Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-14
CLINTON REPUBLICANS
Continued from page ~


, throat with an American soul under it,
| tApplause.) Men whose Democracy
, was forever drained from their weeping
eyes,-Women and children who too
often fed their hunger with sobs, for
they had nothing else with which TO
, feed ii.
| This low tariff doctrine is one which
, Is rejected at this hour my friends, by
every country in Europe except Great
| l5rltain,-and even her Canada and
Australia exact high duties on every
, thing that enters their ports from Great
| britain. 1t is doctrine that is first
cousin to the moth, the cinch bug and
the grasshopper, and like the snail
| leaves silver trail behind that is not
even silver. tApplause) While | am
! on that point want to>say something
as to Great Britain, for she Is not go
inS TO be an exception to the general
law. The British free trade policy is
only half a century old and was pre-
coded by protective policy that began
| I'VE centuries ago. IN Queen Bcss'
time it resolved itself to Il definite
| system and was continued for three
| centuries, down to 1916. when Cobdcn-
| ism shot back the bolts and threw wide
| The gates Of the kingdom. for the most
| selfish of reasons. Her Industrial
| power and commerce had become onor-
NOUS under protection. She never
| Gnce fofcsaW that any other country
| in Europe would depend more upon it
self than upon her for manufactured
supplies. To make and keep these
countries her commercial dependencies.
| with their gates wide open Tor her
| wares. was her object. bat these
countries after time began 10 c!osf.
| their gates upon her. The manufac-
| lures Of Germany ana France ad-
| Nanced: they crept out from their sea
ports and slipped in through The gates
Of Great Britain. Tho consequence
was that her wages went down SIN
! lower ANA her capital began to steal
| out 10 other countries ami it is a
| significant fact today That while Tho
controlling classes Of Great Britain arc
ctrrnally plotting free trade. they are
receiving vast incomes from countries
| where protection prevails No matter
| who suffers. they must have fun in
| tcrest for their money The present
| mead Of the Cabinet nf ENGLAND. lie
| Premier Salisbury. declared onlv six
years ago that free trade had beer
| highlands blunder ana Mr. Chamber
| Lain in May last met body. upon in
| Eitation, II representatives. Of all tho
commercial ports of the British Em-
pire, territorial India. Canada and else
| where. at London ana lie there pro-
posed and they discussed. the forma-
| ton Of a British Commercial Protcc-
| I've t'aiun. based upon diScrmina
| ton iE duties against al fors len
| Countries: so that even England. the
| last nf European countries is abandon
| ing free trade ana there Is nobody IL
| hold To 1t now except the Democracy Of
| this country.
During those long, tedious debates in
| Congress. often asked myself. ana
| you know tina Democracy was Some
| six months trying to arrive at what
| was its tariff principle III the Wilson
| Congress. and il had SO much doubt
about IT, in fact. that il had twins
| tAe Wilson ANA the German bills They
| re not Winsome babies as they Law
| with their warts. bumps and wrinkles
| in til" commercial crib under the free
tiade wall. The House uf Representa-
| jives and the President afectionately
"Nadled III" Wilson babe ana froWned
upon the other as il it We're not it to
| live and Nh Wilson Of Texas declared
| in u mpmeut of inadVertencc that not
Thousand people wanted it: but the
senate rotorted, II viii nurse only my
dear iittlc Tom" and after a while the
House came over ana began To carces
he dear little German hin. and thc|
President declared in his usual non
""rous fashion. THE German Bin is
legitimate and the other less SO. and
taking my stand behind the Dc,n6c-
;acy, | cannot reflect upon her as
mother Ia this offspring. especially as
she has concluded after So much diff
Guilty that it is Legitimate. | win not
stifie its life with veto. Take tn
Wilson babe somewhere and cuddle it
and let this other babe receive the en-
dorsement Of the Whskey trust CAD
p!ause.) Somehow ! prefer the other.
but the testimonial Of the mother
would seem to have some weight"
During these long debates. we were
forced To think that the Democratic
doctrines We're something like trunks
in the check room. going in any and
every direction. How long would ii be
before protection would become Il fixed
conviction in the American continent? |
iiuW long would our gates be off their
hinges Tor the convenience of foreign
labor? What preVerse unchance ii is !
that so often compcls n man to vote as !
IN iS'2 for an empty dinner pail and for !
an empty pocket on Saturday niCht2 !
ian he not See that his right to toll !
and enjoy the rewards of toll depends !
upon his casting a proper ballot?
In 1891 ana 1895 came an answer. |
Two Republican tidal waves in a single
II months submerged the north. east !
and west and burst through chat OH
Democratic barrier of New Jersey !
Maryland. Tennessee ana threw n
c"hdemninG spray over into Carolina /
1he hoaSted wisdom of the Democracy
that so often hoastod how to save The
country. had al last taught us how to
save it. Imagine a pathetic confer
ehee met after these two elections had
pronounced 50 vigorously on this VIII
son act at Washington. Well" said
MI Cleveland, the Democracy of New
ork has been fairly lucky We have
saved five out Of "a Congressional
seats in Congress"
of