican an American
Party.

HUNTINGDON, Pa, October 49,
James g. Blaine and party left Hsr-
risburg for the West az s o'clock this
morning. When Lewiston was reached
a large crowd had assembled, and Mr..
Blaine spoke for about fifteen minutes.
His remarks were mainly on the sub.
jeCt OF the tariff and prohibition. He
said that he wanted this one fact inn
pressed by his visit to Lewiston today
if no other made an impression, that
all the wealth acquired in this State
from the date Of the grant OF char
ter to William Penn down to 1860, ag-
gregated only one third of the existing
total, and that two-thirds had been &C.
quired since 1860. The explanation
was that prior to that year we had
free trade, or only fitful instances OF
protection. The census Of 1860 showed
the value of property in Pennsylvania
to be less than ST. SOC, 600, 900, whereas,
after twenty.four years Of Republican
protection to our industries the
value was 5000 100000. When the
party reached Huntington they were
met by large and demonstrative
crowd at the depot and at the fair
grounds, where the speaking took
place. After speeches by Gen. Beaver
and Others, Mr.. Blaine was greeted with
a storm of applause. He said, among
other things son my way to Penn
sylvania | received much instruction
from the Democratic papers along the
road as 10 what should say and how
l should say it. was specially re-
quested to state that while the Demo-
cratic party was in power national
prosperity continued, and that the
warnings Of the Republican orators of
danger to the industrial system of the
country, because of Democratic su-
premacy, had been falsified. l have
in my life heard many definitions OF
what constituted the hight OF i'm
pudence, but here is a practical ex-
emplifcation of it. Fortunately for
the Republican party, it Is not posi-
bic, however, to oblitsrate current
history. After the Democratic party
tiled for six long months at the last
session of Congress to break down the
protective tariff they failed, and it
is in consequence OF that failure and
because OF the maintenance of the
tariff that we find our industries
spIinging forward with renewed &C.
tivity all over the country. But these
men who sJught to destroy our in
dustrial system are now calling upon
US to testify that prosperity is posi-
BILE under the rule OF the Democratic
party. They also contend that the
charge that the finances would be I'M
safe under Democr administra-
ton has not been eubstantiated. But,
in point of fact, the finances Of the
country at present are administered |
according to Republican principles, as
far as the public credit is concerned,
and in defiance Of the predictions
and desires OF the great majority OF |
the Democratic party of the country.
So that the fact is apparent that Re.
publican precedents have been fol- |
lowed in whatever has commended |
itself to the public judgment since the |
party went out OF power,
and in spite of all the efforts of the
Democracy the protective tariff still
stsnds upon our statute books. .
Ii were to define between the
two parties l would say that in ali
broad and comprehensive sense the
party is an essentially
American party While the Democratic
s dominated by foreign sentiments;
hat the hostility to the tariff is in
The interest of Great Britain and that
he maintenance of the tariff is in the
interest OF every man in America,
nigh and low, rich and poor. We wers
,old years before the Democratic par
~ were called to sdminist II the gov
,rnment that we did not have O good
,ivil service, and the gentlemen who
vent from us and joined the Democrat
&c party charged that the Republican
admin ,tration did not maintain q
yood civil service. Our reply was,
We have the best civil service that
les been ever know in any country,
,ut we will continue 10 improve it,"
The Democrats, Mr.. Blaine con-
inued, wanted civil ssrvice patent
ID after that OF England. To show
hat the Eoglish service was in
Mr.. Blaine read a London
!ispatCh in which the writer states
hat Lord Randolph Churchills Civil
service Commission will endeavor to
ring about needed reforms and in
reased economy, and that charges of
Ugh salaries, short hours, excessive
tails, ,extravsgant pensions and general
| competency had been made against
he existing System in England.
This" he continued, ''is the etan-
ard Of civil service reform which the
|ivil Service Reform Club land 1
night use that word club in double
ense here) has held over our heads in
be Republican party for the last ten
ears, declaring that il we did not re-
orm our civil service and put it prac-
cally on the basis OF the English
ivil service they would have no mora
us. Well, gentlemen, they have
laced the civil service under the con-
,ol OF the Democratic party, and all
round in various parts OF the country
ou see the visible improvements.
ust as they have visibly improved 1t
n this side OF the water we get the
umiliatirg but honest confession in :
egard to the civil service Of England, [
lat that service is rotten to the core
nd must be torn up by the roofs"
This was followed by season of
andshakiDgs.