The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-10-19
Mr.. Blaine Speaks.

A large crowd went from the villages Of
Westchester county, New York. to Ophir
Farm, Friday evening, to hear a speech
from Mr.. Blaine Whitelaw Reid intro
duced Mr.. Blaine. and there was great
cheering as the Maine man stepped forward.
The speech was as follows:
Fellow-cuizens Of Nec York; should be
churlish indeed II did not make response
to your calls, after you have come several
miles to this beautiful home of Mr.. Reid on
a pleasant October evening. At the same
time am not making speeches in the can
vass, for reasons which are well known to
my friends and which have no connection
whatever with politics. Generally, admin
istrations in presidential elections, are chal-
lenged on account of the conditions of the
business of the country, and l submit that
the republican administration of President
Harrison can triumphantly endure such
test doubt If, since the government of the
United States was instituted, anybody, at
any time, has seen what we call good
times so general, taking in so many inter.
ests and spreading prosperity throughout the
whole domain of trade. More men in New
York get their living from pursuits protected
by the tariff than from any other source. |
know New York is the center of our COM
MERGE, the great entrepot of our trade; but
all the men engaged in commercial affairs
in and about New York are smaller in num-
bers than the men engaged in manufactures.
Nor II you go West, where the democrats
this year are making considerable effort and
doing vast amount of boasting, 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 We
learn from the democratic party that these
western states are in a desperate condition.
The amount Of their farm mortgages roll
up into the millions. This is not 80 among
fQrmprQ Ia ~
the farmers of New Jersey. 1t is not so
among the farmers of Connecticut 1t is
not so among the farmers of Pennsylvania.
1t is not so among the farmers of any state
near by, whose condition can be easily
learned; but by singular fatality it is the
Western states that have got all these farm
mortgages burying them and taking the
life out of the people. / do not like to state
that gentlemen have voluntarily misrep-
resented the facts, but before accepting
them as such, you will do well and wisely
to demand the proof. The tariff, so demo-
cratic papers say, is the origin of pluto
cratic government, when wealth shall rule
and poor men shall not get their rights. A
careful examination of the list of wealthy
men in the country has been published, and
has demonstrated 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. l have
word to say about the Irish vote. This
year it is one of the mysteries of 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 SOL
idly for protection they could defy all the
Vaccinations of the democratic party for
free trade and throw their influence on the
side of the home market of America against
the side of the foreign market of England J"
Patrick Egan, minister to Chilli, also
made short speech. Mr.. Blaine was
cheered to the echo as he sat down.