The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-11-02
Blaine Speaks on Prntectinn.

PHILADELPHIA, NOV. L. - secretary
Blaine arrived from Washington this
afternoon. He received great ovation
later in the afternoon as he appeared on
the stage OF the Academy of Music to adj
dress Republican mass meeting. The
spacious building was crowded to the door
and hundreds were unable to gain admis-
sion. MIR. Blaine, in his speech, referring
to the campaign in Pennsylvania, said:
do you suppose the great free trade
papers in New York, and elsewhere
throughout the union would care to follow
up Mr., Delamater on personal charges if
they did not have some great purpose
beyond. If they can elect Mr.. Pattison it
IS prodlgious gain to the cause of free
trade and loss TO the cause of protection.
Pennsylvania is not only the keystone
state of the union but even in greater
sense is the keystone of the cause of pro-
lection. Ii she fall back now, when the
tariff is on its severest trial. free trade will
think it sees an easy road to the presidency
in 1892. l want to remind you, especially
you Republicans who differ from the
great body of your party, that Ohio.
Indiana, New Jersey, Delaware, MARYLAND
and West Virginia are at the present in
Democratic hands. The decisive point of
the struggle of 1892 may lie in Pennsyl-
van1a and thosevotes. And how any true
friend of the Republican party, how any
honest believer in the doctrine of protec-
ton can put to the hazard the the strong
position OF Pennsylvania at this critical
time, fail to discover. If PENNSYLVANIA.
under protective tariff, at this time can
De drlfted from her lifelong allegiance to
the doctrine OF protection and shall elect a
gentleman of whom know nothing polite
ally except that he is ranked with free
traders, there may be no balm in Gilead
that can heal that wound. speak strongly
on this question, because l do not want to
see this state mlslead by the free traders
OF New York city. The issue itself is con-
cealed under this mountain of abuse of the
Republican party nominee for governor.
There is undoubtedly in the Repub-
llcan ranks some difference as to the char
acter OF the new tariff bill. The duty of
making it was RENTED by the people to
Congress. The bill which passed was the
result OF compromise, and come with
confidence to plead before the people of
pennsylvania not to differ as to details.n
Mr.. Blaine spoke of the reciprocity
amendment and said: "While the Demo
Gratis thought to divide the Republican
party on the doctrine of protection, he was
patted on the back and encouraged bv
them, but when the Republicans as one
man incorporated reciprocity in the
tariff bill, they did not want it all.
and declared it was unconstitutional
If we had been baked by the cry of uncon-
stitutional at the time it was made by
Democrats, we should not have been able
to defend the union when it was assaulted.
issue greenbacks for its support organ
lied national banks, improve river that
did not have salt water in it, improve
haroor In the interior of a state, give free
dom to slave, and as a next point should
not be able to secure reciprocity in our in
ternational trade by every ATTEMPT in
every form in which political action can be
taken. The Democratic party expects to
wound and destroy the doctrine of pro-
lection, and l have came to raise nv voice
in Pennsylvania, to ask the mother of pro-
lection to see that her offspring shall not
be strangled If my voice can have any in
huence with single man among those who
are dissenting from the regular
organization, | appeal to him not to
think that 1t will be all well next year.
My friends, faction leads to defeat, and
defeat leads to mutual hostility and disor-
ganization. If this light is continued to
end it will be long time. T
fear before you will see the Republican
party OF Pennsylvania come forth IN its
original strength and powern
Mr.. Blaine said he had not come to sound
any alarm upon the possibility of loss to
the Republican House of Representatives.
He hoped they will not lose it, but from the
time of John Quincy Adams to the time of
Abraham Lincoln, with one exception.
every administration lost its second Con-
gress. 1t is one of the natural reactions
that come between two presidential election
four years part and these are SO frequent
that it creates no disturbance on the one
side and no election on the other what
| deplore," said he, ''is that the popular
vote in Pennsylvania that encourage
New Jersey in her Democracy aud lead
the dissenting branches of the party in
New York to close up and make their |
strength felt, that shall cripple Ohio in her
effort to throw off the Democratic power in |
the odious gerrymandering districts, |
throw back Delaware in her Republican
progress, make Maryland hopeless in |
stead of hopeful state, and that shall take |
from us the power to establish the Repnb- |
lican standard in West Virginia Every
one of these considerations confronts YOU |
in the vote that Republican casts in |
Tuesday next.
"The administration of President Harri-
son, so far as that one man controls il. has |
been modest console ntiols, effective adj |
The country has been peace-
full, industrious, prosperous, and gone
forward III the quiet career such as
a government of Republicans should |
always exhibit | ask Won in |
casting your ballot to remember you can
sustain the administration of an able. CON |
sciencious and independent President. or |
you can set the seal of doabt upon it. You
can do much to perpetuate the Republican