River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-10-18

pause now, and II there be Democrat in
this assemblage / ask him 70 tel me one
great trust n III country controlled by Hepub-
licans with any rol teal connect en- or able 70
exert any power o tleklnd have name i. mo
reply came from the great thrung, md Mr. Blaine
pressed q. Soma one may perhaps ~: The
Steel Rail Trust Well Il there be steel
rail trust it must be privately known to the
Democrats who make the accusat on, Tor il has
certainly never b zen known 10 The public, and,
as a matter OF fact, / believe only exists in
Democ ATTIC mag nation. or moro probably
still Ia Democratic invention Laughter
and applause.l But ] avail myself OF the op-
portunity that the mentiUn OF stsel rails gives
me TO clineh an argument that was made in
reference TO the Salt Trust Steel rails in this
country, under the influence OF h GA pro
tective tar 4, have dropped in twenty years
ron a1i5 down to sJl or So and have n fact
sold as low $3.50 per ton. All tn result
has come about, Of course, by way Of iilustrat-
ing the Pres dents doctrine that a tariff duty
Is iuvar ably added TO the cost OF the article.
Laughter and applause.l This fan in price has
been steady and continuous, AMI Il there IS a
Steel kail Trust I certainly has been one that
worked. not 10 keep up prices, but 10 stead ~
lower them. But the Democrats are clamoring
for free trade IN steel rails, or for such low
duty as VIII permit Tres importatiOns OF rails
from England Well suppose they should at
tain -. The men engaged n the eel rail
business have lust sharp eyes TO their in
terests as Wellington n. Bart has to tn salt
interest IN Mich gaa What wOuld happeus
Would IL not be the cas- est thing IN the world
for the fourteen steel rail manufacturing
establishments in this couatry 10 unite with
about The same number that exists in Great
Britain and thus make the price OF rails what
ever they choose, selling them all the lime at
the highest pr.ce that the purchaser could
bear, thus Illustrating anew AID afresh that II
is free trade ard not protection that gives the
wide, the lin tless field OF operat on through
the system Of trusts; For ] repeat, as init
mated before, that international trusts on the
basis OF ire trade can not be dealt with and
controlled as domestic trusts that may grow
up under the protective system. tApplause.l
THE POSITION or THE REPUBLICANS
Finally. gentlemen, on the subject of trusts,
let say that with all Mr. CleVelands de-
nunciatiol OF them, and all the support his
party gives them. he failed, and utterly failed,
TO strike the point OF objection TO them. You
will find that described IN language as clear as
amber in the letter OF acceptance Of BENJAMIN
Harrison, our candidate for President in which
he neither wlthhoids nor exaggerates, nor sets
down aught n niuIce. but yndicates tn
peculiar power and peculiar directness The
pos ton winch the Republican party hiss uni
formH held on the whole subject; and / com
mend you, as l close, TO new read ng Of -he
'wo uocuments-to Mr.. Cleveland's free-t-ade
message ana TO General Harrisons letter OF
acceptance. Tremendous aad long-co Itinued
cheering dur ng which Mr.. Blaine passed from
ID n Ia form .