The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-10-20
NJ Blaine Talks About the Trusts.

MI Blaine Talks About the Trusts.
6osHEN, IND, Oct. 1O.-Mr. Blaine
ven Grand Rapids last night and
reached here early this morning, and
notless than 45, 900 citizens of Indiana
walked or rode on wagons, trains or
nose back to meet him in Goshen
lo'day, and participate in the Repub-
ilcn demonstration. Mr.. Blaine ad
ufssed the great gathering as fol-
loRs:
Mr.. CHAIRMAN AND FELLOW
CllIZENs OF INDIANA stop
tHef," is the cry not entirely con.
Med to the criminal classes. The
eqnterpart of the trick is known in
ppitical circles, and is especially no.
tMable in the present course of the
Dmocratic party respecting trusts,
IuPresident Cleveland'S famous free
trsle message of last December, he
,.~Tss>e the country of dangers OF
fdustsNd argued that they were the
OFF sprilg and result of the Protective
system Established by the Republi-
can patty. At the same time, while
assaillg in the wide sweep of mis-
accusatn almost every industrial
interestn the North. the President
was parculany careful to be silent
respecting the enormous tariff on
sugar. OF of S212, 100000 collected
on importtion If every kind last
year over So. 100000 came from sugar
alone, whia is equivalent to more
than one-fdlrth # the Customs
revenue for the var. When Mr..
Cleveland pnned lis message he
knew that ole of the largest trusts
ever organized in thu world, the
sugar trust, was in full operation and
that if Protective tariff was help
full to that trust he was giving it all
the aid, both official and personal, in
his power. If the words of his mes
sage are true, is he himself respon.
sible for leYying these countless mil
lions upon the pockets of all the
consumers of this country for an
article of universal use among the
families of the land? Or was
Mr.. CLEvELAND's SILENCE
the only boom which the sugar trust
received when the Mills bill was un.
der consideration? The President
of the sugar trust. Mr.. Havemeyer
a.weil known and active Democrat
of New York City, appeared before
the Ways and Means Committee
and according TO the statement made
ih open Senate by Mr.. Allison, o
rf's'o, obtained such an arrangement
Of duty as was equivalent to Sc 5000,
900 in the pockets of the trust. Sen
sation. If, therefore, the price O
sugar has been unduly advanced tC
the consumer, the responsible parties
according to the Presidents doctrine
are the President himself and the
Ways and Means Committee, wht
cOncocted the Mills bill in the inter
est of that trust. [ think, moreover
that wherever you find one of the
necessities of life cornered and con
trolled by an association of men fol
the purpose of reaping undue profit
you will find the supporters of Mr.
Cleveland at the head of the move
ment. We all know that salt trust
exists in this country and the mar
who is now at the head of it, openly
and avowedly conducting its affair;
Is Wellington R. Burt, the presen
Democratic candidate for Governor
of Michigan. Mr.. Burt is earnestly
advocating the removal of all dutie:
on salt. This would seem another
form of contradiction of the Presi
dents theory that Protection is the
first cause of all trusts, and it like
wise fully justifies the ground taker
during this canvass that trust exis
more freely in a free trade country
than in a protective country. more
freely in England than in the United
States. l am. fortunately, able t
give you
A PIECE OF INFORMATION
that has strong bearing, think, OF
Mr.. Wellington r. Burt's salt trust
| hold in my hand copy of thu
London IInase of September 5, from
which l learn that they are forming
"salt trust" in England. The state
ment in the Times as quoted from
the English papers locally interested
is this:
1.-THE efforts to form the great sal
trust has succeeded beyond the mos
sanguine expectations. All the Che
shire salt works have been provi
sionally acquired by London syn
dicate represented by Messrs. Fowle
& Co., solicitors, Westminster, ant
negotiations are proceeding favora
bly, to purchase all the extensIv,
works in Worcestershire and Dur
ham The paDitaI rpuuiTed ia fiXe(