Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-27
BLAINE ANa THE IRISH.
The lrishman's Ideal Statesman ID,
Hvers allaost Impressive Address.


hyers aiaost Impressive Address.
New York. Dot. 25.-Mr. Blaine spent
this morning and afternoon resting
quietly In his room at the Fifth Avenue
hotel. He arose late and took breakfast
with his son Walker and Congressman
Boutelle. MIR. Blaine is feeling in the
best of spirits, and his callers found him
as energetic as usual. Gen. w. T. Sher.
man, Gen Lncips Fairchiid, Allen
ThorEdyke Rice, john 8. Olarkson.
Cornelius N. Bliss, b. +. Jones, s. B.
Elkins, ex-senator Plat, Gen. John N.
Knapp, j. s. Fassett, Secretary Vroo-
man, Gen. Daniel McAuley, Col. Goodice
and John Wannamaker were among
those who called and were received. As
regards the general outlook MIR. Blaine
again emphasized his previous state
menss that 1t was excellent fer the sue
cess OF Harrison aud Morton. In the
afternoon MIR. Blaine and his son took
drive, getting back to the hotel little
before six. Irisbmen turned out in full
force tonight to attend the mass meet
ing OF the Irish protectionists at Madi-
son Square garden. The immense
building was crowded to overhowing
hall an hour before the meeting was
called to order, and tie adjacent streets
were thronged with people eager to
get glimpse of James Il. Blame, the
attraction of the night. MIR. Blaine said /:
lspeak Tonight to men OF Irish birth,
but not in relation to their connection
with the British empire. I speak to them
IN relation to their citizenship to the
grest American republic and of the
duties they owe and of the policies they
should pursue, and gather the strong
est lesson for an Irishmsn in America is
to be found in his experience in his ma.
tive land, The fairest and almost rich
est portion of all Europe, destined to
poverty and to suffering, and to the ex.
lie OF millions of her children, because of
misgovernmens-dsst primarily to
utter financial ruin, because her people
we're not allowed to adopt for Ler own
use, and her own advantage, the prin-
ciple of protection for which ell Irish
men should struggle In America. So
great is the agricultural wealth OF Ire-
land, that only forty years ago she
shipped greater amount OF produce
across the channel to England than the
United States exported to all countries
greater than the empire OF Russia sent
to the other countries OF Europe--and
With ell this, where is Ireland to-day |?
she shares the fate OF all
countries purely agricultural, she
shares the fate that would IN @
larger degree overtake the United States
II the free trader should have his way
and reduce us to an agricultural people.
And yet Tonight the fear is that n ma.
lority OF the Irish voters of America, or
the Irish American voters will cast their
ballots on thels 9th day OF November as
the present government of England
would desire them to cast IL? Tories OF
mo! nol' | wish you could make that
not large majority OF the Irish vote OF
the United States. For the last four
months the democrats have been deny
Ing and the republicans have been
st1irming that the first and last and con-
stant wish OF England was that Mr..
Uleveland's administration should be
sustained by the whole force and effect
OF English public opinion. And Just
when they had begun to make an ex.
preston and an impression upon the
American people, that such might not
be the fact, We have the letter Of the
British minister to Washington himgelf
urging the reelection OF MIR. Cleveland :.
And You can never interpret letter un-
tal you know the letter that called il
forth. 10 get the whole gist and mean
ing OF correspondence, you must have
both sides of it, and this letter from the
British minister was called forth by q
letter from California, written by ma
tive OF England.
Mr.. Blaine then read the letter in
which the writer states to Mr.. Sackville
West that his faith has been &c AIKEN by
President Oleveland's administration
and writes to the British minister to
dissolve his doubt, and MIR. West says
to the California man that the recent
proceeding OF the president is only @
little by-play which does not mean any.
thing. He not be sfrald, and
all the other English voters oan
60 ahead with perfect confidence,
''Three ministers of the United States
resumed Mr.. Blaine, "eertainly two,
have had their walking papers for Of
fences less grave than that, and tonight
ii an American minister at England
should write to on English voter advis.
Ing him to support either side as the one
favorable to the United States he would
be politely invited to sail home by the
next steamer. And then what does the
secretary of state do? Why, he says it
was no harm; 1t was only private. An.
other thing my friends. We are in the
habit OF discussing the tariff question
very largely on theory, You may phil
osophIze on the doctrine OF free trade
and on the doctrine of protection to the
end and want now to give
you solid fact. Up to this date,
up to this 25th day OF October, in the
year of our Lord 1883, since Grover
Cleveland was inaugurated there has
been imported into this country OF iron
and steel, and their products, an amount
equal to the enormous sum OF $160, ,000,-
600, and they say we have got too high q
tariff. If that iron and steel had been
made here it meant good wages for o
whole year for 100000 laborers, and for
the average size of family dependent
upon him IL meant 100000. THE is
what call solid fact, and
they say there is not enough
coming yet. We want to lower the
tariff 80 that we can have more. Here in
New York we are always told that we
must look out for the commerce of the
country, that the commerce is what has
built the country. Take this great
metropolis and it's sister, Brooklyn
They have grown more since the protec.
tive tariff chan they ever grew before
since this government was founded, al.
most. Take the manufactures OF New
York-right in THE city, and what is
produced in this city by American labor
ers, and American manufacturers. IL
double the amount imported into NeH
York from abroad-more than double, sc
tEhs the interests the laboring men nav,
L n n&nHn In not l..