Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-10-21
Mr.. Blaine Speaks.

He cites Telling Facts In Behalf Of the
Protective system, and Makes n strong
Appeal to the Good Sense OF Irish
American Voters.
Mr.. Blaine was the guest of Whtelaw
Reid at his country residence near White
Plains, N. Y, last Friday. The people Of
Westminster county honored him with
serenadc and torchlight demonstration in
the evening. In recognition of the atten-
ton Mr.. Blaine made a speech, short but
terse and vigorous, giving the lie to the
Democratic claim that he is lukewarm in
his political attitude this year He said:
"Gencrally administrations in presden-
tial elections are challenged on account OF
the condition of the business of the coun-
try, and submit that the Republican adj
ministration of President Harrison can
triumphantly endure such test. Cap
plauseD | doubt if, since the government
of the United States was instituted, any
body at any time has seen what we may
call good times so general, taking in so
many interests and spreading prosperity
throughout the whole domain of trade.
might appeal to New York if the city has
ever passed a season more satisfactory in
financial results than for the past two years,
i'm which the general effect on capital and
labor has been more prosperous. Gap
pause)
"Thc opponents of the Republican par
tv always represent New York as COM
mercial city and not manufacturing one,
and yet the product of the manufacturers
of this city alone is S70O,OOOOOO. Any
thing that would cripple that great interest
/ 4 ,ltp lie
to very hurtful extent. More men in
New York get their living from pursuits
protected by the tariff than from any 9th
err source | know New York is the centre
of our commerce-the great entrep6t OF our
trade: but all the men engaged in CONNER
cal affairs i'm and about New York are
smaller in numbers than the men engaged
in manufactures.
"Nor if YOU 90 West, where the Demo-
Gratis this year are making considerable eff
| fort and doing a vast amount of Boosting
| 0aughteD, will you find it different. Take
| Ohio, take Michigan, take Indiana, take
| Illinois, and the products of manufactures
are greater in pecuniary amount than the
products of agriculture in these four great
agricultural states; so that | think, when
it happens to Democratic orators, who are
on the wing, trying to arouse the hostility
of these states against the protective tariff,
they will encounter a sentiment of which
they have not dreamed.
"The tariff, so Democratic papers say, is
the origin of a plutocratic government
when wealth shall rule ard poor men shall
not get their rights. | shall venture to
challenge all statements of that kind, and
| shall make the Democratic accusers the
Judges in the case. a careful eXamina-
ton of the list of wealthy men in the
country has been published, and has DEM
onstrated the fact TO be quite the reverse;
to such an extent, indeed, that in the city
of New York, taking the first 100 great
fortunes, not three, not two, not more than
one, would be considered as derived from
manufacturing investments.
IL have a word to say about the Irish
vote. see it stated that the Democrats
| boast of having the mass of them in their
ranks this year. 1t is one of the mystic
ries of our politics that question which
interests England so supremacy, which is
canvassed almost as much in London as it
is in New York, should have the Irish vote
on the side of Great Britain. If the Irish
vote were solidly for protection, they could
defy all the Vaccinations of the Democrat
ic party for free trade and throw their in
tluence on the side of the home market of
America against the tide of the foreign
markets of England.
~ know this appeal has been frequent
" made to the Irish voters, but make il
with emphasis now, for | am unwilling tc
believe that with the light of knowledge
before them they will deliberately be on the
side of their former oppressors | think
shall rely on my good friend Egan, the
brilliant and successful minister to Chill
whom feel especially glad to meet at Mr.
Reds table this evening" think mus
rely on him to intercede with his country
men-his countrymen in two senses-no
to aid the Democratic party IN lowering thu
standard and the wages of American labo
by their potential votes and their potentia
numbers Continued applause.)
At every point made by Mr.. Blaine thu
auditors chcereh, and when he finished thu
assemblage broke into rounds of applause
Patrick Egan, minister to Chilli, who wa
} next introduced, said: 81 regret to sa.
that the unwrtten law of the diplomats
service will prevent me from entering, as
would like, into this political question.
, He then went on to speak of the recen
trouble with Chilli, saying that in what h
p had done he had simply followed the ex
plict and positive instructions receives
from Washington.