Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-10-29
lEDNEsDAY, OCTOBER 90, 1884.

tathy Ay such modes of wsopre. We,
thsgeed x toyou this wmd os &6od cheer:
ands4 Ge b6g ieave 70 say that we recog-
nize - 3eil0W Citizen justly honored, an
expcrto( beetesnKn, . patri0tic leader, q
~ adfs1 rad Of both the laborer snd the op-
preFss1 short, i typical Amcf4cAn, snd, as
~ tn ecming President Of The United
9o III l. Blaine rsplied: Il '.
60 ! @ rts9 dcs any .9pcere ahsats, gentlemen,
which ives iHia iH1Inastrste Il tho i tsachnas You ~
cnfOscel though we. do not have In t1lis
country Ani0n Of church and state, I yet
fccoenaS great influence which the Christian
mtnistx7 tiy and propt rlv exercises in form
ing . jq ablic opinion. ind cannot In terms
too warl Syress the gratitu y feel for your
cord rance OF esteem n support.
From 1anapolis to the ONO River the same
scenes fepeatsd that were witnessed from
the nest n border to tho CAPITAL city Of tho
thruneaS people welcomed ana cheered the
Kreat G 46ltcan ttader ~ Evansville. VIM
nennek IeTe Haute TIE crDwds were enor-
- n sls 8 u e sSs:sshs, .saeaoc a q
y 400. After fmproesiug upon his hearers the
duty Of Indiana to vote to maintain the protec-
tfon policy which had done 20 much Tor the
"A very respectable member Of the Society
OF Friends spoke TO me in Indianapolis yester
day In warm cOmmendation OF the proposition
originally designed under th4AdministrAtion OF
President Ga, field. such q movement as that
/ consider myself to be the basis of q sound
and wise foreign policy. We seek no interven-
tion in the sti uRgles and contentious Of Eu-
ropean GOvesnments, but we do seek the ex-
pansion OF trade. with our American neigh
bors. and ~ the pferequist thereto
We seek friendly and peaceful relations with all
the countries 0f. North md South America.
ICheers1 We seek more than that we desire
not only to be peaceful and friendly with these
nations. but We desire thatth shall be Peace
ful and friendly With each other. confess that
]. can IMAGINE no more Impressive spectacle
tions @ aN' Of the New World M meeting Ing in
the capital Of the gro1t republic, and
solemnly agreeing that ~ between themselves
war shall cease, and that every difficulty that
may arise shau be submitted to impartial aybi.
tration for Just ana friendly settlement.
Cheers Almost every republic Of North and
South America has indicated its desire to meet
in such q &C ngress IN the city of Washington,
and every instinct Of justice, every consider
alton OF philanthropy, every teaching Of Christi
anity suggests that such congress- should he
held. Though it would embrace in its member
ship only the nations OF America 1t could not fail
II successful in it's grand design to affect favor
ably the opinions Of the world. I confess
United States Of America than to initiate
movement that might in the wide sweep of its
benefcent influence incorporate the principles
Of iendly arbitration as permanent part of
the international code Of the world Without
intermeddling in the affairs Of other nations, we
can exert upon the4 the influence Of lofty ex-
ample and ct nmelld to them policy based on
the eternal prineiples Of justice" Prolonged
cheertngJ sssssA