The interest of his constituency and his own bent of mind led him to the study of industrial questions, and he was soon recognized in the House as one of the most thorough statisticians and one of the ablest defenders of the doctrine of Protection.
Blaine highlights the importance of industrial questions and protectionism in his political career.
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The wisdom of maintaining that institution was abundantly vindicated by the results of the war.
That is his work and it cannot properly be taken out of his hands.
It was the insane folly of the South, in drawing the sword against the life of the Nation, that led irresistibly to the abolition of slavery.
Crises often arise in the conduct of National affairs when cherished opinions must be sacrificed and new departures taken.
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