The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-11-03
IN THE CITY OF BROTHERLY LOVE.
Mr.. Blaine Says Side Issues Should
Not Defeat Republicans.
Free Trade Papers Responsible for
the Abuse of peiamater.
Massachusetts and Ohio RepubII-
cans hopeful of Victory.

tary Blaine was given an ovation here today.
He arrived at Ito p. m. and was welcomed
by large crowd which had gathered at the
station. In the afternoon he addressed a
mass meeting in the Academy of Music, his
speech being enthusiastically re-
ceived. After his speech at
he Academy Mr.. Blaine went to the Union
League. where he held reception from 4
o'clock until 6. Mr.. Blaine said in part;
"The Congress of the United States has
lately passed a new tariff bill. Do you sup
pose that great free trade papers in New
would care to follow up Mr.. Delamater on
personal charges II they did not have some
great purpose beyond that? Ii they can
elect Pattison and defeat Dalamater 1t is a
prodigious gain to the cause of free trade,
and 1t is prodigous loss to the cause OF
keystone state of the Union but. even in a
greater sense, she is the keystone of the
cause of protection. II she falls back now,
when the tariff Is on its severest trial, free
traders see, or think they see, an easy road
t0the Presidency in 1892. Pennsylvania
with six states that border upon
her can settle the Presidency. l want
to remind you, especially you
Republicans who honestly differ from the
great body Of your party that every one of
q
hands. The decisive point of the struggle
OF 1892 may lie in Pennsylvania, and in those
states, and how any true friend of the
Republican party, how any honest believer
In the doctrine OF protection, can put to
hazard the strong position of Pennsylvania
at this critical time. fail to discover. do
not want to see this state misled by the free
traders of New York city. Even blind
man can see that they, with their powerful
organization, are leading the van for the
No.. Asz 1-A@ =.
against the Republican candidates. The
issue itself is concealed under this mountain
of abuse OF the Republican candidate for
governor.
OF the 62 or GO millions of people that now
inhaoit the United States, every man cannot
have his say in the making up of tariff bill
That duty was remitted to congress. The
bill which was finally passed was the result
OF compromise, and come with confidence
to plead before the people of Pennsylvania
not to differ on details. 1t was in this great
tion of independence. It was in this great
city that compromise gave US the Consttu-
tion of the United States, and If the great
men who controlled those great historic
events could compromise on issues pertain
ing to the very foundation of the govern
ment, can we not, as Republicans, even if
we differ on the dotting of an ii" or the
crossing of st, in line or a section, can
we not forego our differences and. as one
man, support the measure that our represent
atives have enacted? / have a little person
all grievance myself but not against Repub-
llcans. During the consideration of the tar
1ff law discussion grew upon the question of
attaching to the bill, or Incorporating with
it, principal of reciprocal trade. lCheers.l
As have said before elsewhere, for the lit
tie part took in that, for the first four or
five weeks, was the most popular Republi-
can with the Democratic party in the cOun-
try. They thought was trying to divide
the Republican party on the doctrine of pro-
lection and was soon patted on the back
paq party 'H%SsGI'sef %e SS could 'h' staSd thsi
laboring, as others were labor
ing more earnestly than myself, to
bring the Republican party together, and
finally, as one man, we Incorporated the doc
trine of reciprocity in the tariff bill. Just
as soon as the Democrats found that that
had been done, they did not want any reci-
procity at all. They said in effect: "Reci-
procity is an excellent measure II it will di-
to incorporate it into the Republican plat
form and make it part of that political
system, we do not want any OF It, and, be-
sides that, it is unconstitutional" Laugh
teri.
Did you ever stop to reflect, my friends,
what this country would have been today il
we had been baked by the cry of unc0nstl-
tutiOnality every time that 1t was made by
the Democrats? We should not have been
able to defend the Union when it was as
sue greenbacks for its support. We
to organize national bank. We
should not have been able to improve a riv-
er that did not have salt water in it. We
should not nave been able to improve har-
Dor in the interior of the United States. We
should not have been able to give freedom TO
the slave. And, as the next point, we should
not be able to secure reciprocity in our In
ternational trade, By every attempt gentles
men, serious and sober, individual and asso-
eiates, in every form in which political &C
tion can be taken. the Democratic party ex-
poets to wound and destroy the doctrine of
protection, and have come to raise my voice
IN Pennsylvania to ask the mother OF pro-
lection to see that her offspring shall not be
straDgled. What deplore is a popular vote
in Pennsylvania that shall encourage New
Jersey in her democracy; that shall lead
the dissenting branches of the Demo-
cratic party in New York to close up and
make their strength felt; that shall cripple
Ohio in her effort to throw of Democratic
power in the executive and gerrymandering
power in the districts that shall throw back
Delaware in her Republican progress; that
shall make Maryland hopeless, instead OF a
hopeful state, and that shall take from us
the power to establish Republican standard
in the new and advancing state of West Vir-
gnia. Every one Of those considerations
confront you in the vote that Republican
casts in Pennsylvania on Tuesday next. 1t
is not generally considered in the best taste
for member of an administration to eu-
logize the President under whom he serves
but in Pennsylvania, where you will excuse
me for saying l always feel at home, you
will pardon me for saying that the admins
tration of President Harrison, [cheersl so
far as that eminent man controls it, has leen
modest administration, working admins
tration, conscientious administration. The
country has been peaceful, industrious ana
prosperous.
Postmaster General Wanamaker also spoke
briefly in praise of Mr.. Blaine and the Wash
ington administration.