The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-08-25
Mr. Blaine at sebago Lake.
E., LARGE G,rurRI>G or rEorrE NNp
GRAND sPEECH.

LARGE GAfIrH\G or PEOPLE NNp \
GRAND srEECn.
Mr. Blaine made his first speech of the
campaign at Scbago Lake Campmccting
grove yesterday. He had an immense au-
dcnce although the weather was not the
most favorable He spoke in his usual
able and forcible manner Of the live top
cs of the day, The tariff poicyi the la
Dor question thu l>beric,, relations with
Mexico and third party prohibilionsts.
lie concludes his remarks on the labor
question Is follows:
The situation i, therefore plainly dis
ccrnahlc and demonStrable. viz First
If the Democratic party shall succeed. H.
they have been annually attempting FOR
twelve Years past, in destroying the Pro
teCtiyc Tariil, the artisans of the (nitcd
States will be thrown into direct compc-
tition with the highly skilled and mi>era-
bly, paid labor of Europe Sccond-lf
the Democratic party shall be able To hold
control of the National Government, the
colurcd laborcr in the southern States
will remain where the southern Demo
Gratis have placed him politically, subject
To fix the price or command the value Of
his labor. The colurcd man will, there
fore. under those conditions and intinrn-
ccS. remain constant quantity in the la
Dor market. receiving inadequate cuinpcn-
-a,ion for his own toll aud steadily
crowdng down the compensation of
white labor. If not 10 his own lrNel yet
far below it, just and adequate standard.
At every turn therefore whether it he
in exposing the white American saborcr
Ia the danger of European competition
10y destroying the Protective farif or
whether it he in reducing the wages of
the white man hv unfairly making the
culorcd laborcr his fatal competitor, in all
The fields of toll. the Democratic party
North aud South appears A. the enemy of
every interest of the American workman
With that party placed in full power and
with all its measures achieved, the wages
of the American laborcr will fall as GER
tainly As effect follows cause.
We give in full his remarks on Third
Party prohbitionists:
The pending contest is marked by the
presence of third party, organized rs
lis leaders say, to enforce the prohibition
of the liquor traffic in Maine There are
| Nplnc singular features pertaining W tiil7
movement The Republican party in
| Maine from the day of its organization
has been pledged to prohibition enact
| ing the principal Statute now in force in
| lS57-S, and since amending it from year
to year rs the leading temperance men re-
qucstcd The changes To make it more
effective have averaged nearly one for cv-
cry year since the original law was
| passed
The third party in their Convention
/ chccrfuly testify that Prohibition has
! been so well enforced by the Republicans
that in their Judgment Maine is IA quarter
of Il century ahead of the License States
in all that pertains to the Temperance
Reform, The Republicans have this year
with special emphasis in their State Con
vcntion reanrmcd their faith in Prohibi-
ton and nominated for Governor n pro
nounccd supporter Of the law, But al
this does not suit the Third Party Prohi-
bitionists. They desire a party of then
own Just small enough to have no effect
mt all, or, if possible, just large enough
to throw the State into the hands Of the
Democratic party, which has been as con
slant in its hostility to Prohibition as the
Republican party of Maine has been con
slant in its fidelity to Prohibition.
The position and plat form of the thirt
party might in fact be thus Abbreviated
Whereas the Republican party of Main,
enacted n Prohibitory Law thirty year
ago and has since amended il aS ajori
ty Of the friends of Temperance demand
ed, and has in consequence advanced
Maine in al matters of Temperance
quarter of century ahead Of the License
; States therefore, be it resolved that we
members of a third party of Prohibition
lists, will so vote as to defeat the Republi
= can party and turn the Government o
!, Maine over to the Democrats who hav
through all these years opposed Prohlh1
, tion by every instrumCntalty in thei
power
: Democrats of course, with scarcely II
attempt at conccalmcnt, regard the thir
party rs their especial ally, and the coall
ton is so evident that am sure no ma
, can be deceived in regard to the result ex
ccpt him who desires to &c deceived. Ev
cry voter knows that he must choose be
tween the Republican and Democrat
partics-and every voter knows that il
joining the Third Party he Indirectly bu
; cfectually throws his political and mora
, influence in favor of the Democracy
The supporters OF the Third party adop
as their shibbolcth that "thc Republican
, party must be killed. and they have Secur
ed the cooperation of the Democrat, o
the Free Trader, of the saloon proprietor
of all men who wish to keep six millions
of colorcd people in the South disiran
chiscd and oppressed. Its an insinccre co
aiton, an unhallowcd partnership, an un
holy alliance Against it the Republican
Party Of Maine pr scnts its uniform sup
port of Prohibition, its splendid record OF
devotion to the Protection Of American
labor, its long and patient effort in behalf
Of those who are down troddcn and de-
privcd of natural rights. The Republic
can party has always fought its battles
single handed, against great odds, and
now with principle untarni>hcd and cour-
age undaunted it will again triumph over
the combined force of all its foes