The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-08-25
His Opening of the Campaign
in Maine.
A SYNOPSIS OF HIS EFFORT
He Arraigns the Democracy, Reviews
the Fisheries Question and Makes
Cutting Remark.
THE PLUMED KNIGHT.
he OF ems the Republican Campaign in
Maine.

SEBAGo LAKE, Maine, August "a
James G. Blaine made a speech here,
to-day, in opening the political cam
paign in this State for the Republican
party. After reviewing the fact of the
induction OF The Democratic party to
power. the speaker touched upon the
record made BY Congress, and declared
hat from the record IL was shown that
the pcsicy OF protection versus free
trade vas an issue shaped and deter
mined no niger by sectional preference.
but had become general ana national
affecting a distinct and well-marked line
of division between the Republican and
Democratic parties. He commended
that the hostility of tie Democratic
party to protection had entailed upon
The country a vast loss and, in many
WAYS, bad INSTRUCTED the progress and
dsvelopment of certain sections. he
gave q statistical comDarison of the
financial condition of the working
classes prior to the enactment OF the
first protection measure as compared
with to-day. de spoke OF The labor
question, cOntending that the man who
sOuld, by. any prescription. remove this
discomfort and at once restore harmony
and happiness would be philosopher.
patriot and statesnsn. The man who
processes TO do it, the speaker said,
would generally prove 10 be COM
pound OF empiricism and ignorance. "a
f-Rsff feet freedom o teSttce virtues and
secure The advantage of organization,
to exert strong power through conbin-
Atioa, /" s4il she sps aker, ''ars certainly
among the common rights of all men
under a republican government. He
said he could only wish TO inaEire OF
the labor ORGANIZATIONS. how, under the
rule of free trade, could wages IN the
United States be kept above the general
standard of European wages" He also
dwelt upon the fact, that the coiored
men of the South were developing into
citizens, and II free trade prevailed.
white labor not only camn into compe-
tiIion with the highly skilled and mis-
erably paid laborer of Europe, but
the colored lab0rer would re-
main subject TO the wall OF woite men,
receiving inadequate compensation
for his oKn toll. and steadily crowding
down the compensation OF white labor.
Blaine dwelt at great length on the
fishery question. BE said that the
Senate and House, having formsiIy
terminated the treaty of 1874, by an
overwhelming vote, Secretary OF State
Bayard, continued the treaty for six
months at the request OF The British
minister. the latter exaeting piedges
| that the President would recommend
the appointment of commission to
decide upon the exact basis of the
fishery rights OF both nations. The
President carried out. the promise Ia
the VERT atm ansuage of the compact
The speaker characterized the eutire
proceeding as the most extraordinary,
contending that the pledge being held in
the British foreign Office. ro55ed the
President of his liberty as an executive.
/ When it was asce tainsd that Congress
would not sanction an international
/ commission, "tbe Dominion OF Canada,
the speaker said, with the presumed
approval of the Imperial government
/ began a series Of outrages upon. Ameri-
can shipping and fishing vessels and
fshif & crews, seeking IN every way y
/ DESTROY their business and deprike
them OF their fishing rights.p, This W.
done with The deliberate intention and
| obvious ationlof forcing conces-
sions from this government.
Blaine took up the treaty of 1915. and
discussed II from the standpoint OF
Webster. and using the language OF
that Tistatesman,l saidy that = { an
American fishing vesseIwas captured
by one of her vessels of war, the
crown of England was snswerable. and
a treaty was made with IL and IL was
not to be expected that the United
States would submit their rights 70 be
adIudicated in the petty tribunals OF
provinces. or allow our vessels TO be
! seized By constables or other petty OH.
GERS, aud condemned BIZ the municipal
\ courts OF Quebec, Newfoundland and
New Brunswick. or Canada.
Blaine said II woufd be refreshing il
Webster's words could be repeated from
official sources to-day. The speaker
declared that England and the United
\ States could not go 70 war, except on
some point touching the Imperial IN
tegTity OF one or the other, but the
cOHntry was wesry Of hearing
that Canadian conStables are ar
resting American crews. and Canadian
gnn boats are capturing vesseis on ths
high seas. floating the American flag.
4 Regarding the Cutting ease. tbs
speaker said. In contrast with ths
patient endurance with the Canadian
outrage IL was an unnecessary ant
unidentified display of violence and
bravado togarC Mexico" He declared
that when the United States agreed tC
accept arbitration as means OF adjust
irg difficulties with England, the gov
ernment vas under bonds 70 the pubhl
opinion Of the world 10 offer arbitration
70 any weaker power IS aameans o
settling difficulty; otherwise. We place.
ourselves III the diSreputaoie attituo'
OF accepting arbitratIo1F Win = stron'
I power and resorting TO force Will
n weak power. There was NJ
adequate cause for.tae dempnstratiop
we csnnot. p said tbs speaker : with
out loss OF character and chiyalry, be
gin SqF nsgO'iA''Ons1 Win tAFs%'Si Q
, Rsgarding, prohibition. thes speake
I said the Republican party OF MAR
had been pledged 70 pronloison iron
the day OF its organizations ana hso en-
ment and reafirmed its faith this yeal
The Democrats we're the opponents