The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-26
BLAINE'S MESSAGE.
Brilliant Answer to Cleye-
lands Screed.
The Main Statesmen, as Only He can.
Reviews the Fisheries Question
and the Presidezt's Past and Pres
enf AttIfude-A New Converts
Zeal.

LEWISTON, Me-. Aug. 25.-The second
public address of Mr.. Blaine on the
political issues Of the campaign was
delivered here tonight. Mr.. Blaine
spoke substantially as follows: q did
not happen TO hase an opportunity OF
reading the fun text OF President
cieveiand's message on the fisheries
until this morning. and with all
due respect 20 the chief executive
of the nation, ! must say that, consid-
ering all the circumstances, il Is the
most extraordinary document that
ever was sent from the White house to
the capitol. Here are the main
facts OF the issue between
Canada and the United States, or
perhaps, TO speak more exactly,
between Great Britain and the United
States. in respect TO the fisheries. IL
was our belief. and still is, that after
the articles OF the treaty az Washing
ton relating 20 the fisheries, had ex-
pired. the Canadian government
behaved in an unneighborly, anseenlly
and unjust manner towards our fish
erInen in refusing them the rights
which they had long enjoyed, by pre-
scription
In order 10 bring the government OF
the Dominion 70 just appreciation
of the subject, congress authorized the
president in the spring OF 1857 TO
adopt a rolicy OF suitable retaliation,
TO direct among other things that
whenever and 20 long as American
vessels we're deprived of COM
Il IN ha -
of Canada. that Canadian YES
sells should be deprived of like
privileges in ports OF the United States.
This. ii | may indulge in appropriate
slang, was a genuine ''tit for tat
policy in which the punishment was
admirably fitted to the criIae. Presi-
dent Cleveland declined to enforce this
policy and allowed outrage after out
rage upon our fishing vessels to 90 unre-
re ssed. He was bent ON some form of
negotiation with England even against
the express viii and wish OF the
United States senate and in defiance
OF the large share in the treaty-making
power which the constitution assigned
to the senate Finally. without the
consent OF the senate and practically
against its protest, the president or
ganized a commission TO frame n
treaty that should settle all points OF
dispute. He thus gave what was never
intended by the constitution; a par
iisan side to an international discus
sion.
II was never designed by the found
ers OF our government that inter
course with nations should be con-
Quoted by Republicans or by Democrats
or by Wings or by Federahsts,. IL
should be by the nation as whole.
Why should the railroads OF the United
States that transport $4,000 600
worth of Canadian goods in transit be
deprived of their business and
endure large loss on account OF
sudden whim OF the president Z
Why should the transit from Detroit,
Buffalo and New York over both
American and Canadian rail be sus-
pended when il has no relation what
ever TO the fishery question? Why
should large traffic between Quebec
and Montreal on the one hand and
Portland on the other. hy which Port
land becomes the winter port OF
Canada. be summatily stopped at
the caprice OF the president be
cause OF his chagrin over the
act Of an independent, but, as he con-
siders it, a refractory senate Is il the
de,ign of the president 10 make the
fishery question odious by embarras-
sing commercial relations and COM
merciai exchange along 5000 miles Of
frontier and 20 intiict on American
communities a needless and vexatlous
and peTilous confusion OF tradeg ? ifcon-
gress viii give him enactments which
he asked he will give them retaliation
until they cry held, enough ana VIII
allow him to settle the fishing ques-
ton with precise manner in which the
senate SO contemptuo0siy rejects 1t.
Is not the presidents position ii mere
political device to divert the attention
OF the American people from his free
trade message and from the Mills
tariff bli9 l. not the bluster on
the fisheries to be the plan of
campaign for Democratic partyg Are
not permits for bTayado to be issued
hy the political agents of the admins
tration marked on the back Good
till after the iirst Tuesday in Novem-
ber"f We have our partisan differ
ences at home and settle them on our
own soil in our own way, but towards
all foreign powers on. the g'obe
We should present one united
undivi >ihic American republic.
Bat this was not done. The treaty
was launched a. Democratic partisan
measure rather than patriotic Ameri-
can measure, and the London papers
have been following their usual voca-
ton Of eulogizing the Democracy and
abusing the Republican party, with
greatly increased yituperation against
the Republican party ever since Il was
found that the senate was bent ON
maintaining the national dignity.
IL i plainly apparent from the text
OF the constitution itself that the wise
men who framed il intended that the
ordinary legislative power should be
committed 10 the majority however
small, but no treaty could be framed
without the overw helmiug support OF
pnhiie opinion. They provided
therefore. that il snoGid require
IN al eases tWu-thiris az the
senate 10 ratiiy treaty, bat
despite this the national sdministfa-
tiOn went ahead regardless ot results
and negotiated a treaty 50 repugnan'
10 the American instinct ot t&o-tbird-
OF the senate that i was absolutely te-
iected BY majority vote.
What then At the first rebound
the president has lraped sn far over
on the other side that he asks author
it's to cripple all our com merclal rela-
tons with Canada from Passana
anad3y bay q Vancouver island.
ffaving for three wears offered te
waive the rights Of isbeTlne1 and the
national dignity al the sanle time, the
{ president desires now to cross over -
E the other side Of the ques
iion and ou;-berod Herod in
his demands for redress H'
seems eager to-day To discharge :
whole battery of hrupp guns on th'
question. when last year a blank car
/ fridge from a pocket pistol would hsv'
settaesl the whole affair After sub
jecting the country month after mcuts
10 the humiliation Of unprecedented
surrender, the president supports na
tional dignity with the zea
u5 new coavert ur rAihe
With extyavagaBt euth asiasH1. IRE
tenders are uoN mAnIfeslnE so re
ueweyi. deep and kcen sense o. tbs
wIopgs sc have experienced from
Great Britain in Canada on the matte
OF fisheries that tbey second the pres
isiCnt's extraordinary surrender, ans
in the slang Oi Democratic leader
they are ~thlrsiins for Canada gore
The democratic papers were but
short time aEo teiiiuE N as achusett
ami Nzine that their hItie qurs;ii''
over = few c2dGsh on the BANKS Q
Newfoundland VA net = orth con-ld
eration in tie national conETesss an
Il they keep annoying the COUNT,
aisrslt il tney w0us4 IN fue end GEiV