Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-25
BABBLING BLAINE.
He Opeas the Maine Campaign as He
Opened the Campaign Of 's4 with
q Display Of Wind.
He Attacks rree Trade and FINDS fauit
with tho Foreign Policy Of the
Administration.
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LAKE SEBAoo, Nix, Aug 24.--James g
Blaine arrived here to-day from Bar
Harbor. The regular campaign was
opened Yesterday. Mr.. Blaine will thor.
oughly stump the state, and this was his
opening speech and large audience
greeted him The following is q synopsis
Of Blaine's speech lie began by saying
new administration is usually unvexed
in its first year, except by opportunities
and the disappointments OF Us own sup
porters, while the people ut large are APP
parently Indifferent. This period Of rest
gives time for fair argument when
national issues again come mp. The sit
uatlon In Maine makes II proper TO In
quire whether the people are content to
cover disputation, or whether II IS
a fact that the American people
are now seeing more clearly than ever the
coming OF the struggle over policies
that are irreconcIslible. He then pro-
ceeded to point out the position OF the
two great parties on the subj CT OF tariff,
placing the Republicans In favor OF pro-
tectiye tariff and the Democrats, the vast
majority OF them, In favor OF free trade.
Upon the labor question, while Offering
quack notions, he was a firm believer In
the efficacy OF the protective tariff, but
he was surprised to see labor oTganiza-
tions insisting so little upon that policy
He was astonished also that they gave so
little heed 10 the portentlous fact Of the
existence Of more than a million and a
half Of
DARK SKINNED LABoRERs
in the South with expanding intellect and
growing ambition. While they were
slaves they were not In competition with
skilled labor from the North, but now
they are entering the mechanical and
manufacturing pursuits. Being unable
TO influence legislation, they are under
paid, and Mr.. Blaine argues that II the
Democratic party shall succeed, as they |
have been attempting for the last twelve
years, In destroying the protective tariff, |
the laborlng men OF the North Will be |
thrown into competition with the msera-
bly, paid labor OF Europe, and II the same
party keeps the Southern colored men in
their present political situation, the col
ored laborer will remain constant
quantity in the labor market, under-paid
himself aud crowdlng down
TIRE COMPENSATION or NORTHERN La
BORKRs.
He devoted considerable space 10 the
UhHcIy VuthilOuI CIlllClblnE huuTply inc |
action OF Secretary Bayard in June last
when he promised the British minister In
of the continuance of the
terms of the expiring treaty six months
longer that the president would recon
mend to congress the creation of an inter
national commission to agree upon a
treaty. Mr.. Blaine assumes that this con-
OF the treaty Is placing
the United States In sad light as sub
hitting TO Insults and injuries from which,
her citizens snQuld be projected.
Referring to the Mexican trouble, he
said "In contrast with our patient en-
durance of the Canadian outrages, we
have made an unnecessary and undignined
display Of insolpnce and bravado towards
Mexico" Continuing, he deprecated war
with any American republic, and said war
with Mexico would be crime. lie closed |
his speech with an allu ion to the third !
party, the Prohibillonists, In Maine, /
whom he said were In league with the
Democrats 10 ruin the Republicans, not |
withstandlng the fact that the Democrats
have been the constant enemies of Pro- |
hlbltion and the Republicans OF Maize
have for thirty years been the constant
friends Of that measure, but he predicted |
for the Republicans triumph over the |
combined forces OF all Its foes,