Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1892-11-03
BLAINE'S BUGLE
The Old Note Sounds Loud and
Clear for Republicans.
A Strong Appeal for Support Of the
Republican Ticket.

County, New York, focked to Ophir
Farm, the home of Whitelaw Reid, to
serenade James G. Blaine, who was
Mr.. Reid's guest for a few days. When
informed few hours before of the con,
templated serenade, Mr.. Blaine said
good humoredly that of course he would
have to make speech. Upon being
introduced by Mr.. Reid to his friends
and neighbors, Mr.. Blaine read the fol-
lowing pregnant little address:
Fellow Citizens of New York:
should be churlish indeed if did not
make response to your call after you
have come several miles to this beauti-
full home of Mr.. Reid on pleasant Oc-
tober evening. AT the same time 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 a Pres
idential election are challenged on ac-
count of the condition of the business
of the country, and submit that the
Republican Administration of President
Harrison can triumph and endure such
a test. / doubt If since the Government
OF the United States was instituted any
body at any time has seen what we call
good times, SO general, taking in 50
many interests and spreading prosperity
throughout the domain of trade.
might appeal to New York if the city
has ever passed season more satisfac-
tory in financial results than for the
past two years in which the general ef-
feet on capital and labor has been more
prosperous. The opponents of the Re-
publican party always represents New
York as commercial city and not a
manufacturing one, and the product of
the manufactures of this city alone is
800, 900, 900.
Anything that would cripple that
great interest would cripple the metro
polls 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.
| know New York is the centre of our
commerce, the great entrepot of trade;
but all the men engaged in commercial
affairs in and about New York are
smaller in numbers than the men en-
gagged in manufactures.
Nor if you go West, where the Demo-
Gratis this year are making considerable
effort and doing vast amount of boast
ing, will you find it different. Take
Ohio, take Michigan, take Indiana, take
Illinois, and the products of manufac-
ture are greater in pecuniary amount
than the products of agriculture in these
four great agricultural States, so that
think when it happens to Democratic
orators who are ON the wing trying to
arouse the hostility of these States
against the protective tariff, they will
encounter a sentiment of which they
have not dreamed.
1--WE learn from the Democratic party
that these Western States are in des-
perate condition. The amount of their
farm mortgages rolls up into millions.
You would suppose it fabulous that the
amount of money they embrace could
ever have been so 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 80 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 burdening them and
taking the life out of the people,. do
not like to state that gentlemen have
voluntarily misrepresented the facts,
hut 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 plutocratic gov
eminent, where 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 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, not two, not more than one
would be considered as derived from
manufacturing investments.
II 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
mysteries of our politics that question
which interests England so supremely,
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 solidly
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 Amer
- -. l., Al r