Daily Republican., 1888-08-16
BLAINE OPENS THn BATTLE.
he Addresses . Large Mass Meeting In
Portlnnd-somsthing About TTusts-
Ths FiaherIos QuestlOn, .....-.

PORTLAND, Me-, Aug. ia great
mass meeting was held In the City Hall
this afternoon TO welcome Hon. James
q. BlAine. The large room was crowd
ed, large portion OF the audience CON
sistinR Of lsdies. 1asEe must have been
. 900 pHrBons present.
Col. Feed N. Dow, president of the
Portland Republican Olub, called the
meeting to order, aud Gen. Henry b.
Olewes was called upon TO preside. he
spoke briefly, introducing Mr.. Blaine.
Mr.. Blaine WAS received with three
cheers and "tiger." When the long
continued applause had subaided, he
said:
Mr.. Chairman, Ladies' and Gentle.
nen:-J should not have left my home
the very day after my arrival but for
my desire to feel myself once more In
touch with those with whom have In
previous years fought in many Q good
Republican contest GChsers once more
TO compare notes vito those upon whose
wisdom the party has always relied,
pam ely, the Republican masses, 81 to
what should be done at this crisis In
the political affairs Of this country and
In the history Of the party which is its
great defender. When President Oleve-
land delivered his message he had
something to cay 90 the American peo
pie about the danger "of trusts," L
think there has since been no Demo-
cratic papers in the country whether
they understand the meaning OF the
word or not, ttat have not been con-
stAntly warning the people Ag to the
horrible danger Of trusts" Laugh
ter
Well, shall not discuss trusts this
afternoon. shall mot venture TO say
that they are altogether advantageous
or disAd dVAntAReous They sre largely
private affairs, with which neither
President Cleveland nor any private
citizen hiss any particular right to in-
terfeEe. Quite aside from that, the
point which wish to impress upon
you Is that "trusts" arc not the out
growth, nor in any way the incident, of
the protective policy, As the Prasident
charges. That . protective policy no
more breeds what he considers the pes
thence OF trusts than does the veriest
free trade country In the world, which
10 England, for England 10 actually
plAsteFed over under her system Of free
trade with trusts.
The very day before sailed for home,
Just fortnight ago, out from Lon.
don journal the announcement that ell
the manufacturers of coffinB and als
the undeEtAkera of the United King
dom had gone into trust. Laughter.
That It Was to consist OF 100000 OF
capital which, In the language of the
English financial theorist, WAS to have
q large number Of preferred bonds,
and that the death rate might be ex
peoted TO yield . semi.anDuAl dividend
on 100 per cent. Laughter. Now
think, my friends, that We might safely
bury Rll the Presidents predictions OF
evils from tTuats In this country in the
graves In which these coifins are about
10 60, preferential bonds aud sill.
Mr. PutnAm, Judge from . speech
Of his which i hold in my hand and
which read in the Portland Argus OF
August 8, is very uneAsy In regard to
the charges that have been brought
ARaiust him concerning the very dis d.
vantAReouB treaty he aided In making,
giving away, rs think, In large de.
gree, the rights OF American fishermen.
have read his speech with great In
terest, and found It to be mainly an
answer to some criticisms the Senator
I (FFye) OF this State had made on the
| President, the Secretary OF State and
the Fisheries Commission, In oonnec
tion with this treaty. have never yet
seen Senator Frye In any contest OF
controversy in which he Was not abun
hantly able to take his own part,
Cheers. So fat rs the controversy
between himself and Mr.. Putnam Ia In
volvsd it would be sheer presumption
in me to say anything in behalf Of oui
distinguished Senator. Cheers AZ
sure You from what know of HIM tha
he will DO heard from In due season
| Cheers. Bnt what interested mt
most In this speech Of Mr.. PutnAm'i
was these four lines that appear some
what pArenthstioally about the middle
Of his remarks.
"At this point, says the Argus, "Mr
Putnam discussed several features o
the treaty showing the praotioal bane'
tits which our fishing h:et would de
Irive from the treaty, but the ArRu
didn't think 1t worth while to mention
what those points OF Mr.. Putnam I
were. LAUGHTER and applause. OF
all the points of criticism of Mr.. h'rvsi
Ispeeeh, Mr.. Putnam was full to gtfl a
enoe, bat just In breathing spell, o
i ArtemAs Ward used TO say, At thi
point, desiring to rest my voice, ] vii
tell you little story. Laughter ! 30
about the time Mr.. Putnam got malt
way in his speech, he seems 10 hAvi
needed little rest, and told all thes
advantages to the American fishing
heet, which he didn't seem to includ
in bis regular speech, and which tn
Argus did not seem 10 deem wortl
while reporting, Laughter and ap
IplAuse.
Well, nov, II there is anything II
this question at sill, If there ts anything
In the world about which tha Ameri
can people are concerned to-day touch
Ing this fishery question, 1t is the inter
est OF the fishing fiset, and that is tn
very point on which the voters o
Maine, before whom Mr.. Putnam Rp
pears as o candidate, are desirious 6
have him explain, for We belieVe-bI
We, mean those opposed to the treat!
that 1t is a complete RbAndonment,o o
the whole fishing interest OF the Unite'
Estates, and may myself, following th
lexample of Senator Frye, at some fu
lture period OF this campaign, take oo
oasion TO show the grounds OF m
tohRrge. IGrsAt applause. vii
Ipromiae you II do so Will not ltmi
1t to q small three-line parenthesis Il
ths middle of q paragraph. Great Ap
plRuse,
On Monday Of laat week, IS the pas
aengers on the steamer In which Ws
crossing the Atlantic rose from bFeAs
fast, we saw the fthermen In thel
small boats, little dories, not more tina
10 feet long, ont in those waves thl
seemed to those or the steamer to }
rolling half the height of this gte1
= room, and they were taking up thsi
travis with As little concern ns MSin
fArmer would NOW his hay in July, Al
MS huFHt nf adm