The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-11-04
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ilnine's Dinner Mt Hoston.-IIis Personn,
Canvass Explained.
BosroS, Nov. 3.-At thedinner given to
Mr.. Blaine this evening at the Hotel
Brunswick there were more than two hun
dred guests. Among the prominent gen
tlemen were L. R. Hoar, A.W. Beard, r.
Worthington, E. Mcpherson, c. A. Bartol,
]. W. Gambler, r. R. Bishop and G. A.
Sfarsden. It was about s o'clock when
Henry Cabot Lodge, who presided, called
the company to order. He said that rs
Mr. Blaine was to review the great torch
li:ht procession there would not be any
general speaking, but he knew those pres
ent would be greatly disappointed if they
did not hear from the distinguished guest
of the evening. When Mr.. Blaine rose
rose to respond he WIS heartily cheered,
and, when order was restored, he said:5
MR. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMEN: For
reasons which I need not stop to detail, a
reception Of this character in the city OF
Boston at the close OF this National cam
paign is peculiarly grateful to me, and I
thank Mr.. Lodge for giving me the oppor-
tunity to thank you. [Applausc.
It is too late to argue or even to state
the great issues involved in the canvass
which closes tonight, but am sure that
those issues constitute difference between
the parties so broad and sodcep that their
decision one way or the other will affect
for veal or for woe the history of the
United States for many years to come.
IApplaose.l
am sure that the great constitutional
amendments which have grown out OF the
civil struggle and which have in SO many
respects, ! might say, changed the very
frame work OF our government have
been made by the Republican party
and are now in its keeping and, asI have
said frequently elsewhere, I here nov
repeat, TINT to transfer the political power
OF the country to. the Delngcratic party
at this time would by no means
be one OF those ordinary transfers of
the government from one party to an
other; which the gray haired men, within
my view witnessed many years ago. 1t
would, not bo merely case OF one party
going out and another ccmingin; itwould
rather be reversal and overtnruing of a
great organic change in the government
Of the great industrial systems, Of the
great financial systems, and it would be d
transfer OF the sovereignty OF the coun-
try lar more vital and iar more
reaching than any OF the ordinary chauces
ofdynasty which occur in those European
governments OF adiiFerent form from ours :;
and close this canvass in which l have
had some active participation,. with a
profound conviction that Intelligent as the
voters OF the United States are, and I am
certainly addressing some OF the most in
telligent Of them, Sthatsinteliigent us the
mass OF voters are, accustomed as they arc
TO give heed to the weight, and tendency
OF the questions to be decided the
people Of the United States have not vet
measured, nor, as believe, yet fully COM
pretended what it would mean to transfer
this Government to the absolute control
OF the Southern States OF this Union. Nor
do l here and now stop to give my own
idea OF what such change means.
It were out OF place. l should refrain for
the additional reason. that anything
might now say would be too lutte to int.u-
ence popular judgment in any direction,
and for the third reason that in so far as
my own voice could reach and influence
the Just Judgment Of the people OF the
United States have cxerted it very freely
4. I have never offered any apology ior
taking what some OF my closest friends re.
garded as IN extraordinary step in going
before the people, somewhat. more freely
and extendedlythan has been the habit oi
those chosen as the presidential candi,
dates of great parties, but
will say now that did
it, and desire to put this on record.