The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-04

potato starch. Since the first potato starch
mill was built in Maine IL years have elapsed
and now there Is one county In which there
are Al starch factories, furnishing nearly
one half the potato starch consumed In this
country. This county,is situated on the north
boundary of the State. Just across the
border In New Brunswick there Is not
single factory, although the soil and climate
are. exactly the same. The cause of this Is the
TACT tnat on this side OF the border there
Is a grand protective tariff which enables the
laborer to earn decent living and provide
himself with respectable home. There Is a
duty OF 10 cents on bushel Of potatoes and
2eents pound on starch. A bushel Of po-
tat0es Will make about eight pounds of
starch or 16 cents for the product Of a bushel
OF potatoes. Now President Cleveland has
been very loud In his declarations in favor
OF taking the duties of of raw material. but
In this case, with customary Democratic con-
sistency, they leave the duty alone on pota-
toes but remove one-half of 1t from the prod
uct. This Is simply bounty offered to the
starch manufacturers to 60 across the line
with their factories.
You will find that the Mills bill protects
the Industries Of the South. The Democrats
propose to make laws for you who fought
four years to keep them out Of Washington,
but they always look out for themselves.
Then, again, Mr.. Cleveland Is very much
annoyed about the surplus, and says that it
should be reduced. He seems to forget that
the ratio Of the national debt TO the surplus
is 1.154 to 1873. Now wonder IL a man had a
mortgage on his house for 1.154 and had S133
in his pocket which he would be the most
worried about. Usually 1t would be the
mootgage that he would be thinking about,
and he wouldn't waste much time on the
cash in hand.
The speaker then proceeded to discuss the
effect Of reduction Of tariff on steel rails,
nails, woolen and cotton goods, salt and 9TH
er articles OF commerce.
The actual facts are, he continued, that
there Is not an article In this country that
cannot be purchased for 25 per cent cheaper
than 1t could when the tariff was put on.
was In London year ago last November
and in front OF the hotel where / stopped
were thousands Of workmen walking up and
down the street, waving banners with the
could they get from these British lords. IL
IS such condition that we want to fight
against.
They talk about the boasted foreign COM
merce OF Great Britain. We admit that 1t Is
large but here in this country we have a do
mestc commerce six times as great as the
foreign commerce Of Great Britain.
The Prohibitionists were here given lit
tie advice and urged not to throw away their
votes. Remember that nobody ever accom-
pllshed anything by playing second fiddle TO
the Democratic party.
The speaker then concluded with a glow
Ing tribute TO the greatness OF this country.
calling special attention to the important DO
sition which the laboring man occupies In its
social system, and the audience dispersed,
after a song by the glee club, to a stirring
tune from the band.
During the present week Mr. Thomas will
speak in Wisconsin. For the second week in
October he was assigned by the National
Committee to Michigan.
At the earnest request. however. OF the
State Central Committee Of Illinois, Mr.
Thomas has been released from his Michigan
engagements and will speak that week on
the stump in Illinois, making his first speech
at Chicago, October 9th, In the Grand Cen
trail Music Hall, which will hold an audience
of 5000