Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-10-10

Owing to the disagreeable weather
that prevailed throughout the day. the
audience that welcomed Robt. Il. Fras-
er was necessarily small. However,
what was wanting on the fleOr was
made up on the platform. Mr.. Fraser's
speech throughout was a unit of fair
ness to both sides, and, moreover, sound
common sense. The sentiment that
tuned his whole speech was aRoble pa
tgiotism, and love that cherishes the
country of our birth. The usual party
rabidness was quite thoroughly want
ing. In his preliminary remarks he
gave full credit to honeSt-minded adYo-
Gates of Free Trade and other so-called
Democratic doctrines. His reasoning
up to the Protective principle was close
ly drawn and accurate. ltShowed that
the speaker had fully considered argu-
ments on the other hand. The defense
of the Republican measures of the pres
ent Congress was lively and forclble.
The reciprocity" amendment to the
Mckinley Bill was admirably explained.
His advocacy of the Election ljill was
fair and should cause otfense to no one.
What had been accomplished by the
Republicans, in fact, during the last
session, would prove one ofthe greatest
blessings TO the country. Mr. Fraser
spoke III substance as follows:
American people, as citizens, have
task to do accorded to no other people
en- the face of the earth: they have to
govern themselves. TO do this there
Is necessity for higher type of man
hood than that to be seen in other
countries, as in India or even England.
The citizen of the United States must
be educated above that of other cOun-
tries under present circumstances. He
must therefore be i'll a better condition
materially. The question then pre-
sents itself, how shall this better con-
dition be assured? lie can not be
placed on "A level of competition with
these people of India as in the case of
the farmer; OF of England as a mer-
chant. Then the question becomes
automatic, not TO compete with these
peoples. y nation with the greatest
diversity of industries is most prosper
OUs. because each man sells his produce
in the nearest possible market. i. e. at
home. Then every man is selling at
the best price. He must therefore be
in the best material prosperity. He.
can thus be educated and made a good
citizen. Every possible article can
oNe
factured here. The country is not
pr0Atrated, ,in case of failure in any one
line at the mercy of foreign capitalists.
To throw open the markets is to place
ourselves under foreign monopolies;
for our home. industries having been
killed, the trade lies entirely with the
foreign producer who, of coarse. may
then charge what he pleases. AS it is,
in the end when manufactures have
become thoroughly established in this
country, they can, by the aid Of Amer
ica's skilled labor, very shortly make
prices low enough to compete success
fully with foreign manufacturers. 1t
is 10y creating this great diversity of
Interests that this great domestic COM
merce has sprung up which III its
proportions far outmeasureS the for
eign commerce Of any nation Gn. the
face of the globe. America does not
need TO worry about a foreign com
merce. she does not require 1t. Her
commerce with its profits remains at
home and does notenrich English mo-
nopolists, whom Free Trade wanld
nouriSh.
Mr. Fraser eulogized Thos. b. Reed
for his manly conduct as chairman of
the House. A grand work was accom-
Dlished by the Republicans. The sur
plus had been Tighteously expended in
defences, pensions, harbors, etc. Ev-
cry man should know that the very
existence of surplus was just SO
much capital shat out of circulation.
The Election Biz simply requires THAI
either representation be reduced in the
South or that all voters he counted. In
conclusion, he said, that the ReciprOc
ity suggestion of James q. Blaine, is
the only fair way of increasing our
trade.
The meeting then closed with three
cheers for the Republican party.
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