, 1890-10-30
BLAINE'S BLARNEY.
He Addresses a Big Audience
in South Bend.
The Beauties of Reciprocity
Again Dwell On
And a Small Compliment Paid
to Harrison.

SOUTH BENZ, Ind, Oct. 29.-J. q.
Blaine reached here at noon. A grand
reception was arranged, but through
some misunderstanding the band failed to
appear until Blaine had been carried to
the home of James Oliver for lunch.
There was snow on the ground and rain
falling, SO there were only a few who ven
tured out to meet the distinguished states
man. His speech was delivered at .
o'clock, at the town skating rink, to a
large and enthusiastic crowd of South
Bend and Goshen Republicans. Imme-
diately after the speaking Blaine took the
train fer Plymouth, where be joins bis
family en- route TO Washington.
Notwithstanding the bad weather a
great crowd of people was in town and all
that could possibly crowd into the rink
assembled there and gave Mr.. Blaine a
most enthusiastic reception.
Blaine said there Is no subject so con-
t~lnuously misTepresented in this country
as the tariff. He would discuss no par
tlcular section of the Mckinley bill, but
called the attention of the people to the
TACT that today they owe their prosperity
In n larger degree to the system of protec-
ton than any other law ever passed BY
congress-. The Democratic papers are
talking a great deal about the advance in
prices and oppression of the poor man.
Under the last free tariff, which ended in
1861, the people paid more for everything
that entered into their living and house
hold expenses than to-day.
Yet the whole country is resembling
with the appeals of the Democratic party
to vote against the Republicans for max
ing high prices. During twenty-nine
years OF protective policy the tendency OF
prices for Injuries and necessaries has
been steadily downward. If protection
does so much for the individual. you have
a far grander subject to contemplate when
you look at the aggregate progress OF the
oountry under that system. There is no
country on the globe whose progress can
compare with ours. We have more rail
ways than all the continents and islands
in the world. Nearly ive-sixths of these
roads have been built since the Repub-
hcans have been In power. | use this
simply as an illustration, because it is the
largest single Interest we have. During
the twenty. nine years OF protection we
have considerably more than doubled
the population of the country. We have
acquired wealth despite the strain on the
people of paying the expenses of a bloody
civil war-a sum almost iucalculable.
When a man says to you. you are In-
iured and pinched in your daily living in
consequence of this tariff. ask him if you
did not pay more for things under free
trade than you do now. | think this n
good question to put to every Democrat.
Congress has taken another step and vim
AaCafaA fha ra-vfs.. e A. D--uLI--
party which is Away ready to take steps
forward. l call you to witness that all
great advancements that have been made,
all great steps taken in this country have
been taken bv the Republicans, while the
Democrats shouted you can't do it,"
Loud cheers.
MIR. Blaine then went on to discuss
reciprocity. For a time, he said the Re
publican party was divided on the ques-
ton. That showed they were reasoning.
In due time they became soild for it.
When the Republicans were divided on
the question, the Democrats were I'M
animous for it, but just as the Republicans
became unanimous you couldn't get a
Democrat to vote for it all. If the
Democrats had q good idea the Re
Dublicans would stand by them. But
Democrats won't stand by us nnless the
Republican party is divided. | don't
call that wise fnanciering or patriotic
conduct. We should not divide when the
prosperity of the country is involved. An
American is a great deal bigger man than
either Democrat or Republican. He
makes himself smaller ifhe will stand in
the way OF American progress because it
may harm his party. No great results
can some from that. The republics OF
this continent should be brought closer
together and when we can help them and
they help us it is business to do so.
Reciprocity is bringing these nations
closer together and | believe in
the next two years we can open to the
farmers of the United States the market
of thirty five millions of people IN addition
to what we now have.
1t is a greater step OF progress than the
Democratic party has taken in the last
fifty years. These are simple facts and
not theory. In conclusion Mr.. Blaine
said We want the Republicans of In
diana united to stand together as they did
on the fields of battle during the time OF
wal. Indiana is one of the fighting
states. You are trained in political fight
ing. You have never had an easy going
election since | can remember. and this
time, fellow Republicans, stand toe to toe
and carry it TO the bitter end. You want
to watch this issue, for if you stand up
the other states will be stronger. Indiana
has gwen strength to this country in its
president and she should not 90 back in a
the executive chair.