The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-10-30
con TEST OF ] i E,AS.
An Interesting Tariff Speech Made by
Mr. Blaine in Congressman No
Kinley's District. 1
The Coming Election q Contest Be
tween the Protectionists and the
Free Traders.

CANTON, Ohio, Oct. 25.-SecretaTy OF State
Blaine arrived here rom Pittsburg at noon
to-day. He was met at Alliance by a re-
ception committee from Canton ana cs-
cortcd to this city. A crowd Of 5000 peo-
pie greet d Mr.. Blaine with loud cheering
as no alighted rom the train, and followed
his carriage, cheering all the way, to the
home of Maj. Mckinley, whose guest he
was during his stay here. Mr.. Blaine was
accompanied by Mrs. Blaine and her
daughter, Miss Harriet Blaine, and Hon.
William Walter Phelps, minister to Ger
many. Upon their arrival at the residence
of Maj Mckinley, an informal reception
was held
Early trains in the forenoon had brought
large delegations of Republicans from
Youngstown, Alliance, Massillon, Wooster,
Wellsville and other towns in this and adj
Joining districts. The streets were thronged,
and at 1:30 p. III. parade of marching coli
umns occurred. Shortly after noon it be-
gan raining, and it 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, IN which an overflow
meeting was held. d;
Mr.. 3 .aine made his principal address at
the Tabernacle where he was followed by
Maj. Mckinley. Then he was driven othe
Academy OF Music but made only brief
speech. Congressman Dalzell was the
principal sneaker at the Academy Mr..
Blaine spoke as follows at the Tabernacle
being loudly applauded at the beginning Of
the speech and during it's delivery:
MIR. BLAINE'S SPEECH
The contest that is now Waging for member
ship OF the next congress is not properly II con
test between the Republican and Democratic
parties. 1t Is Il contest between protectionlsts
and free traders There are a few free traders
among the Republicans and many protectionists
among the Democrats 1t is a contest tina t goes
to the root OF the matter as to national pros.
perlty, and on that issue should settle the
question in favor of home interests good wages
and sound prosperity. y
AS was coming out to this place found in a
newspaper speech OF Ar. Carl schurz, made q
week ago in Boston, and may sayin all calldor
an able speech. on the free trade side But like
all Tree traders, Mr.. Schurz goes back for the
golden era for the American prosperity to the
tariff Of 1846-rather a distant view backward.
II he had taken the position OF the late Alexan-
back still further, because Mr.. Stephens thought
the golden era OF American prosperity was
when the British ships came over laden with
were laden with cotton from the plantations for
the return voyage. BE
have so often heard OF the great and general
prosperity under the tariff of 1916 that if YOU
will bear with me shall say something OF that
period. Mr.. Schurz quotes me as saying
mat Is why make q PERSONAL reply-that the
ten years between $40 and 1856 under that
tapiff were OF very great prosperity in this
country. l frankly repeat that those years
were years OF great prosperity. Now let me say
why those years were prosperous That tariff
OF lS4O was approved just about the time the
Mexican war broke out, and within less than q
year more than SlOO. 600. OOOwere disbursed by
the government in all branches of mechanism
We had just made that expenditure when a
famine in Ireland called for every surplus barrel
OF flour and bushel OF grain in the country. we
had hardly transported that grain 10 the other
size ana sofa II at q high price until gold was
discovered in California, and s8 5sS 4ES rs
t#t THE WORLD WAS ENRICHED
with the vast output OF the mines We hardly
put that gold in circulation when the great rev
oiution that began in 184S ,paralyzed the indus
trial energies OF all Europe and gave the United
States market that was unpara leled. Europe
ance when France and England and Russia went
into the Crimean war. and for two, years and q
nan these great nations were paralyzed III their
you might call the accidents or incidents of his
tory that would have insured great prosperity
TO this country if there had not beer n tariff Of
any kind whatever. siEH1Eta79s
ii the duties, instead Of being what the tariff
OF lS46 made them. had been only ] per cent
ad valorem or if there had been no duties the
country would have been prosperous. Now, If
you call produce Sllctl a CONFUSION in the world
to-day. II you can start a great famine if YOU
can discover new gold fields with u un-
counted millions thrown into the lap of the
people, it you can have every nation iii Europe
disturbed by revolution.if you can have e
three greatest nations in Europe 70 to war for
two Years and q half then we will all quit talk
which that condition OF things III Europe would
create. sT- ~
In the fall OF S56, when this tariff had been
under way for ten years this great war il,
az ri Ho1l
perity under the tariff Of 1916. You all r.mem-
Der what happened in lS57--one Of he severest
countered, and as long as these accidental
props. these fortuitious happenings, these acct
dental revolutions, discoveries of gold famine
as soon as they ceased, the prosperity under the
Now, ! insist that we do not want famines.
we don't want revolutions. We don't want to
nave thousands OF men slaughtered by war III.
order to keep up a free trade tariff and make s.
look prosperous when it is not T1lTt
GIVE US A PROTECTIVE TARIFF
an we can get along without the slaughter or
the starvation of men. We can make ourselves
sustaining with something beyond for the pet-
pie That need help from our abundance Z And in,
connectlon with the tariff OF 1SfG call your at
tlon TO that. The only three. tariffs that tha
United States has ever had suddenly lowering
duties was the one made alter the war of 1912
1916, ana every one OF them led to business
prostrarlon i'll this country which lasted ~ -
SreStlef OF less QeGrte until there was a mot
i've tariff ena eted. - q ~ IeHTT
You Fever heard OF q free trade tariff COMING
TO the relief OF the people The only three times
that the people OF the United States tried a free
trade tariff they fell into adversity until a mo
tectlVe tariff came to the relief Of the neonle 6
some people want us to let the protective d riff
90 ny III order to make the experiment again.
wen, would like 20 see that experiment tried
Il only one or two people were to suffer. but it Isl
q pretty hard thing to take the drendful and
t cnace OF prostrating the industries Of
the country, when there are 81 .OOO. 900 of
mouths to be fed. When the tariff or 1SAl; ,rasl
enacted there We're only 10000, 900 of neonle
IN the country. We now have GA OOO. 900. Fnmr
years after the tariff was enacted according ~.
the census OF the United States. we only had
STANDARDIZATION Of property We now no ,sa
property. 55 7[5E ~ '>sf oo'o> oSt> W
Gentlemen, you cannot sport with that INV
per OF people and with that mass az nrnnart,r1
we cannot experiment. even ,t this rinsa ma ~
nazard the vast interests, when We coIld NOT
put the country where it stands to-dav fnr ton
penltential years thereafter SS' i go
RECIPROCITY.
Mr. schnrz condemns the effort OF ce,t,.ress Ia.
secure reclproclty OF trade with certain conn,
1lles Inc Tree traders have always been telling
.s Gna1 II we would adopt their theory We would
OF statement Twill not differ from them n th;,n
we should have tneW era. Congress. at Tia last
session concluded to adopt u new policy Il frhsW
looked at South America and they fonnd thai he =
we We're receiving from those neonl,. - nc
spOrIS ana exporting little to tham nv. 49,