The Portland daily press., 1884-10-29
IN NEW YORK.
Mr.. Blaine's Trip Through the
State.
SEVERAL STEERING SPEECHES
MADE YESTERDAY.


promptly at o'clock this morning. The first
stop was at Waverley, where there was very
large gathering for so early hour. Mr.
Blaine spoke briefly upon the illustration
afforded by the State of New York of the
benefits of protective tariff 1t was raining
when the train reached Oswego, but there was
very large crowd at The depot. Mr.. Blaine
stepped ont to fat car decorated for the oc-
casion and was received in the usual enthu
siastic manner. Ex-senator T. @. Platt In
troduced him. Mr.. Blaine said:
Nothing has caused me more regret than
that pass through southern New York in rain
storm. | waited to meet the people without
causing discomfort to them, yet nothing has i'm
pressed me more than the fact that fIom the time
entered the STATE at jamestown to this hour the
rain has not sufti;e to Quench or to sbae the en-
ihusiasm Of he Republican masses. As SAID yes
terday at jamestown it shows that are not dry
weather party.
Mr.. Blaine went on to speak of the great
growth in wealth of the State of New York
from 1860 to 1880 an increase much greater re-
latively than the increase OF population, aud
said that no intelligent man, Democrat or Re-
publican, would deny that it was due in
degree TO the influence of protective tariff.
AT this place the crowd was very large and
the enthusiasm intense. Mr. Blaine in his
speech paid tribnte TO the memory of Daniel
Dickinson as patriot, which evoked great
applause
y AT Susquehanna where the principal shops
OF the Erie road are located there was great
crowd composed largely of workmen when
Mr.. Blalne's train arrived. Mr.. Blaine spoke
briefly of the benefits of protective policy to
American labor. He was followed by Hon. L.
Harmon who was the Democratic candidate
for attorney general of Illinois at the last
election. Mr. Harmon's speech was also upon
the fl question and was warmly appauded
by the crowd.
NEW YORK, Oct. 2S-At Port Jarvis Mr..
Blaine addressed the crowd as follows:
This town is the centre Of railway industry and
IN aal1 ha of tha ilwnv mar xvhn
do me the honor to listen to me to the fact that
when the Republican party came into pow,r in the
the country. That was 23 years ago. There are
now nearly 10000 miles and the railway industry
not merely in the capital employed in the running
of trains but In the general employment of men
has increased in even larger proportion than four
fold ratio of the mileage of roads. Is there any
here who doubts that? That oulgrowth of
The railway system of country is simply an ac-
curate measure of the growth of the industr,e of
the country, industries whose growth was stimu-
engaged in various av cations, some of you in the
Jailway business. some of you in manufactures and
you whose prospe ity is not affected not whose
fires de l. lot reached, by the Influence of protec-
tive tariff. Men speak of the city of New York as
interested in free trade because it IS great
con mercial metropolis. Why there are five men;
do not know but what may say there are ten men
in the city of New York whose bread depends
ultimately upon protective tariff 10 everv
who depends upon free trade. We are in the habit
of speaking of commercial cities as hough they
but New York never had so commerce as she
has had since the protective tariff has been in full
operation, ami since Lincoln was inaugursted the
exports from New York have more than doubled all
that she had exported from the time when the first
Dutchn. an set his foot on Mahattan Island down TO
1851. prolonged cheeriBg) cel taiLly would not
advocate protective system if it injured any OF the
great interests of the country but the fact is that
there never was time when agriculture, manu-
features and commerce went forward SO rapidly
with SO great results in any nation as in the Uniie1
States durHz the list % years under the operation
Of protective tariff. (Cheers9
At Midoletown Mr.. Blaine in the course of
his remarks said:
have just returned from long tour through the
great prosperous States of the West-of Ohio,
Michigan, Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin aud
everywhere found the Republican party united,
tion in New York. If you have had any difference
in your own ranks. if there have been any little dis
sensons trust You will forget them and that there
will be but one Republican party in the Safe of
New York l trust that there will no longer be
h If breedsn or stalwarts,' nut only Republicans.
Tnst shall tolerate jealousi, heart burn
lngs within ranks but that ignoring differences
Of the past, we shall unite in common and honor
able combat az inst our common enemy, not only
Of our party but believe Of the prosperity of
the country. Cheers.
AT Paterson there was an immense multi
tude waiting the arrival of the train, certainly
not less than 10000 persons. They had BAN
ners and cannon aud fireworks, and when Mr.
Blaine appeared they cheered and yelled so vo-
ciferouSly aud set off their fire works so contn-
uously that it seemed idle to attempt speech
Hon. VIM. Walter Phelps introduced Mr..
Blaine, whO returned thanks for his reception,
and urged the people to vote for Mr.. Phelps as
their representative. This advice was reeeiv-
cd with three cheers for Phelps.
At Passaic there was quite demonstration
and Mr.. Blaine spoke few words of thanks.
he said that the most enthusiastic ReDubl-
cans he had met in the West were in Indiana,
and that from what he had seen tonight be
was inclined to think the most enthusiastic
Republicans Of the East were in New JERSEY.
(Cheers.) About o'clock the train ran into
the depot at Jersey City. Here the people
cheered Mr.. Blaine and crowded around him
so that il was MT easy for the party to get
through the ferry house. The ferry company
had provided special boat which carried the
party to tue foot of 23d street, whence they
were driven to the Fifth Avenue Hotel, where
Mr.. Elkins, Senator Hale and Mr.. Blaine's
wife and daughter were awaiting him.
1t is six weeks since Mr.. Blaine left Augusta.
In that time he has travelled by rail more than
5000 miles and made from 10 to 20 speeches
per day. He is in excellent health and spir-
its-even better than when he arted. The
run from Elmrs today, 272 miles, was one of
the longest made in any one day, and owing to
the excellent arrangements made by officers of
the Ere road and good management of Mr..
Draper of the National Committee at the
same tin Q 1t was one of the easiest although
it incl uded is stops and speeches.
NEW YORK., Oct. 28.-Mr. Blaine was ex-
pectrd to be- present at the meeting of the
Irish-Americau and German-American citi-
zsns at CbickeriDg Hall, this evening, but
could not attend. His son, Walker Blaine. .ex.
planned his fathers absence, and his presence
was loudly cheered.