The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-31

the auspices of the Kings County Campaign
Club Hon. A. w. Tenny was elected president
The vice presidents included Rev Edward
Beecher, David S. Babcock, Patrick Ford, Gen
F. Tracey, Rev. F. A Farley, and Rev. S. f.
Speer.
At 7:44 Gen. Fremont entered the hall and re
ceived quite an ovation, which he acknowledged
in a few remarks.
As Mr. Blaine entered, at 1850. he was re
ceived with wild applause, the entire audience
rising cheering and waving hats and handker-
chiefs 1t was several minutes before the ap-
plause subsidized. When Mr.. Blaine was formal
ly introduced by Mr.. Tenny, the enthusiasm
broke out anew, and cheer after cheer, with
several tigers" were given. Mr.. Blaine said:
"Citizens of Brooklyn-As | am to be followed
by my distinguished friend, Senator Sherman.
of Ohio, in a speech, take it as my only duty of
the evening to furnish the text .applauseI, and
that text shall be a brief summary of the effects
that are to follow from continuance OF the Re
publican party in power. Cheers What is to
be assured! What is to be he'd firm!
ITO begin with the currency system Of the
United States which brought back to par
with gold by my distinguished friend. then the
eminent Secretary of the Treasury, will be held
at that point. Great applause
"Second-That system of duties which afford
encouragement and protection alike to the la
borer and the capitalist in the United States
will be maintained. Applause.
TThird-A just system of settlement Of the
public lands renewed rppausel and the pres
ervation of these lands for he benefit of actual
settlers, will be upheld. Great applause.
"FoUrth-The muniicent ana ma gnlticent sys
tenn Of pensions which has rewarded the forti
tude and the valor of soldiers will be
retained in honorable faith.
'tifth-That encouraging Improvement in the
civil service of the United States will be contin-
ued and further developed as experience shall
point the way Eapplause; and, i'll that connec-
ton, desire to say that the Republican party,
without speaking or intending to speak individ-
ually of any other party in the United States,
past present. is the only that ever had the
resolution and the courage to limit its poit-
ical power. Tremendous applause. The lie
publican party did not gain power by the strug
gle for reform in the civil service. but with the
possession of patronage larger and grander
than imperial sway ever controlled, the
party voluntarily abandoned the partisan con
troll of patronage, and initiated that great
reform within its own ranks-an achievement
without precedent ana without parallel in the
history of politics. Applause And what has
been accomplished is but foreshadowing of
that which more enlarged experience and fur
ther trial shall demonstrate to be wise patriotic
and effective.
lastly, those great amendments TO the Con
stitution, which are the embodiments Of what
was gained by the war, the emancipation of the
slave, great applause the declaration and
definition of the right of citizenship, the
guaranantee of the national credit, and that
liberal basis of suffrage when forbids that it
should stop at any line of colorall these will be
maintained with patriotic fidelity. Prolonged
applause In other words that great series Of
measures and of laws which were the outgrowth
of the civil struggle and which embodied and
preserved its best results, are safe in the hands
of the Republican party Tremendous cheer
ing.l 70 place those laws under the domina-
ton of another party, if it did not destroy,
would certainly, in the opinion of the most pru-
dent, seriously imperiT their usefulness and per
haps their existence LApplause.l These, briefly,
are the attainments not merely promised but
guaranteed by Republican success-a success
that will embody, as over all and under all, and
before all other issues fidelity to the union OF
the States and loyalty to the Constitution of oui
government Prolonged cheering again and
again renewed