Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-27
MA. BLAINE ON THE MESSAGE.
fais sharp Criticisns Of the Prcsidens's
Course IN Regard % the Fisheries
Question.

SOufse N ReGor0 70 the bbs0eRhes
Question.
James @. Blaine went to Lewiston, Me-. Saturday
| evening, TO speak at raHy OF the Androscoggen
county republican, and was greeted by the largest
audience ever assembled there TO hear min, and he
has spoken there every presidential campaign for
twentytyears After q short speech by Mt. Dtngley
on the tarifY question, Mr.. Blaine was introduced
and was accorded q great reception by the as
| sembled people, who arose In their seats and
cheered tumultuously. When he announced that
he should devote his attention TO the PRESIDENTS
hshery manifesto the excitement ran high, and all
listened with rapt attention, and when the speaker
made his most pointed utterances they expressed
| their approval IN hearty applause.
Speaking OF President Cleveland's message on
the fisheries he said: with all due respect TO the
cher Executive OF the nation, must say that con-
sldering all circumstances it is the most exraor
binary document that ever was sent from the
White House 70 the CAPITOL" lie said that In order
10 bring the government OF the Dominion TO just
e IN, the sSS5ec GSngress su1hori,ea
discretion policy OF suitable retaliation, directing
| among other things that whenever and so long as
privileges In the ports OF Canada Canadian vessels
| should be deprived OF ike privileges In tine ports
Q, tne United states THIS, II map indulge IN ap-
| In which the punishment was admirably fitted 10
the crime. President Cleveland declined TO enforce
our hshing vessels 10 60 unredressed. He was bent
upon some form OF negotiation with England, even
against the expressed wish ana Will OF the United
states Senate, and In defiance OF the large share
IN The treaty -making power which the Constitution
| assigns TO the Senate.
Mr.. Blaine charged the President with giving q
partisan character 10 the matter by sending TO
the Senate the treaty with Canada He then said:
| why should the railways OF the United States
that annually transport MY millions OF Canadian
goods In transit be deprived OF their business and
| endure u large loss on account OF a sudden within
| OF the PRESIDENT Why should the transit from
/ Rnffal0 hnI Afna
lean and Canadian lines OF rail- be suspended when
| II has no relation whatever 10 the fishery aues-
| ton? Why should the large traf1ic between Que
| bee and Montreal on the one hand, and Portland
on the other, By which Portland becomes the win
ter port Of Canada, be summary stopped at the
| caprice OF the President, because Of hs chagrin
| over the course OF an independent, but as
be CONSIDERS refractory Senatef Is IL the
/ design OF the President 10 make the fish,
| mercial relations and commercial exchange along
| three thousand miles OF frontier, and ~ inflct
| upon American communities a needless, a vexa-
tious, and perilous confusion OF trader IL Con-
gresS will give him the enactments which lie asks
ne will give them retaliation until they cry Hold
| enough? and will allow MIN 10 settle the fishery
question In the precise manner which their senate
now contemptuously rejects, or, alter all, yellow
citizens, Is not The Presidents position mere Do
ltical device to divert the attention Of the Aner-
can people from his free-trade message. and IRON
the Mills tariff bill? Is not the buster on the
fisheries to be the plsu OF campaign for the demo-
cratic partf Are not permits for brayado TO he
sued by the political agents OF the Administration
naked n, on the back Good TIL after nrst Tuesday
"The treaty was launched % democratic par
| tisan measure, rather than q patriotic American
measure. And the London papers have been fol-
| lowing their usual vocation OF eulogizing the
democracy, and abusing the republicans with
greatly-increased vituperation against the repub-
hcan party ever since Il was found that the senate
was bent on maintaining the national dignity. IL
Is plainly apparent from the text OF the Constitu-
tended that the ordinary legislative power should
| be COMMITTED 10 the majority, however small,
but that no treaty could be framed without
| the overwhelming support OF public opinion
Tney provided therefore, that IL should require In
all cases two thirds OF the Senate 10 rat treaty:
but despite this the national Administrator went
| ahead, regardless OF results, and negotiated q
| treaty SO repugnant to the American instinct OF
| national seI-resp CT that Instead OF securing a
ratification Dy twothirds OF the senate IL was alb
soluteiy rejected by majority vote. What Then?
AT the first rebound the President has leaped so
crp U aiI our ooSmerca rea,sns wth 20
| from PaSsamaquoddy Bay 70 vancouver's Island.
Having Tor three years offered 10 waive the rights
| OF the fishermen and the national dignity at the
same time, the President desires now TO cross over
TO other side OF the question, and -Heroded
Herod ia his demands for redress lie seems eager
| to-day 10 discharge u whole battery OF Krupp guns
on Tie question, when last year a blank cartridge
| from pocket pistol would have settled the whoie
| affair. After subJecting the country, month after
| month TO the humiliation OF an unprecedented
| surrender, the Presldents supporters, with the
zeal OF new converts rather than with the extrava-
CANT enthusiasm OF preJenders, are now manifest
| Ing such renewed and deep ana keen sense OF the
| wrongs we have experienced from Great Britain In
Canada in the matter or fisheries that they sec
onded the Presidents extraordinary somersault.
and. In the slang OF the democratic heelers they
are 'thirsting for Canadian gore"
| In CONCLUSION he said: president Cleveland is
exactly following the precedents OF his party in
his negotiations with Great Br1tain-an alterna-
ton or buster ana OF surrender both OF which are
equally Inconsistent with the dignity OF O nation
conscious OF It's great power. We certainly do not
desire continuance OF the diplomacy which after
studying subject for three years, can radically
change The position OF the national Administration
between wednesday afternoon and Thursday
morning. ON Wednesday the President was sIill
urging the Senate, through the entire body OF
democratic senators, TO surrender all our rights
In the fisheries by agreeing TO the treaty ana on
Thursday he put those senators TO shame by d.
rectly reversing the position he had strenuously
held for three preceding years. do not believe
the American people Will submit 10 such trifiing
with great question. believe, rather that they
Will commit the Government TO the great party
which, from the first day OF Lncolns Administrs-
| ton To the last hour OF President Arthur's has
maintained the force and prestige and right OF the
Union against rebellion at home ana aggression
from abroad, and did IL without bravado and bus-
| ter ON the one hand, or without humillating sur
render on the other"
After the meeting the Blaine party drove TO Hol-
land springs, where they spent sunday. To-day
MIR. Blaine goes to Watervlile where he Will ad-
dress mass meeting TINS afternoon.
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