The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-08-25
Republican Thunder.


About one hundred south side voters and
ladies we're entertained BY Mr., lessee B.
Rugsr and Hon. Henry Mayo, with choice
selections from famous republican authors.
on Thursday evening. The hall, tasty Iii.
tie building with gallery, will seat eomforta
bly, two hundred or Two hundred and fly
persons. A horrible example Of the free,
whisky plank Of the 6. o. p, occupied hack
seat, near the door, "a we'll known character
in Ottaws,) and the silvery locks Of Squire
Mason we're prominent above the deal table
on the platform.
After neat little speech stating the oh
ject of the meeting by Chairman II. ?. Moore,
this aforesaid representative Of the free
whisky republican plank took the floor and
gave the audience without any regard for
the ladies present, an example Of what the
cops whisky addition could produce, and
he being siaunch republican, the commit
tee on credentials could not do otherwise
than admit to the records of the meeting,
what he knew about whisky and what he
didn't know about decency, and for an hour
and over he continued to chip in about every
other word from the speaker, and no one
saw fit to dispute his 81 W" right until MIR.
Hahn quietely took him by the collar and
walked him out, where undisturbed he con-
tnaed to disturb the meeting to its close,
when the patrol wagon relieved the south
eide of his presence.
Mr.. Ruger was the first speaker and
proved to be an ardent friend Of the labor
ing man and the farmer, and bitter foe to
democratic Free Trade He spoke for
over an hour, and the drift Of his address
was that high protective tariff on all COM
modities was the only safeguard against
European competition with American manu-
factufers and American workmen. He
spoke Of the wool as being one Of the great
staple products Of the farmer, and told how
the American farmer would suffer if WOO
was admitted free. He alluded to the duty
on grain and cereals, and said that 10000
900 bushels Of wheat we're lying on the
Canadian shores, and we're only kept back
by the tariff. He said that the European
laborsr received 81 per cent less wages than
the American laborer, and to be brought into
competition with European labor meant the
closing down Of American factories and
American institutions. During his entire
address, he presented the question Of the
day IS one Of free trade opposed to protec-
ton, and said, that by the aid Of our tariff
We would soon put the British lion to sleep
in his little bed to awake no more. England,
rich, powerful, free.trsde England-wss
our bitter enemy, and with her splendid
commercial power would sweep our indus
tries from the face of the earth, had she but
the opportunity A high protective tariff
would make us mighty and humble England.
Mr.. Mayo opened with the statement that
Gin the heart of every manly man, govern
ment should be above party. Government
should be above home, and the welfare Of
the country should be first in the heart Of
every true man." He said that In one por =
ton Of the United States, meaning the South,
mon were not allowed to vote Is they desired
or to hold their own opinions without mo,
leststion.
Here the b" horrible example" demanded,
make . red hot speech, Msyo!" Mr..
Mayo did 20. He reviewed in . general
way the record Of the republican party since
the abolition days, and painted It's history
in glowing colors He spoke Of the reduo.
ton of the tariff 1916, and said that up to
this time the American steel rail msnufac.
lures were able to make rails at $50 per ton.
and not one dollar less. When the tariff on
these rails was reduced, Bnglishmen brought
in rails at $40 per ton, and by 1848 had
closed the American steel rail mills. Then
the English put the price up to $75 and $50
per ton, and the American purchasers were
ct England's mercy. He stated that if the
American farmer was forced to come into
competition with the wheat growers Of In>
dis, that wheat would be reduced to forty
venus UuSucl Huu the hmeTlcAu Ibrmer
could not raise bushel Of it at profit.
He told Of the great wool industries of the
South American republics and warned the
American wool growers, that if the tariff was
taken of Of wool they would be unable to
raise pound of il for the market. These
and other remarks from republican stand,
point made up very neat republican speech
Oh, yes; Mayo is q great man, and what he
and Ruger don't know about the tariff is
very considerable.
The horrible example," who persisted in
interrupting the speakers, as stated above,
was taken to the calsboose, finally, and the
close Of the meeting was very harmonious.
The male quartette, Messrs. Patchon, Whi.~
ney, Wilson and Snyder, rendered three
pieces in q very creditable manner
Mr.. Lovejoy, living west of the city, was
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