Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-10-29
BLAINE'S JOURNEY.
Eighteen Stops and Speeche S
Made Tuesday.
Mr.. Blaine Given a Royal Welcome by
the People of New Jersey-He Ar
rives in New York Where he is
Met bV Mrs. Blaine

m6b Nv HIS Dldlu6
BINGHAMToN, n. Y, Oct. %.
A special train bearing Blaine and party
left Elmira promptly at 8 o'clock this morn
ing. The first stop was made at Waverly,
where there was very large gathering.
Blaine spoke briefly, illustrating by the State
of New York the benefits of the protective
tariff 1t was raining when the train reached
Oswego, but there was large crowd at the
depot. Blaine stepped out on fiat car dec
Grated for the occasion, and was received IN
the usual enthusiastic manner. Ex-senator
T. C. Plat introduced him. Blaine said;
'Nothing has caused more regret than that
passed through southern New York in a
rain storm. wanted to meet people without
causing discomfort to them, yet think more
of the fact that from the time | entered the
State at jamestown 10 this hour, the rain has
not sufficed to quehch or abate the enthusi-
asm of the republican masses. As | said
yesterday ut jamestown, we are not bad
party"
Blaine spoke of the great growth in the
wealth of New York. From 1860 to 1880
the increase was much greater relatively than
man, democrat or republican, would say that
it was not due in large degree to the infu-
ence of the protective tariff.
AT Binghampton the crowd was very large
and intense Blaine in his speech paid a
tribute TO the memory of Daniel s. Dickin-
son as a patriot, which evoked great ap-
plause.
At Deposit after reciting some facts as to
the great increase of wealth of New York
from 1861 to 1880, Blaine said There is no
intelligent man, there is no intelligent dem
ocrat who will not go behind the door.
Laughter The most potent agent in pro-
ducing this marvellous prosperity has been
protective tariff. Now ask that intelligent
democrats come out from behind the door
on to the front steps and vote the republican
ticket, because in that way and in that way
alone can he aid in maintaining the protective
system. Great cheers
New YORK, Oct. IS.
At Port Jervis, Blaine addre ssed the crowd
as follows: This town is the centre of rail
road industry and want 90 call the attention
of the railroad men who do me the honor to
listen to me, to the fact that when the repub-
lican party came into power in the nation
there was not 5000 miles of railroad in the
county: that was % years ago. There is
now nearly 100000 miles of railway industry,
not merely capital employed in running of
trans but the general employment of men
has increased in even larger proportion than
four fold ratio of the mileage of roads. Is
there any man here who doubts that, that out
of the growth of the railroad system of the
country is simply an accurate measure of the
growth of the industries of the country;
industries whose growth was stimulated by
protective tariff? | see before me men eh-
gagged in various avocations, some of you in
the railroad business, some of you in man
ufacturing and some of you in farming, but
there Is not one of you whose prosperity Is
not affected; not one whose tireslde is not
reached by the influence Of protective tariff.
Men speak Of the city of New York as inter-
ested in free trade because it is the great
commercial metropolis. Why, there are five
men, do not know but what may say but
there are 10 men, in the city of New York
whose bread depends utterly upon protective
tariff to every one whe depends on free trade.
We are in the habit of speaking of CONNER
cial cities as though they had interests
antogonistic to protective system, bnt New
York never had so vast commerce as since
the protective tariff has been in full opera
ton and since Lincoln was inaugurated the
exports from New York have more than
doubled all that she had exported from the
time when the first Dutchman set foot on
Manhattan Island down to 1861. Prolonged
cheering. certainly would not advocate
a protective system if it injured any of the
interests of the country, but the fact is that
there never was a time when agriculture,
manufacturing and commerce went forward
so rapidly or with so great results in any
nation as in the United States during the last
% years under the operation of protective
tariff " [Cheers.
AT Middletown, Blaine in course of remark
said II have just returned from long tour
through the great prosperous States of the
west, of Ohio. Michigan, Indiana, Illinois
and Wisconsin, and everywhere l found the
republican party united. strong and confident.
hope that is its condition in New York. If
you have had and differences in your own
ranks, if there is any little dissensions,
trust you will forget them and that there will
be but one republican party in the State of
New York. | trust there will no longer be
half breeds or 'stalwarts, but only republi-
cans That we shall tolerate no iealousies
or heart burnings within our ranks, but that
ignoring differences of the past we shall
unite in the common and honorable combat
against the common enemy, not only of our
party, but as we bel eve. of the prosperity of
the country" Cheers.
At Patterson there was an immense crowd
awaiting the train, certainly not less than
40, 900 persons. They had banners, cannon
and fire works and when Blaine appeared
they cheered and yelled so vociferously. and
set of fire works so continuously that il
seemed idle to attempt a speech. Hon. VIM.
Walter Phelps introduced Blaine, who
thanked the people for his reception and
urged the people to vote for Phelps as their
representative. This advice was received
with three cheers for Phelps.
At Passaic there was quite demonstration.
Blaine spoke q few works Of thanks He
said the most enthusiastic republicans he met
in the West were in Indiana and that from
what he had seen tonight, was inclined to
think the most enthusiastic republicans Of the
East were in New Jersey. lCheers
About o'clock the train ran into the depot
at Jersey City. Here the people cheered
Blaine and crowded around him so it was not
house. The Ferry Company had provided a
special boat which carried the party to the
foot of Twenty third street, whence they went
to Fifth Avenue Hotel, where Mr.. Elkins,
Senator Hale, and Mr.. Blaine's wife and
daughter were awaiting him. 1t is six weeks
since Blaine left Augusta. In that time he
has travelled more than 5000 miles and made
from 10 to 90 speeches per day. He is in
excellent health and spirits, even better than
when he started.
The run from Elmira today, 272 miles, was
one of the longest made in any one day and