The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-08-30
RALLYING REPUBLICANS.
ToRcEFUL ADDRESS BY JUDGE A. w.
TENNEY OF BROOKLYN,
AT BURLINGTON.

No question can be presented to people
lore Important then the industrial inter
asts Of that people. 1t is a source of graft.
citation to me to be able to address such a
large audience under the auspices of the
young men. would much rather leave
this question to the young mems clubs of
he north than to the Golden club. Nev-
| er have we had presidential campaign In
:hlch there are less Of politics than this.
We are to decide in this contest whether
or not America shall own herself; whether
her markets shall belong to American
products or to European; whether the
price of American labor shall be measured
by the European standard or by the Amer
lean. 1t is, in fact, simply home ques.
ton, a question Of the tireside aud OF the
hearthstone No question more import
ant can be presented to the American peo-
pie, or any people, than that of the indus
trial relations of that people. The par
dllel running between these two dates
-1SG0 and 1888 is peculiar and very sug-
FESTIVE. In the year 1860 an attack was
made by the solid South, aided and abet-
ted by large fraction Of the democratic
party in the North, against the political
system of our country. To-day an attack
IS made by the same section of the count
ry and by the same fraction of the demo-
cratic party upon the industrial system of
the country. l know there were
many democrats who put on the blue,
stepped into the ranks of the Union army,
.nd with high resolves declared that, come
What might and cost what it would, this
republic should not die. l know that in
this early autumn there are thousands and
tens of thousands of democrats coming
from the farms, the workshops, factories
and mills, and with equally high resolves
are declaring thai American industries
shall be protected from harm, from what
ever source it may come.
| remember, as you remember, that in
he year 1860 the grandest democrat of this
age declared that there could be but two
parties, patriots and traitors. So we de-
clare in the early autumn Of 1888 that in
this tremendous struggle there are no re.
publicans, no democrats, but we are either
free traders or protectionists. remem-
DER that in December, 1860, Mr. Buchanan,
then president Of the United States, sent
message to Congress, in which he said
/ can find nothing in the constitution
that will give me authority to coerce a
sovereign State" | remember too. that
last December Grover Cleveland sent a
message to Congress, In which he declared
that the tariff law which went upon our
statute books in 1S60-6l, born out of the
necessities Of the republic, a law that went
upon the statutes by the patriotism of our
grown to its matchless prosperity say ]
remember that Grover Cleveland OF New
York declared in his message that this
law vicious, negotiable and illogical.
But the comparison stops not here. No
sooner had rebellion crystallized into
shape than England began to show sym
patty for the South. Her privateers came
out upon our seas to harass American
vessels. Confederate bonds were sold In
English markets, British gold bought
powder and balls by which traitors for
four years stood knee deep in human gore
in their attempt to shoot this nation to
death. What did England do this for Sim
ply as a matter Of business. She wonted
to getcontrof Of our market. She knew that
ACKNOWLEDGMENT here was for her success.
She knew that while plunging her beak
into the yitals of this nation she would
grow rich and prosperous, and that our
disaster would inure to her benefit. Had
she any reason for this ? Let us see. No
sooner had the Southern Confederacy
crystallized itself uto.governmental form
than it Incorporated into its constitution
free trade plank, and in order that may
be right, and that you may know what
the spirit is which lies behind the action
of to-day, let me read you something from
the constitution Of the Confederate Con-
gress. You will find it in section eight
The Congress shall have power to lay
and collect taxes, duties, impost and
excise, for revenue but no bounties shall
be granted from the treasury, nor shall
any duties or taxes on importations from
foreign nations be laid to promote or fos-
ter any branch of industry" If,thisis not a
declarationi of free trade, the English
language cannot express it. England
knew that If the South succeeded in the
contest she would have ready and free
admittance to our markets. How is it to-
day2 No sooner had Grover Cleveland
Issued his message of last December than
all England lis on tiptoe with delight,
and the London Spectator conveyed the
sentiment Of its people when it de.
clared that Grover Cleveland had done
more for free trade than any prime minis
ter. But, my friends, win drop that
subject by saying we will beat them now.
Yet at the very threshold of this canvass
the democrats say they are not free trad
ers, that the issue Is not protection on the
one side and Tree trade on the other, that
they are simply revenue reformers. How
song since Since the Oregon election,
since Oregon's 100000 of sheep voted the
republican ticket, they are revenue re-
formers. Lumber, wool and all the in
dustries of Oregon have been to the bal
lot box, and she gave 5000 majority, and
they say we are not revenue reformers. If
the question, my fellow citizens, is not
between protection and free trade, why is
1t, then, that every free trader
and every single free trade journal
in America, no matter what may
have been its political affiliations
hitherto, supports the democratic ticket
Why is 1t all the leading journals of Great
Britain and all the statesmen, manufac-
turers and merchants Of Great Britain,
conservative and liberal, whig and tory
support the democratic ticket Cleve-
land is running a hundred times better in
England than he Is with US. He will be
elected over there, but not here.
Now why is it they have made this at
tack upon the industries of the North
Mr.. Cleveland says we have a great sur
plus. So we have. The democrats seem
to be afrnid of a surplus, and don't want
one, unless they can get at It, Now how
large a surplus have we2 A voice "$l07,-
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