Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-10-18
BLAINE IN INDIANA.
Outpouring OF Republicans at In
dianapolis.
Mr. Blaine Addresses an Immense Assem-
blage-He Shows How the West Has
Been Benefited by Protection
Home Market for Farmers.

thousands into town. General Harrison
and Hon. ]. G. Blaine were at the New
Denison Hotel at l 80 p. m. when the pro-
cession of political clubs, veterans, etc,
started. Beside General Harrison stood
Mrs. Harrison and her niece, Mrs. Dim
mick, accompanied by Mrs. Judge Woods
and a number of other ladies. Among
those on the reviewing balcony were ex-
Senator Ferry, General John W. Foster,
General Hastings, Ex-Governor Porter,
Judge ". E. Niblack and Judge Woods.
The line OF march was west on Washing
ton street to Pennsylvania, north on Penn
sylvania to Fort Wayne avenue and along
Delaware street TO the Exposition grounds.
The column was one hour and thirty min
utes in passing, and it is estimated that
there were nearly l., 600 persons in line,
the majority OF whom were uniformed.
Among the most conspicuous organiza-
tions in the other seven divisions were:
The Columbia Club of indianapolis. 400
strong. in blue suits with white vests and
white derby hats and carrying canes; the
Carrie Harrison Guards with drum corps,
Miss Schilling captain, comprising forty
uniformed young ladies of Indianapolis,
and the Porter Columbian Club of Indi-
annapolis, consisting of 500 workingmen in
blue uniforms. the vanguard carrying
large iron hammers and the others long
poles with rows of small flags affixed.
There were also club of colored women
wearing flags and sashes and band Of
fifty young girls ranging from twelve to
fifteen years, the Harrison daughters"
from Connersville. These wore jackets of
blue with stars and stripes of red. white
and blue, with blue caps. As they passed
+Ha,
their caps, holding them at salute while
they passed and chanting eve are for
Harrison" etc.
Mr.. Blaine went out to the Exposition
grounds, where General Hovey and others
addressed the people, but as it sprinkled
rain the proceedings were abbreviated.
In the evening Mr.. Blaine addressed a
crowded audience at Tomlinson's Hall as
follows:
Fellow citizens of Indiana: 1t is the studied
and persistent effort Of the Democratic party in
this Presidential campaign to prejudice the
West against the East on the subject OF the
tariff. maintaining that the Eastern States get
the benefit OF protection and the Western
States gets its burden. Now il the tariff tor
protection so operates that one section gets the
gain and the other gets the loss then the whole
system of prote rtion ought to be abolished: and.
prove that 1t is OF as great advantage to the
West as 1t is to the East as great an ad-
vantage TO the South as it is 70 the North, and
that il is a National and not a sectional policy
1T, say, they can not establish these points,
then the policy ought 10 be abandoned But 1
maintain - and, in the few minutes l shall
occupy your attention, 1 shall endeavor TO
prove by figures and facts-that the West-the
great growing, teeming, prosperous West
has gained more out Of the protective tariff
than any section Of the whole Union. Jap
pIause.] Gentlemen, l know that involves
questions Of fact and not questions OF
fancy and 1 call your attention TO the census of
1So0-and il there be any Democrats present
they will not wish to dispute the correctness of
that census, for it was taken under the admin
istration Of Mr.. Buchanan quote the figures
of that census, as TO the wealth OF eleven West
ern States-Ohio, Indiana. Illinois, Michigan,
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas.
NebrasHa and Colorado. The last two were
Territories when Mr.. Lincoln came into power,
but were long since made States. According
to the census of 1860 the aggregate wealth of
these eleven Western States was some
thing under 1900, 100000, and IN 1880.
twenty years afterward, by the National
census, the wealth OF those States was
s16,5OO OO0,0n [Applause.1 1t had in
creased and grown fourfold IN twenty
years, and in the last eight years enough has
been added to carry up the wealth Of those
eleven States far beyond 5000 oOO,OO1. or q
vast deal larger sum than the whole wealth of
the United States the day Lincoln was inaug-
urated. lApplanse.l You can test this Ques-
tion in another way. In 1850 these ele' en-
States had ZOO miles of railroad or scarcely
that, and to-day, twenty-eight years afterward,
they have nearly $1,000 miles of railroad. Mind
you these eleven Western States have almost
three times as much railway within their bor-
No yrh ITpin had haf IA ciyil
war. Something or other has enabled you
Western people to get along pretty rapidly, for
these States have prospered in degree far be-
yond that of the old Eastern States, in q ratio
far greater than the Eastern States have
maintained. "As another proof of that
progress L have here a singular table
from the official census of 1860. 1 think you
will agree with me that it is a very sug-
gestive table. 1 was calling the attention of
the audience to a table in the census Of 1850 in
which the principal towns and cities in the
United States are given. will quote those OF
the eleven Western States and give you their
population at that time. Cleveland was 1900,
Toledo was not large enough to be included in
the statement at all. Detroit was 1900, Grand
Rapids, that now has $1,000, was not mentioned,
Chicago-what do you say the population Of
Chicago was in 1S6O?-109,OO0. Its growth does
not seem TO have been much impeded by the
protective tariff for it is now three quarters OF
million at least. lApplause.l Milwaukee was
5000 St. Paul and Minneapolis had not
grown to enough consequence in 1860 to be men
toned in this table at all. Together they !
now contain nearly 100000 people. Colum- |
bus. o., had l8.CO0 now some 5000; Cincinnati |
had 16t t,OOO Louisville 6s,OOO, St Louis 10000 |
Kansas City-the census did not know there |
was such place: Denver-it had never been |
heard OF in the census; Indianapoiis-bow |
much do you suppose it was in 1s50s-under 49, |
q
well. Omaha had no mention at all. The !
aggregate Of those cities was 670.GDO in 1860 |
and is to-day three and half million. This is |
the way, Mr.. Chairman, the protective tariff |
has been retardIng the growth and develop |
ment of the West. lApplause.l This is the |
great hardship that the West has suffered by |
reason OF the protective tariff
When you drive the free traders from every |
other ground they tell you that the protective |
tariff has stitied the export trade OF the United
States; that it has built up lot OF factories |
and railways, bat that the foreign commerce Of |
the country has all gone to pieces. i again |
quote from the census and show you that from |
the time the Declaration Of Independence was |
made down to the time that Lincoln was elected |
President-I will go further back-trom the |
time America was discovered by Columbus |
down 10 the election of Abraham Lincoln the |
aggregate shipment Of all those years and all |
those centuries from the United States |
amounted TO nine thousand millions |
of dollars in value-now mark you that |
covered the entire history OF the Gov
ernment down to 1Sn-and from 1880 !
to 1873 the aggregate amount has been seven
teen thousand five hundred millions, almost
double as much in the twenty-eight years Of the
present protective tariff as 1t was during the
whole previous history OF the American conti-
nent Applause That is the way. gentle
men, in which protection has operated had
occasion IN speaking on this same subject IN