Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-01


Gen. Butler On Cleveland.
HIS VIEWS OF THE PRESIDENTS TARIFF POLICY AND
FISHERY MESSAGE
In response to the requests of large number Of
business men of Massachusetts, Gen. B. 4. Butler
last evening addressed large audience in Ire
mont Temple upon the tariff and fisheries Ques-
lions. Theoretically, he said, free trade between
all nations as between all men, is correct in prn-
ciple; that Is If all nations In all things were
exactly on the same footing. But such conditions
OF equality cannot exist among nations, and,
trade became useless The President says in his
message: 1T Is not proposed 70 entirely relieve the
country Of this {IarifD taxation. 1t must be ex-
tenSlvely continued as source OF income; and in
the adjustment OF our tariffs the interests OF
American labor engaged in manufactures should
be carefully considered as well as the preservation
al therefore," said Gen Butler, ''cite him on my
side as against free trade; but must confess, at
the same time, that the President seems to try to
get as near being q tree trader as he can. II
take his words ne exactly agrees with me as to q
tarin with incidental protection. From reading
bis message learn that the President does not be-
lieve in the bene1cent rules OF protection; but
do believe that II he had observed and known as
American workingmen that message Would never
have been penned. 1t is not his fault, but the
laboring mans misfortune, that he did not know
the facts"
WHAT THE COUNTRY o. OWES YES TO THE PROTECTION
The speaker declared his opinion that during the
late war we owed to the effects OF the protective
tariff the means which upheld the unity OF our
people, the consolidation OF our Government, the
glory Of our achievements and the military power
or our country, and added: as 1t not matter OF
remark that the attempted destruction OF pro-
tective system comes from those who did not de-
fend the life OF the country In that war, and the
majority OF whom mourn the cause which the
protective tariff caused to be lost TO them3 The
any ever coming from SUCH high On1cer. II Is
the only message OF a President that deals only
with single topic and single law-the law Of
tar1n-and recommends Its destruction simply"
GEN. BUTLER ATTACKED THE MILLS BILL,
and said the question now plainly before the people
Is which will che people OF this country sustain In
carrying on our Dusiness-tne system OF the
fathers, under which we so greatly prospered or
VIII they adopt new experiment., which shall
put every financial and Industrial question upon
new basis, and introduce a change Ia the indus
tries OF the farm, the MILL and the Workshop
and that, too, upon plan SO prepared as TO ex-
gland. and which has been gotten up and pre-
sented 10 uS1by men who very short time ago
were our bitter enemies, and whose acts now leave
us with q great element OF uncertainty In their
minds whether they have repented OF their en-
NIFTY. and whether they are not preparing means
for the overthrow OF the country, which the pro-
tecttve tariff defeated them In doing before. 81
by no means make such an accusation, but do
know that 1t is thought which comes to the mind
OF every man who fought the battles or the Union
and believed fully In the principles for which we
fought"
THE FISHERIES QUESTION.
Gen. Butler then turned to the fisheries uues-
tfon touching upon various treaties that has been
In force between the United States and Great
Britain. He said: II agree with the President
that the bill giving him power OF retaliation was
poor blu. unworthy Of the dignity OF the United
states Government, and II he had vetoed 1t on this
ground should have been quite inclined to sup
port him. My fault with the bill is that It con.
tains enactments in regard to keeping vessels aud
goods Of Canadians In the British dominion OF
North America out Of our ports When we learn
that in these North American British possessions
our vessels are kept out OF port pray why don't the
United states take the bull by the horns-even II
his name is John-and give the President the power
and right, whenever he finds that q single vessel.
however small, is kept out OF any British port or
anywhere, unlawfully, TO keep out OF the ports of
the United States every British vessel, However
great until that wrong shall be redressed2 Retail
ate the wrong done to fishermen by Canadians by
action against the Cunard steamships sailing un-
der the ensign OF the British government, and tue
thing viii be brought to an end. The FIRST cues.
ton that springs to lip is is the President in earn
estf II 30, let him enforce retaliation for Outrages
by the power he has held since March, 1887 II he
Will do that he will show that his paper is the
message OF statesman, and not Of Q campaigner
on the stump"