Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1888-09-27

Mr.. Baldwin, on being introduced as
president of the meeting, made a short and
able address, eulogizing the Republican par
ty and its principle of protection.
The Glee club rendered another song and
the audience would not be satisfied until
they responded to an encore.
President Baldwin presented the speaker
Of the evening, Hon. Robert E. Frazier. and,
as he stepped to the front of the stage, the
applause was tremendous. Mr.. Frazier is a
strong-armed, broad-shouldered man, with a
face of expression that carried conviction
with everything he said. Mr.. Frazier was
the man who introduced General Alger's
name to the Chicago convention.
Mr.. Frazier, after Introductory remarks
complimentary to Senator Frye and the au-
dience, said: I went to the war and belong
ed to the same regiment that Grover Cleve-
land did. Continued laughter.) am one
man who travels through this country with
out title. I have therefore the distinction
of being an untitled American citizen.
Isughter.) But am Republican because
am in favor of protection; I am a protec-
ZIONIST because love my country. I hold
that free trade is an unchristian system, and
no man who loves his country should cast
his vote in favor of free trade. The free
traders will destroy the business interests of
the east to benefit themselves by cheapening
labor in this country. / hold that any such
plan is un-American and unchristian. Gap
plause.) The Republican party advocated that
interest that protects every body, from the
tiller of the soil to the skilled laborer. Every
man depends on another. In order to live
we must have something to sell, whether
labor, products of the soil, etc. We must
have something to offer in the markets of
the world. But, my friends, if a man has
no money to buy these things how are the
peoply who sell going to liver You can't sell
wheat to farmer; you must sell it to those
engaged in some other work than farming
So, if you want to prosper, those in other
trades must prosper. A man who can't IN
derstand this ought to vote the Dem
ocratic ticket [laughterl. But the Democrats
say give as free trade. Here the speaker
gave falsetto infection to the words free
trade, which set the audience in a fit of
laughter) Did you ever see the attitude of
q Democrat when he speaks of free tradel
(The speaker took stand that again convuls-
cd the audience.) Did you ever hear of the
man who took another man to the top of the
White Mountains and told him that all he
could see should be his, although he didn't
own any of the landI Laughter.) The only
market we control is our own. (Applause.l
it. Applause. /. Next to the men
and women of this republic our market is the
best thing we have. It is better than all the
markets Of the world combined. The COM
merce that passes by Detroit has more tom
mage than in all England. We have better
wages because we have the ability to pay.
We get good pay because of protective tar
if. If anyone here who came from England
or Ireland disbelieves this let him go back
What did they come here fora Why are the
immigrants coming here? Because we are
getting wages here. We have better body
and better fed lot of workmen In this coun-
try than in any other country on the earth.
Thus protective tariff does three things:
First, it has prevailed here over twenty-five /
years. It is more prosperous country, it
has better paid workmen, and you can buy
more for 81 than ever ever before. If this is
20, what more do you want? The college
professor teaches the doctrine of free trade.
They get facts from their imaginations.
Laughter.) It is all good enough in |
he class room, but I wouldn't trust them
James g. Blaine tremendous applause]. Mr..
Carnegie came to this country when twelve
years old. He was a poor boy, but by skill
mere to his workmen. Why didn't he pay
hat to workmen in Scotland2 Because he
couldn't. Protection allowed him to do it |
here. The speaker then told of how England
buys all the wheat she can from Russia and |
india and added: SIN India a man
elf. Tradition says, however, that the ma 4
ives of India don't wear much clothing
laughter]. When these cheap products are 1
Exhausted England comes to America and 1
,uys what more wheat she wants. If we /
lave free trade she wouldn't pay you any /
my more bushel then than now. The re- |
u1t would be that you would have to give |
Ip the market to England and she would fix /
he price,"
The speaker was puzzled as to what the /
Democrats did really mean on a certain res 1
luton passed some time ago. ono one ever |
new what il did mean except the Almighty, |
nd as the Democrats had no communication /
vfkh a0T11d find ont and
ontinued laughter The Democrats want |
boy who wanted to shoot off his gun part |
It time. Laughter. The Democrats say i
res, you can work as cheap az in Europe,
nd If you don't want to you can get out of /
mploymen:; But what are you going to do
Nth the millions of peoples Will You set /
hem all to tilling the sofia I know of one
ountry where all are soil tiIlers. The man
rho stands before you is the son of an Irish !!
immigrant. [Applause.] L have seen Ire-
and made poverty-str1cken by the free
rade of England. don't know
that in the name of God makes
be Irish-Americans vote the Democratic
icket. England put her cheap goods into
Roland and ruined her manufacturing indus-
ries, and to-day Ireland is purely an agri-
ultural country, and when the crops fail,
nink of the poverty that extends from one
nd of that little isle to the other. Does the
rishman want to bring that condition of
ainRs herea The Irish mouths are fed by
rotective tariff. I would rather cut off my
ght hand and have my tongue cleave to the
oof of my mouth than vote the Democratic
cket, and whyi because / love my country.
The speaker had just commenced to speak
q the surplus, when he said he was slightly
Ivy, and asked that the glee club sing
ing The leader Of the club, who is paid 9
bod sum nightly, had skipped out, and
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