Daily Republican., 1886-10-18

lamo II 0tnere thought OF him ~ b
thinks Of himself (lauRhter,, has jus
discovered that really we have grea
deal OF free trade at home. Well, from
the time that We had the first contest
the frst national contest Of the Rspub
lioan. party /, we have steadily psiused
out that over an area as large as u con
tinent. with millions of people con
stantly increasing, with a cohtinenta
area over thirty eight States and min,
Territories, we trade and exchang,
without law, or hinderance, or taxes, OF
customs, or any obstruction whatever
What nation Of Europe can say SOL
What other country can furnish :
parallel to the fact that the Philadel
phia manufacturer can aend his pro
ducts through thirty eight States and
nine Territories, over 100000 squar,
m lies of Territory, without any take,
any where.
"Ensland has no .uch free trade
They levy duties on her products nj
here in Canada, ,one of her own provinces
and they levy duties on her down II
Australia. She has got no absolute fee
trade except in Great Britain and Ire
land and that very much to the de.
|stfuction of Ireland. (Oheers). There.
|fore-I know / am going over facts thai
you have heard already explained we
enjoy the combined force of free trade
and protection. II there be virtue in
protection, we have it. If there bt
virtue In free trade, we have 1t (cheers)
and there never Was o nation in thu
world 30 fitted for protective policy al
the United States.
IT am not going to argue the whoi>
field opened BY this question to-niQht
will not argue why a. single country,
Canada for instance, stretching across
narrow latitude from ocean to ocean
producing practically only one or two
things from the soil, is fitted or moi
fitted for protection: but here we have
larger field, In q soil capable of pro
ducing all the tropical products, a grea,
worlds exchange, and the Republican
party stands on the doctrine that what.
ever can be made in this country a,
well as in others should b3 made here
(Cheers
snow, an attempt has been made tx
introduce another doctrine In the State
Should IL secure entry into Pennsylva
MIA. IL would prove great disaster te
the doctrine Of protection. If any
calamity should happen to the position
of Pennsylvania, which has in season
and out OF season, in discouIaeement
and triumph, led In this great fight
and has borne upon her own broad
shoulders this great doctrine, az ever
did Eneas bear his own great ancestor
old Anchit es from the ruins Of Troy; Ii
Anything destroyed this great power
there is no one living within thees
broad borders capable Of estimating the
damage which the country must suffer
The men who are doing this great wrong
are the Incorporate men who are en-
ldeavoring to do 1t In the name OF tenn
persnoe. [Applause. We bad thai
issue In Maine, and I beg 10 take the
position Of o narrator for moment
For nearly thirty years Maine has main
tained 3 prohibitory law that has beer
the deliberate judgment of her peopl,
by decided majority.
well, the average citizen OF Maine
with that thirty years. experience, will
a great deal Of encouragement at timei
and with q great deal OF encouraging
| triumphs at others, is fairly satisfied
with the workings of that law. Bu
suddenly great light flashed on sec
tioD OF the citizens, who thought tn,
workings were not satisfactory, and /:
third party was organized, whose mis-
sion was to instruct the pJopleof Main,
| that the way to promote temperanc,
was to divide themselves, and thereby
commit that cause to the good graces o
the Democratic party. Laughter.
Nov your constitution in Pennsyl
vauia Is not exactly the sam 9, and an
not here to argue what 1t should be.
am discussing the thing as it Ia, 1 nm
derstaHd the Republicans of Pennsyl
vania bave said through their organized
convention that the people of the Stat,
lshould decide that question for them
! selves. That La just what the people O
Maine said thirty years ago, and In tn,
spirit of the Republican institution tn,
majority's diction that prohibition
should be established was accepted.
1.-THE temperance men, who are run
ming the third party, are dciug thei
| utmost to elect the Democratic ticket
land, while believe that there ere mel
honest and upright, men In Pennsylva
MIA and other States who may be On is
led In the exercise of judgment, l be
lieve from my observation in Maine ani
from my more limited observation o
what has trAnspired In this State, tina
1t is the object Of the third party to co
operate by any strata9em or treason Il
secure the triumph of the Democrat
party. But believe the people of Penn
sylvania, who above all other people i,
any State, have stood forth and givel
to the people of the country an i'm
measurable benefit in the doctrine o
protection, will not be deceived. / ma,
state here what / stated In my owl
State, that I believe If they should sue
coed In breaking down the protective
tariff of this country and introducing
free trade as result of the policy the.
have adopted, they will give NOR
deadly blow than in any other way Il
the cause Of temperance
"Why is 1t that the workingmen o
the United States are more tenperat
than those of Great Britain? Why,
you crowd . man down with low wage
until he sees no hope, the first sugges
tion to q large number OF minds is
Well, maynss well get drunk" and /
he cannot earn enough to put goot
shelter above bis family, in which the.
may abide in peace and plenty, whel
the tide of prosperity has turned agains
them, the workingman Is fitted for an.
deed, and 1t may be benefit to societ.
that he commits no greater crime thai
getting drunk. (Applause). L vii
say that any man in Pennsylvania to
day who risks free-trade programm
with the object Of having third part,
for temperance Is unwise,lf he does not
indeed, deserve more significant epi
thet.
zone OF the honorable speakers VIII
preceded me referred to the question
which, in many of our preceding years
has been debated as the southern ques
ton. griev6 to say the Republican
party has been somewhat shamed ou
Iof the discussion by unworthy infin
ence. I beg 10 present one or two idea
on that question. / do it the NOR
readily because am here as the CUES
Il of the Young Rannhlicana. and / wan