The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-10-26
Addresses Enormous Meetings
in McKinley's District.
THE MEANING OF RECIPROCITY.
Republics Of Spanish America Admit
None Of Our Goods Free.
John Sherman Speaks At Pfsssburr-rhe
Useieasneas of Third Parties-Exerciss
Of Patronage Overthrows Pubic Men
The Tariff Bin win work wonders.

~ ASie rum 1lttSourg AZ nOOE
tooay. de was met al Alliance by re-
cepuon committee from Canton and es-
eorted TO the city over The PENNSYLVANIA
road A crowd of 1000 people greeted
biaine With loud cheering as he alighted
IroTa the train and followed the carriage
cheering ell the way, TO the home of Major
mckinley. whose guest he was during his
Stay here. Blaine Was accompanied by
Mrs. Blaine and daughter. Miss Harriet
Blaine and Hon. William Walter Pheips
minister to Germany. Upon arrival at The
residences OF Major Mckinley an informal
reception was held. Early trains in the
forenoon had brought large delegations ol
Republicans from Youngstovn, Alliance
Massiilon, Wooster and other towns in
this and adjoining districts. and at IL q m.
parade OF marching columns occurred
Shortly after noon il began raining, and il
was decided to have the meeting at the
tabernacle instead of at the fair grounds
as originally intended. The building was
packed. as was also the Academy of Music
m which an overflow meeting was held.
Biaine's principal address was at the tab.
ernacle, where he was followed by Major
McKinlev. Blaine said:
Ar. choirmoa and FeIio,c Citizens Of Ohio: The
Contest that is now rasins for the mem snbership
OF the next congress is not properly contes,
between the Republican and Democratic par.
ties It is . contest between protecfion:sts and
free sraderA tApplause.I There are few free
traders among the Republicans and many pro-
tsctionists among the Dem crata Applause
Il Is contest that goes to the root of tne matter
as to nafionai prosperity lapp ause.l and on that
issue we should settle the question in favor OF
home interests, good wages and so1nd prosper
ity- lGreat applause.
AZ was coming out TO this place found in
newspaper speech Of Carl Schurz made Z
week ago in Boston, and may say, in all can
dor. an able speech on the free trade side; bat
like Ill free traders, Mr.. Schurz goes back for
the golden era for American prosperity to the
tarif OF 1886, rather ditsant view backward
tLaughteEl / have 20 often heard Of the great
and general prosperity under the tariff OF 1876
that If you viii besI with me shall say some
thing OF that period. Mr.. schurx quotes me e
saying, and that is why make personal reply,
tnat the ten years between 1e16 and
is56 under that tariff were years OF very
crest prosperity in this county.
frankly repeat that those years were
years of great prosperity. Now. let me say why
those years were prosperous That tariff of
lSa6 was approved about the time the Mexican
war broke ont, and within less than year more
than $lO0 Go were disbursed by the govern.
mcnt In siI branches Of mechanism. We had
Just inside tnas expenditure when the famine in
Ireland called Tor every surplus barrel Of -four
and busnel OF grain in the country. We had
hardly transported that grain to the other side
ana sold 1t at . high Price until
gold was discovered in Caliiornis and
the world was enriched with the vast
output OF the minea We had hardly
put the gold in circulation when the great
revolutionthat began in lsls paralyssd the in
dustrtal energies of all Europe and gave the
United States market that was unparalleled
Europe had hardly qaieted the revolutionary
disturbances when Fra ce and England and
Russia went into the Crimean war; and for two
years and hall those great nations were para
iyzeo in their industries Now there are four
or hye OF what ysu might cali accidents or iuci-
dents OF history that would have insured great
prosperity 70 this country If there had not been
tariff OF any kind wha.eye-. EAppIsusel If
the duties. instead Of being what the tar II made
them, had been only / per cent ad
Va orem. or II there nad been no duties,
the country would have been prosperous.
Now, II you can produce such convuisiops in
the world today; If you can start q great famine;
ii you can discover new gold fields with IA
counted mines thrown into the lap OF the peo-
pie; IL you can have every nation in Europe
disturbed BY revolution: If you can have the
three greatest nations of Europe go TO war for
two years and q half then we win all quit talk
ing tariff and go to supply the vacuum. which
that condition OF Europe would create. In the
fall of 1856, when this tariff had been under
way for ten years, this great war Ia Europe
Came TO an end and 50 did ell PROPERTY under
the tariff of 1876 [Applausel
You all remember what happened in 1857
one OF the severest panics and depressions this
country has ever encountered-and as long a
these accidental props, these fortnisous hap
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coveries OF gold, continued, the country pros
pered; as soon as they ceased. prosperity under
the tar q of lS46 ceased also. Now, insist that
we 90 not want famines we do nos want reyo
.urlons; we do not want tn have thousands of
men slaughtered By war in order TO keen mn
free trade tariff and make IL look prosperous
when it il not. iLsughterl Give us
protective tariff. and we can get along without
slaughter Or starvation o. men. We can make
ourselves sustaining, with something beyond
for the people that need help from our sbund-
ance. ana in connection with the tariff of 1876
call your attention. historically, to two other
tariffs in addition to that The only three
tariffs that the United stated has ever had, sud.
denly lowering duties, was the one made after
the war Of lSl2. the compromise tariff of 1883.
and the one in is4e. and every one of them led
TO q business prostration in this country which
lasted in . greater or less degree until there
was protective tariff enacted. lApslausel.
You never heard OF free trade tariff coming
to the relief OF the people fls1gh;erl. and the
only three times that the people of the United
States tried free trade tariff they fell into sd-
versity until a protective tariff came 70 the re-
lief of the people. Some people want us TO let
the protective tariff go by, in order to make ex-
periments again. Well, would like to see that
experiment tried ii only one or two people were
to suffer. out 1t is q pretty hard thing to take
dreadful aud terrible chance of prostratiug th Q
Industries OF the country when there are g. 600.
coo mouths TO De fed. [Appiansel When the
tariff of 1e46 was en- acted there were only % !.
eO0e60 people In the country. We now have
s4Wo,00c. -Four yesrs after the tariff wss en-
act d. according TO the census of the United
We now have e4oOo oco people and $50 90 oO0, ,ooe
Of property. Gentlemen. yon cannot sport with
that number o. people and with that mass of
property. We cannot exp per .rnent at this time
and hazard vast interests when we could not
put the country where IL stands today for usny
years thereafter. lApplausel
Mr. schurz condemns the effort of congress 10
secure reciprocity Of trade with certain conn.
tries fLaughfer.l The free traders have al
ways been telling us that IL We would adopt
their theory We would have q new era in this
country. On that form OF statement viii not
difsr with them. fLsngnter.l think we should
have new era Congress q. It's iass session
conclused 10 adopt new policy. TAsy looked
q, south America and they found we wsre re-
ceiving from those ports vast imports, export
ing little 70 them The question was.
and gtve thai to eoufh America. in
addition 70 coffee and hides and dye woods and
rabner. and other things from South America,
and shall We aak them. II We give you our mar