St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-30
Haplemites Tinkle Chestnut
Bells in the Magnetic
Mans Hearing.
No Friendly Gale to Stop the
Revamping Of Tariff
History.
The Picnic in Gotham's Polo
Grounds Concludes With
Red Fire.
Special to the Globe


base ball team when in an engagement
with foreign mines, was tonight trans
formed into living plain of humanity
and brilliancy. 1t is estimated that
about %, 600 persons congregated within
the enclosure, the occasion being the
grand Republican rally, during which
the shining lights of the Republican
party, among others the Hon.
James G. Blaine, Hon. J. B. Foraker,
of Ohio; Gen. Adam B. King, of
Maryland; Hon. A. L. Morrison, of
Arizona, and John Finnerty, of Illinois,
delivered addresses which were re-
eeived with the widest kind of enthu-
siasm.
Before the meeting was called to
order several pamphlets were distrib-
uted among the assemblage. and Cap
pas band played several lively airs.
A. P. Humphrey, president of the Har-
lem Republican club, presided. He
introduced Gov. Foraker. who
was the first speaker, In
brief speech appropriate to the occasion.
Gov. Foraker was greeted with long
continued cheering as he faced the audi
ence. After repeatedly bowling his ac-
acknowledgements, congratulated the Har-
lem club upon the success of the Occa-
sion. He ventured the prediction that
New York would give her thirty-three
electoral votes fer Warner Miller and
Benjamin Harrison,
INCIDENTALLY DENOUNCING CLEVE-
LAND
and everything Democratic. The
speaker then reviewed at some length
the controversy about free trade and
projections once the foundation of the
government, and quoted statistics, go
ing to show that the industries pros
pered under the protection and de-
ciined when the policy of a tariff for
revenue only was adopted. Gov. For
@aker was interrupted with cries tor
Blaine, which were so persistent he
was compelled to stop speaking.
Mr.. Blaine, in response to the
demands of the crowd stepped to the
front of the stand. His appearance was
the signal for the most indescribable
enthusiasm. Cannons were fired.
rockets exploded, and the band struck
up Hail to the Chief" When quiet
was restored Mr.. Humphrey introduced
Mr.. Blaine, who said:
Gen. Harrison has the agreeable fac
ulty of condensing the whole argument
within the dimensions of prOverb. 1t
Is the faculty which was the striking
feature in Benjamin Franklin's mode
of reasoning, and Mr.. Lincoln possessed
it IN very remarkable degree. Never
was happier argument more felici-
tOusly stated than when Gen. Harrison
said that free traders were studying
maxims instead of markets. Ina single
phrase he exhibited the
FALLACY AND THE WEAKNESS
of their whole argument. I wish to
speak tonight of the history of the
tariff in this country. From the first of
the government to this hour one great
lesson has been taught. 1tbegan under
Washington with protective tariff. 1t
was increased by twelve separate en-
actments up to the war of 1872, it was
doubted in the war of 1912, and
up to that time there was not
any difference in this country.
The division came first on the
act of 1916, after the war. Then there
happened exactly what Mr.. Cleveland
threatened this country with, the aboli-
ton of the tariff and disaster to the
country. And from that time to 1924
was the worst period that this country
had ever seen, and in 1924 the first de-
cided protective tariff was passed. Just
at that time there came a thWart, the
national sky, the influence that guides
the Democratic party to-day, Mr. Calhoun
found his way to the presidency barred
by his quarrel with Jackson and by
Jaekson's favoritism to Van Buren,.
Mr.. Calhoun found that they could not
have free labor in the South with slave
labor, and therefore they could not
have manufactures in the South, and
therefore they were not in favor of the
tariff, and from that hour, dated from
1882 and 1888, the Democratic party in
this country was changed. And it had
then and there
ESTABLISHED TWO CORNER STONES,
the advocacy OF the extension of slav-
cry and free trade. Those were the two
great leading inspirations that guided
the party. And in breaking down the
tariff of 1928 and 1924 they established
the free trrde tariff of 1888. Then again.
Just as it had been under the low tariff
of 1916, came the financial crisis of 1887,
and the country was again pros
trated. That was relieved by the cleo
ton of William Henry Harrison [cheersl
and his election gave US the tariff of
1912. When the Democrats nominated
Mr.. Polk against Henry Clay in 1874.
the first named was compelled to write |
in bad faith that he was in favor of
certain degree of protection, and on that |
bad faith Mr.. Clay was defeated and |
Mr.. Polk installed. Despite the pledge |
of the Democratic party they broke |
down the protective tariff of 1912. |
Mr.. Cleveland denied, when he ran in |
1884, that the protective tariff was an Is
sue, and the Democrats of New York |
and elsewhere pledged the American
people that the advent of the Demo- |
cratic party should not in the least affect |
the tariff. That pledge was given four |
years ago, and now you see how that |
pledge has been kept, for the American
people
ARE TO-DAY IN A STRUGGLE,
one that will be decisive for the next |
twenty-five years, they are in struggle |
whether we shall surrender our protee-