The Portland daily press., 1884-10-20
MR.. BLAINE.
His Able Speech at Ann Harbor,
Michigan.
HE SPENDS THE SABBATH III
SOUTH BEND, IND.

JACKSON, Mich, Oct. 18.-Mr. Blaine left
Detroit at 500 a. m, by special train on the
Michigan Central. This is the last day of his
tour in Michigan.
At Ann Harbor a remarkable scene occurred
The students of the University OF Michigan
appeared. having taken Dosssssion OF the place
and when Mr.. Blaine appeared their cheering
and yelling was 80 long continued that they
seemed liBey to occupy the whole time that
the train could remain sc Ann Hsrbor. When
Mr.. Blaine indicated that he was about to
speak, the Dcise Immediately subsidized. He
began his speech by saying:
.During the war we used to hear much about the
rebel ysll. Uaugbter) 1t was said to imply great
vigor and determination, but il seems to me that
the young men who have done me honor to appear
here today could have terrified the whole army of
Lee. (Laughter1 But l am glad to witness it and
to hear it for it implies the enthusiasm anstrength
of the youth of the country from which the Repub-
lcan party is constantly recruited. wild cheering
What we lose from desertion and disappointment
and dissatisfaction on the part of the elders is far
more than made ups yea ten fold made up by the
young men Of this country who are just coming in
action. Great cheering) Not only 10 that prop
osition which holds gooG Tor the young men of all
classes, but we have very remarkable proportion
of the educated young men of t. is country. l wish
to leave with these young collegians problem iu
relation to of the great industrial issues of the
time, which will confront them in their future
reeIs and that is, to find out why SO many college
youths who are ireelt aders at 20 become pro
tohists at 40. daughter and cheers0 think the
answer will be found in the tact that at they
have taken their degrees in the university of exper
fence which after all is much wider aad much more
valuable than the university of theories. (Cheers.)
Our college boys are taught was myself taught
when a college boy the doctrine of free trade
But the United STATES is perpetual and irrefutabe
argument and example of the value in n new coun-
try of the doctrine or protection. prolonged cheer
ing) am glad TO meet you not merely As those
interested in this political campaign, but Young
men who are the pride and hope OF this country.
wish to impress upon every man who has the ad-
vantage of university education that he is every
day more and more placed ia debt to the country
and that just in proportion as he progresses in
knowledge and WISDOM just in that proper jon will
he be expected to pay back in patriotic labor to the
country which has nurtured him. (Cries OF go d.
good and cheers.) congratulate you on being born
to such great opportunities-to harvest that is
ripe for The reaper into field that is cIntnually
expanding. BY the time you have your degrees you
viii go forth to the battle of life in great
nation of six million of freemen each of you with
just good chance in life as any other man hss;
and you go with the added opportunities which edu
cation gives. commend to you your responsible
ties-for the responsibilities of an educated Ameri-
can are higher and deeper and broa1er and greater
than those Of an educated man in any other land =
aud just in proportion as your opportunities are
greater will you be held to account in this life and
in the life which is to come. Great and prolonged
cheeringo
DowAeuAc, Mich, Oct. 19.-There was an
immense gathering at jackson when Mr..
Blaine stepped out on the fiat Car which serv-
ed as a speakers stand. He stepped into this
presence OF more then 10000 persons. He was
received with the usual enthusiastic demon
StrallonS. IN responding ne calico atJeoUlOn TO
the importance of tariff as leading issue 10
the campaign. at Marshall there was small
er but equally enthusiastic crowd At each
place after Mr. Blaine had spoken he intro.
ducsd Gen. Alger the Republican candidate
for governor, who was warmly received and
made few remarks. Kalamazoo was reached
before one O'Clock. There Mr.. Blaine and
Gen. Alger left the train and went up to the
park where they spoke briefly to large aud
ience. A delegation consisting OF Gen. Geo.
Williams representing the Republican State
committee, Hon Glenn Stubacker and Joseph
d. Oliver of South Bend, came to Detroit to
meet MIR. Blaine and returned with him. Gen.
Fremont left the party at Detroit
So. BEND, lad, Oct 18.-Mr. Blaine reached
here at p. m. and will remain over Sunday.
He was escorted through the principal streets
and afterward addressed the people. In the
evening he reviewed torchlight procession.