Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-10-02

their next President, Honorable James q.
Blaine" Prolonged applause.l When
order was restored Mr.. Blaine said:
This vast assemblage is far more eloquent
than any words l can speak it tells
far more of the popular current and popular
drift respecting public questions than any
thing could say and therefore, respecting
these topics l shall say nothing. l shall
confne myself to simple but heartfelt
thanks for so much of this grand demon
stration as may be in any degree attributed
to myself as personal compliment. am
sure, however, that it would be great vani
| ty in me to assume that more than small
part of it is so intended, but that it is rath
er an expression Of the people of this no
BILE Empire State touching the great pub
lie questions which shall leave others to
discuss when 1 bid you, as do now, a cor
dial goodnight. Applause.]
1t was almost II o'clock when Blaine
| left the stand and returned to Senator Me-
Carthy's house, where he passes the night.
Blaine's programme for tomorrow is to
leave Syracuse at 8 am. for the fair at Full
ton, returning to Syracuse at noon, and
then proceed to Buffalo, via Auburn and
other towns along the Central road.
BUFFALO, September 24.-Blaine did not
rise this morning until about 10 o'clock.
He breakfasted in his room. After break
fast he received the Ohio delegation, headed
by Governor Foster which had come to
escort him on his way, and a smaller one
| from Chautauqua county. He also received
many citizens of Buffalo who called to pay
! their respects He was loudly cheered as
he left the hotel at 2:30 to take the train.
SYRACUSE, September 25.-At $50
o'clock Blaine left Syracuse to attend the
Oswego Fair. A committee from the Fair
Association came up on an early train to
escort Mr.. Blaine and party to the grounds.
AS usual, they were compelled to hold an
informal reception. They were escorted to
a carriage and driven around the grounds,
so that all the people might have chance
to see him. When he got upon the stand
he was loudly cheered, and there were
shouts of Clear the stand" Other Occu-
pants of the stand sat down, leaving Blaine
the one conspicuous figure. This seemed
to please the crowd greatly, for they
cheered again and again. Mr.. Merriam,
President of the Fair Association, intro
duced Mr.. Blaine as one of Americas most
eminent, most honOred citizens. Blaine
waited for the cheering to subside, and
then said There is no year in the his
tory of the United States in which, through
all its borders the agriculturist has rejOiced
as he does this year. There are no politics
in agriculture. Applause. The crops
for the Democrat as well as for the Repub-
lican are alike good or bad. Need of pro-
ducts is alike TO he Democrat and to the
Republican. We meet, therefore, on
agriculture's fair grounds, if nowhere
else, on the broad plain of American
citizenship, which is much higher title
than Democrat or Republican. 1t is in
that capacity stand before you this morn
ing and it is in that capacity l extend to
you my congratulations and my hearty
thanks for your generous reception.
At IL o'clock the party started On their
return to Syracuse. A stop Of few min
utes at Baldwinsville was made, where
Blaine was introduced to almost thOus-
and people. to whom he addressed cour-
teOus words of acknowledgement.
At 1910 p. III. the party started for
Auburn in the same car in which they
came from New York yesterday. The
depot and space along the tracks were
filled with people eager to see Blaine, and
as the train moved away he appeared on
the rear platform and was cheered.
At Seneca Falls there was another large
gathering which gave Blaine most enthu-
siastic greeting. He made short speech.
GENEVA, NY, September 25-At Water
loo Blaine left the train to visit the Seneca
county agricultural fair He was escorted
to the grounds by the Plumed Knights of
Waterloo and by the great crowd. The ag-
ricultural society had arranged to charge
20 cents per head admission, but after
lo,, ho dc ho
people followed in great body and forced
their way in regardless Of the efforts OF the
gatekeepers. =
There were many ladies in the vast as
semblage and Blaine'e presence aroused
great enthusiasm. When called upon for
a speech, Blaine stood up in his carriage
and said loosely that he did not feel
qualified to make suitable speech at an
agricultural fair, but he had the good for
tune to travel with a practical farmer, Mar
tin T. Townsend, whom he would intro
duce.
Mr. Townsend responded in brief ad-
dress, after which the Plumed Knights es-
corted Blaine back to the train.
There were repeated calls for speech
from Blaine before he left the fair grounds,
but he responded only by bowling.
At $40 the train arrived at Geneva. A
salute was fired as the train came into the
depot, and in few minutes several thou
sand people were gathered at the rear of the
train. When order was restored, Blaine
briefly thanked the people for their kind
reception, and then said:
81 could not in justice to my feelings
pass through your beautiful town without
paving a tribute Of respect to the late en-
inent citizen whom you have lost. 1t was
nv good fortune to know Judge FOlger
personally and officially, and to know him
well, and feel bound to bear Testimony
that he was among the public men of the
United States who shortened his life by
unselfish devotion to public duty. l am
sure that in paying this testimony am
sustained by you who knew him so well
and for so many years enjoyed his friend
ship" |
Senator Lapham joined the party at Ge-
neva
ROCHESTER, N. Y, September 25.-It is
impossible to do Justice by any description |
to the grand ovation which Blaine received |
in Rochester. Its magnitude and enthusi- |
asm seemed to astonish even the egentlemen |
who had taken part in the preparations for
it. The uniformed clubs, some OF them |
mounted extended in lines for about three
quarters of mile, from the depot to the |
stand erected on the court house steps. |
The clubs saluted Blaine as he passed along |
the line, and he returned the salutations.
The streets were filled with dense mass |
of men and women, and every door and |
window in the houses along the route were |
occupied The old Osborne House, five |
story building, formerly the leading hotel
in Rochester, but now transferred into
business building. was crowded with peo-