Telegram-herald., 1888-09-30
MR.. BLAINE SPEAKS
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shs Mas fr~sa h atas creates the Wllaess
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Nav NoEK. seps 2a.-Ths Pole Frou1 a.
hstglsneio foT the koIae base la d issaa ufsa
In sn eneAxemsat with lsnexa nines sa
tonight transformed inta nsinf plans 81
humanity and brliilAncs. ID Is sssiuss e
that sbOal twenty-five thousssd leFsoas
eongEesslsd " h.n the enolosurs ths 0aos.
sion beins grand kspIblioan Fslis. a0Flrg
y hloh the saining lights OF Tie kepue-
iican party, anl0ng 0thers hon. Jaaes =.
Blaine, h0n. j. b. forAkeT Of Ohio. osc.
Adam Is King OF Maryland. HoA. A i.
Morrison. 81 Arizona ana hoa 5oAn lln.
erty. delivered sadusses. winch xsss
received with tho widest kind q
enthusiasm. Prom ssFls evening orosas
collected around many snlrsnoss sad
waited impstisntly Tor the gates IL ha
thrown opsn. rush. with the rapid az
log up 81 tAs great sTacs slthiG io.lu~ct
the opening Of ths Estrs. sna tke cFswa
from ths very outset iuSug afstsa chceuaf
that outlssled ths meeting itself fne aece-
rsn0ns OF The grsad stand aud other f.1t-
forms were on . scale 81 impFessix Va pIolust
ION. eireAIners we're sireicle1 scroes tht
roof 81 the grand stand sscutcheous ~ ysf-
ioos ststes~ere placed al intervening poiss3
along the poSts and an the nilsl ~ thees
were huge portraits u Harrison and No.
ton. The many platforms oors sppropflt
decorations aud oihens we're scattered -
of1sre2t points II the grounds. The snsla
platform fIom which The speakers addressed
the meeting. fsoed grand stand about oDs
hundred feet distant aud Oh thls sst ths s1-
Nltsd guests OF the evening. Here too.
we're two large portraits Of the kepubllcau
Presidential candidates haDked ga either
49, no Ia 49,
lights and electric iights shed sn unbroksn
stream Of light over the entire groouds.
Cappas and o bali dozen other hAucs
played National aud other sirf during fbs
evening. htsreopucsn views were also es-
hibiteo bearing on free trade and prolsc-
ton. aud THE much pleased the crowd. in-
spector Conlin and 10 police fept order.
A. +. Humphrey, president " the hsr-
lem Republican Clue. presided, ana intro.
duoed a. the trsi speaker Governor Foraker.
Of Ohio. The Governor was received VII
great applause. bat after speaking = sbort
time, cries for Blaine became 80 persistent
be was compelled 10 stOp. hr Blaine. IA
response 20 the demand Of the crowd.
stsppsd 20 the front of The stsHd. His sp-
| pesrsnoe was signsi for most indescribablc
enthusiasm. CGnnons were bred rockets
| exploded. and the band struck up Hail 20
| the Chief" When sulst uas restored Mr.
Humphrey iutr0d 0csd NJ Bisins. Al ne
mention Of bis name the multitude cheersd
again and again.
| Mr.. Blaine ssid M. Chairman and
| fellow-citizsDs General Harrison bss sn
agreeable faculty Of ooDGensing . whole
/ argument within the Dimensions Of pro.
VERT. IL is faculty which VS. . sfflkint
| feature iE Benjamin frankins meds ol
reasoning and hf. Lincoln possessed Il in
| q remsrksbie degree. Never hspp.ef
argument made and more felicitousiy stated
- 81 a..
traders we're studying msxims instead of
msrkss-" la . single phrase be exhibited
the fsiiscy and weakness Of their whole
sreunsent They spssk Of theory.
| they rject practice. and IA
word wish t0 speak tonight
OF the history Of the tari IN tnis country.
From the hrst of the 6overDme 20 this
hour one great lesson has BEEN fsugbt h
began unosr Washington witb protsctiTe
| isrG. II wes increased BY twelve sepsrsie
ensctmsnts up 10 the var of 1912 II was
| doubled in the war Of 1872 and up 70 that
time there was not snv difference q thif
country. AL parties siiks wefs 40 favor %
tsri6. The division came fret on
| the act of 1916 after the psr
| Then there happened ezscty vhst Nr.
| Cleveland threatened this country wifh,
| the sbolishinR 0l the tsrlf and disaster 90
the country. Mr.. Blaine went on 20 re-
view the history ~ tariff legislation. claim
| ing that until 1923 when John 6 Calhoun
assumed the leadership Of the Democratic
| party that party fssorsd protection. and
| that Jackson. Van Barren and buf~lsnss.
| three Democratic Presidsnis. had. willie Ia
| Congress, supported protection measures
Mr. Calhoun. he ssid. rssiizs1 that manu-.
| fscturex were not possible la The South ia
| connection with slavery. ana. therefore,
sntsgonzed the tariff tbs depression of
business commencing ia ley7 wss relieved
4 IL -. -. -. -. Il
Harrison, fcheersl and that slection resultsd
| in the tariff Of 1912 Toe Democrats re-
| tucec the tariff Ia 1876 and ibe country
suffered TO greater of less extent until Ian
coins election IN 800. lcheers sinos which
time We have enjoyed The benefits Of pro-
tsctive tariff.
| Every Democratic President for fhs pasf
| sirtr yesrs. Mr.. Blaine said bsd endeavofed
10 destroy The protective system, and Il nov
| remsined for the American vofers 70 ess
| whether Grover ClevelsBo should do H. IN
| 1884 NJ. Csvslsnd denied thaf ihe tariff
was an issse and had pledged the Amer
csu people that the advent Of he Demo.
cratic party SHOULD not affect the tsrf and
| now IN lsss yOu sss how that pledge bss
been tspt Ar. Blaine conc. uded as fol-
| lows ''On niv return FROM Europe I
! landed IN this city = month sEo ] had
the pleasure of making brief speech then.
| and said % The mighty h0si 81 isborina
| men IN Tins country. or veee-vortsfs.
| that the decision ol fhis question vas With
I them They csn destroy the tsrf or they
! can nsntain protecfion ~ their vote.
/ Cheers u 10 for v0u % say. j. should
| bs a lIght I'd guide 20 teach sou the lee
son. the great isssen fnsi n you 90 not
| maintain vouf Own ground no one siss
viii maintain Il fDr ron. The ballot is tn
| vour hands II rnsv b. welded for vouf
destruction or Il fusF b. vislded fof your
profession and safety Cbssv