The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-17
JIM BLAINE THANKING GOD
THE MIINE SENATOR'S ENTIRE BE-
COVERY or HEALTH.
The saneuinary Night-t!erweu' again waved
tntbc Large Hall Of Cooper Union Lots ei
Political nIisipformation Tor tue Grnntites.


The Snneuinary Night-Gerwep, agnin waved
in the Large Hall of COOPER Union -Iotse
Political Misipformation Tor the Grnntites'
The fact that the notorious jim Blaine
was to address a meeting in the large hall oil the
Cooper Union, last evening, attracted house.
ful Of sight-seers. Those who were turned away
from the door were entertained by Silns d.
butcher and others, who spoke from platform
In Eighth street,with musical and pyfotecbncal
accompaniments. Jim Blaine was introduced
to the sirht-seers inside by Clarence A. Seward.
the Chairman who had been seated on the pl t.
form with Col. Charley Spencer, the Rey !!epry
II. Garnet, Elliot G. Cowdin, Luther II. Marsh,
ex-Judge Fithlan; ThurlOw Weed, William A.
n@.,i,ig n@@.s,,i.,ig, ana other conspicuous Republicans.
Whoever In the assemblage expected to see
pald, feeble invalid when Jim Blaine walked
TO the front OF the platform, must have been
surprised to see Ia him q robust, lusty man OF
full haDit and stentorian voice. He seemed to
have entirely recovered from the severe illness
thut pius trsted him while the Congressional
Committee was investigating his record lie
said that tie fraudulent vote by which John L.
Hoffman was elected, was manufactured by no
thanked God he didn't know the iEtricIces Of
Now York Democratic politics. but Horace
Greeley was his authority for saying that Samuel
j. Tilden was the author. lie vas perfectly
aware that Tilden ascrinel 1t to Tweed. "But."
said he Tweed Is coming to this city Of his
great achievements soon, and beg suspen-
sion OF putlic judgment In favor OF Iweed.
| He desired TO say in behalf Of New England,
tnst she has IL or u elites OF over 2OQcO Dopula-
| tion-all OF them kepublican-and there never
| has been n Democrat bold enough or reckless
enough to say that an unfair count was made at
| Blame reylled the Democrats In Congress for
irving to reduce the amounts nsksd lot lh @ tne
| don't succeed. He arraened the Democ ats
| for reducing the standing army, especially oy
| God that their DILL seeking the admission OF
| men who had served In tho rebel army TO the
| national troops had been defested.
Blaine beloved at the index finger OF his
| right hand, upon which he seemed to have
skewered the Democratic Representatives be-
| cause In forty-two places on tho globe the
United states Consuls had been wthdrawn
the d q had been hauled down ~ simply because
take TO say" he continued. that II the next
Congress IA Republican, as believe II will be,
one OF its first acts will be to raise the dag In
Blaine pronherically saw the United States
claims should Tilden be elected. While dwell
ing on this topic he began TO Haunt the san
culinary shirt. THE passion OF that rebellion,
sid he, lies smoulderng and burning as fierce
as ever. Give the rebels an opportunity, and
North as certainly as gravitation tenus down
ward. They'll seize the treasury, aud they'll
III inc made bold to saw that except upon
Custom Houses and forts United States hte
| cannot be found fying In Georgia. There
| couldn't be a Republican meeting aud process
sion through the streets there, with nag and
| patriotic music, without creating tiot
Blaine said he had not teen shaking the bloody
shirt. " II isn't shaking IL that's n crime. said
he hut the making OF It bloody" BY way OF
rsfraIning from shaking II, however. Mr. Blaine
said he wanted to be held responsible for the
statement that there bad been more men nj
| dered at the peaceful election IN Mississippi
| last year than were ever murdered In all the
elections Of the free States from
Maine to California from Washington down.
| From authoritative sources be was able to wish
TO tie beid responsible for n further statement
tnat more men had been murdered In the south
during the past eleven years for being Republ
cans than isli ON the lOion side IN three o.
tue bloodiest battles OF tue late war.
lhe utmost disorder followed the cheering
that marked the conclusion oI Baine's speech
IL tose mainly from = desire for speech iron
Gen. Sickles, and from the fac. tnat Mr. sew art
persisted in introducing to the audience Mr. a
w Icnrey.
MIR. sn 5 u. butcher followed Tenney. anS
spoke Of Jim Blame as the Henry Clay Of the lie