New-York tribune., 1886-08-25
MR. RLAINE,S SPEECH.

Mr.. Bane's literary recrcatlons have lnVie-
grated and elevated his style IN campaign ora
tory. No other American in public he takes
the same pains in preparing political addresses,
or discusses questions Of the time with equal
breadth of view and dignity of manner. Ills
recent speccb on Irish Home Rule was master
piece OF lucid exposition, extOrting warm praise
even from political opponents and powerfully
influencing American pubic opinion. His ad-
dress at Sebago Lake in opening The Maine
canvass, which is published In iull on ahothcr
pacc while more discufsive in IS treatment
of public Quesio is chmacl lcrized py inc
Same luminous diction and elevation Of tone.
Nearly e-half Of this sdmlrablc speech Is
occjp;ed with discussion of the Fishcres queS-
ton. The Admin stration was heIccly cl1t-
icised eight months ago by one Of Its most In
nucntial supporters. Mr.. Spoford, for icvlv-
ing the Fisheries Clauses, which had bccn ab-
rogatcd by Congress and President Arthur,
and Secretary Bayald was declared to have
committed offences which deserved mpeach-
ment. Mr.. Blaine rcyerts to this subject and
frames an indie mcnt against the Secretary
and the President, every count OF which In
our Judgment is unanSwcrable. lie charges
Mr. Bayard with prolonging treaty stlpula-
TONS which Congress had expressly terminat-
cd with opening negotiations for the renewal
Of convention which every department OF
the Government had united in annulling and
with entering into a trade with the British Mn
is.cr, wherein tie President was pledged to
make a specific recommendation to Congress.
In Mr.. Blairc's Judgment the Secretary s
course in these transactions was extraordinary
IL I1 n,fyht hat-o nIG aH
with propriety, unconstitutional and without
warrant of law.
From destructive criticism Ah. Blaine passes
rapidly to lucid exposition OF the headlandS
controversy and the outragrs to which Amer
ican fishermen are now subjected on the Can
aGian scaboarl. He proves that the British
Governments prctcnsons respecting the meas
urement of the three-nle line we've not put
foiv ard until twenty years after the Treaty
of 1918 was signed that Lord Aberdeen ac-
knowlcdgcd TO Mr.. Everett that EnGand's con-
stluction Of the headlands provision was ILL
dclensiblc and that Mr.. Webster in the most
authoritative manner denied on The part Of The
United Statcs that this monstrous claim was
conformable to the intentions OF the contract
ing parties He awaits with deep interest the
publication of Mr.. Bayard's correspondence re-
specting the recent seizures, and hopes-appar-
entity against hopc--that the country will be re-
freshed once more with declarations as strong
and dignifed as Mr.. Wetser's in favor Of
urcomplomisng protection of American FISH,
enncn in their rights.
| We have not SPACE in reserve to refer in de-
tail TO the other topics of this important speech,
notably the tariff. labor, Mexican affairs, and
prohibition. The core Of his argument is the
fact that the Democratic party North and
South appears as the enemy Of every interest
Of the American workman ; and that in Maine
the same party has been hostile TO prohibition
and temperance, which after all must he con-
sIdered one of the greatest Of worlSngmcn's
interests. The supreme folly Of supporting
third party i'll that STATE, when the
Republican party has been pledged to radical
Temperance reform since 1856, he easily
demonstrates. On. all these topics of the day
Mr.. Blaine speaks with candor, vigor sound
judgment and excellent taste 1t is an ad-
dress that will amply repay careful and de-
lberae reading.