The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-08-16
A Blaine Mass Meeting


this afternoon, to express welcome to
Hon. J. G. Blaine, at which 20 O00 pei
sons were present. When Mr.. Blai' e
appeared in the corridor of the bulld-
ing, a great shout we2t up from the
crowd outside and was reeohoei oy
throngs in the hail, men che ring and
and ladies waving handkerch,efs. Geh
i. eral Leman ascende the platform aud
ICE eral Henry B. Gives was calleI upon
20 preside. He spoke brish OF lnl!o-
l ducirg Blaine. who, in response, said !;
Mr.. Chairman. Ladies and &c I'll men
III should not have LIFT mg hom- for j"
! dsy after my arrival, but for my deAir~
ttc feel myself once more in touch
with those Wbcm | hav. n
previous Years Tough. many good R.
publican contests. (Cheers) Once
, }mors to compare notes with those MP.
whose wisdom the party has always
Iied-namely, the Republican masses,
as to what should be done at the crisis
in political affairs in the country, aud
in the history of the party of which II
is the great defender. When President
Cleveland delivered his message he had
something TO say to the American pep
pie about the danger of truss. l think
there since have been Nd Dem-
ocra.io papers in the comfy,
whsther they understood the mear..
ing or not, that have ~ Z
been constantly warning the peopls as
TO the horrible danger OF trusts.
| (Laugoter Well, shall discuss trusts
this afternoon, | snail venture to say
| cd ptap
h-v are largely private affairs win
which neither President Cleveland not
any private person has particular
right to interfere. As it is from that
. poi.it which l wish to impress u2cn
yoa that trusts are not the ou:growth,
nor in a1.y way incident OF protective
D policy as the p esid,nt cea'ga .
: Protective policy 10 more breeds.w
3 the Presid mt considers a. pestiience II
t trusts, than does the ver:est free
!, trade country in the world, which is
England. For England is literally
: p,agtered all over, and under hei sys'
Y tenn of free trade with trusts. The ~
3 day before 1 sailed for b cine, Just 8
O fortnight ago l just clipped from d
London journal that all manufacturers
Of coffiu3 end all uncertakecs ct the
United Kingdom had gone into trusts
!, Uaughter). That it consisted of 81
IL GOO 600 capital, which IN the language
q OF the English financial market was to
Il have large number OF 'preFerentlal
1nds and that the yearly dea;h rate
y might be expected to yield semi
. annual a dividend OF II per CEN
& I,aughter) Now, think, my tllencs
= thot might safely bury all the Pres
: i,jent's predictions of evil from trust;
Il IN this country in the graves in whlcl
these coffias are about to go. preteren
I tia, bond and all, and We might do thi
Z safely by showing that so far from a pro
= tsctive uolicy generating trusts, an utle
! iree trade policy generates them In IA
Q greater number (Cheers.) And thu
7 leave the question. In Maine we ar
: not able to devote ourselves wholly u
u rational elections but primary to IN
IS safe election, and am glad that bosi
y narties have ominated gentlemen o
= nnexceptlonal personal character ant
q respec ability, standing high in the.
. community, against whom personaii'
nothing can be said. That appil'
. equally to Mr.. Putnam and Bnrleigh an
- | am proud and glad to say so lcheet 8
% for it leaves the contest "heTe IL snoui,
=, ,e rest, on principle. Mr.. Putnam;
10 indge from speech OF his, winch
~ mold in my hand, aud Whlcn reao II
81 the Portland Argus of August 9Th,
varv uneasy in regard to the charge
that have been brought against hin
concerning very disadvanta
i, ICONS soons treaty he aided in max
L mo giving away, as think, Ii
l. o large degree, the rights G
at American fisherman. I have read hl
7. sneech with great interest, and fonn
- IL ~ ne mainly an answer to some crit
"' cisms that Senator Frye, OF thl
q State, had made on the present Sec
as refary of State and the hsherle
Ia comm ission, In connection with ID
Of treaty. 1 have never yet see
tn senator Frye IN any contest or contro
"a versy in which he was not aDunoanll
at able to take his own part. (Cheers
st So far as controversy between Mn
"a self and Mr.. Putnam Is lnvolVeo'
n. would be sheer presumption IN me ,,
.ai say anything IN behalf OF our ols
en- ungulshed Senator. (Cneers) l a.
w enre Won from what l know OF MI
y .bat he will be heard from in the dis
crasion. But Whatinterested me most
this speeoh of Putnam's was three
tour lines that appear someWhs
of narentheticaily about the middle OF III
an rremarks. "At this point, .Ysihe Argu
-. s.Mr Putnam discussed several feature
Ao If the treaty, showing tie practlcs
ot- BENEFITS which our fishing fleet Wou
derive from the treaty" But the arg.
at didn,t think it worth while to mentlt
IN That the points of Putnam Wer
es. Laughter and applause IN
ms noints of criticism OF Frye
Sis sneech, Putnam was tuli 10 snl
epoe: but just in breathing spe
or. as Artemus Wa:d q co
sav: At this point, desiring to re
rbe nv voice, will tell you a little story
-. 1Lsughter) So about the time Putna
TIL re. cot half way in the speech he seems
EN- en- have needed a little rest and loid
ate' THESE advantages to the fishing he'
which he didn't seem to include
his regular speech, and which t
4rous d dn't deem worth WI
arr. to report. daughter and appIaus
ware very seriously disturbed vi
re- the N ost unpleasat Eensati known
81 d human nature Qaughter), Sut thos :
&C ms who could get on deck, and 1 '
honestly confess that was rot one
the swiftest myself, beteld In =
rough sea fishermen ID tbelf SIC
hos boats, their little dorles that v
t uG not more than fifteen 4
,has long. out in those waves u
;ues aaon,ad tn b ,se ca th~ steau