Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-10-20
BLAINE SPEAKS OUT.
HE PLEADS FOR THE ELECTION OF
HARRISON AND REID.

The E1-secretary Speaks at a Meeting at
ophir Farm and Makes a Special APP
peal for the Irish Vote on the Question
of the Tariff.
WHITE PLAINS n. Y, Oct. 15.-James
G. Blaine has spoken The magnetic man
Of Maine has thrown the weight of his ut
terances into the campaign. He has 81
fenced the Democratic claim that he was
disgruntled by earnestly and with much of
his old time vigor proclaiming the Repub-
lican cause and advocating the election of
the Harrison and Reid ticket
Mr.. Reid invited formidable gathering
to dine with Mr.. Blaine. There were pres
ent Chauncey NJ. Depew, Charles W. Hack
ett, chairman of the Republican state ex-
ecutive committee William Brookfield,
chairman of the New York county com
yJnittee; National Committeeman Garrett
A. Hobart of New Jersey, b. o. Kerens of
Missouri, W. A. Hahn of Ohio; w II.
Robertson, ex-colector of the port of New
York; Solomon Hirsch, ex-minister to Tur-
key, and Patrick Egan, minister to Chill.
While at dinner large crowd surround
ed the house from the surrounding towns,
and Mr. Blaine said he would speak to the
people and said that Depew should speak
also. Mr. Blaine was very loudly cheered
when he was introduced by Mr. Reid The
ex-secretary said:
Mr.. Blaine's Speech.
FELLOW CITIZENS OF New YORK; should
be churish indeed il did not make response
to your call after you have come several miles
to this beautiful home of Mr.. Reid on pleas
ant 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 presidential
election are challenged on account of the con-
dition of the business of the country, and | sub
init 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 interests and spread
ing prosperity throughout the whole domain of
trade. might appeal to New York if the city
has ever passed through a season more satisfac-
tory in financial results than for the past two
years, in which the general effect on capital and
labor has been more prosperous
The opponents of the Republican party al
ways represent New York a commercial city
and not a manufacturing one, and yet the prod
uct of the manufacturers of this city alone is
$70O,0O000O. Anything that would cripple that
great interest would cripple the metropolis
seriously and to q very hurtful extent. 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
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
The Democrats In the West.
We learn from the Democratic party that
these western states are in desperate condi-
tion. The amount of their farm mortgages roll
up into the millions. You would suppose it
fabulous that the amount Of money they en-
brace could ever have been invested This is
not SO among the farmers 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 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 burden
ing them and taking the life out of the people
do not like to state that these gentlemen have
voluntarily misrepresented the facts, but be-
fore 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. when
wealth shall rule and poor men shall not get
their rights. shall venture to challenge all
statements of that kind and l shall make the
Democratic aecusers 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, not two not more than one, would
be considered as derived from manufacturing
Investments.
About the Irish Vote.
have a word to say about the Irish votes. /
see it stated that the Democrats boast of hav-
ing the mass of them in their ranks. This year
1t is one of the mysteries of politics that ques
tion which interests England supremely,
which is cnnvassed almost AZ 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 Democratic party for
free trade, and throw their influence 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 believe that with
light and knowledge before them they will de-
liberately be on the side of their former op-
pressors.
think l shall rely my good friend Egan,
the brilliant and successful minister to Chilli
whom I feel especially glad to meet at Mr.
Reid's table this evening-I think must rely
on him to intercede with his countrymen-hs
countrymen in two senses-not to aid the Dem
ocratic party in lowering the standard of the
wages of American labor by their potential votes
and their potential numbers.