Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-10-01

lam. The mestina Was held on the
Pole 0fonnds and was the lnEReet ever
assembled IN New York. There were
near 100000 persons present, and
although Mr.. Blaine spoke bot twenty
minutes Il was one Of the most ne.
mAfkAble and convincing speeches he
ever made. He opened BY saying;
INT. Chairman and Fellow Citizens,
GENERAL HAiriton has the EemArkable
faculty OF oondensing . Whola arRu-
ment within the Dimensions OF prov.
orb Il 10 faculty which was the
striking feature in BENJAMIN FrAnklin's
mode Of reasoning, and M, Llpooln
possessed II In . very remRlk able de.
aree. Never Was q happier aFRument
most aucoiuctly stated than when Gen.
sral Harrison stated OF the FREQ trNdera
that they were studying mAxlma IN.
stead Of markets. In q single phrase
he exhibited the fAllAoy and weakness
OF their whole argument; they spoke Of
theoEy-they rejected prhcslco.
From the hrst OF the Govern ment 10
this hour one great Lesson hAs been
taught IL began under Washington
LspplAustl with q protective tariff.
which was increased BY l2 aepaFAte
enaotmeuts up to the war OF 1879; IL was
doubled In the war OF 1879. Aud up 70
that time there was not any difference
10 this country. All FederAlislg and
all Republicans and all Democrats we're
Ia favor Of the tariff. A division came
hrst on the act Of 1916, after the war.
Then there happened exactly what Mt
cleveland threatens this country with
the lowering OF the tariff and disaster
10 the country. II came and the disaA
ter followed, and from that time 70 1924
tina UTnWaN faHldA ~
ever seen, and In 1924 the flTet real dc.
clded protective tariff was passed, and
II there are any Democrats within Che
sound Of my voice / beg them 20 llaten
while l state who voted for shat bill.
"ME. Calhoun At that time became a
leader in their party, and broke shat
protective taRih. He found that they
could not have free labor in the South
without slave labor, and, therefore, they
could not have mAnufaotuFerB ia the
South, and they were not interested in
the tariff. and from that hour, dating
from 1852 and 1893, the Democratic
party In this country was changed, as It
bad been, and there established two
ooEners,ones--the advocacy Of the ex.
tension OF slavery and free trade. Those
were the two lights that guided that
party, end In breaking down the tAfin
OF 1873 they established tho free trade
tariff Of 1888
Then, again. Just a. It had been un.
der the low tariff Of 1916, came = nuar.
DIAL orisis In 1881, and the county was
again pTostfAted. How was IL relieved?
By the protective tariff OF 1912. II had
been thrown into such q desperate dc.
gres-I might almost fay EuIn-of dc.
preston that everywhere men we're out
OF work and we're glad 10 ael work at IS
oents day under the Naturalization Of
Martin Van Buren,, q Democrat from
the State Of New York.
THAT was relieved by the elestIon OF
William Henry Harrison. Applause. I
II gave ~ the tariff OF lSl2 Well, thAt
revived the country as II by mARio,
and, when the Democrats nominAtsd
MT Polk Against Henry Clay 10 1874,
he Was cOmpolled-she Democratic can.
didAta WAS oompolled-so write, in bad
faith, with no Intention OF keeping IL,
that he was In favor Of certain degree
OF protection, and on that bad iGiih,
expressed In what Was known as The
Kane law Mr.. Clay was defeated
and Mr., Polk vas Installed, and then,
despite the pledge OF the Democratic
party, they broke down the protected
taria OF 1912.
when tho tarld Of l84s went into
operation they had nm experience OF
happy accidents, and ut last these
happy accidents ceased and the tariff Of
1916 was thrown back on ils own rneFits
and the country fell into panic IN less
than one yeAr-the panic OF 1857, the
panic that Frustrated all the great in.
tsrests Of the country, Mr.. BuohAnAn
was compelled TO say In his message 70
OonRrses In December OF thAt year tina,
with all the natural resources In her
hands AMericA's man ufActorieH were
PROSTATE, enterprises were dead, and
me laborinR men Of the country were
Wneout work and In great distress.
THAT never Was cured until the pro-
teotlVe tariff came Into being again--
the reason Of Abraham Linooln's cleo
zion In 1889 lApplAuSsl, and from lhas
time " thls We have had Q protective
taiiE. Applause and cries OF 'GoodPl
binee 1881 this county hAa had the
blessing OF protective tariff, and there
has never been, In Anoient or modern
history, on this hemisphere or the other,
on any continent, or 10 the isles Of Abe
rea, country that for 28 years has been
a. prosperous as the United States Of
America. Loud applause
"And now Mr.. Cleveland demands
that the voters Of the United States
| hutll alu MIN IN Destroying q protec
tive tariff nov, snd the question is sub.
mitted to you, the voters Of the initial
States, TO you the voters of New York,
TO you In an especial degree, the yo erS
OF the city Of New York, to say to Mr..
Cleveland that, with all his Admins
tration, he has not the power to destroy
the protective tariff Of this country.
| Applause.
"On my return from Europe-I lEnd-
cd In The city q month Rgo-I had Tie
pleasure OF mskinR q brief speech then,
and said TO the mighty host OF labor
iog men In this country, the wage
workers, that the decision Of this cues.
ton IVES with them, that they could
destroy tho tariff by their votes, or they
could maintain protection by their
votes. Applause 1t is for you to
say. A otnlury,s experience should bo
70 you guide; II should teach you the
great lesson that If you do cot maintain
your own ground no one else will main.
tain 10 for you. The balance 10 in your
banda. 1t may be welded for Your
destruction, or IL may be welded for
your protection and safety" loud
cheers I