Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-11-03

mitted practically free of duty. Demo-
cratic tariff reform means that the half paid
labor of Europe shall do the work that is
now being done under a protective tariff by
our own people; and may well inquire of
the men who work in your mills and your
shops and your manufactures how they can
expec, 10 find employment at home at re-
muneraiive wsges when we cease TO do our
own manufacturing and surrender our mar
kets TO the foreign producer. A protective
tariff administered by the Republican party
means prosperity, demand for work, full
time and fair wsg g; a reform Democratic
free trade tariff, tariff that deals a blow
20 almost every industry in which New
York Is interested, means less work and a
levslling of the wages of the great mass of
industrial workers TO the basis of wages
paid the lshorer of foreign countries en-
gsged in similar employ ments, or else the
closing of your mills and manufactures.
The Republican party has resisted this
destructive policy for more than q quarter
of a century and it will never consent to
put the producing and lSboting people of
America into competition with the poorly
paid labor of other countries. The Demo-
cratic policy of tariff reform will do this
the Republican policy of protection will
prevent II.
The Governor, after further discussing
tie tariff question, PISSED TO the discussion
of the present policy of the Democratic
party toward the Union soldier. He said
he was not going TO discuss the issues of
{ { war; that closed nearly thirty years ago.
He should still insist, however that zee wero
| righ and thcy ,'cre lCrOHg. The Demo-
cratic party boasts hat it has saved -, ,000,-
coo during the past year in the pension de-
partment, by withholding the pensions from
the veterans of the war. The policy of
that party towards the old Union soldiers
has been Ut Just and contrary 20 the wishes
OF q loyal people. During 4 period of
three short months they suspended more
than Is 900 Union soldiers from the PEN
sion rolls, and they would have continued
these suspensions with others until this day,
except for the protest that went up last fall
from the great states of New York, Penn
sylvapia. Iowa. Massachusetts, and wherever
else local elections have been had. II was
not any affection for the old soldier that
cause them to modify their order. Twenty
FIVE million saved! Yes, taken from the
veteran, from his widow, from his orphan,
and they have been marching "oyer the
hills to the poor house.
To the imperishable honor of the Re-
publican party of this great state of New
York, you have faithfully kept the promis'
es you made them in 1861; and you will
continue that policy as long as = single one
of that royal band shall remain. II will
not impoverish you the people will not feel
it; but it will brighten up the pathway of
the old veteran it will relieve many homes
from want and suffering.
Continuing, the Governor urged the peo-
pie 20 come out and vote on Tuesday next.
Elect Republican Congress; stop this
Democratic tariff agitation; give business
an opportunity 10 revive, and prosperity
will again be with the people.
The Governor received the frequent ap-
plause of the audience throughout his
speech; aud at the close long and enthu
siastic demonstrations of approval greeted
him. He will leave Albany in the morning,
and sreak in Massachusetts Saturday even
inS.