Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-10-07
Fun in Philadelphia Blaine Gives
Way to Cheors for Hancock.

The grand Republican campaign demon
stration in Philadelphia, on Saturday, was
very lively in some respects. The torch
light procession was really magnificent,
aud tho fun began in the crowd of $4,000
when Blaine was introduced According
to an account in local newspaper he said:
'lf 1T were possible to elect General
Hancock President, his success would mean
not merely change Of administration, tut
change of dynasty. 1t would be arolit;;-
cll revolution in this goveromcut of ,ho
most startling character, for to- r,,aco Tho
rebels of the South in comranl. of ,ho u,.
tlon IS quite radical change as would be
ocooso"ed in EogIrnd by unsca:ing tho
iloSse OF ilanoVet edd restoring the House
% o'oa,t' at :nis moment tho crowd
oe1ore the speaker swaycd violently in the
u'rectloh OF tho platform md tho police
nao gre-t trouble to prevent the ropes from
oe'hG overthrow. The agitation was go
ctteat that the speaker did not resume for
about two minutes. "My old friend, Col.
Forney,' continued Senator Blaine, amid
eroans and some cheers, "dcsires to use
General Hancock, who aided in 1868 to
Keep them out of the government, to bring
the rebels back in 1880" cloud and tu'
muItuous cheers for Hancock on the RIGHT
OF the stand)-"All honor to Hancock for
his conduct in 1868, snys |" Hero fol-,
lowed prolonged interruption and wild
shouts fer Hancock, OF the end of which
Senator Blaine said: "This audience is too
vast tor any one mnn's voico to reach oven
a small part thereof. The election between
Generals Hancock and Garfield is also too
vast" Here the speaker was again inter-
ruptcd, and ceased talking for nearly one
minute. $50 far AS the candidates arc con.
coroed," resumed the Scpntor from Maine.
more than mere confidence in the two men
are demanded, for both are individually
honorable. II it were mere conflict be.
twceo llsncock and Garfield, to use an old
EngIlah expression, l should not care toss
up which man wus chosen"
$50 far as the couutry's intcrcs,a oro
concerned" (Shouts for Hancoc,; ana fnr
Gartield) ''li VIC oanuot carry this d;sons-
sion beyond personal fricnash;n. hero !.
little to be said" Wild cheers for Jion~
cock " -''
Mr.. Blaine turned from tho audience
despairingly, with an 'a:.ido'' to tho League
officials:
81 never cav anything like this before in
all my speech making experience"
"Go on,' was the reply. "Go on for
the newspapers"
mr.. bla'.no continued: "Cheer for him
as military man and am with you, but
say TO ycn as Pennsylvsnians that the great
question for you to consider is whether the
!c dustrnl system of tho United States shall
oc tampered "ith by new and untricd hands
who get their inspiration from tho same
enemies to this land who built and launched
tho Alabama. ! do not say it of nv own
knowledge, but | am assured that British
FREQ trade ideas orc being pushed in
this land with all tho might of British
gold.
"Now my follow citizcns the only thought
that | have travelled 500 miles to impress
on the minds Of the people of Pennsylvania
IN whom have pride and honor of birth
right, is that the election of Hancock is
menace, II not tho destruction of the great
commerce Of their magnificent common.
wealth, With this iaoa in your minds Won
will slso large, majnrity for Garfield in
N,vnm,., Cries at ngo on" 'tnl] us
about hluino, 5f"Iyoy am = happcu?" &o.)