St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-02
RIaiae.s Travels Yesterday.

New YORK, Nov. blaine left the Fifth Az
enue hotel this morning with Postmaster Manley
and drove to the Grand Central depot. where he
took the o'clock train for Hartford. From
Hartford Blaine will 90 10 New Haven, by special
train. and then return TO New York, stopping at
Bridgeport and other places along the route
In pursuance of the promise made before be
started on his western tour, Blaine left New
York this morning in a special car
attached to the regular train 10
visit the principal places in Connecticut
Gen. Fremont accompanied him. Miss Maggie
Blaine and James G. Blaine, Jr., were also OF
the party. At several points along the route
where the train stopped groups gathered around
and cheered, when looking through the window
they discovered Blaine, bat he did not appear in
public until Hartford was reached. On the way,
a number of Hartford gentlemen who came to
meet him, were presented. At Bridgeport
Gen. Hawiey boarded the train.
MERIDEN, Connecticut, Nov. AT
New Haven the usual stop was made
Considerable Of a crowd awaited the arrival Of
the train and greeted Blaine, who appeared for a
moment on the rear platform and was cheered.
HARTFORD, Nov, AT Meriden Senator Platt
joined the party. Hartford was reached at noon.
As the train came to a stop there was q cannon
salute and cheering. Blaine and Gen. Free
mont, accompanied by Gen. Hawley, entered q
carriage and were driven to a stand in front of
the court house. Ali along the route there were
Plumed knights and other clubs. Gen. Hawley
introduced Blaine, who wss received with cheers.
He spoke as follows:
People Of that splendid section of state Of Ohio,
which was anciently a colony OF Connecticut,
| commissioned me by their vote in October 70 bear
TO the mother state, in whose capital now stand,
the assurance of their loyalty TO New England
teachings and to New England principles. / am
here to-day 10 receive from you the assurance
| that the mother state is prepared to prove her
fidelity TO her own history and her own example
If their be any state in the Union profoundly in
| terested in the industrial and financial systems
| OF the United States, as these systems exist to-
| day, Connecticut is the state For her marvel
| influence OF the protective tariff,
and the great financial centre from which radiaies
| influence extending TO the commercial centres Of
the world, has received in full measure the benefit
| and blessing of the great financial system which
the Republican party has given 10 this country
The national canvass, now near its close, con-
Germs, in the wide sweep of the great issues il
| involves, every man, woman and child in the
| land. There's not an industry that will not be
affected by its decision. The industrial system
and financial system, under which our great
| national progress has been achieved during the
past twenty-three years, are peculiarly the work
of the Republican party, for al every step in
their enactment they were resisted by the Demo
| ocratic party. Have the voters of Connecticut
stopped 10 think what would be the effect Of the
abandonment OF the present currency system OF
| the United States, which would certainly follow
II the Democratic party should come into poweri
That currency system, as it stands to-day. is
certainly the most remarkable in the financial
history OF the world The greenback circulation
Of between $500 200, 900 and $4o0, 900 is held
steadily at par with gold by a readiness OF the
government, with its surplus coin in the tress-
ury, to redeem every cent on presentation by ex-
changing gold dollar for paper dollar, while
the national banks stand ready 10 pay over their
counters either coin or greenbacks, which Is
Immediately convertible into coin. The only
suggestion which has come from the Democratic
party during this campaign, directly bearing
upon this important question, is the continually