Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-10-30
Secretary Blaine Addresses the Citizens
of South Bend, Indiana.

OF SOuth beDO, lnd1ana.
SOUTH BEND. October 2sth.-James G. Blaine
been arranged, but through some mist VI
standing the band failed to appear until le
had been carried to the home of James Oliver
for lunch. There was snow on the ground and
rain was falling.
Notwithstanding the disagreeable weather, a
great crowd OF people was in town, and all that
could possibly crowd into the rink assembled
there to give Mr.. Blaine q most enthusiastic re-
ception.
Blaine said there was no subject so continu-
ously misrepresented in this country as the
tariff. He would discuss no particular section
OF the Mckinley bill, but called the attention OF
the people to the fact that to-day they owe their
prosperity in a larger degree TO the system of
protection than TO any other law ever passed by
Congress.
The Democratic papers are talking great
deal ABOUT the advance in prices and the op-
preston of the poor man. Under the last tree
tariff, which ended in 1861, the people paid
more for everything that entered into their
living and household expenses than to-day; yet
the whole country is Tesounding with appeals
of the Democratic party to vote against Repub-
licans for making.high prices. During the
twenty -nine years of protective policy the ten
dency of prices for luxuries and necessities had
been steadily downward. If protection does so
much for the individual, you have far grander
subject to contemplate when you look at the
aggregate progress OF the country under that
system.
There is no country on the globe whose pro-
gress can compare with ours. We have more
railways than all the continents and islands in
the world. Nearly fvesixths of these roads
have been built since the Republicans have
been in power.
II use this simply as an illustration, because
it is the largest single interest we have had dur
ing the twenty-nine years of protection. We
have considerably more than doubled the popu-
Ia ION of the country. We have acquired wealth
expenses of bloody civil war-a sum almost
incalculable.
when a man says to you, you are injured
and pinched in your living in consequence of
this tariff ask him if you did not pay more for
things under fee trade than you do now.
think this good question to put to every Demo-
crat.
Congress las taken another step, and vindi.
Gated the reputation of the Republican party,
which is always ready to take step forward.
call you to witness that all great movements of
advancement that have been made, all the great
steps taken in this country have been taken by
Republicans while the Democrats shouted You
can't do it," Loud cheers.
Mr.. Blaine then went on to discuss reciprocity
for time. He said: The Republican party was
divided on it; that showed they were reas oning
men. In due time they became solid for it.
When the Republicans were divided on ques-
tion Democrats were unanimous for it, but just
as soon as the Republicans became unanimous,
you couldn't get Democrat to vote for it at all.
If the Democrats had good idea, Republicans
would stand by them, but the Democrats won't
stand by us. unless the Republican party is
patriotic conduct. We should not divide when
the prosperity of the country is involved. An
American is a great deal bigger man than either
a Democrat or Republican. Any Democrat or
any Republican makes himself smaller if he
will stand in the way of American progress be-
cause it may harm his party. No great results
can come 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 to-
gether, and believe in the next two yea we
can open to the farmers of the United States
market of thirty-fve million of people in addi-
tion to what we now have. It Is q 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
the Republicans of Indiana united, to stand to-
gether, as they did on the field of battle during
the time of war. Indiana is one of the fighting
States. You are trained in polit cal fighting.
You have never had an easy-going election
since l 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 given strength to this
country in its President, and she should not go
back in single degree on the President who
sits in the executive chair"
Immediately after the speaking Blaine took
train for Plymouth, where he joins his family
en- route to Washington.