The Republican journal., 1898-02-10
Senator Frye's Speech.
We should Carry our Merchandise in lou
Own Ships.

time revival, and the extension and dom
ping in every part of the world, at the an
nuai dinner of the New England Iron and
Hardware Association at Young's Hotel,
BOSTON, Monday evening, Jan. 31st "Y gu
cannot hope for success in foreign mar
kets until you become the exclusive car
rers of your own merchandise was one
OF The points he impressed upon his au-
ditots. The assemblage greeted Senator
Frye with tumultuous cheers as he rose to
speak. lie was frequently interrupted
with applause during his speech. Sena-
tor Frye said, in part:
II have been requested to repeat, SO
fai as | could, the speech l made few
days since in New York at the manufact-
urers' dinner, where Pres. Mckinley was
the chief guest
II will do SO, in part, with pleasure;
very much as our minister feels when he
makes an exchange of pulpits and can use
an old sermon.
'four Interests, too are Identical with
that ASSOCIATION in New York The pur
pose of each is to seek ways and means to
open up foreign markets.
''You and know the absolute need for
that now. Our production from this time
forth will exceed our demands. If we do
not find foreign markets, then this great
country must begin to crawl, crablike,
back ward.
God scattered with "a prodigal hand
his gifts to our beloved country. A sea-
board almost limitless in extent, equipped
with splendid and safe halboIs, mighty
rivers, arteries of trade stretching away
across the continent, great lakes planted
right where commerce seemed to demand
them; boundless forests mountains OF
iron, coal enough for the woTI:i, gold,
silver, copper-eyeIy mineral and every
metal man needs.
1--WE have made reasonable use of these
gifts, especially since the civil war closed
and peace resumed her oenignant sway.
Agriculture, mining, manufactures, have
advanced by leaps and bounds, and our
progress has been The marvel of the world.
We now lead the nations.
But four years ago we had new
teacher. He was terribly severe in his
discipline, too. The purchasing power of
our people was most seriously crippled,
and consumption fell off one third. Now
that taught you gentlemen lesson. What
was it2 No longer contented with the
home market i determined advance was
made upon the foreign market With
what were you confronted when you tried
i'f An enemy most powerfully entrench
ed ia power all over the world.
Great Britain, France and Germany
with swift steamship fines making legu-
lar trips % every commercial port in the
world, with banking facilities and credit
systems established, highest commercial
agencies, ali the appliances for successful
trade, and with a fercely aggressive poll
oy. not only to maintain what they had
but TO extend it still further In the east
to-day You see the result. Nova how
could you 60 ahead to scale such barriers
as these2
''lladstone, a quarter of a century ago,
said. Our daughter beyond the seas
may some time or other overtake her
mother. suppose he should speak to-
day, what would he say? Our daughter
beyond the seas has oveltaken her mother
as she has distanced her in the race, and
can only see her now by looking backward
from the dust raised by the winds of our
own magnificent industries
THE NICARAGUA CANAL.
We have the best home market in all
the world, our people consuming per cap
ita at least one third more han any others.
4ou are trying to reach another market.
The first market you are trying to reach
is the market of the Orient. You don t
propose to leave that to be closed against
you. Is there any way you can shorten
distance, reduce freight, lessen time in
Youl. search for the Orient market?
Let the Nicaragua canal be construct
ed by the u ited States because he gov
erDment can construct IL at canal for one
half what any private corporation could
do it for unaide,!.
How far are you from the Orient to-
day, as compared with your competitors?
You here in Boston ar from 5000 to
1000 miles farther off from Japan, from
China. from india, from the southwest
coast ot South America, than Liverpool,
your great competitor
Tile moment that Nicaragua canal has
been constructed Boston is as near Hong
Kong as Liverpool is, l, 200 miles nearer
the Learest ports OF China. 300 miles
nearer Japan, 600 miles nearer Austria
liza, nearer British India, and 2 100 miles
praEel the western coast Of South Ameri-
Ca | think Yankees can take advantage
of all such things as these.
Look at it from domestic point of
view. That canal would bring Boston,
New York and San Francisco and the
mouth of lhe Columbian and the Puget
sound nearer to each other 10000 miles
1t would shorten the distance from the
Columbia river to New York by steamer
from so days to 20. 1t would shorten the
time by sail from 120 days to 40 or so
days. 1t would reduce the freight at
least "ae-third. 1t would save every
farmer in the northwest 81 on every ton
of wheat shipped, and an equal saving on
all classes of freight
"Will you say, then, that am dream
er when | say that there will be in the
United States quarter of century
hence mighty empire il population, in
wealth and in industries?
II want this magnificent assemblage of
men to use their powerful Influence on
the Congress of the United States to per
suade it at the earliest possible day to
build this canal.
PLEA FOR HAWAII.
"There is treaty pending in the L. S.
Senate day for the annexation of the
Hawaiian Islands. You are business men,
and am not going to sentimentalze with