Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-10-24
UNMERoiFUL BLAINE,
He Mops the Political Floor With Bay.
ard and Dave Bill

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UNMEaoiFUL BLAINE.
He Mops the Political Floor With Bay
ard and Dave Bill
ROCHESTER IN. ", October 23d.-Hon. James
G. Blaine spoke here tonight He said in
part
Mr.. Chairman l beg 10 bring to your at:en-
tlon and 10 the notice OF this audience, state
ment made by Mr.. Bayard in a speech two
weeks ago Iquote his exact words. He said
g want you 10 think of the progress OF the
United States since these tariff laws were made,
and what the consequences are. Various in
ventlons have come into play since that tariff
reached its present proportions. Here are some
figures believe to be reliable. They come
from high authority-Edward Atkinson of
Massachusetts, who is our leading statistician
| and an upright and honorable man. Flom 1870
to 1887 the poprSasi % of the United States in
creased So per cent, but in the same time The
dairy products OF the countTy-cheese, butter
and milk, and ell that is created by daries-
| increased 70 per cent In these II years the
products OF cotton increased 112 per cent; the
consumption of wool increased 100 per cent; the
| production OF pig iron increased 2S5 per cent:
the construction of railways since increased 223
per cent. What has been the result of all this?
The population increasing in SO small proper
ton to all these vast forces which neediul to
mems use proves to you that the country is max
| ng more than the people of the country need or
can consume.
IN REPLY TO Mr.. BAYARD,
My first remark is that it is a great deal better
| that the people have more than they can con-
| sumo than to have less than they can consume
Mr.. Bayard seems to think it an evil omen if the
wealth of the country increases more rapidly
| than its population. | do not confess, quite
| comprehend Mr.. BayGrd's drift, for my own I'M
| derstsnding has been that, according to the
| simple rules of political economy, where ma
| ticn is increasing in population more rapidly
| than in property, there must soon be suffering
| but where the acquisition of property outruns
| the natiou's increase o. population it means
| Wealthy and great. As Mr. Bayard has indorsed
| Mr.. Atkinson MS a statstician and economist,
| beg TO leave Mr. Atkinson's figures and TO tell
Mr.. Bayard where large proportion OF the in
| under the protective tariff. Mr.. Atkinson
| stated in July last, that since 1865 the
| wages of ioremen. overseers and other
| specially skilled workmel have advanced IS
| per cent; that the wages of the average me-
| chanies, carpenters, machinists and the like
| have had an advance of 30 per cent; that
| factory operatives and others of like grades of
| skill in the mechanical arts have advanced rs
| per cent, and the wages of common laborers 20
| per cent You will please observe that these
| are not advances over the wage rates of some
| foreign country, but over the wages paid in our
| own country a quarter OF a century ago, and
| that these advances flow directly from the pro-
| teetiye tariff. Mr.. Bayard will see, then. that
| from the authority he indorses this large in
| crease of wealth has not gone merely 10 enrich
men already wealthy, but has gone larger de-
| gree than was ever heretofore known in the
INTO THE POCKETS OF THE woRKISGMEN.
| If | had been searching for witnesses by
whom the value of the tariff to the working
men of the country could be established beyond
| doubt, could have summoned Mr. Bayard
and Mr.. Atkinson to the stand.
Mr.. Bayard further gives the public warning
| that il we 10 not take care we will produce in
this country as much in seven months as we
shall need in twelve months Well, that is the
last thing that should alarm the American peo,
pie. That fact shows, above all other things,
| our power to shorten the hours of labor.
Aud now let me turn TO another topic. While
| was in Indiana had the pleasure-I had the
honor of frequent notices on the stump from
his EXcellency, David i. Hill. The principal
| subject he appeared 10 have come west to lay
| before the people of Indiana YVES that | had
| driven on MI. Carnegie coach when in Scotland
steamer, and had imported thirty three trunks
| " ali full of clothing" as his Excellency
ayerred If he had taken the pains to inquire
of Mr., Carnegie, he might have learned the
cost of his coach and the color of his horses
| and been thus better prepared for his Indiana
! campaign. If he hsd asked me about the
| trunks, would freely have given him q list of
all the pocket handkerchiefs, stockings and
crayats had imported, and would gladly have
| informed his Excellency-by way of giving him
an object-les.on on the tariff-that articles of
that kind are about the same price in London
as in New YorS. AS have no doubt he desires
to do me exact justice, / would have
further in ormet his EXcellency that he
mistook the character Of the steamer l returned
in, inasmuch as she belongs to a company OF
American stockholders, and l would have
| further informed him that he overstated the
number of trunks, which was in all %, instead
of SO; that these trunks belonged to six persons,
instead of all belonging to me- and that the
other packages were made up of steamer rugs,
steamer chairs. umbrella covers and hat boxes
and one case. think, containing photo graphs.
Among these photographs were several views of
THE ENGLISH ASS,
Which had brought with me for an agricult-
ural friend for the purpose of comparison with
| American |
given the Governor a set if | had known he was
so curious about my affairs, SO that upon his
next tour among the country fairs he might
have exhibited a specimen and illustrate how
admirably the English ass and the American
ass drive III pairs.
ernors tour In Indiana, with his Lofty apprecia-
, ton Of the national issues and of the valuable
aid he must be rendering the cause of Presi-
dent Cleveland He does not grovel in the
dust, nor spend his time in petty and pitifll
personalities, but takes large and comprehen-
! s1ye view of public affairs SO as to embrace the
sideways amusements of the Republican who
goes abroad and also an inventory of his bag
gage when he returns home He sees in such
matters material to form discussion on the
great questions connected with our fore gn re-
lations, our tariff and revenue systems In In
diana, however, where people speak with great
plainness, they did not take the same view of
matters that | did, but they declared, with
Western directness and impressive bluntness,
that his speeches there were
"JUsT ABOUT THE GOVERNORS sIzE,''
II you know what that means. When speaking
to his own people in New York the Governor
rises to the dignity of different themes and great
moral questions, such as the liberty of the sa-
loon and the blessing to frt people of uni
| yersal diffusion of whisky. Or he may still
ia ther enlarge his theme to maintaining the
| spirit of liberty that belonged to the American
people ever since the declaration of independ-
enee-a spirit that permits great freedom in
| handling other peoples ballots at elections
one which must not be curbed by stringent stat
utes enacted by meddhng Republicans and
will not be SO long as the Governor posses ses
the veto power For you cannot fail to see that
the veto power is the Governors strong point.
He is running race with President Cleveland
| on the veto power His opportunities are not so
frequent as the Presidents on the larger stage
of national affairs, but the Governor manages
to improve his opportunities wonderfully. When
was in the West President Cleyeland's record
was $40 vetoes up to that time, but while l was
coming from Chicago to Buffalo he added. be-
lieve seventeen more to his list and the returns
may not be all in. If the New York Legisla-
ture were in session the Governor might have
an opportunity for rivalry, but he is compelled.
with chagrin, TO give up the race and leave the
ernor of New York, bur over all his predeces-
| sors in the Presidential chair for the last
| century
The Dsmocsacy's Free Trade Sized Up.
Howard Briggs, for twenty-five years
editor of the Putnam County Democrat, one
OF the leading party papers of the State, and
himself heretofore one of the leading meni-
bers of the Democratic party, is out with
his paper working most effectively for Har-
rison and Morton. In a recent speech be-
fore crowded audience Mr.. Briggs said
among other things:
) The New York Sun, which supports
President Cleveland, and which ought to
| hQ toI nc h frrl.