The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-08-30
AINE, THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 80, 1885,

tion with all that vast field of trade, don't
need to be told by me, or by anyone else,
that 1t involves millions of loss to the citi-
zens of the United States. 1t is to me the
most extraordinary proposal that ever was
made
WHAT CANADA GETS FOR NOTHING.
The United States made a reciprocity
treaty in 1854, and at the end of twelve years
we gave notice that it should be terminated.
If l remember Alright, Mr.. Chairman, that
treaty only gave reciprocity on forty-two ar
ticles. 1 believe Canada had the advantage
fR But iHgfy BY tSe tSfR; MiIs bf bfhausnsss they
will gain the other two. [Laughter.l Can
ada is given in this bill a great deal larger
trade with the United States for nothing
than was embodied in the treaty which aim
ed at reciprocity. There need not have been
a moments dispute on the. fishery question.
if we stand ready to coneede the American
markets to Canada, as the Mills bill does.
Canada will give us equal rights in her fish
cries for the enormous privileges conceded.
and pay boot for the chance. And yet Pres
ident Cleveland recommended all the cOnces-
sions in the Mills bill. and, in addition, made
a treaty with England surrendering the
rights OF American fishermen. Couldn't he
have found some other American rights to
give up? When arrested in his surrender of
our fishing rights by the defeat of the treaty
III Llic OCudbcy buC IcolQtllb, dS VIC uOW Ill
know so well, in order to show his deep dis
pleasure with the Republican Senate for its
course, proposes to go to the opposite ex-
treme, until after election, and punish Can
ada. Why, by the same course of reasoning,
will not the President, as soon as the Senate
defeats the Mills bill, make another somer-
sault and change as radically in regard to
tariffs as he has in regard TO fisheries? May
not MS Delated letter OF acceptance disclose
such radical but temporary change as will
uhnxxf tn ha 49,
point Of a prohibitory tariff? Would that be
one whit more inconsistent than his sudden
conversion on the fisheries?
All these questions, which directly involve
the prosperity of our State and of every man
In 1t, should not be mere issues between Re-
publicans ana Democrats. The value of a
days work, the protection of our industries,
the preservation of American rights, are all
larger questions than party organization or
party triumph. You pay your taxes in
Msine; you pay your. taxes in the United
States; you yield obedience; you owe allie
glance; you observe the laws you live under
the flag and you stand ready to fight for the
national Union, as you already have fought.
Beyond the frontier, across that river, our
neighbors choose another government, an,
Queen Victoria; they are loyal to her majes-
ty; they live under foreign flag; they dc
exactly as they have right to do. 1 neither
dispute their right nor envy their situation.
1t is their right to choose for themselves as II
Is our right to choose for ourselves. But /
am opposed. totally opposed, to giving the
Canadians the sentimental satisfaction OF
waving the British flag and paying British
tolls by the actual cash remuneration OF
American markets. Great applause.l They
cannot have both at the same time. If they
come with US, they can have what we have
but it is an absolute wrong against the rights
of American citizens that millions Of men
who owe the United States no allegiance,
who take no part nor lot with us, who are not
of us, but choose to be foreign to us, it is
an absolute wrong for Democratic Con-
gress 10 Say that they shall have exactly the
same share in our markets and the same
privileges of trade under our flag that we
have. Applause.I do not believe any gen.
tlemen from the other side who may now be
doing me the honor to listen to me, would
say himself. glad as he might be of the ad-
vantage, that it was fair play. 1t is not fair
play. 1t is not taking care Of your own. II
is not looking out for the rights Of those who
are obedient, honest and loyal citizens and
the government would be in default as to the
duty 1t owes the humblest citizen If it chose
to say that we have no market here that
shall be sacred to our people, any more than
1t shall be sacred to those who are alien to us
and owe allegiance to Queen Victoria.
have nothing whatever to say against the
Dominion OF Canada as government, nor
against its inhabitants. The Dominion of
Canada Is an energetic and strong govern
ment. There are able and clever men at the
head Of it. They have done a wonderful
work and they have made wonderful pro-
gress, and / don't believe there is citizen of
the United States from one end of the coun-
try to the other that envies the people of the
Dominion all the prosperity they may attain.
The greater prosperity she may attain, the
better Tor those OF us who are trading with
her. l wish them God speed. But
so far as | can help it, / do not mean that
they shall be Canadians and Americans at
one and the same time. Great applause. ]
Ihey can choose their side of the question
and remain over there. We will obey all
laws towards Them we will maintain all
treaties with them; we will stand faithfully
by our, word, in letter and spirit; we will
treat them as neighbors, and in peace, as
friends and men descended from the same
British Isles that the vast majority of citi-
zens Of the United States are but repeat
that we don't love them well enough to invite
them in to sit down at our hearthstones and
take part Of that which belongs to our own
nreslde and eur own children. / have spoken
freely, because / have nothing to conceal or
withhold [Great applause.l
AWKWARD FOR MR.. PUTNAM.
looked with great deal Of interest to
see what Mr. Putnam, the Democratic candi-
date for governor, would do when the Presi-
dent made his extraordinary somersault on
the fishery question. TLaughterl Mr.. Put
nam was one of the commissioners who ne
gotiated the treaty, and ever since he was
nominated for governor he has been defend
ing the treaty, illustrating its advantages-if
ne could md them-c0mmitting himself in
every line and letter to its provision. /
thought that Mr.. Putnam would hesitate TO
change his course after being so deeply COM
mitted, but l hear that in Calais three or
Tour evenings since, he fiopS with the Presi-
dent [great laughterl and says that If we
cannot manage to give the Canadians all the
rights they want in the fisheries and surren-
der all our own, and if the Senate won't let
US do that, why, inasmuch as we don't see
how we can revenge ourselves on
the Senate, we will revenge ourselves
on Canada. [Laughter.l Well, gentlemen,
the position is so illogical and so absurd and
so manifestly campaign dodge to be used
until the close of the election, that 1t Is not
worthy the dignity of an argument The
English papers, so far as l have seen, al
together appreciate the Presidents position
and they are quite willing that he shall have
this little heroic streak if thereby he may
catch some votes and run a better chance Of
election than think he does today. [Great
applause. The English think it is harmless
and the English are good judges of the
Democratic party. Within the past year, /
have seen good deal of England and Eng
lishmen. | was treated most hospitality; /
enjoyed myself very greatly, but never saw
in any paper in England single respectful
allusion to the Republican party. Laughter
L never saw an English paper that in refer
ring to American politics failed to eulogize
the Democratic party. They hope much
from what the Democratic party will do in
the way Of destroying our tariff don't
know, but / fear that our provincial friends
across the river take the same view as those
"at 'ome." [laughteIl but England is unan-
imously Democratic and / am little inclined
to suspect that Canada is following in about
the same steps. Meanwhile the Republican
party is equal, think, in the year 1888 to
the duty of defeating the Democratic party
in the Uuited States and. at the same time,
Of dealing honorably and firmly, righteously
and justly both with England and with
Canada. fGreat applause.]
Messrs. Kasson and Swift also addressed
this meeting. as well as one at Milltown
later in the day. Mr.. Blaine left the speak
ers' stand directly after his speech, being
cheered before he went. Just before dark
he left for ST. Andrews, n. B., by invitation
of General Manager Cram, Of the New
Brunswick road. He will return to Bangor
tomorrow.
GENERAL NEWS.