Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-27
BOB AND THE FACTS
Minister Lincoln Addresses a
Vast Crowd
IN DEFENSE or PROTECTION
The Iniquiues Of Free Trade Illustrated
trom Practical observarons IN
Great Britain.

QrIScY, H.. Oct. 2o.-Robert T. Lin
coin, minister TO England. addressed
5000 republicans IA thls city thls after
noon. tie spoke from manuscript, his
uItsrancss being frequently interrupted
BY cheers. Following s . synopsis of
nls speech.
Ladies and Gentlemen-I thank
you heartily for tns greeting here to-
day, 70 me practical stranger a voice,
'On. we knew your daddy. lCheers.
Though born IN springfield, this state,
! nave never before visited Quincy. |
am glad TO be associated on this plat
form with the Hon. Richard j. Oglesby,
man whom l have never known e1-
cept as being IN the front rank. taking
the blunt OF The hight. lCneers.l am
glad. TOO, 10 be associated here today
Win the Hon. George Willetts. the
man you are gong 10 elect as one OF
your ngressmen-at-large by . large
majority. lCheers.
Most OF al am glad TO meet so
many VINO knew my father. Cneers.
/ am glad 10 appear before YOU IN
Quincy. one OF tue cities visited 10y my
father ia jOnt debate OF 1858. The
year ls5S brings 10 me the state banks
OF days OF democrat supremacy and
mlsru!e before tue war. the turUulous
times when the currency o. this and
other states Was called by tho cheerful
names OF red dog and wild cat
lCheers. And tnat date recalls TO my
mind. the fact that the democracy up
held slavery ss a divine institution.
Democracy n Brax.
Those were the days whom the
save-nolding democrats spoke con-
temptu0usly of northern workmen As
'the mud sills OF humanity | do not
see now = clfrespecUng working man
Gao ION the ranks of the democracy
when ne remembers the epItnets that
were gwen hlm by the men who are
now the nope and strength of the
democratic party. In those days we
were told that America did not need
any manufactures that this was
essentially an agricultural country;
that t WAS cotton that tins continent
was best fitted TO produce. They said
II slavery was abolished the country
would 10 TO rum and sink into dis-
solution.
The democratic party survives to
this day "a the party OF obstruction,
destruction and calamity, nothing else.
In 1904 II declared the war TO be n
failure. At the close of the war Il fell
20 the republican party 10 reorganize
the government and make sound Avs
for the development of our national
resources. From that day TO TINS the
democracy has never been IN power.
fCheers. For thIrty-two years. for
80. - h..v
lived and the country has prospered
under republican laws despite the ef-
forts of the democrats to overthrow
them
When the republican party came
into power the country was under
bond. There were no railroads in this
great west. A man then crossed the
continent IN covered wagon at the
risk OF nis scalp. Laughter.
Evils OF Ere. Trade.
In the east there was no continuous
line OF railroad two hundred miles IN
length. The east and west were wait
ing for republican avs TO develop and
foster tDe enterprise OF the cOuntry.
The democrats say that the cost of
living has been increased. This | Ut
terry deny. All articles can now be
or tnau they could thirty-five years ago.
I speak OF quantity. It does cost more
tO i've, but this results from what =
called the American mode OF life. The
people aud others demand more com
forts now than then. The American
mode of life u not. can assure you.
known else where on earth. Nowhere
are the masses 40 happy and generally
prosperous a. n America.
''lney say that the coats are cheaper
m England than n America. TIE DIFF
fersace Is. my friends. that the Ameri-
can lsborers can buy the coats. Across
the water there are crowds to be seen
who could u0t buy a coat II they were
selling at one cent each. ICheers. I
They say that the prices II msuufac-
tured goods would be- cheaper If we
Rad free trade. Well, think that
would De true tor time, aud perhaps
for al time, but not for the reason
your asked % oe eve. With free trade
cur home manufacturer would have
81 q Out Of business. They could not
1--we amt pay wages that would enable
American rSmen 70 huy their goods.
rcuche. Ur Springer.
The occupation of the vorkmeu
would b. gone and our cOuntrymen
could not buy coats az one cent each
They say that the masses are grosnlng
under me burdens OF tsxstiOn and -
on. This = absurd. "a NAV be seen on
either bsnd in every town and city IN
the land. Your merchants viii tell
you that they are benefited by protec-
ton
There . Mr. Springer of my own town
of SpFnEisid, who wants 70 punch
holes. as he expresses e In the tariff.
I Judge that hs WISHES 20 punch y 40
"a of holes that there wi be nothing
l@tt of ~ but mass Il holes. I can .
understand human nature. cannot
understand The tact of Springer beng
= succsssf1 peEtc.sn a Springfield
vnen, Z ~ poi ~ we're 30 succeed. q
would rnm me great industries IN
. tnst citv and leave lt = stsgnsnt state
capitsi filled with ruined worxnlen.
et t0e Democrat party get In power
snt dIsastrnus results wIl follow. I
say ta3s. not "a psrty man. bat assn
Aneresn c.t.gsn.
"rhsv a,so sttsck the safe ard sound
money svsfsnl esrshi shell by me r.
publican party. lt is an insult 60 she
fauI eerce aud iatezr.tv 81 American
g. tens ta tnfnk tnst ~ Esh to return
o. tae wortaes Nld cst currency of
Cii 8enr0crstc rule. As sst. We
hsv. had none of shat rule for th.rtv-
fFo sesrs. Tor 8lsve and wss bounf
nRrt t1d f1of. iie ~ss powerle.s. for
tetFaen as party spd ths safetr Of toe
1atrF stood republican senate