Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-08-17

the United States. Applause. The
| question before the American people Is
whether he and his administration shall
| be sustained. In the movement against
HIM the republicans having the best cause
| have nominated the best man. APP
plause. They have given to you for pres
! ident a man OF sound experience, a man
of heroic record in the war, a man of great
purity Of character Il man of great firm
ness and worthy of the best days of adj
ministration in this country, and you have
associated with MIN man whom to New
Workers | need not further describe than
say his name is Levi p. Morton Zap
planse) man of most generous charac-
ter, OF the widest and most.states manlike
views on all public questions pending be-
fore the American people.
| Against these you have two gentlemen
of whom | would not speak in terms other
than those of entire personal respect. OF
the vice president other than that in him
| have friend of many years standing
and am a personal admirer of Judge Thur
man. But beg you observe that at a
critical period in this country, Vice Pre- ST
dent George NJ. Dallas, on casting his
vote in tied Senate destroyed the pro-
tective tariff in 1912. To-day the Senate
of the United States has or on March 4
next Will have 81 senators from the solid
South and unless you make change of
six democratic senators from the North,
precisely one half, and Mr.. Thurman will
ne IN 4 position TO re-enaCt the vote OF
| George VI. Dallas in 1912.
| Therefore, however available man he
may be and however able he may be, the
more amiable and the more able he is, the
worse will be his influence before the
American people. (applause)
Now, gentlemen / know that in discuss
ing the question of the protective tariff we
are always pointing out what Eng
land is doing. | have lately been In Eng
land tor some months and found there a
great difference of opinion upon almost
all questions, They are about divided up
on what you call the Irish question, are
| about divided on the forcible policy of
Gladstone and Salisbury, are divided even
upon the continuance of the House of
Lords, and they are not absolutely unani-
nous In support of monarchy. Laughter
and applause But from one eud of the
kingdom to the other there is a unani
nous chorus on the part of the tories and
wings, liberals, conservatives aud radl-
calls, aud that is, that Hon. Grover Cleve-
| land, president of the United States, EN-
bodies in his person, the regular form of
revenue and free trade for the United
States which they like. Applause.
Now | have 10 objection to their right
of opinion. and if | had it would amount
to nothing Nor do intend TO speak dis
respectfully of the English, for have re
ceived at their hands very graceful ard
very cordial hospitality, which | would be
| II CuuTI UOl u HCklON rouge before an
| Anne rlcan audience; but that does not
affect the PENDING conditions that the
American people lind their interests in
! one policy anu that the English want a
change IN that policy so rs to better CON
| form TO their interests and that, gentle
men, is the prime question before you in
| the next November election.
| am clad this meeting is called in the
name of the laborlng people because this
| question i from first to last a question Ot
labor. Loud applause If you will
agree to live in as poor house, eat rs
poor food aud receive as low wages H. the
people of England receive, we can produce
goods as cheap "a the democratic admins
tration wants to see. Laughter and APP
plause
But il you wish to better your condition
you want your industrial system protected
| The entire savings that.the wage workers
of England, Scotland and Ireland are
| drawing upon now are not near as great
"a those that lie in the savings banks of
| MassaChusettS to he credit of the wage
workers OF that small State, and if you
turn the administration OF this republic
to-day into free trade channels you may
| not expect those great savings, for You
Will put our lahOring men throughout
the country into competition with the Ia
boring men of Great Britain, and in the
course OF five or 10 years you will make
them as poor upon this side OF the water
/ will not il this campaign stop to argue
the question upon any other basis. | have
no personality to indulge in. | have no
sores to heal. Loud cheers. | would
rather have your cordial and heartfelt aud
| sympathetic welcome than any office you
care to bestOw upon me. Applause
But in this canvass in which | shall take {
greater or less part, shall hold this ques
tiou from the beginning to the end rs
question that interests every man, woman
and child in this country that depend,
upon daily labor for daily bread. Ar
plause.
There is no need to make any laws t.
protect capital. Capital always take.
care of Itself aud gets its full snare, bu
there are laws that can elevate the con
dltion of the laboring men, and laws thai
can degrade them. Tie republican party
has s God for % years and 1t will stand
believe with the blessing of God and tn,
will of the American people % years more
upholblng and maintaining the laborlns
) man. For government which takes care o
the bone and sinew and working muscl,
r of the land is taking care of the men VIII,
. created the wealth in the country auC
who are therefore entitled to the patron
age and protection OF the government
(appause.) Now, gentlemen, you repre-
sent critical state you represent tn,
state of New York. Your votes are to tel
in that issue Your votes can be de
A be diverted from that one question by side
, issues. DO not be miseled by petit,
squabbles upon this or that small issue, o
upon personal questions of abuse on tn
one hand or the other, but Civ
D your votes as independent laboring mel
/ and give them for the interest of you
= own homes and your own tiresides an,
+, thereby for the great interest of the grea
: republic. immense cheering | never
Il Mr.. Chairman, thought of that republi
: as do tonight. Cheering.
J., Mr.. Blaine closed by saying that in n
y part Of Europe is the condition of labo
, comparable to that which it holds in III
United States.
. He subsequently gave reception at hi
r hotel.
e THE JOURNEY TO BOSTON CINE CON
! TlNUOUo OVATION.
o Vast Ihrongs Greet Him at Every Stop
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