The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-23

seen and heard to show that the Re
publicans of the Pocket" aided by thou
sands from other portions of southern
Indiana, and from Illinois, more than measured
up to their duty and privilege in their reception
of Mr. Blaine. To speak of the demonstration
in a general way, it is only to be ftly compared
with the indianapolis demonstration of yester-
day. The city was beautifully decorated If
anything, the embellishments of business stores
and of private residences was more general and
certainly more elaborate and tasteful than
in the capital The line of march down Main
street from the depot to the stand, which was
erected in Sunset Park, on the river bank, was
through waving forest of red, white and blue,
while there were to be seen in profusiOn displays
both ingenious and attractive.
AS prelude TO what was to be seen further
along, the depot building was an index. Itself
a very handsome structure, it was decorated
with lavish taste. AS in Indianapolis, the great
crowds of people had patiently stood waiting
the arrival of the train The air was very much
cooler to-day than yesterday though the sun
was brightly shining after a morning of clouds
and rawness, but the test of their patient endur-
ance and enthusiasm was not too great, and
the expected guest standing with uncovered
head such yell went up as beggars description
"a yell taken up along the heightened
ranks until the whole city was in an
uproar. The thousands and tens of thousands
of people seemed to be fuller of yell than the
people of indianapolis were, and they were alb
solutely wild. Men, women and children
running after the hero of their hearts, reckless
alike of comfort and of safety
AS the procession approached the business
center of the city, the throng and the excite
ment increased to pitch absolutely beyond
control. The windows of the buildings were
filled with people waving flags and handker
chiefs, firing roman candles, and adding to the
universal din. At the corner of Main and Fourth
streets al arch was sprung, spanning the street
from curb to curb, with the motto, "The work
ingmen of Evansville greetyOu, and seated at the
sides, in terraced rows, were hundreds of work
men, each with flag or other emblem The
progress Of Mr. Biaines carriage could easily be
deter mined by the advance of the iubilant
noise, which swelled and swelled in force until,
from their exhaustion, it seemed the great
crowd held their voices" when Mr.. Blaine
mounted the stand and was introduced by Mr..
kumler in q few well-chOSen words.
The place of the speaking was happily chosen.
The park was entirely inclosed by Gordon of
banners bearing appropriate legends, the ma
jority of them referring to the great doctrine of
protection to American industry interspersed
with personal welcomes to Blaine and tributes
to General Logan the BLACK Eagle of Illinois"
Back of Mr.. Blaine flowed in peaceful majesty
the beautiful Ohio, which contributes so largely
to the prosperity of this metropolis of southern
Indiana. From the bosom of the waters was re-
flected back the sheen of thousands of dancing
torches, and with the hundreds of gas jets and
electric lights on the shore, there WAS perfect
background for the dazzling scene in front. Mr..
Blaine was much impressed and inspired by the
demonstration, and by the earnest and respect
full attention accorded him. With great force
and aptness he presented the argument which he
has so happily used throughout the entire trip
The manner and the matter of his speeches are
indescribable. With all the force of a trip
hammer, and with the clearness of bell, Mr.
Blaine can give the whole unanswerable argu
ment for protective tariff IN ten-minutes ad-
dress. He never SPOKE better or with more
effectiveness than this evening, in the presence
of two States which graphically illustrates
the advantages of Republican protective tariff
on the one hand, and of Democratic free trade
on the other. At the conclusion of his address
Mr.. Blaine was driven to the residence of Hon
VIM. Heilman, whose guest he was for the
night
The departure of Mr. Blaine dissolved the
immense crowd and scattered it throughout
the city, to await the night parade. 1t is impos-
sible to estimate the number of people in the
city They came from all this section of the
State, and from southern Illinois and from Ken
lucky. There were large delegations from st.
Louis and from Belleville, ILL.,, and that vicinity.
The crowd can only be estimated by scores
of thousands. While riding down Main street it
seemed as if the immense throngs at Indianapo-
lis were fully duplicated 1t certainly cannot
be exaggeration to say that there were so, 900
people here. Southern Indiana never saw its
like and Evansville certainly covered
itself with honor and glory 1t was
worth the rearrangement of the
tour through the State to have seen such day
as this has been in the Pocket" The occasion
will have great influence in exciting the enthusi-
asm of the Republicans, and in waking up the
party to full vote, i'll confirming whoever may
have been wavering and in bringing out into
full sympathy with the Republican party many
who are breaking away from their old Demo
cratic associates.
The arrangements of the local committee were
as near perfect as could be, while the loyal en-
thusiasm of all the citizens as shown in the al
most universal decoration and in their open
handed hospitality to the strangers within their
gates, can not be too highly praised,
Magnificent Display at Night.
Special to the indianapolis journal.
EVANSVILLE Oct. % If the street demon
stration and general display of the city this af-
tornoon was great the torchlight parade to night
was simnlY grand beyond comnarison with anv-