, 1890-10-26
BLAINE IN OHIO.
Hs Gives the Changers Some
Tips on the Tariff,
And Initiates Them Into the
Mysteries of Reciprocity.
Putting in His Stroke Oar for
Maj. Mckinley.
Blaine Says He Is Needed
Again in Congress.
BLAINE IN OHIO.

Secretary BiaIne's Speech.
CANTON, O., Oct. 24-Secretary of
State Blame arrived here from Pittsburg
at noon today. He was met at Alliance
by a reception committee from Canton and
escorted to the city over the Pennsylvania
railroad. A crowd of 5000 people greeted
Nj. Blaine with loud cheering as he
alighted from the train and followed the
carriage, cheering all the way, 70 the
home Of Maj. Mckinley. whose guest he
was during his stay here. Blaine was ac-
eompanied by Mrs. Blaine and her daugh-
fer, Miss Harriet Blaine. and son and
William Walter Phelps, minister to Ger
many. Upon their arrival at the resi-
dence of Mai. Mckinley an informal re-
ceptou was held. The early trains in the
forenoon brought large delegations of Re
publicans from Youngstown, Alliance,
Massillou. Wooster, Wellsyille and other
towns 10 this and adjoining districts. The
streets were thronged and at 1870 p. m.
the parade OF marching columns occurred.
Shortly after noon it began raining and it
was decided to have the meeting at the
tabernacle instead OF the fair grounds as
was originally intended.
The building was packed as was also
the academy of music, in which the over
flow meeting was held. Blaine's princi-
pal address was at the tabernacle where
be was followed by Maj. Mckinley. Mr..
Blaine said;
Mr.. Chairman and fellow citizens of
0hio:-The contest that is now waging
for the membership OF the next congress
Is not properly a contest between the Re
publican and Democratic parties. 1t is a
untest betweet protectionists and free
free traders among Republicans and
many protectioDists among Democrats.
Applause. 1t IL a contest that goes 10
the root Of the matter as TO national pros
perity, [applause and on that Issue we
should settle the question in favor of
nome interests. good wages and sound
prosperity. Great applause. As | was
coming out 10 this place l found in a
newspaper a speech OF Carl Schurz made
a week ago in Boston. and L may say in
all candor, an able speech on the tree
trade side. but like all free traders, Mr..
Schurz goes back for the golden era for
American prosperity to the tariff of 1876
-nther a distant view backward.
Laughter.
Il have 50 often heard of the great and
general prosperity under the tariff of '46
that If you will bear with me [ will saw
something Of that period. Mr.. Schurz
quotes me as sayinG that is why |
Il. .. $500 -. -
between 40 and Sc, under that tariff.
were years OF very great prosperity in this
country. l frankly repeat that those years
we're years of great prosperity. Now, let
me say why those years were prosperous
That tariff of '46 was p yed Just
about the time the Mexican war broke
out, and within less than n year more
than one hundred millions Of dollars were
disbursed bv the government in all
branches Of mechanism. We had Just
made that expenditure when the famine
In Ireland called for every surplus barrel
Of flour aud bushel of grain in the couu-
TRIP. We had hardly transported that
grain to the other side and sold it at high
prices until gold was discovered IN Cali
~fornia, and the world was enriched with
the vast output Of the mines. We hard
ly put that gold in circulation, when the
great revolution that began In lS4S par
alyzed the industrial energies of all Eu-
rope and gave the United States a mar.
ket that was unparalleled. Europe had
hardly quieted the revolutionary disturb
ance when France and England and Rus
STA vent into the CriLlean war, aud for
two years and a half those great nations
we're paralyzed in their industries. Now,
there are four or FIVE of what you might
call accidents or incidents OF history that
would have insured great prosperity to
this country if there had not been a tar.
if of any kind whatever. lApplause.
II duties, instead OF being what the
tariff OF '46 made them, had been only
one per cent ad valorem, or il there had
been no duties. this country would have
been prosperous. Now, if you can pro-
dace such a CONFUSION in the world today;
1t you can start a great famine; if you can
discover new gold 6t Ids, with uucounted
millions thrown into the lap of the PEG
pie; if you can have every nation in
Europe disturbed by a revolution: If you
can have the three greatest nations of
Europe go to war for W years and a half,
then we will all quit talking tariff and go
TO supplying the acuum, which that con-
dltion of things in Europe would create.
Applause. In the fall of sc, when
this tariff had been under way Tor ten
Years, this great war in Europe came to
an end, and SO did all prosperity under
the tariff of 1886. Applause. You all
remember what happened in '57-one OF
the severest panics and depressions this
country ever encountered. As soon as
these accidental props-these ~fortuitous
happenings; these accidental revolutions;
discoveries of gold; iamine-as soon as
they ceased, prosperity under the tariff of
'46 ceased also.
Now, | insist that we do not want
iamines, We don't want revolutions, we
do not want to have thousands of men
slaughtered by war. in order to keep up a
Tree trade tariff and make it look prosper
Gus when 1t is not. Laughter and APP
plause. Give us protective tariff and we
can get along without slaughter or star
Vaton Of men. We can make ourselves
sustaining, with something beyond for
people that need help from our abund-
anee.
And IN connection with the tariff of
1916, | call you attention historically to
Two other tariffs in addition to that. The
only three tariffs hat the United States
mas ever had, suddenly lowering duties,
was one made after the war of 1872, the
compromise tariff of 1888 and the one in
1916, and everyone of them led to bust
ness prostitution in this country, which
,1sted In a greater or less degree until
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