The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-10-21
The PLuned Knight Blowing
at Pittsbr re.
CHAT HE KNOWS OF TARIFF.
-, 4,a Republican Party Force the
wv south to Take Negro suf-
frage?-Other Notes
sI..se in Pittsburg.

Drrqsaras October 2O.-The tariff
aoraons5rasioa to day, in honor Of
Us G Blaine was not as large as
g 90 anticipated, but the city was filled
lI;tb e+-a1gers who have been attracted
", the announcement that both Blaine
w I'd Beaver would speak.
sd" prs sURG, Pa, October G.-Biaine
= Introduced to the crowd of over
IcGo6 here tonight. He said in sub
i iS,ygy A crisis in the tariff system Of
9Lo limited States is rapidly approach
no For q long series Of years, ever
-;Lre the close Of the war, we have had
S', Tost debt to be paid. However large
o. nst-0naI revenue, its surplus could
o ~ be proftably applied to the
Emulation of our national obligations.
NJ have decreased that debt SO rapidly
tbst there remains now but little
Inore than two hundred millions
- dollars OF it that can be
Dsid within this century, and all OF that
ais due within four years from this
date It's maturity thus rapidly ap-
1-o9ehirg may be said to be even now
imnsnd JIG, so that the matter Is one
that must be taken into consideration
a. onre because the remaining $780,
$4,000 or $500 ,OO0, 900 goes over to the
fTsntieth century. Under this wise adj
ninistTation of thefederal government
by the Republican party, the credit OF
f6e nation has increased so rapidly that
the United States bonds, which were at
mar but seven years ago, now command
nearly $3.50, and holders VIII not relln-
0nisb them at less than that rate.
II NAV. therefore, be assumed as Ger
fsinty that their payment is post
poned until the next century and they
fall outside OF the present power Of the
legislature of this nation. (Applause).
Wien, tie -efore, you shall have
diminished the total volume Of the
obligations OF the country to the
amount OF the 100000 600 now almost
due, what are you going to do with the
surplus which flows annually into
your Treasurv2 Wbat disposition are
Won going 20 make o. the large amount
which each year you have been accus-
toned to apply to the payment Of the
national debt? The PrOtectiOniSt
answers: Let US reduce our. revenue
that. with wise discrimination gathhee
AmeI 1ifl DC protected by the national
law and keep that in view as q primal
UlIEEEs kNACC41I LIS - tAE
that impends for your decision and
after q patient consideration OF the
probable consequences to result from
that decision. 1 venture the assertion
that there mas not been, since the
national election of 1860, a financial
crisis so urgent and pressing as the one
which will De upon the American people
within the next two years. cannot now
-, - .,
manner II EaIcl il should be regulated,
but / can say this, that unless it is so
adjusted as ID continue the doctrine of
protection, you. gentlemen, will see
hard times n this country. Blaine
dTelt at length upon the magnitude of
the manufacturing interests of the
country, and IL answer to attacks upon
his tariff ideas by London papers, COM
pared the starving labOring people of
London to the prosperous working
classes OF this country. He de-
voted some time 10 the discussion of
the injury to the general working
public resulting from the extremely low
wages paid cOIOred labOring men in the
south, and the recent notice taken of
tne matter bY the general assembly Of
the Knights Of Labor.
Blaine denied that the Republican
party, in It's system of reconstruction.
started cut with the idea of forcing the
south TO take negro suffrage. The Re
publican party referred the South to the
ProYlSlOns Of the fourteenth amendment
20 the Constitution, which prevents men
whose hands ha4e been maze bloody
On Inc held OF battle against Union men
rom taking part in the government
lnui Congress, by q twO-thirds major
~ snail release them from that dis
aOul!y. Il that amendment was the
provision that + the negro was excluded
ram voting. Re must be excluded from
.4e basis o. representation. The South
S!n states sC0rnfully rejected the con
TT1lIloA, Tennessee alone accepting it.
suen the fifteenth amendment was
passed, which gave suffrage to every
-.a1 IN the L aited States who was duly
su-a4slFalIzed OF born on this soil. Negro
STStAIage was now absolutely destroyed.
-. 3-s south took thirty-five TO thirty
t55ut representatives in Congress and
; &c same number of Presidential cleo
t ~ ny fraud and violence and counted
o 81 IN the Democratic column. We
SsI' TO De a0le 20 make a solid north
'-5y have made a solid south.
Knocking Them Cold