Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-04-12

as to cripple the American manufacturer and
aid in protecting and building up the foreign
manufacturer. He believes that this govern
ment should protect all of its industries and
all OF its citizens. lie believes that that the
government should protect our hardy fisher
men, and not accede to the demands of the
English government; that we should insist
that our fishermen have the right to visit the
ports of Canada to obtain supplies, and in
case Of distress, if that right is accorded -
the English sailors; that we insist that duty
shall be placed upon fish,
so that they shall not be
imported into this country to strike down the
occupation Of this hardy race of brave men
who go down in ships and who inhabit our
long coast
We insist that this government should
protect the American citizen, wherever he
may choose to go, in all his lawful rights
and we insist that this government, which is
founded upon the equality of man, which
believes in the larger development and
growth of manhood, which stands foremost
among the nations of the world in every
great moral improvement, whose charities
are as colossal as its acres are vast which
leads in every great movement and enter
prise, shall be so administered that we shall
have an American policy, and not pattern
after the views or opinions or governmental
policy of free trade England that this country
shall be built up and inhabited by American
citizens; that protection shall be given to
our own citizens, native and naturalized, By
wise restriction of immigration, so that the
criminals and paupers of Europe shall not be
turned loose upon our people. The pro-
tectionist believes that the taxes NAV be so
adjusted as to defend and develop home
industry, because by such an adjustment all
the people share in the benefits rather than
any one branch of industry, and because
they secure permanent cheapness of the
production by diversification of industry and
by competition of home producers. If there
are any existing duties which create a surplus
revenue, aud which serve no other purpose,
confer no benefit upon any industry, they
should be taken off
Mr.. Hanley closed by saying: See what
progress we have made on this continent in
civilization, and IN every condition of life
which ameliorates and benefits the condition
of man. Put all of our vices and defects
and faults and misery over against our grand
achievements and great progress, our happy
homes and our intelligent citizens, and the
verdict cannot but be in favor of the Ameri-
people believe in protecting the industries of
this country; they believe in protecting its
citizens; they believe in protecting the la |
borer and the wage Garner in every right |
they believe in choosing a policy which |
inspires labor with hope and crowns it with
gives safety TO capital and |
protects its increase--which secures political |
power to every citizen, comfort and culture |
to every home"
Mr.. NanIev was followed nv Hon 8 w |
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''' Aa''' COMMISSIONER "a 1i"ine'
VINO spoke az follows;
FELLOW REPUBLICANS The hour is late |
and after listening to the able remarks of |
the gentleman who has Just preceded me it |
is unnecessary to say much on the tariff | |
arrived here this afternoon. not knowing |
that was to be called upon to address nv |
fellow citizens of Augusta upon two great |
questions, the labor question and the tariff |
question. You will readily see that I've not |
had the opportunity to address Won at any
great length upon these two great questions.
have lust returned from a visit to the
county where re side, tn. neat and flourish
ing county of Aroostook. with its territory
larger than the State of Connecticut and |
nearly as LARGE as the State of Massachusett
with UNPARALLELED resources. largely unde
yeloped but destined as we believe to he |
much more fully developed at an early |
period That county borders upon a foreign |
country and the people of that section un-
derstand practically this question of pro-
lection and the tariff doctrine
Their connection is such that they are nee
essarily made familiar with its details and |
with its workings. The resources of that
county CONSIST largely OF lumDeT, potatoes
,h;rt,. >,,. ,,ar,h fao,au;a, =, o., -,
t;,,ou;,h ,.a,,aoi,,1 nf roar, boo ono
hns,oIs The ,int, an st,rc,, i tyn cnnts
and On nota,oos fanr oonts ord an lunhar
a,,,l Ill T., CaIa
tho,a - ,,r,,ont;r, ,prif W ,ho f,aso,t ,i,,a
an1 !, ,'ot;no,lI,, t.o, th,t ,,,,,,
,r,i,l,a i,,ah d,,,;o, ;n,,'as,I rh;aL
,',r &c., ~, n,,r ,',,,1a.s,a,,a
his nnostion ond almost ,ri,hant rasard IN
,ar,v =, var,, l,r,,., ,,r,,,,or,innof tbo inhohi,
t,rts If that ci,,nty ara nrotnc,on;s,s
Take Of tho dutv on nota,nes and what
would no tho rasujt9 rho starch bus;pnss
,n,,i5 ho ,,r;vo,, ;,t, tha proy;rnas ov,or-
,i,atad r,.,ass tho farn,ors ,rora r;lI;nG r.
take II cents bushel for their potatoes.
Ip show how inconsistent orr democratic