The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-11-03
LABOR'S OPTION.
The American System or
the European.
MR. BLAINE AT DERRY, conn,
Gravity of the Present struggle
Desperate Fafsehsods of the DEM
ocrass-rhe Duty Of New England
The Maine statesman's Final APP
peal 60 the Nutmeg State Voters.

NEs HAvgS. Coma, Nov. 2--Blaiue ar
rived this afternoon and spoke briefly tu
an audience of 5000. He referred to pro
teetion by reminding the Republicans oi
Connecticut that IL they did not protect
themselves they must net expect other
portions Of the country TO do il for them.
lie referred 90 the deposit Of money IN
national hanks by Secretary Fairchild. and
touched slightly upon the Sackviile Incl
dent After the speech he left for Derby.
At Derby Mr.. Blaine and party wese es'
corted TO the residence OF Charles Wallace
where lunch was served. 1he party was then
driyea to the trottlnC park, where ia,ooe
persons wese gathered and who gave
Blaine an enthusiastic reception. Blaine
spoke substantially as follows.
"fcilow citizens, II you allow the pro
tective law 20 be broken down aud
destroyed, when do You thlnk Il VIII be
put back again Do you think you can
vote for free trade party for run and
have some one else maintain the protec-
tive principle for your IL you viii pat
Gen. Harrison in the presidential chair l
will guarantee that the protective tariff
viii not De disturbed, They are opposing
US in every way aud manner. fair or an
fair.
DICKINSON ON NEW ENGLAND.
while in the West read an Interview
with PostfnaSter-Geueral Dickinson, in
which he described New England as sell
fishly hanging onto the body polite, alb
sorbing its wealth and giving back moth
ing. He described us as an unpafriouc
people who had not done as much 10 sup
press the rebellion as Missouri and Ken
lucky had to say something about him,
but he replied describing the laboring men
of New England as In the last stages OF
starvation. He said that in Fall River
e.f
and they could not earn more than
40 and 20 cents day for the whole family;
that occasionally the family had little
pork TO eat; thai they did not have 1--WE
pounds OF beef a year. thar they lived
mostly on bread, aud sometimes were
Obliged TO go 10 bed without anything 10
eat.
Gentlemen, did not mean 20 ridieule
Mr.. Dickinson, but IL is Of that stuff and of
stuff like IL that all through the West and
Southwest arguments against TIE tariIf are
made. They represent New England as
having two classes, one class rolling in
wealth and around them class bordering
on starvation. This mode of speaking of
the results of protection aud describing
New England is a libel ON the most In
dus.rious and one of the most deserving
sections of the Union.
QUESTION OF WAGES.
"The question pressed upon you to-day
is, are you willing to trust president of
the United States who sent a free trade
message to congress; are you willing TO
trust him with the tariff The whole
question, my friends, is question of
wages: and. being question of wages, the
votes of men who earn wages can decide
this question. The Western Democrats
say New England has palaces ON every hill
top. have lived In New England many
years, and seen very few OF them.
eo@forisbIy ene SI S%Hs MeiI off, II fs0p'iH ae In
their hands, and it has always
been in their hands TO make and un-
make the laws Of the country. All the
cifc cannot offset the votes Of tho work
fngmen of this valley. Applause.l You
can outyote them as eftcn Ms you like. You
have IL In your power 10 hold public opin-
ion stronger than they can. You can ar
que the matter for yourselves, aud II the
Republican party shall lose the support of
the men who are comfortably well of, or
the men and workmen In factories, the
Republican party ceases 70 exist. IL was
made of such men.
THE SENATE STOOD IN THE WAY.
cleveland did not have the senate In his
hands. and had not been able 10 stir one
hair OF the protective tariff. The Demo-
Gratis say; DID not the Republicans pre-
dict all sorts of disaster II the Democrats
got In, and don't y0u see we have as good
times now as beforeG' Asif Cleveland had
anything To do with that Why, we are
having good times because the Democrats
have been thwarted by the Republican
senate. The president and the members
Of the house from the South have stood for
free-tradc, and the struggle Is now
whether 10 reinforce the senate with
Republican president or give way
and let the Democrats have full sway.
VIII you reinforce the senate for pro
tectlon or the house for free trade?
"If Connecticut shall give her electoral
vote 10 Harrison and Morton you may rest
secure 10 the belief that the business Of the
country viii go on. as IL has for n quarter
of a century, in peace and prosperity, but
If Connecticut allows her vote to favor free
trade, then you viii have abundant leisure
in your competition with the ill.paid labor
Of England, 20 caeulate Just how much
you have made out OF II"
At the conclusion OF bis speech Mr.. Blaine
left for New York.