Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-10-30
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH
From All Quarters. 2
BLAINE ON THE TARIFF.
Indiana People Treated to a
Talk on Protection.
DISASTROUS FLOODS IN MEXICO.
Fatal Railroad Accident in
Rhode Island.
REEDS TOUR THROUGH WISCONSIN.
Lively Times in the Okla
holna Legislature.
PROTECTION AND PROSPERITY.

PROTECTION AND PROSPERITY.
mr. Blaine Defines How the Two Go
Hand In Hand-A Great Crowd Adj
dressed at South Bend, Ind.-How
the Tariff Has Reduced the Cost of
the Necessities of Life-Strong Facts
Pointed Out.
SOUTH BEND, Ind, Oct. 29.-Secretary
Blaine arrived here in snow and rain
storm this morning, but when he spoke in
the skating rink at 2 p. m. it was packed.
Many farmers from the surrounding coun-
try were present, and they gave the speak
er boisterous welcome. Mr.. Blaine at
once tackled the tsriff question. He said:
shall discuss no particular line or Sec
ton of any bill wish to call your atten-
ton to few general facts which I think
are more important than any sta ted bill
can be, and these general facts, to begin
with, are that the people of this country
to-day owe their prosperity in a larger de-
gree to the system of protection than to
any other law that was ever passed by
congress. You hear great deal
about advance in prices and oppression of
the poor man. I undertake to call your
attention to the fact that under the last
free trade tariff, which ended in the be-
ginning of 1861, you were paying more for
everything that entered into your living,
your household expenses, what you had
| on your table and what you had upon
your back, than you are paying to-day.
The whole country is resounding with the
appeals of the democratic party to vote
against the republican party because of the
high prices they are putting on you. We
have had protection for Twenty-Five years.
Go back, if you please, and consult the
old tariff, you younger men, and you
older ones will remember it; compare its
results with those of the present tariff
Compare them, article by article, and
you will find that in almost every
case they are vastly cheaper now
than then. The democratic party allege
that protective duties increase prices. That
is their strongest point do not stand
here to argue theories. invite your at
ention to the fact that during the period
of twenty-nine years of protection the ten
dency of prices for luxuries and the neces-
sites of this life has been steadily down
ward. So much for that aspect of the
tariff. Every man who has household
has to consider that much, and if you do
not find you are paying less for every
single item than you were under the free
trade law enacted in 1916, I will come back
here and retract what have said. If pro-
lection does 80 much for the individual
you have far grander subject to contem
plate when you look at the aggregate pro-
gress of the country under the system of
protection.
There is no country on the globe whose
progress can compare with ours: We have
more railroads than all the continents and
islands in the world; nearly five-sixths of
these roads have been built since the re-
publicans have been in power. Five-sixths
Of the railway mileage Of this country has
| been built since the republican party came
into power under Abraham Lincoln in
| 1861. How are our manufacturers What
| of our farming interestsa What have we
| done for the population of the countryf
We have considerably more than doubled
the population during the twenty-nine
/
any gentleman, democrat or republican,
what part of the people of the
| United States or what portion of
the government of the United States
has been injured in that period. We had,
to be sure, very great struggle and
bloody war for the maintenance of the
government; but We have acquired wealth
despite the strain ON the people of paying
the expense of that war-the payment of q
sum almost incalculable. When a man
says to you that you are injured and
pinched in your daily living in conse-
quence of the tariff, ask him if You did
not pay more for things under free trade
than you do now. Congress has taken
tation of the republican party, which is
at the time the steps should be taken.
do not desire to speak of any person or
party, but l call you to witness that
all great movements or advancements
have been made, all great steps
taken in this country, have
been taken by the republicans, the demo,
Gratis shouting "You can't do It'll" [Cheers.
We needed further protection and have
gotten it. We have lived side by side with
several republics in South America fol
over sixty years. We have acted toward
them like an indulgent father. We have
been taking their coffee, sugar and Other
things and have never asked them to LEI
us in. We have let in nearly free thirty
six millions year in coffee, etc., etc., and
we say to them that is a great favor to you
We have let you put sugar in this countr.
free, the same as farmer in South Benz
can carry his produce to Chicago. Nov
let us play fair. If we let your sugar il
free you must let our -four into your ooun
try. This seemss like very sensibl
proceeding. | wohder that we did no
think of it before. When the time SCENE,
n right to take the step, the republican par
ty took it. For q time the republica
party was divided. That showed the
were set of reasoning men. After
while, in due time, the republicans all be
@ came solid for it. When the republican
were divided on the tariff the democrat
were unanimous for it, but just as soon Q
the republicans became unanimous, 20
could not get democrat to vote for it {
e. sn. Laughter At first the Democrat
C. senators said
= GO on, that's splendid thing"
We were about six or seven weel
bringing the republicans to vote for i
and when the bill was finally called thel
was not one democratic man to vote for
after they had said it was good idea.
4 the democrats had good idea the republ
cans would stand by them, but the dem
Gratis won't stand by us unless the republ
can party is divided. do not call tn
wise fnanciering or patriotic conduct. "
should not divide when the prosperity
this country is involved. An American
a great deal bigger man than either der
ocrat or a republican. [Cheers.] thiI
any democrat or any republican max
himself smaller if he will stand
the way of American progress becau
= it may harm his party. Applause !
= great results can come from that. v
q have unified tho republican party, a,
there has never been time since LincolI
\ Inauguration when the republican par
, united could not carry anything. Voic.
"Right, right you are, Mr.. Blaine. v
want the republicans of Indiana united
es stand together as on the battlefield duri
reg the time of the war. There is great d.
Z "a q Of interest displayed all over the count
about the state of Indiana. Indiana is
n of the fighting states. You are trained
political fighting. You have never had
ry. easy going election since can rememb
OIL and this time, fellow republicans, stand
M M. thefront and fight it to the bitter end. Y
want to watch this issue, for if you sta
I. up, the othes states will be stronger.
8 diana has given strength to this count
- in the president, and she should not
"a back in q single regard on the presid,