Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-10-29
FROM FAR AND NEAR.
IspEcrAL DISPATCHES TO THE REooRD-uNroS.l
DOMESTIC NEWS.
Blaine's Progress Through New Yol

Blaine's Progress Through New York.
BINGHANToN, October 2Sth-S special train
bearing Blaine and party left Efmira at 9 A. n.
The first stop was at Waverly. where there was
a large gathering. Blaine spoke briefly upon
the illustration afforded by the State OF New
lork OF the benefits OF Il protective tariff. It
was raining when the tram reached OSwcgO,
but there was 4 very large meeting at the depot
the occasion and was received in an enthusiastic
manner. Ex-senator Z. c. PIatt introduced
him. Blaine said: Nothing has caused me
more regret than that passed through south
ern New York in n raiu-Storm. We can stand
the rain. ! wanted To meet the people without
causing discomfort To them, yet nothing has
impressed me more than the fact that from the
time | entered the State at jamestown 70 this
point the rain has not Sufliced to GucnCh or
abate the enthusiasm of the Republican masses.
Great cheering. | said yesterday at James
town that it shows they were not dry weather
party" Renewed cheering. Blaine spoke OF
the great growth in the wealth Of the State of
New York from 81 l.Sl0,e00,0J3 in 1850 to II 800 e
00l.G00 in 1856, an increase much greater rel;i-
lively than the population. ana said that no in
telligent man. Democrat or Republican, would
deny that it was due in large degree 20 the
influence oi Il protective tarlN
At sUsQUEHANyA.
DEPOSIT, October 18th At Susquehauna
where the principal shops Of the Erie road are
located there vas a great crowd, composed
largely of WoTkmen- Elaine spoke briefly ci
the benefits of the protective policy TO American
labor.
AT FORT JErvIs.
New YORK, October 2sth.-At Port Jervis
Blaine addressed the crowd as follows: This
town is the center of railway industry and I
want 10 call the attention cf the railway men.
who do me the honor to listen To me. TO the fact
that when the Republican party came into
power in the nation there were not 5000 miles
OF railway i'll the country. That wNS twenty
three years ago. There are now nearly 10000
miles. and the railway industry, not merely the
capital employed i'll running trains but the gen
eral employment OF men, has increased i'll even
a larger proportion than the fOurfold ratio OF
mileage OF the reads Is there any man here
who doubts that tina, outgroWth Of the railway
system of the country Is simply the accurate
measure of the growth of the industries of the
country, industries whose growth was stimu-
lated by protective tariff? | see before me men
engaged in various &vocItionS-SOIne Of YOU in
the railway business; some Of you in manu-
featuring. ANA some of Won in farming. hu,
there is not one of you whose prosperity is not
affected, not one OF You whose fires de is not
reached by the influence OF Il protective tariff.
Men speak of the city OF New York US interested
III free trade, because 1t is great
commercial metropolis. Why, there are five
men, do not know bEt might safely say that
there are ten mon, ii the city OF New YORK,
whose bread depends ultimately upon = pfotec
tive :arllf. 10 every one VINO depends upon free
trade. We are III the habit of speaking of conl-
mercial cities Us though they had Interests an
tagonlStlc 70 protective system, but New York
never had so vast q commerce as She has had
since the protective tariff has been in fun opera
ton, and since Lincoln was iRaugurated. The
exports from New York have more than doubled.
all that she mad exported rom the time when
tie first Dutchman set foot on Manhattan Island
down to 1861. Prolonged checrs.I l certainly
would not advocate a protective system if it in
jured any OF the great interests Of the country
bIt the lact Is that there never was a time when
agriculture, manufacture and commerce went
forward so rapidly, or with 50 great results in
any nation. rs in the UI.itcd States during the
last twcnty-threc years under the operation OF
protective tariff ICheers.l