Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-10-31


ON Monday night of last week Hon Carl
Srhurz made "a speech before the Massa
chusetts reform club at Boston which is
conceded to have been the most elaborate
elegant and conclusive review of the polit
cal situation of today from the Democratic
standpoint, which has been made during
the present campaign The speech was de
voted very largely tn the tariti-to "a sting
ing criticism and denunciation of the
Mckinley law, and to finished and elo-
queut advocacy of the doctrine of free
trade In the course of this speech MIR
Schurz said that MIR Blaine admitted that
one Of the most prosperous periods which
this country ever enjoved was in the years
following the low tariff of 1876 Last Sat
urday night Mr.. Blaine appeared upon the
stump in Mr.. McKinleys district III Ohio
in his home town of Canton, and III the
strong brilliant and conclusive speech then
made he answered, with convincing facts
and logic. this personal alusion of Mr.
Schurl He said
Mr. Schurz quotes me saying and that is
why make a personal rrplyl that the ten wears
between ls4baud 1850 under that tariff were years
off very great PROSPERITY no this country I frank
lv repeat that those Years We're years of great
prosperity Now. let me say why thosr years
Wer prosperous. The tariff of 1876 approved
lust about the tim. the Mexican war broke out
ami within less than year more than Slulunut
was ul~Dui~at by the government IN all branches
of mechanism We had Just mnde that eNpeudl
turr when a famine m Ireland called for every
surplus BARR. ut flour and huShrl of grain lu the
country We had hardly transported that grain
to TIA" other side and sold 1t at "a high price when
gold was discovered in California and the world
HH..N.. IN b.
We arulN put that god 10 circulation When the
great revolution that began In ISIS paralyzed the
industrial energies of all Europe and gave tn
United States a market that was unparalleled
Europ" had hardly quieted the revolutionary dis
turhaucr when France and England and Russia
went into the Crimean war and for two wears am
ntlt those great nations were paralyzed in thei
industries
Vow. there are four or i've of what you NIGH
call the accidents the incidents of history tina
would have insured great prosperity to this cOuu
TRY 1t there had not been "A tariff OF any KIN,
Whatever 1t the duties instead Of being VIVA
the tarln of lN4h made them. mad only been ] pc
cent AL Nalnrem. or If there had been no duties
the country would have been prosperous
Nov. it you can produce such a CONFUSION b
the world today. If you can start great famine
It You can discover new gold fields with uncouui
rd millions thrown into the lap of the people,
You can have every nation IN Europe disturbed b
revolution. II You can have the three creates
nations IN europe 20 To tor Two years and
half, then we will all quiz talking tariff and 70 t
supplying the vacuum which that condition c
things IN Europe would create Applause
From this point Mr. Blaine went on t
show that when these great accidents G
incidents of history came to an end so di
the remarkable prosperity under the tart
of 1916 come TO an end More than Thu
every man of mature age remembers VIII,
followed The panic and disastrous fnaI
cal depression Of lS1, came-one Of ii
worst that this country ever encountered
because, under the low tariff, the COUNT
possessed no resources within itself TO mai
tan the fictitious prosperity which outsid
causes had produced We do not want fan
ines or revolutions, or the slaughter
thousands OF men in war, in order to Ike,
up free trade tariff and make things 10,
prosperous when they are not, said NJ
Blaine GIVE as a protective tariff to ma
us sef-sustaining We can get along wit
out the slaughter or the starvation of me
81 call your attention historically NJ
Blaine added, TO two other tariffs besid
that of lS4G-
The only three tariffs which the nited stat
has ever had. suddenly lowering duties were /
one made after the war of lsl2, the CONFRONT
tariff of 1888, and the one in 1886. and every o
Of them led to business prostratlon in this count
winch lasted IN greater OF less degree until the
was protective tariff enacted You never hea
of "a free trade tariff coming 10 the relief OF t
people. The only three times that the people
the United States tried a free trade tariff they
into adversely until protective tariff came 10
relief of the people Some people want MS Ia
the protective tariff 90 by in order to make I
experiment again Well, would like to see Il
experiment tried II only one or two people W,
10 suffer, but il is pretty hard thing to take
dreadful and terrible chance of prostrating
industries Of the country when there arr $4,000
OF mouths 10 he led
Mr. Blaine then proceeded To IA discussi
of the principle of reciprocity embod
by the Republicans in the Mckinley la
This principle the free traders represent
as being very complex and mysterio
but it is Just as strange and mysterious
when a Stark county farmer brings
bushels of wheat TO Canton, gets his moi
for it, buys supplies for his family, a
goes back home Reciprocity is sim
an attempt to establish trade relations
tween two nations on basis of farm
and equity, lust as might be done betwt
two individuals When reciprocity '
first suggested the free traders Landed
because they thought 1t would divide
protectionists hut when the principle
accepted without contest or division,
free traders turned against 1t TO IA man
proclaimed its failure
Mr.. Blaine's speech was strong
telling one which has produced a mar
impression ON the public sentiment of
country. 1t was all the more effective
cause the democrats mad been claim
that Mr. Blaine was disattected toward
party, and could not be prevailed upol
appear upon the stump this year. Ev
Republican win hope that his speech
turn the tide in Mr.. McKinleys favor
his gerrymandered district and assure
triumphant reelection 10 Congress n
Tuesday