Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-08-16
HOME AFFAIRS.
HARRISON ON PAUPER LABOR
AND PAUPER PRODUCTS.
Blaine Tells How Trusts Thrive on
Free Trade-A Madman's Act
Fruit SaIes-Etc.
SPECIAL DISPATCHES To THE ErcoRD-us1oN. ]
THE MAINE CAMPAIGN.
Blaine Addresses the People of P0rtIan
on the Great Issus.

Blaine Addresses the People of Portland
on the Great Issue.
Copyright, 1855, byie California associated Press
PORTLAND (Me.), August l5th.-The Re-
pubicans of Maine opened their campaign
here to-day with the greatest political dem
onslration held here since the days of the
war. The protection issue is stirring the
people of Maine profoundly, and they sre
attending Republican meetings in great
numbers.
In the afternoon Mr.. Blaine spoke to a
tremendous audience in the City Hall. He
said:
lf-. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen. l should
not have lef my home the very day after my
arrival but for my desire to feel myself once
more in touch with those with whom have in
previous years fought in many q good Republi
can contest lapplausel; nee more to compare
notes with those whose wisdom the party has
always relied upon, namely, the Republican
masses, as TO what should be done at this crisis
in the history Of the country, and in the his
tory of the parry. which is its great dependent
When the President delivered his message he
had something TO say to the American people
about the danger of trusts, and l think there
has been no Democratic paper in the country
whether they understood the meaning Of
word or not, that has not been ever
since warning the people of the
horrible danger of trusts. Well, l shall not dis
cuss trusts this afternoon. l shall not venture
10 say JndJ Iney are altogether advantageous, or
that they are disadvantageous. They are
largely private affairs, with which neither
President Cleveland nor myself have any par
ucular right TO interfere But aside from that
the point wish TO impress upon you is that
they are not the outgrOwth, nor in any way an
incident, of the protection tariff policy which
IS the Presidents main charge against
them, and that the protective policy
the pestienee of trusts than does the veriest
free trade contract in the world which is in
England, for England is literally plastered under
her own system OF free trade, with trusts, and
the very day before ! sailed for home, precisely
q fortnight ago to-day, | cut from q London
journal the announcement that all the manu-
iactuTers OF eoinns and AL the undertakers of
the United Kingdom had gOue into q
trust laughter and applause; that it was
to consist of 100000 capital, which -
in the language of the English financial
of preferential bonds; and at the ordinary death
rste in the KINGDOM they expected to divide T.
per cent semi-annually. Laughter. Now, /
think my friends, that we may safely bury all
the Presidents free trade predictions in the
common grave in which those English collins
are made to do service, and we might do this
safely by saying that, 50 far from protective
policy generating trusts, free trade policy has
generated them in far greater numbers, and
there leave the question.
Mr.. Blaine then spoke of local issues and
on the fisheries question at some length.
Hon. Warner Miller Of New York fol-
lowed with tariff speech, and then Mr.
Blaine reviewed large procession, depart
ing for Augusta about 7:30 o'clock in the
evening.
Congressman S. 5. Reed spoke to a huge
audience, and an address was made by A.
". Tenuey Of Brooklyn.
Mr.. Blaine will speak several times in
Maine, and after our September election
will rest Z week. Then he will make 4
trauscouJinental trip.