Evening journal., 1890-10-30
GLADSTONE AND BLAINE.
Their Divergent Views on the
Subject of Protection.
THE GO. INGALLS, IT OPPRESSION,


While the sTaine Statesman Attributes to
1t All the Prosperity the People of
America Enjoy-Srr. Gladstone's Long
Speech Concerning the Mckinley BIN.
SOUTH BESD, Ind., Dot 30--When Hon.
James G. Blaine reached here on his way
from Chicago to Washington snow was on
the ground and rain falling, and there was
bat small crowd gathered at the station
to welcome the distinguished statesman
MIR. Blaine, accompanied by Hon Walter
Phelps, was driven 10 the skating rink.
The rink was filled with a large and en-.
thusiastic crowd, which loudly cheered
MIR. Blaine. He spoke for about half an
hour. His speech was confined to the
tariff, reciprocity and Indiana's greatness
as a fighting state, both in the war and in
elections. He said, in speaking Of the
tariff, that prices for twenty-nine years,
since the Republican party had come into
power, had been steadily going downward.
Praise for Protection.
He declared that the people owed all
their prosperity today to protection. Com
pared with the last low tariff, that Of ls48
he said that the necessaries Of life were to-
day lower than they were then. Five
sixths of the railroad mileage built in the
last twenty-nine years had been the direct
result of the policy of the Republican
party, and the population had been doubled
owing to the same cause. "The Repub-
lican party" said Mr.. Blaine "has always
taken the step forward when it was needed
with the Democratic party shouting be-
hind" He declared as we'll, that if free
trade were to be made the policy of the
country that prices would advance and
said that the last congress had yindicated
the Republican party.
Reciprocity Again Touched.
In speaking upon reciprocity, Mr.. Blaine
declared that the United States had acted
against the South American republics in
not admitting their goods free Now he
said the Republican party proposed to give
them market in this country and secure
a market in their country for our goods.
The reciprocal policy, he said, would give
TO the farmers of America in two years a
market Of S35, ,0O0, 900 and that thus thesRe-
publican party had taken a larger step in
advance than the Democratic party ever
had taken
Mr.. Blaine closed his speech amid great
applause, with tribute to President Har-
rison. Mr.. Blaine and Mr.. Phelps left for
Plymouth Immediately after the meeting,
where they meet Mr.. Blaine's car, which
has Mrs. Blaine and Miss Harriet Blaine
on board. The party then goes east. Mr..
Elaine IS expected TO speak in Philadelphia
Saturday night.
Gladstone and the Mckinley Bill.
LONDON, Oct. 3O.-Mr. Gladstone's allu-.
sions to America, in his address at Dundee
yesterday, were most fatherly and friendly
words. England, lie said, did not deal
with nations but with mankind, and in a
fraternal spirit. 1t is mankind, lie said
that will sum up the opinion on the Ne
kinley bill and pass Judgment thereon.
The effect of the measure cou d not fail to
be more damaging to America than to any
Of the countries Disseminated against. and
he hoped that the people of that country
would realize their mistake before il had
time to work the irrepsrable injury to
their institutions which was inevitable II
the system were allowed to prevail
Retaliation Not Favored.
Mr.. Gladstone said: Every country Civ
ing greater stringency to protection within
its borders, though damaging us in its
own market, gives us freer and broader
field in other markets. It is impossible
for Great Britain to receive vital or pro
found injury through these operations.
France and Germany have threatened
retaliation, but England should not be led
into such suicidal folly Il would be hard
upon the countries pursuing free and open
trade with England to punish them be-
cause particular country adopted a re-
stricted system OF commerce. Though an
imperial zollyerein would somewhat en-
large commerce with the colonies, it would
infallibly contract commerce with the rest
Of the world. The amount OF imperial
commerce was e1s7, 900, 900 yearly. whereas
the foreign commerce was a554 900. 900. 1t
would be most inglorious policy to clog
British energy in a market Of e554 600. 900
annually in order to enlarge action with
market Of one-third Of that amount.n
Where England Would Receive Benefit.
He said that the Mckinley bill might
not disturb trade as much as some people
expected. America must get paid for ex-
ports to England, and must take payment
either in British manufactures or foreign
colonial goods through English markets
One effect of the bill would be the direc-
tion Of the English manufacturer toward
the production Of finer goods, because
these bore the least intolerable protective
rate. The result would be to elevate and
improve the taste of British manufactur-
ers and stimulate ingenuity. The tendency
Of the Americans would be toward the |
manufacture Of eoarser goods. In spite OF
protection the commerce between America |
and Great Britain had rapidly and greatly |
increased.
Protection Called a Misnomer.
Protection" he said, sis a nisnomer; it |
ought to be termed oppression. America |
should be left TO find out for herself the |
evils the tariff will accomplish II we have |
faith in the economic and moral truths Of |
free trade, let us have faith in their vindi- |
cation west OF the Atlantic. A people so |
acute as the Americans will find the way |
TO results best for themselves more effectu- |
ally il left to themselves, especially by the |
English, who ought to show that as much |
as they value Americas commerce they /
value her friendship and regard more"
Speaker Reed at Milwaukee.
MILWAUKEE, Oct. 3O.-Speaker Reed, Of
Maine, was given an ovation in Milwaukee /
last night He talked for an hour at Schiltz
park to an audience approximating 5000 /