The Portland daily press., 1884-10-02
IN CINCINNATI.
Mr.. Blaine and Party Enter the City
Amid Great Enthusiasm.
A SPLENDID RECEPTION GIVEN
HIM AT HAMILTON.

ers, was driven out, at o'clock this morning,
to the Soldiers Home, near Dayton, He was
received by the governor of the Home, Gen.
Patrick, and shown through the buildings and
grounds. While he was inspecting the pretty
music hall, large body of soldiers followed
him and called upon him for O speech Mr..
Blaine thanked them for the kind reception
they had given him, and remarked that the
beauty and comfort which he saw around him
in this chief Soldiers Home in the country,
confirmed him in his opinion as to the good Of
these institutions and rewarded him for the
part he had taken as a member of the military
committee of the House of Representatives in
their original establishment. In response to
the calls of the veterans, Gov. Foster made a
few remarks. The soldiers cheered Mr.. Elaine
ss he retired. He then entered his special car
and proceeded on his journey toward Cincin-
natl.
HAMILTON. O., Oct 1.-While the train was
waiting in the Dayton depot, several hundred
men, women and children gathered around i,
trying TO get an opportunity to shake hands
with Mr.. Blaine. He was in his private STATE
room, but they discovered him and crowded
around the window. He shook hands with
the ladies and children that could get near,
but had to refuse to crafty the mon as hi8
hands we're getting sore from too frequent rag
etitions of the operation. One OF the ladies
who spoke TO Mr.. Blaine was native OF the
town in Pennsylvania where he was born. He
seemed greatly pleased at meeting her, and
talhou q lew kuluut6b apOWb O1u bitQ6b tu6fS,
A pretty girl who wanted to kiss Mr.. Blaine,
was held up. and when he kissed her the peo-
pie cheered. The president of the Cincinnati
Exposition and other gentlemen connected
with it, and a delegation from the Lincoln
Club at Cincinnati, came on board at DAYTON.
AT several small stations and at many of the
farm houses along the road, the train was sa-
luted as it passed, with cheers and waving Of
flags. At 1920 o'clock, the train arrived at
Hamilton. Here Mr.. Blaine and party were
driven through the town to stand in front of
the court house, where there was gathering
Of many thousand people.
Rev. Ell. L. Morsy introduced Mr.. Blaine as
tho most distinguished representative OF the
policy Eof protection to American industry.
After the cheering had subsided, Mr.. Blaine
said:
Citizens of Ohio,-Itis now forty years since the
question OF protective tariff engaged the attention
OF the American people as forcibly as it does to-
day. 1t was in the contest between Clay and Polk
in 1874 that the great national debate on that
question took place, and protective tariff was de-
feated net by popular vote but by bad faith o. the
party which succeeded in the election; and I beg
population to the fact that the policy OF protecting
American industry has never been defeated In the
l United Stat States BY popular vote (Cheersl A con-
ferent time through the bad faith of their repre-
sentatives but never, repeat by popular vote
mary capacity. 1t therefore would seeml to be
tho duty of the people Of the United States if by
majority they believe in the policy of protection to
see to 1t Ethat the party is sustained that can be
trusted to uphold it. (Cheers) s'Yes," said gem
tleman to me yesterday, "but protection does not
always secure abundant prosperity. There are
great MANY idle men now in the country" Well
grant it, but there has been policy devised
by the wit of man that will secure through all times
and all seasons continuous flow of prosperitv The
question however is whether in given series Of
years there has not been larger degree of prosper
ity to the people under policy of protection then
under policy of free trade The question is to be
gaaged and te sted not by the experience of single
year but by the experience of series of years. We
have had protective tariff now for more than two
decades, and ask you whether there has ever been
another period in which the United States has
made such progress as during that last 20 years.
(Cheers.)
But it is true now and then that there will come
little lull and little reaction in business. There
will come little iull and little reaction even in
IN? me laws OF nature. You had great drought in
that you viii have no more rain. On the contrary
you are more firmly persuaded that rain is the only
durs to your fields and richness to your crops. So
in, in this little slough, this little dull
prosperity is protective tariff That question then
is fer Ohio TO decide. On the 14th day of this
month you will have an opportunity to tell the peo
Pile of the United States whether you believe in that
doctrine. If YOU do you will secure not only its
continuance but its permanent triumph. But II on
m ght produce disaster elsewhere. The responsi-
bility on yon Is your courage equal to your re-
epone1Olnty, is your confidence equal to your cOur-
age? Cries, at is it is') Then have nothing more
to say except to bid you good bye. (Cheers).
CINcINNATI, Oct. 1.-At Glendale and Love-
land the people cheered as the train with Mr..
Blaine and party slowed up and at $50 D. m.
it ran into the depot in this city. Here great
crowd had been waiting and as soon as Mr..
Blaine appeared the people cheered and
pressed around him SO it was difficult to keep
an avenue open by which he aad his party
could reach the carriages. Mr.. Blaine walked
between Mr.. Hanna, of the Republican State
committee. and Judge Foraker. Once in his
carriage Mr.. Blaine was driven slowly along
4th street. The sidewalks were fully occupied
all the way, a great many windows were
dropped and every window and doorway was
crowded with spectators. When his carriage
turned off 4th into Vine street to go to the
Burnett House 1t passed through large
crowd of people filling Vine street for long
distance above and below the hotel, and when
the party arrived at the hotel the crowd kept
calling for him until he came out on the bal
cony at the corner of Third and Vine streets.
Here Judge Foraker presented him to the
people and Mr.. Blaine said
thank you all, good people of Cincinnati, for
this cordial, hearty and magnificent reception.
The crowd cheered again and az ain as Mr..
Blaine retired into the hotel.