Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-08-30

as Tar reaching, as vital, as any that hui
upon the issues of the past.
When the hand of treason WAS lifted TO d
stroy the Union, patriots did not ask wheth
they were republicans or democrats. {
the contrary they, whatever their partizs
banner, stood togeher for the common ia
of their couatry. So now every instinct ,
patriotism and self-interest appeals to n
people of this country to stand together i
defense of our industries, and of the protec
tive system which is their bulwark and SUI
port. This is not an armed conflict, but i
: lis essential character it is not unlike III
contest of 1851 Look below the surfsc
and you will see a deeper parallel. then yo
would at first suspect. In 1861 tn,
south and England struck hands against IN,
North England had free trade. The sour
wanted free trade. England had pauper la
hor at low wages The south had slav,
labor at no wages. The south raised eottol
and England manufactured it. Botl
were hostile TO the spirit an,
the systems of the North which elevated an,
dignitied labor and gaze it just remunera
ton, The Southern confederacy was es-
tablished on slavery as one corner stone and
free trade as the other. Ii ordained free
trade in its constitution as a part of its fun
damental law. The South, wholly agricul-
tural, devoted to only one particular kind of
industry. having no competition in that, and
under the blight of slavery and without the
genius TO produce anything else, therefore
established free trade, broad, absolute an
unqualified England on the other hand
wanted free trade here because she wanted
the American market. With her own man
| ufactures established and resting upon cheap
labor she wanted 10 destroy our mauuiactur-
ers. This has always been her policy
When the United States were her colon Is
who deliberately strangled the growing in
dustries in those colonies. When
We achieved our independence she
still pdrsued the same policy by de.
vious devices. In 1916 MIR, Brougham
said in the House of Commons that England
could well afford 10 shut our markets at a
loss for the sake of sitting our manufactures.
With this common object of free trade, and
this common interest in the destruction of
our American protective system, Englau
and the South stood together in alliance and
we were compelled with one hand ~ fight
theiMerrimac with its base of operations at
Norfolk and 10 fight the pratcal Alabama
with the other with its base of operations at
Liverpool; and thank God we did il success
fully. And now today We find the South
and Engla ID striking hands in the same way.
with the same policy of free trade aud
against the same protective system of the
North. am not here to say ought against
our countrymen OF the South. God knows
we of the republican party are earnestly
seeking to promote what we believe TO be the
best interests of the South, God knows
that all are better friends to them than they
are to themselves, But that was their posi-
finn aud a IaN thpy "a unInr IA In kau
policy, taking similar position. Their in
terests are now really identical with our own
Slavery is gone. The glorious po,sbilit e
Of their undevelope1 section are just begun
ming to dawn The work of developing their
resources. Their rich rich resources are
just coming out from under the dark cloud
which has SO long overhung them. We be-
lieve that the Shuth will come to understand
that her interests are absolutely identical
with ours, to acknowledge that she is wroag
as she has been wrong in every battle
between protection and free trade from the
beginning of the country. She casts most of
the votes which passed the Mills bill aud
10 day the South with It's l53 electoral votes,
and England with her sympathy
and the money of her Golden club stand be-
hind Grover Cleveland, who is their chosen
representative and their favorite candi late.
But we will beat this unhalowed combina-
ton now as We did it in 1861 Applause.
But it said that the Mills bill is not u free
trade measure. THIS Is Juggling pretcnse
We are told that il makes reduction of Only
per cent. from A to AZ, | shall show fur
ther on that this is absolutely false, but for
the present | wish to ask your attention TO
another point. 1t is not the Mills bill that is
he candidate for President, but Grover
Cleveland. The Mills bill is a temporary
make SHIFT. 1t may not become "A law. 1t
was twisted and turned into every variety of
shape in order to pass the House. You are
not asked to make the Mills bill President,
but YOU are asked to make Grover Cleveland
President, and make HIM President on his
message to Congress, and undertake to say
that that message is the broad, st, the boldest.
the most unequivocal declaration for free trade
that has ever been made Oh this side of the
sea | know that this is broad statement
but believe that it is capable of absolute
mathematical demonstration. Where did
the President start in this messageS He
started with the declaration that the surplus,
so called, must be cut off What was that
surplus? | have the Presidents message
with me. and in order that there may be no
cavll will read his own wo' ds on that ques-
ton. The speaker then rea / that pJrtion of
'he message wh'cn gave 'ne ahiou". Vi ''e
surplus anu 'he es"ii"'e Vi ~p"' "ou'''
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