The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-10-21

have come several miles to this 0eautl-
full home of Mr. Reid, on this pleasant
October evening. At the same time l
am not making speeches in the canvass,
for reasons which are well known to my
friends, and which have no connection
whatever with politics.
"Generally Administrations in Presi-
Dental elections are challenged on &C
count of the condition of the business of
the country, and 1 submit that the
Republican Admins ration of President
Harrison can triumphantly endure such
a test. Applause. doubt if, since
the Government of the United States
was instituted, anybody at any time has
seen what we call good times so gen
eral, taking in so many interests and
| spreading prosperity throughout the
whole domain of trade. 1 might ap-
peal to New York if the city had ever
| passed a season more satisfactory in fl
nancial results than for the past two
wears, in which the general effect on
capital and laber has been more pros
porous. [Applause.]
1.-THE opponents of the Republican
party always represents New York as a
commercial city, and not manufactur-
ing one, and yet the product of the
manufacturers of this city alone is
800, 100000 Anything that would
cripple that great interest would cripple
| the metropolis seriously and to a very
hurtful extent. More men in New
York get their living from persuits pro-
tected by the tariff than any other
source. / know New York is the centre
of our commerce-the great entrepot of
our trade; but all the men engaged in
commercial affairs in and about New
York are smaller in numbers than the
men engaged in manufactures. Nor if
you go west, where the Democrats this
year are making considerable effort and
doing vast amount of Boosting laugh
ter, will you find it different.
Take Ohio, take Michigan, take Indi-
ana, take Illinois, and the products OF
manufactures are greater in pecuniary
amounts than the products of agricul-
ture in these four great agricultural
States; so that l think, when it happens
to Democratic orators, who are on the
wing, trying to arouse the hostility of
these States against the Protective tariff,
will encounter a sentiment of which they
have not dreamed. We learn from the
Democratic party that these Western
States are in desperate condition. The
amount of their farm mortgages rolls up
into the millions. You would suppose
it fabulous that the amount of money
they embrace could ever have been so in
vested. This is not so among the farm
e-s in New York. 1t Is not so among
the farmers in New Jersey. 1t is not so
among the farmers of Connecticut. 1t is
not so among the farmers in Pennsylva-
mia. 1t is not so among the farmers of
any State near by, whose condition can
be easily learned, but by singular ia
tality it is the Western States that have
got all these farm mortgages burdening
them and taking the life out of the peo-
pie. Laughter and applause.]
81 do not like to state that gentlemen
have voluntarily misrepresented the
facts, but before accepting them as such,
you will do well, and wisely, to demand
the proofs.
'''rhe tariff, so Democratic papers say,
is the origin of plutocratic government,
when wealth shall rule and poor man
shall not get their rights. shall venture
to challenge all statements of that kind,
and shall make the Democratic accus-
ers the judges in the case. A careful ex-
animation of the list of wealthy men in
the country has been published, and has
demonstrated the fact to be quite the re-
verse; to such an extent, indeed, that
$50 great fortunes, not three, not two,
not more than one would be considered
as derived from manufacturing invest
ments.
81 have word to say about the Irish
vote. l see it stated that the Democrats
boast of having the mass of them in their
ranks this year. 1t is one of the myster-
les 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 of Great Britain. If the Irish vote
were solidly for Protection, they could
defy all the Vaccinations of the Demo-
cratic party for Free Trade, and throw
their inflence on the side of the home
market of America against the tide OF
the foreign markets of England.
81 know this appeal has been fire.
quently made to the Irish voters, but l
make it with emphasis now, for am IN
willing to believe that with the light of
knowledge before them they will. DELHI
erately be onlthe side of their former OPP
pressors. l think shall rely on my good
friend Egan, the brilliant and successful
Minister to Chili-whom feel especially
glad to meet at Mr.. Reid's table this
EVENING" think must rely on him to
intercede with his CONFERENCE.-The
countrymen in two senses-not to aid the
Democratic party in lowering the stand
ard and wages of American labor by
their potential votes and their potential
numbers" Continued applause.
Rapt attention was paid, and the ap-
plause was loud and prolonged. AS Mr..
Blaine started to return into the house
Mr.. Reid called to the good citizens of
Westminster to give three cheers for
bin. Three rousing ones came, capped
with ringing tiger Then some one in
the audience proposed three more, but
even these were not enough, and another