Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-10-28
BLAINE IN NEW YORK.
His journey from jamestown 10 EImira-
Great Demonstration Along the
ROu'e-Mr. Blame Presented
with a Uniform by
Rochester Company.

anu all tue dfdltdDlS space
there was occupied, an hour and half before
the procession, which escorted Mr. Blaine
arrived. Ex Governor Fenton introduced Mr..
Blaine, who was received with cheers Mr.
Blaine said
"Citizens of Chataqua county Though il
has been my fortune in each of my two visits
TO jamestown to encounter a Storm left
before as i leave now with the assurance that
you are not dry weather republicans and that
YOU can stand storm The national contest
draws to n close and while do not propose
to detaln you with speech will state con-
secutivelv and As make three or four prOpo-
sitions. In the first place, the great closing is
sue is whether we shall continue the policy of
protection or break it down and resort to free
trade. Keep protection. Keep it if you want
your prosperity to continue. My next pro-
position is,you should intrust that work to the
republican party, which has been persistent
and consistently in favor of that policy and
not to the democratic party, which have been
consistently and persistently in favor of free
trade. [Cheers. And my third proposition
is, that the democratic party seeks now, as it
has sought ever since the war, to capture the
national government by uniting the North
with the solid South and New York is one of
the states in which the effort is to be made.
New York is asked to turn her back upon
all great memories and great record of her
own history and unite with the South-never
| know that YOU will not do it--never. For
the contest in behalf of protective tariff and
the contest against giving the South with its
free trade theories control of this govern
ment believe you are ready. Have you
confidence in your ability to triumph? Yes,
yes, and cheers. Do you fully realize your
responsibility? We do. Is your courage
equal to your responsibility and your conf
dence? Yes, yes Then l have nothing
more to say. Cries of ego on" Gentle
men-Western New York has the result of
the National contest largely in its keeping
and it is upon loyalty, courage, determination
and number of republicans of Western New
York that the whole North relies today,
feeling confident that as in past years you
have held aloft the banner of the Union you
will do the same in the crisis, not less grave
than those in which you have elected so
patriotically and so firmly
From the stand Blaine was driven to the
depot where at noon he left by special train
for New York.
At Randolph. a small station, there was
considerable gathering. Blaine spoke few
words as did also Senator Miller
ANGELICA, n. Y, Oct ~.
At Salamanca Blaine spoke as follows:
"The American people never settled but
one great question in single presidential
election. There may be other issues, but
there is always one that leads, and in the end
absorbs popular attention. The issue in 1854
is the question of protective tariff on one
side against free trade on the other. Some
republicans in New York have left us because
they are free traders. They have acted
wisely. If they want free trade the proper
thing for them to do is to Join the democratic
party. But for those who want the protective
tariff continued, the proper thing is to adhere
to the republican party. Any man who had
decided convictions on that question should
remain and abide with the republican party.
On the other hand any man who has decided
views in favor of free trade will better carry
out those views by joining the democratic
party. want to be very frank with gentle
men who think other questions are to be
settled this wear. There is no real issue but
the question of protection and that other one
whibh connects itself with and becomes part
of it; because the opponents of the protective
tariff. if they have any hopes of prevailing.
they hope to do it by solidifying the vote of
the South and asking ,e men OF Indiana and
the men or New York to join them. The
question, therefore, is whether YOU are ready
to take New York out of the great Gordon of
the States that were loyal during the war
and tie her to the solid South in order that
free trade may triumph over protection.
could not by multiplying words make the
issue any palmer than that. | am assured
when look into your faces that leave the
issue in safe hands | believe that western
New York will show that she is not to be
diverted by any side issues, especially by
questions which cannot be settled this wear
l.. IL,
questions of great and transcendant i'm port
ance." Cheers.
ELMrRA, N. Y, Oct 81.
At Angelica Blaine left the train and with
ex-senator Platt was driven through the
village to . covered stand, where a large
crowd was gathered. O. NJ Cole began his
speech by saying that Allegheny county had
strong claims to be regarded as the birthplace
OF the republican party, therefore the repub-
licans of that county were especially bound
to stand by the party in the pending contest.
Then, after remarking that the issues of the
campaign had narrowed down to one question
OF protection VS.. free trade, he called the
attention of the fact that in New York Penn
sylvania. Ohio, Indiana and other states the
value of the land increased in proportion TO
the development of the manufacturing indus
tries. This, he said, resulted from the
creation OF nome market, so tnat the price of
the product of the farm went into the farmers
pocket instead of being eaten up in the cost
of transportation, was necessarily the
case, where. because of the lack of demand
at home the farmer had to depend on distant
markets Therefore. as the development of
manufacturers in a new county depended on
productive tariff, il was clear that no man
in the community was more interested than
the farmer in maintaining protective
policy.
Shortly after the Blaine train left James
town this morning. Mayor Parsons of
Rochester approached Blaine. bearing the
uniform of company F, lst regiment boys in
blue of Rochester and in brief address called
Blaines attention to the fact that few weeks
age he signed the roll of the company and was
the only ununitormed member of that COM
pany and presented letter accompanied by
one of the uniforms of that company.
Blaine, in accepting the letter and gift,
said he should carry the uniform home with
as one of the most pleasing souvenir of his
long tour, with which he should associate
Rochester, both at his going and coming
Continuing, he said Il wish you would
communicate personally with the gentlemen
who have so signally marked their partiality
for me, my full appreciation of the act and
include especially in my thanks the ladies
who have lent their gracious and skillful aid
Please bear back with you the assurance of
my grateful appreciation of tie kindness of
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