St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-30
He Blows Hot and Cold Before
an Audience of Hoos-
iepS.
A Shout for High Protection
Followed by One for
Reciprocity.
For Political Effect He Praises
the Two-by-Four Presi-
dent.
The Indiana Republicans Are
Urged Not to Go Back on
Him.

SOUTH BEND, Ind, Oct. 29. The
ground was covered with snow and a
drizzling rain was falling when the
train bearing Hon. James e. Blaine
arrived here, so that there were only a
few who ventured out to meet the dis
tlnguished visitor. Mr.. Blaine was I'M.
mediately conveyed to the home OF
James Oliver for luncheon. At O'Clock
the secretary was taken to the skating
rink. where 5000 people where packed
in like sardlnes. The chairs had all been
taken out. and women and men
stood together SO compactly that
not another could have been
admitted. Many found places upon
the rafterS in their anxiety to see the
distinguished speaker. The early train
from Goshen brought in over 400 men
with brass band. Hundreds of farm
ers, who had come miles in the snow
and rain to hear the speaker, were dis
appointed and had to stand outside in
the rain. When Mr.. Blaine was ushefed
into the room shout went up that
shook the old building to its founda-
ton. The countrymen yelled: whats
the matter with Blaine" He's all
right" "Who's all right?" Jim
Blaine" Mr.. Blaine was introduced
by Mr.. A. L. Brick. The secretary
bowed pleasantly in response to the
hearty reception.
There is no subject" he said. $50 con
unually presented to the people of the United
States as the tariff There is no subject so
continuously misrepresented in the United
States as the tariff. Over the whole country
between the two oceans at present as far as
the Democratic party can call public atten-
ton to any thing, there is no subject which
is SO universally discussed as the action OF
the Republican party in passing the McKin.
ley bill shall discuss no particular line or
section of any bill. l wish to call your atten-
tion to few general facts which I think are
more important than any stated bill can be
that embodies these facts and these general
facts, 10 begin with, are that the people of
this country to-day owe their prosperity III
a larger degree to the system of protection
than 10 any other law that was ever passed
by congress. You hear great deal about
advance in prices snd oppression of the poor
man: undertake to call your attention TO
the fact that. under the last free trade tariff.
which ended i'll the beginning of 1861, you
were paying more for everything that en-
tered into your living, your household ex-
penses,. what You had on your table and what
you had upon your back than you are paving
to-day. Yet the whole country is resounding
with the appeals of the Democratic party to
vote against the Republican party because of
the high prices they are putting on you. We
have had protection now for twenty nine
years. Go back, il you please, and consult
the old tariff. you younger men. (and you
older ones will remember it): compare it's
results with those of the present tariff; Com
pare them, article by article, and you will
find that in almost every case they are vastly
Cheaper Now Than Then.
The Democratic party allege that protective
duties increase prices. That is their strong
est point. don't stand here to argue the
orieS. invite your attention to the fact that
during the period of twenty-nine years OF
protection the tendency of prices for luxur-
les and the necessities of this life has been
of the tariff. Every man who has a house
hold has TO consider that much. and if you
don find that you are paying less for every
single Item than YOU were under the free
trade law enacted in 1916. will come back
here and retract what have said. If protec-
ton does SO much for the individual you
have far grander subject to contemplate
when you look at the aggregate prog
ress OF the country under the system
of protection. mean these United States
this march of the American people, the
greatest republic of the world There is no
country on the globe whose progress can
compare with ours. We have more railroads
than ell the continents and islands in the
been built since the Republicans have been
in power. Five-sixths of the railway mile
age of this country has been built since the
Republican party came in power under
Abraham Lincoln In 1861. I use this simply
as al Illustration. because il IS the largest
single interest we have. How are our manu-
factOriesf What of our farming interests:
What have we done for the population of this
country? We have considerably more than
doubled the popula ton during the
yrQ
are people of nearly sixty-flve millions.
Before we were only thirty-one millions.
You will find this to be true If you will go
through the statistics l would ike TO ask
any gentleman, Democrat or Republican,
what part of the people of the United States,
or what portion of the government OF the
United States, has been injured during that
period! We had, TO be sure,a very great strug-
gle and bloody war for the maintenance of
the government; but we have acquired
wealth despite the strain on the people of
paying the expense of that war. the payment
of sum almost incalcuiable. When man
says to you thatyou
Are Injured and Pinehed
in your daily living Iii consequence of this
tariff. ask him if you did not pay more for
things under free trade than you do now.
think it a good question to put to every Dem
ocrat-what did yon pay for calico? What
did you pay for clothing in 1867 .5S-59Y
How does it compare with what you have
pdiu Ill 100 SI-oS-SS-JO! congress mas taken
another step and has vindicated the reputa-
ton Of the Republican party, which is al
ways ready to take step forward and at the
time the step should be taken. I do not de-
sire to speak of any person or party, but
call you to witness that all great movements
of advancement that have been made. all
great steps taken in this country have
been taken by. the Republicans, the
De mocrats shouting, You can't do it,
We needed further protection and we have
81 do hv do Will I,
several republics In South America for over
sixty years. We have acted toward them like
an indulgent father. We have been taking
their coffee, sugar and other things. and
have never asked them to let US in. We
have let in nearly free $50, 100000 year in
coffee. etc., and we say TO them that is q
great favor to you. We have let you put
sugar In this country free the same as q
farmer IN South Bend can carry his products
to Chicago. Now let's play fair. II we let
your sugar in free you must let our -four into
your country free. This seems like very
sensble-proceeding. | wonder that we did
seemed right to take the step the Republican
party took it. For time the Republican
party was divided. That showed they were a
set of reasoning men. After WHILE in due
time. the Republicans ali became solid for it,
When the
Republicans We're Divided
on the tariff the Democrats were unanimo GUS
for it, but just as soon as the Republicans
became unanimous, you couldn't get Demo
crat to vote for it at all. At first the Demo-
cratic senators SAID; go on that's splendid
thing" We were about six or seven weeks
bringing the Republicans to vote for 1t and
when the roll was finally called, there was
not one Democrat to vote for it after they
had said 1t was good idea. If the Demo-
Gratis had a good idea the Republicans would
stand by them, but the Democrats wont stand
by US unless the Republican party is divided
/ don't cali that wise fnaneiering OF pat