The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-10-23
MIR. Bla1ne's Great Speech in Philadel-
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feet as with one magnetic impulse.
Cheers and clapping resOunded in
mighty roar. Mr.. Blaine bowed and
waved his hand in recognition of the
devotion shown him. The cheering
grew still more enthusiastic, if such
a thing were possible, and continued
many minutes. Mr.. Blaine waved
his hand to the audience to command
silence, but silence did not come. AS
soon as one tide of cheers had ebbed
another came rolling in with even re-
doubled force, and the orator could
not commence on account of it. AT
length, however, the force of the
greeting subsidized, and Mr.. Blaine, in
a self.possessed manner and with
clear, calm voice, began his speech.
AS he continued his words, the at
tention increased, and the whole
vast audience hung upon every SEN
tence. Frequently the applause to
particularly strong hit compelled him
to walt moment before he could go
on.
"Mr. Chairman" said he, "no par
ty can live on its record any more
than man can live by claiming an
honorable ancestry. The party should
claim popular approval for what il
shall do, rather than what it has
done" He then spoke of the work
ing-people's millions in the saving
funds as evidence of the benefits of a
protective tariff.
"The six leading manufacturing
states have thousand millions to the
wage-workers in such banks, against
only four hundred millions for all the
Wage-WorkerS in Great Britain and
Ireland. From the time of the Dec
laration of Independence to the inau-
guration of Lincoln all the foreign
shipments from this country amour
ted to about $1,000, OOO,OOO, while in
the twenty years under the protec-
tive tariff the exports reached $12,-
O0,000,OO0.
"Could there be stronger illustra-
ton than that while we are enabled
to control the policy of foreign ma
tons, we should, of necessity, have a
controlling policy of our own? A
free trade writer in this country, who
would be man of very great fame if
others thought of him as he thinks of
himself, suggests the discovery that
really we have a great deal of free
trade at home. From the time we
had the first national contest of the
Republican party we have spread our
country over an area as large as the
Continent of Europe, with millions
constantly increasing, with CONT
mental area ofover thirty eight states
and nine territories. We exchange
without let or hindrance, or tax Gus
tom or any obstruction whatever.
Where Is there parallel in the
world What nation in the world
can show you any parallel? When
Philadelphia manufacturer can send
his product through thirty-eight
states and nine territories, oyer 8, 500
900 square miles Of area without
single penny of tax, Applause.
England has no such free trade. Tney
levy duties on her in Canada, one of
her provinces. They levy duties on
her in Ireland. She hasn't absolute
free trade even in Australia or Ire
land. If there be virtue in free trade
we have it. If there be virtue in
protection we have it, and there
meyer was nation in the world that
was so fitted for protective policy as
the United States.
II am not going to argue over the
whole field tonight. | will not ar
que whether country like Canada,
for instance, producing practically
but one or two things out of the soil,
is fitted for protection; but here we
stand with all the cereals. with cot
ton, sugar and all products-a great
worlds exchange within ourselves
l say whatever can be as well made
here as in other counties should be
made here. Applause.
HEREsY TO BE STUNNED.
snow, great heresy is sought to
be introduced into Pennsylvania and
il successful it would prove great
disaster to the doctrine of protection.
If any calamity should happen to the
position of Pennsylvania, who has
borne this fight on her own broad
shoulders. in season and out of sea-
son, in encouragement and IN tri-
umph, has led in this great fight and
has borne upon her broad shoulders
this great saving doctrine even as
Eneas, our great ancestor. from the
flames of Troy old Anchises bore-if
anything should happen to destroy
the position in this great union of
II l..