Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1886-08-27
BLAINE OF MAINE.
The Magnetic Statesman Draws q
Multitude of People to Sc
hugo, Maine,
Where He Makes Brilliant Speech
in Opening the Fall Politi-
cal Campaign.
More Popular Than Ever.

More Popular Than Ever.
SEBAGo LAKE, MAINE, Aug. A.-The
shores of famed Sebago never held more
representative and enthusiastic gathering
of New Englanders than were assembled
to-day to listen to the opening of the fall
political campaign by James G. Blaine.
People came miles to see and hear him.
The railway car, the saucy lake steamer,
the family chaise and, even the OK teams
were utilized as conveyauces. It was a
picnic. When Mr.. Blaine made his ap-
pearance shout went from the assembled
thousands. He spoke with all his old-time
force and magnetism. His portly and
erect form and brilliant dark eye belied
the impression that his snowy hair and
beard alone might give. Blaine began by
saying the new administration is usually
unyexed in its first part except by i'm
portunities and disappointments of
its own supporters, while the people
at large are apparently Indifferent
This period of rest gives time for
the national issues again come up. The
situation in Maine makes it proper to
inquire whether the people are content to
cease disputation, or whether it is fact
that the American people are now seeing
more clearly than ever the coming of a
struggle over policies that are irreconcila-
BILE. He then proceeds to point out the po-
sition of the two great parties on the tariff,
placing the republican in favor of pro-
tective tariff, and the democrats-a vast
majority of them-in favor of free trade
Upon the labor question. while offering no
quack nostrums, he was firm believer in
the efficiency of protective tariff, but he
was surprised to see the labor organiza-
tions insisting so little upon this policy.
He was astonished also that they gave so
little heed to the portentious fact of the
existence of more than million and a half
of dark-skinned labOrers in the south, with
an expanding intellect and a growing am
bition. While they were slaves they were
not in competition with skilled labor from
the north, but now they are enter
ing mechanical and manufacturing pur-
suits. Being unable to Influence legis.
lation they are underpeid, and Mr.. Blaine
argues that if the democratic party shall
succeed, as they have been attempting an
nually for the last twelve years, in Destroy
ing the protective tariff the laboring men
Of the north will be thrown into cOmpe-
tition with the miserably paid laborers of
Europe and if the same party keeps the
southern colored men in their present po-
itical situation the colored laborer will
remain constant quantity in the labor
market, underpaid himself and crowding
down the compensation Of the northern
laborer. He devoted considerable time to
the fishery question, criticizing sharply the
action of Secretary Bayard in June last,
when he promised the British minister that
in consideration Of a continuance of
the terms Of the expiring treaty
six month longer the president would
recommend to congress the Gre
alton OF an international commission
to agree upon treaty. Referring to
the Mexican trouble. he said: "In
contrast with our patient endurance of the
Canadian outrages we have made an un-
necessary and undignified display of in
science and bravado towards Mexico"
Continuing, he deprecates war with any
American republic, and says war with
Mexico would be crime. He closed his
speech with an allusion to the third party
the prohibitionists in Maine-whom he
says are in league with the democrats to
run the republicans, Notwithstanding the
fact that the democrats have been the con-
stant enemies OF prohibition and the repub
licans of Maine have for thirty years been
the constant friends of that measure, but
he predicts for the republicans triumph
over the combined forces of all it's foes.