New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-11-04
MIR. BLAINE's ADDRESS.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN deem 1t a matter
OF peculiar illfDrunc TO myself thai ain not aDie 10
appear before this magnificent audience III possession Vi
my natural voice But | have the pleasure To DeheNe
and the satisfaction state a have lost my voice IN
IN, pcr.ornance Of my duty. have talked IN pubic
40 or 20 times in the cause OF Hayes AMI "heeier
Tremendous cheers land b.st night. at meeting as
large, ~ this intablc assembly for the first time In
INV lie my voice failed me- IRyncEed cneers'J Inc
only consolation which presents ITSELF TO me Is that L
suffered This loss i'm the iUItheranc; OF goon cause
fh,,gsl-in the performance OF ny duy. Ana tonight
II that cause were opposed IN this campaign only Dy
honest votes. there would De no contest no political
struggle in the United states. II tc-stt tie supporters
Of GOV. ricn did not rely upon what Intimidation and
,i.rrc. ,, do for t'.m ia tie South and what fraud
cud cheating Uill effect ior them in Ncw-iork ana
rrnobl,l. tey would have no faith N tie contest, no
hope ay slccc5,, chance OF victory lL'Hd ana pro-
lonr,a pliaus,.l
Il 10 4 significant circumstance thai the p"fV OF TO
,orr which comes IN with hI-hsoiniiag phrases and
,ua.riooaent mauscstocs Of re .uch% ic national ex
pcn,lurc and Improving the ropun' yondition places
,,cat. lou. on crime in one end o iIe country ana
p.it r,cly in tc other TO- su,,,>, IN the present po-
li,ical campaign lcucwcd cic,s'i II III addition 10
the crime which /, TO Ue uer.Iatcd ia behah Oh the
Democratic party We tahr ""aj the support "hlch IA
10 bc derived ron the Ignorance OF many oil the con-
sd.nts we will see THAI would be impossible Tor IL 10
ma f in conn .ctDu with the pending election Is that
,liortcr ~ the voters Of the United states or nearly
,r.-,,a,,r,-iyo millions out Of n,nc nuOns-cannos
,d and write, neither read nor write. And think
hear so, Democrat on the outskirts Of this audience say
WIN, of cg,c that is what comes Of ugger Suffrage,
So hey are Ia The habit OF calling II. Don't be 50 last
my Democratic friend. There are 1t is true, 100000
c,rr nru IN the south, and they nearly al vote me
Renewed cheers But tueeare l,lOO,-
600 white t Ia the South who cannot read, and they
all vote the Democratic ticket The fact becomes more
serious aui more sad when you reflect as the figures
already 1ycu you indicate that Out Of the 2OOOOOO OF
voters who can neither read nor write, l7OO'OOO OF
them ar IN the South Now say. IN country that de-
ueuis for it, government on Ncrsd suffrage that IL Is
fact Of the most porentous moment HAT nearly one
fourth ~ the voters can neither read of "re ana
ti C,t of Chuichrs-his great cIl oi B.ooayu-wOuld
seriously take into consideration whether IL would not
be- wise aud well to divert portion of me missionary
fund from foreign lands aud send it down SOUTH think
they would lind most fruitful ntd Tor al their benevo-
u,e The only uble IN the matter would be that our
Southern brethren who cannot read and write would
shoot the missionaries [Iaushtcrl
Gentlemen the issues OF this campaign are many. TX
had voice and you had patience, would discuss tne'
But patient as YOU might be own voice. am very
sure you would grow FESTIVE under that when ah co-
PEELED 10 use Tonight cannot even rehtMse ne ssuue-
I cannot even attempt TO present them py ba'nc Du'i
can say this to yOuthat before ali ohei ssues o'o'
riding all issues and underlying al o'her 'u ave wv,
and they are tre and they are well Known But they
will never cease TO be issues ID lhs country unuA
what they demand Ia fully ana nnaiy eonceoed'
Those ssues are nrst that the loyal men OF the country
that saved the Government shall continue 10 RUE l"p
,saS.e u :. If sectional parties be ~ evil they MAY -