Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-10-31
THE NATIONAL CAMPAIGN,
MR.. BLAlNE'S NEW YORK TRIP.
The Republican Candidate Meets with En-
thusiastic Receptions at all Points-Mr'
BIainc's Remarks-Gov. Cleveland
Makes II Campaign Trip.

SALAMANCA, y. V, oct, 21-The Re
publcans of jamestown, and vicinity re-
gardlcsS of the rain which was 1alllnG
gave Mr.. Blaine an enthusiastic reception
this morning \ stand had been erected
and all available space there was occupied
an hour and half before the procession
which escorted Mr.. Blaine arrived. Gov.
Fcnton introduced Mr. Blaine who was
received with cheers Mr. Blaine said {:
Citizens of Chautauqua county: Though
it has been my fortune in each of my two
visits to jamestown to encounter II storm
! left before as | leave now with the assur-
anCc that You are not dry weather Repub-
liCanS, and that You can stand n
storm. The National contest draws
to Il close and while ! do not pro-
pose To detain you with speech
! will state conclusivcly three or four pro
positions. In the first place the greatest
issue is whether we shall continue the pol
icy of protection or break it down and re
sort to free trade. Keep protection. Keep
II II yOu want your prosperity continued.
My next proposition is that You should
entrust that work to the Republican party,
which has been persistently and cOnSis-
tently in favor of that policy; and not to
the Democratic party which has been con
trade. Cheers. My third proposition is
that the Democratic party seeks now, as
II has sought ever since the war, to cap
ture the National government by uniting
few electoral votes in the North with the
"SOlid South" and New York is one of the
made New York is asked to turn her
back upon all the great memories and the
great record of her own history and unite
with the South. Never ! | know that
you will not do it. Never for the CON
test in behalf of Il protective tariff and the
contest against giving the South with its
free trade theories the control of the gov
eminent | believe you are ready. Have
you confidence in your ability to triumph {?
Yes, Yes. Do you fully realize your re
sponSiblity We do, Is your courage
equal TO your responsibility and your con
fidence? Yes, yes. Then | have moth
ing more to say. LGo on. Gentlemen,
western New York has the result of the
National contest largely in its keeping
ana 1t is upon the loyalty, courage, de
cans of Western New York that the whole
North relies to-day, feeling confident that
as in past years you have held aloft the
banner of the Union you will do the same
IN a crisis not less grave than those in
which you have elected to so periodically
and so firmly.
From the stand Mr.. Blaine was driven
to the depot where at noon he left by a
special train for New York At Randolph
small station, there was a considerable
gathering Mr.. Blaine spoke few words
as did also Senator Muller At Salamanca
Mr. Blaine spoke as follows: The Ameri-
can people never settled but one great
question in a single Presidential election
There may be other issues, but there is
always one that leads and in the end alb
serbs popular attention, The issue in 1884
is the question of IA protective tariff on one
frnn ftl1 NJ \,
Republicans in the state of New York have
lett us because they are free traders.
They have acted wisely. If they want
free trade the proper thing for them to do
Is to JON the Democratic party, but for
those who want the protective tariff con
tinued the proper thing is to adhere to the
Republican, party. Any man who has de
cided convictions on that question should
remain and abide with the Republican
party. On the other hand any man who
has decided views in favor of free trade
Will better carry out these views by join
ing the Democratic party. ! want to be
very frank with the gentlemen who think
other questions are to be settled this year.
There is no real issue but the question of
protection, and that other one which CON
meets itself with and becomes a part of it
because the opponents of the protective
tariff if they have any hopes of prevailing
hope to do it by solidifying the
vote of the South and asking the
men of Indiana and the men of New York
to join them. The question, therefore,
IS whether you are ready to take New
York ont of the Gordon of States that We're
loyal during the war and tie her to the
solid South in order that free trade may
triumph over protection. | could not by
multiplying words make the issue any
palmer. | believe when | look into YOUR
faces that | leave that issue in safe hands
believe that Western New York will
show that she is not diverted by any side