The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-09-08
BLAINE TAKES THE STUMP
Against ,Cieveland's McSsage-He
Calls it Political Move to Draw At
tentiOn From the TariiE-The Presi
dent Charged With Change of
Front and Inconsistency.

Inc second puDiIC au0ress OF Mr..
Blaine on the political issues of tho cam
paign, was delivered at the city hall, in
Lewiston, Me, before tie largest audi
ence ever assembled in the bgilding. and
one of the most enthusiastic political
gatherings ever known in that section of
Maine. John A. Kas son, of Iowa, and
Nelson Dingley, of Maine also addressed
the assemblage. Mr.. Blaine was met at
the station by full turnout of the re-
publican organizations of Lewiston and
Auburn, over 400 members of local uni.
formed organizations were in the pro-
cession with two bands. One of the
features of the parade was an organiza
tion of about 100 operatiu of the Ara
Cushman d Co, shoe factory in Anburs,
the largest shoe factory in Maine. At
thu city hall thousands were unable to
gain admission. The stage was occupied
by some of the leading men of hndros-
coggip county. Over 1000 people heard
Mr.. Blaine's address. The meeting open
ed with remarks by Congressman Dingley
of Lewiston. Mr.. Blain. reached the hall
at the close OF Mr.. Eingley's address. His
coming was the signal for an ovation.
Mr.. Blaine spoke as follows: Fellow
citizens of Lewiston. When ecce pied
your invitation to speak here, this eve
ming, / had intended TO present some
facts with relation TO interests which the
many thousand wage workers OF your city
have, in the maintainence OF a sound pro
tective tariff, but the question has already
been discussed this evening by your dis
tinguished representative, Gov. Dingley,
and / shall be followed by John A. Kas-
son, long distinguished representative
in congress, from Iowa, and equally we'll
known for the ability and dignity with
which he has represented his country in
two great empires OF Europe. shall
therefore devote the few moments
speak to the consideration Of the fisher
les which may deeply interest thousands
of the citizens of Maine, and hence in Il
large: sense interest the whole country.
did not have the opportunity OF reading
the full text of President C.eveland's
message on the sui iect, until this morn
ing, aud with all due respect to the chief
executive of the nation, must say that,
considering all the circumstances, it is
the most extraordinary document that
was ever sent from the white house to the
capitol.
You have the main facts of the issue
between Canada and the United States, or
perhaps to speak more exactly, between
Great Britain aud the United States in
respect to the fisheries. 1t was our be-
lief and still ia that after the articles of
the treaty of Washington relating to fish
cries had expired, the Canadian govern
msnt behaved in an unpeighborly, un-
seemly and uaj just manner toward our
fishermen, refusing rights which they had
enjoyed by long prescription. In order
to bring the government of the Dominion
OF the just appreciation of the subject
Congress authorized the president in tho
spring of 1887 to adopt at his discretion
policy of retaliation, directing among
other things that whenever and so long as
American vessels were deprived of com
mercial privileges in the ports of Canada,
Canadian vessels should be deprived of
like privileges in the ports of the United
States. This, if I ma. indulge in ap-
propriate slang, this was a genuine "tit-
for-tat" policy i'll which the punishment
WAS admirably fitted to the crime Presi
dent Cleveland declined to enforce the
policy and allowed outrage upon our fish
ing vessels to go unredressed. He was
bent on some form of negotiation with
England, even against the expressed
wishes of the United States Senate, and
in defiance of the large share in the
treaty making power which the consti-
tuition assigns To the Senate. Finally
without the consent of the Senate, and
practically against its protest, the prcsi
dent organized a commission TO frame a
treaty that should settle all points OF
dispute. He TINS gave what was never
intenoed by the constitution PARTISAN
side to an inter national discussion.
It was never designed by the founders
of our government that intercourse with
foreign nations should be conducted By
republicans or by democrats, or by whigs
or by federa.ists: il should only be by tht
nation as u whole. We can have our par
tsan differences at home and settle then
on oar own soil in our own way, but TO
ward nil foreign powers on the globe W,
should present one uaited. indivsible
American Republic. But this was no
done. The treaty was launched as dem
ocraGio partisan measure, rather than
patriotic American measure, and tn,
London papers have been following thei
usual vocation of eulogizing the democ
racy and abusing tho republicans witt
greatly increased vituperation agains
the republican party, ever since it wa
found that the Senate was bent ON main
tanning the national dignity. 1t is prob
ably apparent from the text of the con
stitution itself, that the wise man wht
framed it intended that the ordinary leg
islative power should be committed tt
the ma ajority, however small, but that nj
treaty could be framed without the over
whelming support of public opinion
They provided, therefore, that it shoult
require, in all eases, two thirds of tn,
senate to ratify treaty, but despite thi
the national administration went ahead
regardless of results, and negotiated |
treaty SO repugnant to the American in
stinct OF national self respect that; in
stead of securing ratification by two
thirds of the senate, IL was absolutely re
jected by majority vote. What then
At the titst rebound the president hat
leaped too far over on the other side thei
he asks authority to cripple all our com
mercial relations with Canada, from Pas
aamaauoddy Bay to Vancouver's Island
Having for three years refused t.
maintain the rights of fishermen and tn
national dignity At the same time, tn
president desires now to cross over *