Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-08-28

left Windsor tine rain was still falling
steadily. When Charlestown, n. H., was
reached half an hour later the downpour
had increased materially but IA spite Of il
there were several hundred people wait
ing for the train. When il stopped the
president said.
Ny FELLOW c1TIzHSsI think that II might
be said today that New Hampshire has gone
wet as they say when the election returns come
in on q vote against prohibition ] am very
much obliged to you for this extraordinary
manifestation Cf your interest. FOR standing ia
this downpour Of rain Is certainly an evidence
that you have most friendly interest IN this
little party Of tourists who touch In journey
through Vermont the margins of the state
OF New Hampshire. / have been talking
about Vermont for the last two or three days
but Il you viii take the pains IN the comfort 81
your own homesteads to read all the good
things ! have said about Vermont and then
understand that they were all said on New
| Hampshire il viii abbreviate my speech and
viii be expressive Of my opinion OF that sturdy
enterprisng masterful New England char
acter which you share alike with them. ZAP
plausel
Farming and Misunderstanding.
At Bellows Falls the president spoke in
the Opera House. He said
Ny FELLOW CITIZENS u win wait a moment
until they turn out these footlights they put
my light from above fApplause.i rreatlv
appreciate the value and Importance of these
manufacturing centera which are now forth
nately for Us, not characteristic OF New Eng
land alone, but are found west OF the Ohio and
Mississippi and OF the Missouri am one OF
those who believe that in a liberalization OF
pursuits we make most rapid increase ia wealth
and attain tho best social relations and develop
ment ] am one Of those who believe that
Providence did not set apart the United states
as purely agricultural region. furnishing its
surplus 10 supply the lack Of other people III the
world while they do all the manufacturing for
us. / would not introduce politics do not
intend TO cross any lines OF division: but /
think we shall agree, though we may differ as
10 the means by which IL is to be done, that the
nearer together the producer and consumer
can be brought the less waste there is ia trans.
portation and the greater gain in wealth lAp-
plause
1t is known to you all that our 65O0.0lO peo.
pie furnish per capitaa larger market than any
other like number Of people This grows out
OF the fact that our capacity for purchasing "a
larger than is found Ia those countries where
poverty holds q larger sway. Tho workmen
buys more and has more 20 buy with than in
any other land in the world. lApplausel
The Rattle for a Market.
mentioned the other day at st. Albans that
this was the era for the battle for a market
The whole world is engaged in Il. The thought
was suggested TO me by sentence ia the ad.
dress Of President Bartlett at the observance Of
the battle Of Bennington in 1877. He said trad.
ing Manchester furnished two regiments TO
Burgoyne 10 conquer a market. The foreign
policy Of the United States has never been sci.
fish. There has always been, il you win trace
Il through the struggle Of Greece and Of our
South American neighbors for Independence
and free government, brave, generous tone OF
sympathy with struggling people the world |
round in our diplomatic policy / think we
may well challenge the comparison with the /
foreign policy Of any other great government |
in the world in this regard.
II has never been our policy 10 push our trade /
forward az the point Of the bayonet. We have !
always believed that commerce should have a 1
peaceful, natural progress. We have always |
believed that il should be urged upon the !
grounds Of mutual advan tage; and upon this |
ground alone are we now endeavOring BY every /
means in our power 10 open the markets OF our !
sister republics in Central aud South America |
to the products Of American shops and farms |
lApplause.l We do not covet their territory; |
tho day Of filibustering aggression has gone by |
IN the United States
Reciprocity and Subsidy.
We covet their good will We wish FOR them |
settled institutions of government and we de- /
sire those exchanges that are mutually profit /
able
II our own laws or any aggressive movement 1
we are making for a larger share IN the com |
merce of the world should excite the CONNER |
cial Jealousy and rivalry Of other countries we /
shall not complain If those rivalries find only /
proper expression. We have come 10 a time |
in our development rs : nation when / believe /
that interest on money is low enough for us to |
turn some Of our accumulated capital from the |
Railways into steam transportation on the sea; /
that the time has come when We shall recover 1
full participation in the carrying trade Of the |
world; when under the American flag steam /
ships shall carry our products to neighboring /
markets and bring back their exchanges to our /
harbors. Larger foreign markets for the |
products Of our farms and Of our factories and /
larger share in the carrying trade Of the /
world, peaceful relations with all mankind, Il
with naval and coast defenses that will silently |
make an argument on the side Of peace, are the /
policies that would pursue. [Applause.l
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