, 1876-10-22
BLAINE.


An ENTHUSIASTIC RECEtTlON AT DELhOT.
Special Dtspafch to TIE Tribune
DETROIT, Mich, Oct. 21.-The Hon. james
! G. Blaine addressed the largest audience that
has assembled in this city during the campaign
at the Detroit & Milwaukee depot this aftez.
! noon Between 10000 and L, 900 people were
in attendance, and Mr. Blaine was greeted with
perfect storm Of applause when he appeared.
After few preliminary remarks, the speaker
said the issue before the people to-day could be
reduced to two questions: First, whether the
people who put down the rebellion should rule
the country; Or second, whether 1t should b
controlled by those who attempted to destroy
+ the Union. He said that when the iron-clad
oath was first proposed. he did not belieye
it was SO necessary Is some maintained,
but when he saw seventy rebels come up to the
bar of the House and take the modified oath,
while the Republicans from the North were OBJ
liged to swear that they never rebelled, never
wanted to, ETC., ne thought the iron-clad osth
was good thing. During the last session Of
Congress Northern Democrats followed hi
lead and
BOWED DOWN TO THE SOUTHERN DEMOCRATS;
and he wished to say that no man followed tasr
ter or bowed lower than did Gen. Williams
member from Detroit.
He next referred to the repeal OF the 1uld
preventing independent legislation being tackled
on to appropriation bills, calling
attentlon more espeaiiy to tns 9 eedt @ On On tae 70
tempt to repeal the Supervisors law Of 1SA
The Democratic bugbear about standing army
was cpntrasted With the 5000 Democrats
policemen in the City OF New York, a force u
represents the military force OF 45,ocaM
people.
ting the Rebel debt ard loss Of slaves could not
be paid, for the shell OF the egg had not bee9
touched there are now nronsxt1 pending e T. T.
f51%s dpon fDr s2ny' a"nnSs ana the p1SR b
by Riddle opens the door still w1der1
SO that no man can estimate the magnitude OF
the raid on the United States Treasury in case
the Democrats gain power in the country
Hereferred to
TIE CURRENCY QUESTION,
and said that it WIS found long ago that tho
Southern men did not Intend that the green
backs should ever be put at par, hence theiE.
their opposition was that they knew wnenre-
sumption took place it was goodbye Southern
claims, but SO long as they could harmoutze
with Northern 1nflationists and get con
troll Of the Government, the e.n green, .ss
Southern claims fed in at one end and some
form OF. paper money would be ground outss
the other. It was incomprehensible to him whg
the people OF the West, who produced only god
products, such as wheat, eorn, pork, ETC., could
advocate keeping greenbacks below par
THE SHOTGUN POLICY IN THE SOUTH.
Mr.. Blaine said that all the men killed IN the
Northern States at elections from the time o.
Washington until the present year would not
number one-half the men Killed at Tug
elections in Mississippi last year. He sata
colored men had no fair chance to voss
at the South. and. from the very fact that theJ
were the producers, no class of citizens hads
better or so good j right to vote as they.
Every part of the Constitution must be up-
held, and if one part Of i: was allowed to be.
come dead letter, the whole instrument muss
be affected.
When AIr. Blaine ceased speaking, thfee
rousing cheers went up for him, and three mora
for Hayes and Wheeler, after which the suar
ence dispersed, many prominent citizens ol tao
State stopping to shake hands with the Senator
from Maine.
This evening the Hayes and Wheeler Gunn
OF Honor screnaded 3fr- Blaine ct the kassea as:a
House, the Campus Martius being croTdea
with people, and brilliant with light M
Blaine responded in brfei statement OF tae r.
litical situation, and Of the imperative duIsm
thia campaign OF all who lore their country.