The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-10-19
Blaine on the Issues.
The Man from Maine Makes Stirring
Address.
The Adnsinistration OF President Har-
rison Most Heartily Com
naended.


naended.
WHrrE PLAINS, October Thames G.
Blaine has spoken A big crowd from the
villages Of West Chester county went to
Ophir farm tonight and heard the man
from Maine. Politicians had tried to obtain
the same result but failed. The ex seereta-
ry however yielded TO popular enthusiasm
and spoke The demonstration was sPOnia-
neous and arranged on short notice. Toe
idea was started this morning and by night
fall the news that such an affair would take
place had been spread over the esouthern part
Of the county. The Republicans gathered
in all their strength and went to Mr.. Reid's
home. Delegates were present from Port
Chester Rye, W bite Plains aud other places
After few ords Of introduction Mr.. Reid
presented Mr. Blaine. As the popular son
of Maine stepped forward be was greeted
with rounds of cheers. When sufficient 81
lence could be restored 10 permit him to be
heard Mr. Blaine spoke as follows:
Fellow citizens Of New York-I should be |
churlish, indeed, if did not make response
to your call after you have come several |
miles TO this beautiful home Of Mr.. Reid on
this pleasant October evening. At the same
time am not making speeches in this can
vass for reasons which are well known to |
my friends and which have no connection
whatever with politics. Generally admins
trations in presidential elections are ehal- |
lensed on account OF the condition Of busi- |
ness Of the country and submit that the re- |
publican administration of President Har-
rison can triumphantly endure such test.
Applause
/ doubt if since the government Of the |
Uniied States was instituted anybody, At |
any time, has seen what we call good times |
so generally, taking il in 50 many interests
and spreading prosperity throughout the |
whole domain Of trade. ! might appeal to |
New York, if the city has ever passed |
season more salts factory in financial results |
than for the past two years, In which the |
general effect on capital and labor has been |
more prosperous lAPplause
The opponents Of the Republican party |
always represent New York as a commercial |
city, and not manufacturing one, and yet |
the product Of the manufacturers OF the city |
alone is 500. 600 coo. Anything that would |
cripple that great interes: would cripple the |
metropolis fearfully and TO a very hurtful ex-
tent. More men in New York get their |
living from pursuits protected by the tariff |
than from any other source / know that |
New York is the centre Of our commerce, !
the great entrepot of our trade; but all the |
men engaged in COMMERCIAL pursuits in and |
about New York are smaller in number |
than the men engaged in manufacture, for if |
you 90 west where the democrats declare they |
are making considerable effort and doing q !
vast amount of boasting will you find it |
different. Take Ohio, take Michigan, take
Indians, take Illinois. and the products of
manufactures are greater in pecunairy |
amounts than the products Of these four
great agricultural states; 50 that think !
when it happens to democratic orators who
are on the wing trying to arouse the hostili- |
ty Of these states against the protective tariff
they will encounter 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 mil
lions. 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; it is not so among the farmers in
New Jersey; it is not so among the farmers
of Connecticut; it is not so among the farm
ers of Pennsylvania; it is not so among the
farmers Of New York state. nearby whose
condition can be easily learned by singu-
lar fatality, il is the western states that have
got all these farm mortgages burdeninE
them and taking the life out Of the people
don't like to say that gentlemen have vol
unfairly misrepresented the facts, but before
accepting them as such you will do well as
wisely. to demand the proof.
The tariff, the democratic paper says, is
the origin of plutocratic govern ment when
wealth shall rule and poor men will notget
their rights. shall venture TO challenge all
statements of that kind, and / shall make
the democratic sccusers the judges in the
case. A careful examination of the list OF
wealthy men in the country has been pub
lished and has demonstrated the fact to be
quite the reverse; 10 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.
have a word to say about the Irish vote.
I see it Is stated that the democrats boast Of
having the mass Of them in their ranks this |
year. 1t is one Ofthe mysteries ofour politics |
that question which interests England 50 1
supremely which Is canvasssd almost as /
much in London, as it is New York should |
have the Irish vote on the side of Great |
Britain. II the Irish vote were solidly for |
protection they could defy the Vaccinations |
fthe democratic party for free trade and |
throw their influence on the side ofthe home |
market Of America against the tide of the |
foreign markets of England. | know this
appeal has frequently been made to the Irish
voters, but make it with emphasis now,
for I am unwilling to believe that with the |
light ofknoEledgs before them they viii not |
deliberately be on the side of their former
oppressor. / think.
shall rely on my good friend Egar, the
brilliant and successful minister to Chill, |
whom feel especially glad TO meet at Mr..
Reid's table this evening. think / must /
rely on him TO iniercede with his country !
men, his c0untrymen in two senses. not 10
aid the democratic party in lowering the
standard and the wsges Of American labor
by their potential votes and their potential
numbers. Continued applsuse-l
Ingalls, Estimate of Mr.. Harrison.
Speech al Topeka, Kan.l
| have never been an idolator of President
Harrison. J am under no personal obliga-
lions or official obligations 10 him. In that
great struggle I wsged against the combined
hosts Of iniquiiy and disloyslty in this State
bad never even the assurance Of personal
sympathy from the Administration. But
Affirm that the wisdom Of his adrinistra-
ton OF the affairs Of the nation at home and
abroad. IS without parallel or peer in the
whole history Of American citizenship. Zap
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