Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-16

Gen. 1oasrissa ea the Chlnsse Qussssou.
POINTS mon m rwo srExcnD 10 VENTING pELn-
CATIONS rksfkRpAY-aB TALKS on STATE neHrS
FREE sALlor.sox, PAuFaa LABOR. Eru
Rush, Decatur, and Delaware Counties, Ind.
sent nearly nix thousand visitors 10 Indianapolis
yesterday. In speaking 70 the Rush County folks
who numbered about two thousand ana repre-
| ssntsd twelve townships Gen. Harrison said;
"You are republicans You have opposed always
! the doctrine OF state nghlS You have believed
ana glorineo In the greater citizenship that en-
iievs shsi this @ not coet.oerss,oS
| 70 be dissolved at the VIII OF any member OF Il,
but nation, having the inherent right, by arms
Gress sppisuse Many Of you who are here 70
day have aided In vtndicating thai principe upon
the battlefield tcries or Plenty OF asil; aod YET
Of the story Of ner progress in mate,
and S enevOieas institutions; proud Of Ser
Christian homes; proud OF her part In
the eiyil war. II there has been any Just cause Of
| it oe removed We may fairly appeal 70 all In
dianiank without distinction OF party 70 cooper
II @ me =
nation OF lndianians among the states OF the
Union. tGreat applsuse.l The republican party
ure tendiak to secure the oaiot-bOx against fraud
am not here 70 make imputations submit THIS
| sets the gate Of elecuon frauds open. or holes
II open. ana I viii show you the party tAat
Lei Us. as CITIZENS rrespecIiye OF narty Unite 70
exalt the maine OF Indiana BY making her election
laws models Of justice and severity, and her cleo
LIONS Tree from The tant OF Suspicion" tGreAt Ap-
plause.l
In the afternoon Gen. Harrison spoke to the
other TWO aeieg In the course OF bis speech
ne SAID; zone subject Is never omitted by those
who speak for these visiting Delegations VIZ: the
protective tarin The purpose not 70 permit
comfortable living and competence and hope, by
competition with the psuper labor Of Europe. has
n0a our
pose is the other: that we viii not permit this
country 70 be made the dumping ground OF foreign
pa s ns and crime tGreat appisasel There
pers and Chinese laborers, aud at the same tine
advocate policy that brings the American work
cheap foreign labor lApplausel The disastrous
effects upon our Workingtnen ana working women
Of competition with cheap underpaid laoor, are not
ooviAted oy keeping the cheap worker over Tie
sea, II the product OF his cheap labor is allowed
free competition In our market We should pro-
tect QUE people against competition with the pro-
ducts OF unpaid labor abroad, as well as against
the coming TO our snores OF psupers aborers under
contract and The Chinese. Enthusiastic ap-
the same logic supports both, and the republican
party holds them as the dual conclusion OF one
great argument"
The general then came down from the platform
ana shook hands with the large crowd II Med
oy the stand In bis speech, when he uttered
the words "Chinese laborers,n the audience broke
put In one great cheer and the demonstrations OF
approval were frequent aud hearty throughout.
Tfusss and the Fisheries Treaty.
POINTS From Mr. BLAISEs PORTLAND SPEECH.
Mr.. Blaine spoke on trusts, the fisheries treaty
and local politics at nass-meeting In Portland,
Me-, yesterday afternoon. lie was greeted with
three cheers and .tiger" In beginning his speech
he said: "When President Cleveland delivered his
message he had something 10 say 10 the American
people about the danger OF trusts think there
nave since been no democratic papers Ia the coun-
try. whether they understand tue meaning Of the
word or not, that have not been constantly warn
trusts tLaughterl Well, / shall not discuss
trusts this Afternoon. 1 shall not venture 10 say
that they are advantageous or disadvanlageou
neither PresidenI Cleveland nor any private cli-
zen has any particular right 10 Interfere. quite
aside from that the point which ! wish to tn
growth nor In any way the incident Of the pro-
Lective policy, as the President charges; that a
protective policy no more breeds what lie con-
siders the pesIilence OF trusts than does tue
yeriest free-trade country In the world, which ID
England, Tor England Is literally pias.ered over
under her system Of free trade with trusts The
day before sailed for home, Just a fortnight ago,
cut from London journal the announcement
that all the manufacturers VI ccffins and all the
undertakers OF the United Kingdom had gone into
trust llaughterl; that II Was 70 consist OF
two millions or capital, which, In the language OF
number OF preferred bonds and that the death
rate might be expected 10 yield a semi annual
dividend on l2O per cent iLaughter.l Now, i
dents predictions evils from trusts In this coun-
try In The graves IN which these collins about
10 go. preferential bonds and all, and we might do
this safely oy showing that far from the pro-
tecuve policy generating trusta an ultra freetTade
policy generates them In Tar greater number
lcheersl, and thus leave the question"
Mr.. Blaine then compimented the people OF
Name on having gentlemen OF high character on
both the local tickets, and referred, Win some
show OF commiseration 10 the dlfnculty Mr.. Put
nam, the democratic candidate. would have In re-
gard 10 the charges that have been brought
against him concerning the 'disadvantageous
treaty he aided In making, giving away, as 1
Think, Ia large degree, the rlguts or American
fishermen" Continuing on the subject Of fisheries
he said:
ION Monday OF last week. as the passengers On
the steamer In which was crossing the Atlantic
rose from breakfast there was suddenly Que Of the
rumors that noat with wonderful swlitness, even
over the largest steamers that We were In the
midst OF a hshing neeL We mad come TO the banks
OF Newfoundland during the night, and as
rushed-those OF US WAC were not STA aick-to the
deck, We were surrounded by some twelve 70
nfteen SAL OF fishermen partly French, and more
much 80 thst ar least haI Of Iae passenger x,es
very seriously disturbed with the most
unpleasant sensation known TO human Ma
tuIe. (Laughter.l But those OF US who
could get On deck, and 1 VIII honesty
confess that was notone of the swlftest myself,
beheld In this rough sea the fishermen IN their
long-out In those waves that seemed 10 those on
the steamer to be rolling hall the height OF this
great room, and they were taking up Their travis
with as little concern Name farmer would
NOW his hay In July; and there was one universal
burst OF admiration on that steamer al the daring
and the herosm and the bravery that would risk
lie In . contest with such angry elements tGreat
applause.l said 70 my sell then Say 10 you now,
thaL In my judgment the United States would
olshonor itself Ior ali time, u by any negotiation
or for any consideration &c should surrender one
Jot or title Of the OF those gallant generous
and brave men" lGreal enthusiasm
Two Fires in Five Months.
BAD LUCK STILL CLINGs TO REPRESENTATIVE PHELPS
1EANEck GRANGE.
The New York Herald to-day says: The fire
nend seems to have particular affection for Con-
gresham VIM Walter Phelps handsome place
Teaneck Grange, about miles out on the West
Shore road, In New Jersey. or the beautiful half
q million dollar mansion, stable. barns coach
mans cottage and coach house, nothing but ruins
remain to-day. The mansion was burned ON April
last through gas explosion Ia the art gallery
The other buildings were destroy ed Tuesday night