Morning journal and courier., 1888-08-16
News by Telegraph
FROM ALL QUARTERS.
mr.. BLAINE AT PORTLAND
Talks About Trusts And The
Fisheries Treaty.
GENERAL HARRISOH'S RECORD
On Chinese immigration Vim
Dictated In The Senate.
CONNECTICUT eAvALRYNAEN
Hold Their 2lst Annual
Reunion LIN Hartford.
CONNECTICUT eAVALRYlNEN


MIR. BLAINE At PORTLAND.
A Rousing Reception TO the Champion
of ProtectfOn-EEis Stirring Speech ON
the Great Issues Of the Day-Trusts
and the Fisheries Treaty Discussed.
PORTLAND, Me-, Aug. ia great mass
meeting was held in the city hall this after
noon to express welcome to Hon. James G.
Blaine The large room was crowded, large
portion of the audience consisting of well
dressed ladies. There must have been three
thousand persons present. When Mr.. Blaine
appeared in the corridor great wave of en-
thusiasm went up from the crowd outside
and this was resechoed by the multitude seat
ed in the hall, the men cheering and the
ladies waving their kerchiefs as the gentle
man assembled the platform. Colonel Fred
N. Dow, president of the Portland RepubI-
can club, called the meeting to order and
General Henry B. Cleaves was called upon to
preside He spoke briefly, introducing Mr..
Blaine, who was received with three cheers
and . "tiger." When the long continued ap-
plause had subsidized he said:
Mr. chairman, ladies' and gentlemen-I
should not have left my home the very day
after my arrival but for my desire to feel my
self once more in touch with those with whom
have in previous years fought in many q
good Republican contest (cheers), once more
to compare notes with those upon whose wis
dom the party has always relied, namely, the
Republican masses, as to what should be
done at this crisis in the political affairs of
this country and in the history of the party
which is it's great defender.
FREE TRADE VS.. TRUSTS.
When President Cleveland delivered his
message he had something to say to the
American people about the danger of trusts.
Well I shall not discuss trusts this afternoon,
I shall not venture to say that they are alto
gether advantageous. They are largely pri-
Vate affairs with which neither President
Cleveland nor any private citizen have any
right to interfere. Quite aside from that,
the point which l wish to impress upon you
is this: Trusts are not the outgrowth, nor in
any way the incident of protective policy,
as the President has declared, that protec-
tive policy no more breeds what the Presi-
dent considers the pestilence of trusts than
does the veriest free trades country in the
world (which is EnGland), for England is lit
orally plastered over with trusts under her
System: of free trade. The very day before I
sailed for home, just fortnight ago,
/ out from a London journal the
announcement that all the manufac-
turers of cofins and all the undertakes of
that Is was to consist of two millions of CAPT
tai, which in the language of the English
financial theorist was to have a large number
of preferred bonds,n and that the yearly
death rate might be expected to yield semi
annual dividend on 100 per cent. Gaughter)
Now, think, my friends, that we might
safely bury all the Presidents predictions of
evil from trusts in this country in the graves
in which these collins are about to 60, prefer
ential bonds and all, and we might do this
safely by showing that SO far from the pro-
lection policy generating trusts. an ultra-free
trade policy generates them in far greater
numbers (cheers), and thus leave the ques-
ton.
Mr. Blaine then alluded to the State elec-
tions and in q most happy speech pointed out
the weakness of the Democratic nominee,
Mr.. Putnam, who had aided in making the
fisheries treaty. Mr.. Putnam had recently
delivered speech advocating the treaty, but
she Portland Argus had not deemed Mr.. Put
nam's ideas concerning the practical bene-
fts" as worth publishing.
After emphasizing the Importance of the
fisheries question in . ringing speech Mr..
Blaine concluded with the following story:
On Monday of last week as the passengers
on the steamer in which was crossing the
Atlantic, rose from breakfast, there was
suddenly one of those rumors that flow with
wonderful swiftness, even over the largest
of steamers, that We were in the midst
of = fshingfeet. We had come had come
to the banks of Newfoundlad during the
night and as we rushed-those of us
who were not seaaick-to the deck, we we're
surrounded by some twelve to fifteen sail of
fishermen, partly French and more largely
American. The sea was very rough, 30 much
30 that at least half of the passengers were
very seriously disturbed with the most I'M
pleasant sensation known to human
nature Oaughter), but those of us who could
get on deck, and will honestly confess
that was not one of the swiftest myself. be-
held in this rough sea the fishermen in their
small boats-little dories not more than fif-
team feet 1ong-out on these waves that SEEM
ed TO those on the steamer to be rolling half
the height of this great room and they were
taking up their travis with as little concern
a. Maine farmer would NOW his hay In
July, and there was one universal burst
of admiration on that steamer at the
daring and the heroism and the splendor
of the bravery that would risk life in a contest
with such angry elements. [Great applause
said to myself then, as say TO yen now, that
in my judgment the United States would dis
honor itself for all time If, by any negotiation
or for any consideration, it should surrender
one jot or one title of the rights of those gall
LIANT, generous and brave men. TGreat en-
thusiasm.
The chairman briefly introduced Hon.
Warner Miller of New York. Mr.. Miller
said: "Four years ago, by mistakes. the
the world had known. Cheers During the
last four years they had been watching the
doings of the party in power and were pre-
pared to call its acts to question" He re-
ferred to the shortcomings of the Democratic
party and its non-fuIflment of promises made
four years ago. s'Then," said he, ''it was
said the Republican party was honey-combed
with corruption, which the Democrats
promised to show If elected. But for
three and a half years of Democratic
control there has been no such short
coming discovered. If there had been any
malfessanoe in Office by the Republicans the
Democrats have failed to bring it out. There
had been about 100, 900 officials removed, be-
cause their places were wanted and the false
plea of civil service was Abandoned" He
would say that since that party had come
into power It had been compelled to remove
more of its own friends for malfeasanee In
Office than Of Republicans (cheersl.
The paramount question was that of the
protective tariff Mr. Mills said they could
I compete with the open markets OF the world
IL they could have free raw material. The
speaker said, however, that the value of the
raw material largely consisted in the original
| cost of the labor, as in the case
/ of lumber, which was not valuable
| while standing in the forests the
| manufacturers had free raw material the ore
l in the mines and the lumber in the Forests
1 would remain there unless the people who
| brought them to market were willing to do
| so at the same wages as the foreign laborer.
Thirty two local organizations, numbering
| two thousand men, escorted many visiting
/ delegations in q parade which was reviewed
1 by MT. Blaine and others at the Republican
| headouarters. Mr.. Blaine returned to
| Augusta at 7:50. City Hall was
packed at a public meeting tonight at
which speeches were made by Congressman
Reed, Hon. A. w. Tenney OF New YORK and
| others. An overflow meeting, outnumbering
the one inside, was held in the square outside