The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-10-09
BLAINE on DICKINSON.

The Postmasrer-Genera Shown to Be a Pre-
tender of.the Cheapest Sort.
DETROIT, Mi,h., Oct S.-The Blaine party,
composed Of James G. Blaine, Walker Blame,
General King. General AlRer, Colonel Noyes.
Major Hopkins. General Muiiiken, James 81.
Stone and several other prominent Republicans,
left by special train for Grand Rapids, at
o'clock this mornipg. At s:55 Mr.. Blaine, ac-
companied by his son and General Aleer. ar
rived at the Central Depot. Mr.. BlAipe's step
was vigorous and his eye bright. his voice clear
and strong. and his cheek had healthy glow.
In response to an inquiry Mr. Blaine said that
he now finds no difficulty in speaking. and has
been advised by his physicians that he is en-
tirely cured of his cold.~
At each Of the stations crowds had gathered,
bot until Howell was reached the train went
through without stopping. At Howell some 500
citizens were assembled, and o shout was sent
up for the distinguished traveller. Mr.. Blaine
at first objected to showing himself, but was
finally prevailed upon TO meet the crowd at the
rear platform OF his car. Upon his appearance
he was salutsd with three cheers and in re-
sponse said:
You going to wake things up here for Harrison
and MorLopf
''You bet We are,' respondsd q number OF
voices. General Alger came out on the plat
form, ami was received with cheers. The train
ran into Lansing at IL o'clock, having run
eighty five miles from. Detroit in two hours.
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. Oct. S.-From Lansing
the train passed without stopping to Grand Rap
ids, where Mr.. Blaine Was met by an immense
manufacturers had given their employees holi-
day. and number OF excursion trains from va
rious points had unloaded their thousands into
the airsady ovsrcrowded streets of the city. Es-
corted by long procession Of uniformed CON-
panies. Mr.. Blaine and party were conveyed in q
carriage to the Morton House, where they dined.
At 3 O'Clock the doors of Hartman's Hall were
thrown open, and the crowd poured 10 iu a great
food, which occupied every inch OF space. The
larRer part of it was made up of vorkmen In the
factories, who listened to Dir. Blaine with coee
attention, and frequently cheered his good
points. Mr. Blaine addressed the meeting as
follows:
'Mr. Chairman aud Fellow-ctizsns of Mich
igan-I have no doubt you have often heard that
the system of protection was devised for the
benefit Of New EDglapd: that the East gets all
the advantage and that the West sustains al
the burden; that has been the cry Of the free
IL all tie West does, somehow, io ,his cyeat L:-
tional progress. keep her place in the van, and
10 point OF rapidly expanding enterprise and in
point OF great acquisition of wealth. Keeps ahead
of the East IN the ratio OF acquisition. / am
pecialiy influenced, this afternoon, to call your
attention to the ISSUE involved In that charge
by having read in q Detroit paper that the Hon
Don NJ Dickinson, Postmaster-geueEal under
President Cleveland, has lately been delivering
himself on shat subject, and quote among
other things from what hs says, tho following:
''New England sel6shly hangs OIL the body polite,
absorbing the wealth and giving nothing in return.
We buy Of New England at extortionate prices,
kept up by the tariff, while at the time we sell
her nothing
"If Mr.. Dickinson. in these deliverances,
speaks the words Of sober truth. it il a very ss-
rious matter. II New England is prosIerine
under q protective tariff and is selling largely to
the West every year, and 10 buying nothing
from her, IL presents. say, 8 very serious as
pect OF affairs, and there should be radical
change. Evidently IL csnno, be a permanent
condition of trade. AS soon as read that state
ment by Dir. Dickinson. / set myself TO work TO
procure some statistics, and shall give you the
benefit Of them; and / premise at this point by
saying that every time you hear Wessero man
complaining that the East, and especially New
England-for which / shall especially speak At
tnis time-ssts evsrything aud Rives nothing,
sells everything aud buys nothing. you hear the
same man telling you that our great market is
beyond the ocean In old England [applausel,
and that there 10 where the West should look for
the sale Of her products. You can always tell
'Well, have been busy for day or two
past, with the aid of my friend, Governor AL.
ger, in securing some statistics on the point Of
New England taking nothing from the West. In
the first place, find that she takes between q
half million and six hundred thousand tons Of
grain annually. She raises only per cent. Of
what her people need for breadstuffs, and. as
said, she takes between five and six hundred
thousand tons OF grain from the Wes:. lCheers
Nett, there are ann ually raised In this country
300, 600. 600 pounds OF WOOL We had only co.
10000 pounds of wool grown annually by the
farmers OF the country when the free trade tariff
was in operation, just before the war, but under
the effect of the protective tariff We have in
creased the amount Of wool, grown almost
whollv In the West, to 300. 600. 600 pounds an
nually. and it brings vast aggregate Of nearly
Sl00, 600 900 cheersl to the farmers of the coun-
try. NJ. Cleveland recommends that the duty
on that he repealed. and that we shall put tho
wool grower of tue West on the same plane as
the wool-erower of Australia and Canada The
Republicans say No. and New England. Of
which Mr.. Dickinson speaks so dlsrespec,fully,
takes. every year. half Of that entire wool CROP
and pays 'he West si5.000.000 a year for It,
Cheers. Besides, as New England needs bread,
tor which she pays the West $20. .000. 900 year.
she needs, also. provisions-which includes all
forms of meat. and for that and poultry. in ad-
dition, imported from the West, New England
pays the farmers of these Western States S55,-
000.0 900 year. tCheers. Moreover, the people
OF the East want some butter to spread on their
bread. and thsy do not make enough at homo
Laughter and appiausei, and they pay the
West over So, 900 year for that. Then New
England needs a good deal Of lumber--hard-
wood and pine, and there are Just three States
here from which she gets it-Michgan, Wis
consin aud Minnesota, and she takes SIS. 000 900
year OF Western lumber, principally from
Michigan. Then, of copper. and lead and salt.
and hides, and lumber. which ara taken from
the Western States, in the aggregate about
$50, 600, 900 more. The aggregate, YOU will OBJ
serve. is we'll up to 5000 900 0oO We all know
that Mr.. Don Dickinson belongs to an admins
tration that can afford to lerd hank $50 000
600 year OF government money without in
terest, 80 that he probably thinks 5000, 600, 900
Is not much Of . sum [chssrs and lauehterl
but to those of in the East who
pay il, and to those of you in tho West who re-
ceive IL, il does. somehow or other come very
handy IN settling our balances AZ the end of the
year. Laughter and applause. This little bit
| of a New England, which Mr.. Dickinson speaks
Of fcontemptuously as only having 4.000000 of
people; this little bit OF frozen place on the
| northeast coast of the United States takes
| sec. 900 worth of cotton from the Southern
| States; and she goes down to Pennsylvania. and
| Maryland, and West Virginia, with their coal,
and steel she takes $50 000. 600 moro. Then she
| hemp, and rise, and fruits OF all kinds; and in
the Grand aggregate, that little bit OF piece OF
| country scarcely 80 large as the State of Hi.
| nois-six little States-tekes more than four
| hundred million dollars worth of material from
tha other StafeS of the Trniop nd In tha ora "A