, 1888-10-25

X ROCHESTER,, N. L., Oct. Zo.- Inns Cius
is crowded with representatives from all
over the country. Senator Hiscock and
Chauncey NJ. Depew arrived here early
this morning, and James G.. Blaine at
1850. The party was received at the
Central depot by committee. Five hum
dred people were assembled. Blaine spoke
at 3 o'clock at Franklin square. 1t was
raining slightly and the crowd was not
very large.
BLAINE's SPEECH.
Mr.. Blaine spoke as follows: MIR.
CHAIRMAN; beg to bring to your at
tention, and to the notice OF the audience,
the statement made by Mr.. Bayard in his
speech two weeks ago. quote his exact
of the progress of the United States since
the tariff laws were made and what
the consequences are. Various invltations
have come into play since that tariff
reached its present proportions, Here are
some figures | believe to be rellaole.
They come from high authority, MIR.
Edward Atkinson OF MASSACHUSETTS, VINO
!. and honorable man. From 1870 to 1887,
the population of the United States In
' creased SO per cent, but In the same time
the dairy products of the United States,
cheese, butter and milk, and all that Is
created by dairies, increased 20 per cent:
In these seventeen years, the products OF
Gotten increased ll2 per cent the con-
sumption of wool Increased 100 per cent;
the production of pig iron increased 80
per cent; the construction of railways In
creased 223 per cent What has been the
result of all the population, increasing In
so small proportion TO all these, the vast
forces which are needful to mems use!
1t proves it to you that the country Is
making more than the people OF the coun'
try need or can consume
MIR. BLAINE's REPORT.
In reply to Mr.. Bayard, my first remark
is that 1t is a great deal better for peo-
pie to have more than they consume than
TO have less than they consume. MIR. Bay
ard seems to think that it is an evil omen
if tho wealth of the country increased
more rapidly than its population. | do
not, confess, quite compreh end
slMr. Bayard's drift. for my own under
Msanding has been that, according to the
~ Ndple rules of political economy, when
the nation is increasing In populati On more
rapidly than in property, there must soon
be suffering. but while the acquisition OF
property outruns the ratio of the increase
in 20 pulation, it means that the nation is
growing powerful, wealthy and great AS
Mr.. Bayard has endorsed MIR. Atkinson as
leave to use Mr.. Atkinson's figures and to
tell MIR. Bayard there is large proportion
of the increase of wealth in the United
States which has gone under the protec-
tive tariff. Mr.. Atkinson stated in July
last that since 1865 the wages of freemen,
overseers and other specially skilled work
men, have advanced lSS per cent, that
the wages of the average mechanic, car.
penter, machinist and the like, have had
an advance of 80 per cent; that the fac
tory operatives and others OF like
grades of skill in mechanical arts
have advanced 7S per cent and wages OF
common laborers 66 per cent. You Will
please observe these are not advances over
the wage rates of some foreign country;
but over the wages paid in our own coun-
try quarter OF a century ago, and that
these advances flow directly from pro-
tective tariff. Mr.. Bayard will see, then,
from authority that he endorses, that this
~ large increa of wealth has not gone
merely to enrich the men already wealthy,
but that it has gone in n larger degree
than was ever heretofore known IN the
history of this or of any other country,
into the pockets of the workingmen. 1t
had been searching for witnesses by whom
the value of the tariff TO the workingmen
of this country could be established be-
yond u doubtlI could have summoned Mr..
Bayard and MIR. Atkinson to the stand.
Mr. BayarO IurtueT gives Iuc pupiN NV'h
ing that if we do not take care we shall
produce in this country rs much In seven
months as we shall need In twelve months.
Well that is the last thing that should
alarm the American people That fact
shows above all things our power to short
en- the hours of labor.
HILL SEVERELY CRITICISED.
And now let me turn to another topic
While was in Indiana, had the pleas
ure, had the honor of frequent notices or
the stump, from his exeellency, David b
Hill. The principal subject he appeared
=. to have come West to lay before the people
p of Indiana was that had driven on Mr.
y Carnegie's coach when in Scotland that
had returned home on an English steamer
and had imported thirty.three trunks, 'al
full of clothing" AS his excellenc!
avowed. If he had taken the pains II
inquire of Mr.. Carnegie. he might hav
of his horses, and thus have been preparet
for his Indiana campaign. IL he hae
asked me about the trunks, | would freel.
have given him list of all the pocke
handkcrchiefs, stockings and cravats hat
imported, and would have gladly in
formed his excelency, by way OF yivint
him on the subject lesson on Tariff, tina
articles Of that kind are about the sam
price in London as IN Nex York.
I would have further informed his ex
cellency that he mistook the character @
the steamer | returned in. inasmuch a
il belongs to company OF America
stockholders. and would have informe
him that he overstated the lumber c
trunks, which was in all tw nty.two II
stead of thirty.three; that these trunks b'
4. long to six persons instead of all belong
.iug to me, and that other packages wer
s{nade up Of steamer rugs. steamer chairs
umbrella covers and hat boxes, ana on
case containing. I think, photoVraph
Among these photographs were sever'