Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-10-21
Blaine's Speech at Reid s.

While Mr.. Blaine was visiting White
law Reid at his home on the Hudson last
Friday night, he was serenaded by a large
number of the citizens of West Chester Co.,
ana responded as follows:
"FELLow Crr1zRSs-I should be churl-
ish. indeed. if did not make response to
vonr call after you have come several
miles to this beautiful home OF Nj Reid
on a pleasant October evening. AT the
same lime l am not making speeches IN
the canvass, tor reasons which are well
known TO my friends and which have no
connection whatever with politics
"Generally, administrations in Presl-
Dental election are challenged on account
of the condition of the business of the
country and l submit that the hepnDlicah
Administ alton of President HARRISON can
triumphantly endure such test. l DOUBT
if since the Government of United states
was instituted, anybody at any time has
seen what we call 'good times so general
", taking in so many interests and spread
ing prosperity throughout the whole 90
main of trade ! might appeal to New
York if that city has ever passed season
more satisfactory in financial results than
for the past two years, in which the gener-
al effect on capital ald labor has been more
prosperous. ,,; .-tr
always represent New York as CONNER,
cial city. and not manufacturing one, and
yet the product of the manufacturers OF
mis- city alone is 800, 900, 900. Anything
that would cripple that great industry
would cripple the metropolis seriously and
to a very hurtful extent. More men IN
New York get their living from pursuits
protected by the tariff than from any other
source. I know New York is the centre OF
our commerce, the great entrepot OF our
trade: but all the men engaged IN CONNER
cial affairs in and about New York are
smaller in number than the men engaged
in manufactures. Nor if you go West,
where the Democrats this year are max
ing considerable effort, and sdolng vast
amount of boasting, will you lind 1t dlner-
ent. Take Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, or
Illinois and the products of manufactures
are greater in pecuniary amount than the
products of agriculture in these four great
agricultural States.
$50 that | think, when it happens to
Democratic orators who are on the wing to
try to arouse the hostility of these States
against the protective tariff, they. will en-
counter sentiment of which they have
not dreamed We learn from the Demo-
cratic party that these western States are
| in a desperate condition. The amount of
their farm mortgages roll up into the mil
| lions. You would suppose it fabulous that
the amount of money they embrace could
ever had been so invested. This is not so
among the farmers of New York; it is not
| so among the farmers in New Jersey; tits not
! so among the farmers of Connecticut; it Is
not so among the farmers of Pennsyl-
yania 1t is not so among the farmers OF
any State nearby, whose condition can be
easily learned, and by a singular fatality IT
| is the Western States that have got all
these farm mortgages burdening them and
| taking the life out of the people. | do not
| like to state that gentlemen have volunta-
r;ly misrepresented the facts, but before
accepting them as such you will do well
and wisely to demand the proof.
'The tariff, so Democratic papers say Is
the origin Of a plutocratic government
where wealth shall rule and 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 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 $50 great fortunes,
not three, nor two, nor more than one
would be considered as derived from man
ufacturing investments.
! II 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 it is one of the myster-
! les of politics that question which inter
| ests England so supremely, which is can
vassed elmonst as much in London as 1t is
| in New York, should have the Irish vote
| III &c Dit Tf 10 TriSb
! vote were solidly for protection, they could
defy all the Vaccinations of the Demo
| cratic 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. | know this appeal
! has been frequently made to the Irish
| voters, but | make it with emphasis now,
for | am unwilling to belive that with light
and knowledge before them they will delib-
| erately be on the side of their former op-
pressors ! think / shall rely on my good
| friend Mr.. Egah. the brilliant and success
| ful minister to Chill, whom feel especial
| ly glad to meet at Mr.. Reid'2 teble this
| evening; / think | must rely on him tG in
| tercede with his countrymen-his country
men in two sepses-not to aid the Demo
cratic party in iowering the standard OF
the wages of American labor by their po-
| tential votes and their potential Numbers
When the applause which followed Mr.
| Blaine's speech had subsided, there were
calls for Patrick Egan, and the Minister to
| Chill responded in short speech. in which
he claimed that the Republican party de-
served all the credit for having called out
out the principles of humanity and civil
| lizaton Chaaucey NJ. Depew then spoke;
He was in q humorous vein, and paid
Westehestef county many compliments
that delighted his hearers, He said that
Blaine was the one man in 100 years that
! commanded the respect of all parties and
! all men.
Mr.. Reid was called for at the close OF
Mr. Depew's remarks. He simply thanked
the country people for their courtesy to his
| guests.
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