Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-09-06
.,ion From the Taritl-The rresi-
don't Charged With Change of
gront and Inconsistency.

.-,=+0n Mep Deioto tLo 'alseaV auul-
Lewis assembled in the bGilding, and
CIV the most enthusiastic politisal
one 80 ever known in that section of
s'.. Jobn A. Basson, of Iowa, and
, &I,I, Dingley, Of Maine also addressed
-.sam6lare. Mr.. Blaine was met at
.L .+stiou by full turnout Of the re-
'l - organizations of Lewiston and
49, over 400 members of local uni
go organizations were in the pro
-y ~ with two bands. One of the
...,1rss of the parade was an organiza.
ian , Of about 100 operatives of the Ara
Gilman i Co., shoe factory in Auburn,
~. largest shoe factory in Maine. At
Ie citg ,al thousands we're unable to
.,io admission. The stage was occupied
s. .ome of the leading men of andres
LIN county. Over 900 people heard
,Ss splsineis address. The meeting open
A With remarks by Congressman Dingley
.sfsrfston. Mr.. Blaine reached the hall
et he close of Mr.. Eingiey's address. His
coming was the signal for an ovation.
Mr.. Blaine spoke as follows: Fellow
,itysus of Lewiston. When l accepted
yorr invitations to speak here, this eve
riny / had intended to present some
I,ots With relation 90 interests which the
~ony thousand wage workers of youI city
have. in the maintainence of a sound pro
..ctivs tariff, but the question has already
bsar discussed this evening by your dis
tinynjshed representative, Gov. Dingley,
Ind shall be followed By John A. Kas-
.or. long a distinguished preventative
oil yrv nall
known for the ability and dignity with
which be has represented his country in
Two great empires Of Europe. I shall
therefore devote the few moments /
speak TO the consideration Of the fisher
les which may deeply interest thousands
Of the citizens OF Maine, and hence III
large. sense interest the whole country.
aid not have the opportunity of reading
be full text of President Cleveland's
message on the subject, until this morn
ng. and with all due respect TO the chief
executive of the nation, I must say that,
considering all the circumstances, It is
the most extraordinary document that
was ever sent from the white house TO the
capitol.
You have the main facts Of the issue
between Canada and the United States, or
perhaps to speak more exactly, between
Great Britain and the United States in
respect to the fisheries. Il was our be-
lief and still Is that after the articles of
the treaty Of Washington relating to fish
cries had expired the Canadian govern
ment behaved in an unpeighborly, uu-
ssemY and u0just manRer toward our
ishermen, refusing rights which they had
1jOyed by long prescription. In order
to bring the government of the Dominion
Of the just appreciation of the subject
Congress authorized the president in the
spring of 1887 to adopt at his discretion
policy of retaliation, directing among
other things that whenever and SO long as
American vessels were deprived of com
mercial privileges in the ports of Canada,
Canadian vessels should be deprived of
like privileges in the ports of the United
State. This, If / may indulge in APP
popriare Slang, this was genuine "tit-
10. at' policy in which the punishment
was admirably fitted to the crime Presi-
dent Cleveland declined to enforce the
policy and allowed outrage upon our fish
ing vessels to 90 unredressed. He was
ben en- some form of negotiation with
England, even against the expressed
wishes Of the United States Senate, and
10 lance of The large share ia the
Iss'y making power which the consti-
tuition assigns to the Senate. Finally,
ntaol, the consent Of the Senate, and
practically against its protest, the presi-
iert organized a commission 70 frame a
treaty that should settle all points of
dispute. He th1s gave what was never
H.el1ed by the constitutional PARTISAN
ade 20 an inter national discussion.
lt was never designed by the founders
OF our government that intercourse with
io.eEu nations should be conducted by
'P11hcaLs or by democrats, or by wings
% ~ teJeralists: it should only be by the
lalou az q whole. We can have our par
As-1 differences AZ home and settle them
% OFT own soil in our own way, but to-
-a'l A.i foreign powers on the globe we
'a.-'4 present one united, indivisible,
~s.'eau Republic. But this was not
-ols The treaty was launched as a dem
's.a ~ partisan measure, rather than a
,a.f.aa American measure, and the
-'l-1n papers have been following their
''.il yocation of euIogizing the democ-
-'i md abusing the republicans with
..s-.-J increased vituperatlon against
.-Euoiican party, ever since it was
'o--1 'hat the Senate was bent on main
.15..A'og the national dignity. II is prob
~! apparent from the text OF the con
~ itself, that the wise man who
. ..1-..d 10 intended that the ordinary leg
'.t'e power should be committed to
.'rity. however small, but that no
could be framed without the over
r.lg support of public opinion.
provided therefore, that il should
10 al cases, two thirds Of the
go ratify a treaty, but despite this
.onal administration went ahead
.a-e-s OF results, and negotiated a
..! 30 repugnant to the American in
OF national self respect that; in
securing a ratification by two
II the senate, il WIS absolutely re-
e} a majority vote. What then
alst rebound the president had
ao3 far over on the other side then
authority TO cripple ell COR com
relations with Canada, from Pas
moody Bay TO Vancouyer's island.
'aE for three years refused to
s.A the rights of fishermen and the
dignity a. the same time, the
desires now to cross over "a
side OF the question and out.
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