New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-13
hIR. BUTTERwoRTHs woRDs.


aniplei cloud and enthusiastic appause.l
MIR. BUTTERwoBTIFS WORDS.
CONGRESSMAN Butterworth, of Ohio, spoke TO the
second toast American Industries lie spoke IN
his usual vigorous style, saying among other
things:
IT did very wei TO speak Of our infant industries
when our ancestors were struggling against the az
verse conditions which found them lacking ~ .Caplla
lacking in plants and lacking in skin TO utilize tnem
But all those conditions have long since ceased 10 ne4
degree do we lack either plants or skilled workmen
We hold the coign Of vantage against ln9 as
~ IL 'o Pofeet,ye Tariff Is not invoked protect
infant industries but 10 equalize conditions IN Iae
as1 81 Of the sse q our industries 1t matters
little whether they are infant or the reverse The
t y protec nan nfaRt nduses against those which
aged but 10 protect our producers IN that uhequis
Of our competitors in Withholding from labor its due
For repeat that in the presence o. egnal cohn,ons
my oountrymen ask no odds In any neiu OF lols'lia
Another thoughts It is common to assert that our
are due to competition In the United states In some
degree that is true but not IN the sense nor 70 the
that Protective Tariff in no wise tends to increase
the cost Of articles produced, but on the Other hand
true tat the Protective Tariff maites or dverses
industries nor is It true to ne extent SSeS
reduce the selling price to the minimum Dut IL Is
sSr o oras mebaSt 10 sell goods below cost The
manufacturer of nails may be compelled by cOmpe-
as &c Consistent ss mtAS With Continuing the business but
no character Of competition can authorize or Jasty
The same Is true Of cotton goods.
To what then are we indebted ior the multiplication
Of our indus for their diversity, and the reduction
in the price Of goods In some measure, In large
measure IN fact, to competition; but in the main TO
stitution for securing TO authors and inventors the
exclusive property, for limited term, in their
method Of producing nails that enabled the merchant
to sen nails at the cheaper rate 1t was the Inn.
to se those goods at tie cheaper
rate and 1t Is In the invention Of the various machines
methods and devices, improvements IN them, that
the inventors OF the country have given 70 people
thai find multiplied industries our diversified
employments, our cheaper products (Applause.)
Mr.. BoUTELLE'S ELoQUENCE.
THE Suffrage" the next toast, formed the
basis of Congressman Boutelle's eloquent address.
He spoke for over half an hour. This is his
address:
Mr. President and Gentlemen Of the Republican
Club of the City of New-York: need not assure you
thet am here this evening with no hope OF being
able by words Of mine to add 10 the eloquent tribute
ORATOR tonight in the matchess eloquence Of that
orator whose fame Is not all your own but Is known
aud admired throughout the confines of our common
am here, ia the first place, because, a member
Of d the RRSsa r Party REsa q The us syson Of
an organization which has done don SO o,s much q
defeat to the rsmparts Of victory (appause) as the
Republican Club Of the City OF NewYork, IS both
reason. 1t is the duty Of every Republican who loves
his country Republicans should love 1t, 10 lift
not only of the grand organization Of which we asc
so proud, but the very foundation stone upon which
the liberty and the perpeuity Of our country rests
full free ballot of full free citizens and honest
count OF the ballot Of every man as It shall have been
cast (Lou6 and prolonged appIause.l
There is "A direct connection between the great sub
1ect OF american INDUSTRY and me maintenance o. a
There is direct connection between every interest
OF the American people and the maintenance OF that
fnctlve feature Of our Repubcanism as a nation
government OF the people By the people and for the
,a THE frss@a9s ballot though # falls
have more hone Of free ballot and fair count
10 my country than had before the last campaign.
II has leen ny fortune to advocate free suffrage
Of philosophy and Of patriotism. And we have made
some advances ana In the last campaign thanks be 70
add to all these great agencies and TO arouse an nte
gent interest In the moral welfare and prosperity Of
One Of o great bSdranees ' toward the establish
ent OF an honest vote I'D our land has been what was
Interests Of tho country, lest The s agitation nsas
OF question surrounded By some
business Of the North as wen as interfere With the
politics of the South IT needed the lesson Of the
campaign to educate the people TO realization of the
demand, but that the material interests Of the
people require that the fundamental conditions
OF government In our country shall be equally exer
cised throughout the length and breadth of our do
main. Immense cheerlngl Here arc gentlemen
representing every avenue Of legitimate interest and
enterprise IN this country. The Government of this
country, reaching out ITS powerful hands represents
the legitimate Interests OF each and every of YOU
gentlemen, I'm multlfom and diverse ways That
Government. therefore. can only be exercised benc
fcaly by being controlled by the voice and intelligent
win Of She entire people Of this country. tGreat
cheeFing.)
As result OF the suppression OF frye ballet In
portion OF our eouutfy-and Mr. President, solely
result of that ssppfcssOnthe Executive Of the Gov
rnncnt OF the United States and the control OF what is
called the popular branch Of the Legislature, Of
Congress- You WILL IS at present in the hands Of the
Democratic party.
The Democratic speaker selects The men through
whom his agents may TO seek relief from burdens
The distribution OF these enormous powers Is matter
whch interests you and me- II Is also equally Us I'M
portant 10 you and 10 ne that the right Of suffrage
shan be frre and untfammeed In every section Of
hs country as It is TO the people OF those sections
whore il Is neither free nor unttammeled tApplause
The government OF the United States Is today the
government ~ glxtyIye or seventy Millions OF the
most cnerprisng Intelligent and progressive people
on the globe. And what class OF men should we have
10 govern ns7 Let us answer the question By inquir
nS fex moment who the men arc who At present