The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-09-29

or as TO the nature and character of the pre-
duction, whether of the farm or Of the work
shop.
adopted by the Republican party, and share
in, no doubt, to some extent, by members o
the Democratic party; but, it is nevertheless
true that the Democratic party has been i
the past, is now, and probably always vii
be while its constituent governing element
are composed of the solid South and the cit.
of New York. in favor of breaking down thi
system of protection, and weakening or de
stroying the vast industries that have sprung
out of its establishment by the Republican
party. | appeal to the good sense of ever,
man who agrees with me on this question
and especially to every laboring man whose
wages and life depend upon the maintenance
| of the system, not to be induced on any pre-
text whatever, by any pride of party or BY
any side organization, to fail to vote for the
| Republican Representative in Congress
This is the only safe way to preserve the
| system of American industry.
| And now, fellow citizens, | wish to say
something to that great body of our fellow
| citizens who depend upon their daily labor
| for their daily bread. Among the false pre-
| tences of the Democratic party, none is more
false than their pretence that they ever have
been or are now the
FRIEND OF THE LABORING MAN.
! In their platform and speeches nothing is
| more common than the repetition of this
ddloeH0Ou. IHe DeinOcrdtic parry mas never
framed OF adopted any measures OF SubStan-
tlal benett to laboring men: | make this
statement without reserve, doubt or qualif-
cation. have already shown how that party
stands upon the tariff question, the vital pol
icy which more than all others protects the
laboring man from undue competition with
foreign labor. As | have shown, the compo-
sition of that party makes it the natural one
my OF the protective system, and Its cme1
effort now is aimed at its overthrow The
Rannh1iaor MOI hos Oiunn IL and
triumph. So with the homestead policy
The Democratic party resisted it, and it only
became law when the Republican party
was in power by the election of Abraham
for American laborers. l know it is claimed
that at the recent session of Congress a DEM
ocratic House passed
THE ARBITRATION BILL,
and it was voted for by members of both
parties. 1t came to the Senate and was IA
y0rably reported, but leading representatives
of the Knights of Labor denounced it as a
fraud and sham, and so it was. 1t only
permitted what is the law in every State
arbitration between parties willing to arbi-
trate. 1t was the barren husk of sheer DEM
agogism, without virtue or merit. The Re-
publican party has placed upon the statute
books of Ohio and of the United States every
measure of practical utility to laboring men
to be found there, and is ready to adopt any
practical measure that will tend to improve,
elevate or advance the condition, mental,
inorai i or pHys!caI ol tne men Wno tolI anu
iapor, ana tnelr cnlioren. II Us IS lnteTest anu
duty 10 40 SO, 1or upon tne intellgence,
worth and happiness of our people, our safe
" as wei as tIe success OF our party depends.
IL Is TO the inIelilgence OF the people ana not
10 tnelr preJudlceS we appeal. L nave per,
sonally given 70 tne many questlons involved
that protection, arbitration and cooperation,
together with general education of all classes
and conditions alike, will in time solve all
disputes as to the division of the results of
production, without resorting to anarchy,
communism OF socialism, Inc Dem0cTatlc
party will have to be born again, it will have
to give to the 100000 laborers in the South
under its thrall some norton of their rights
II will have tn adncata rho hod1 of its adhar
antS 70 asnoo+ +b ;bt az of f99 f9o ~ @ %afora
ehtS 10 respect tnc riSnIS OIL Tree men Delore
1t can deal with the Intelligent laborlng men
now organized to secure fair wages for hon.
est work. The demagOgiSm of former gen.
erations will not answer.
THE UNION SOLDIER.
Tbare is ,anotbar claee of sphiects unon
vhicb &c vas ebnWn dnr;na tha reeent peS- sasi
sio, nf Gongress tha namoerat;o ,t narty can
not not he W trnsfed to ieeislate and that Z the tbe
nuestion of mansions fo soIdierS of the TTn;nn
,n TbiS IL ,,nt beoonso az ia,~a oio
itv Gf the members of that narty art in Con@ress
are from States lately in reheIlion thonob
tbis ,yo,,ld natnraIIy1 baua itS infinaenoa brt
II iS hecansa tha Democratic nartv hos from,
itS eomnosifon and orgsni1a{onS mo s anit
oI I @ a1 t " f 40 TT;,e ~ iins
noT 1e W ;tp nUi ra{nnS II
noweTGi NUN lS1 ieauelS may p1t pa9tenu H. ~.
oraf saad ssii - tba yoS7arn tbor,
oei,e r5a tin,e ehf or
Se.SSs III ele tile nIul tieli poilltcai ~ ol
anna ou rastorad hn4 SSIo .n W oonn"t Ia
81 ,I pfo M oaatad nv t po
aIai fani;n Oa of tb noI+ion III
hest, Aifndcation Of this feeling Is shown bv
the amendment to the rules of The Uouse Of
the leading member Of the Honse, himself a
soldier aS follows.
'oaa, paSol,ed @s That = s,.u 10 +, aa u,,,o, .nn
general bill or proposfion to Increase The rates
or amounts of pensions, or to grant pensions to
persons not previously entitled thereto by law,
is under consideration, to amend the same so as
10 pIoNylde by taxation or otnerWlSe Ior tne pay
i'm order unless the net revenue provided for shall
pc thereby set apart Tor the sole purpose OF pay
o., 4l,;a - ;e ada,.to, ,..o, 49,
bi iio ooiS tbpp 2ro mo SIo y gad
tnobnd ~ II soo;n + 70 s,,o n
go, r%;S nontd Ia r So pSS u ids - nf
fhn I'sa u' hit te tuieS VI
th al ,i ;fi f
To p"So9SG VI f en III t onJh III otH ~
M s,,ob ~ nun S1 a s,o ~
4o ;nst y n1;o M, th+ aid
nrohabf~ he 1aised RiiS Iit for hnildin1 sbins
| e. D'Jii;o a " b1p;id;nn, e. fotiGt;S e. S 'aP9 nj
M a9I pupiIo puruss' lol ji1plmtincaeiolls; ~ ahu t
onov 70 ba naid oS+ of tho o,onoro nmn
hnt po o SndierS ooUid hoa
nvinr tiI fto, tb dato;ls d dtos
pf Saoiai tay Low Shond rS+ ho sat3Ipod
" NJ - t%iS tha orl, ;ndiontin, w I'morto
tont hiis II a, sant Nv ths.Sanafa ~ III. Inns
ot ,,n1o9 ~ o
~ faoiIitafa tbo aotinn nf tba Prao,, o9 Pa
lions on nsnsion Claims ~ ryare a;tber not act
tI ed nn or or defeated in the Wonse and tbrongh-
ont tbe recent SESSION there was az q manifest
indiSnosition ind s on the mart of the Democratic
msiority of the M Honse 70 Grant anv snnnie-
naTytaI Iao;siation in aid of nansions to the
| TTnion soidiers
There were other vital subjects of legisla-
| tion pending in Congress, upon the passage
OF whlch the House was 1ully commltted py
tnen platloimI ana pleuses, upon Wnlcn IL
was was lmposslfoiIe I 10 get wise concurrent ac'
tlon' one Oh these was the
BILL TO REGULATE INTERSTATE COM,
MERGE
| e4 ..,,;44.o .,..,,,o. =,
me ocndS5, " cullnil.Cso collpoin1eu i1 "a
memDers ol 9osl ps.ltles, alteI Aui at any
carelul c9nSiuera!!loii ol tne WnQle SuDyec.
passed pIl! ol yiIal aa lllp9rtanGG 70 VIC peo'
PIE Oh tne Oniteo STATES, ny WHICH colpoIa M
tlonS eneagou III commerce. AMONG tle seVel
al STATES We're iorDluoen unqer severe Peii'
altes anu restrlct.oiis 10 MAKE any uiscrlull-
natlon Wnateyer III iavor oi persons OF cor,
poratlons IN the hetransportatlon oIirelgnt anG
passengers from one part oI4tne Unlteo
States 10 the other ihey were IoIpluqeil "a N u
charge greater sum 1or shorter maui II1; Inan
for longer maui over tne same nne. WISE
PROVISIONS were Ilaue py WHICH any tlofa-