Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-10-30

Delmonico's some night this week. Tn
letter requested him to fix day that woul
be most convenient for him to meet hi
hosts In answer to the invitation Blain
replied;
"Hon. William w. Erdrts, John Jacob 1sio
and others Nep rork-I accept with muel
pleasure your kind invitation to dine witt
YOU next week, and indicate Wednesda,
| evening as one agreeable to myself, bu
shall gladly leave the assignment of time t
such is tho origin. of the Dime
to Blaine this evening. The hou
set for dinner was 7 O'Clock A
that time long lines OF carriages had lei
their occupants at the doors, and 200 gentle
men we're engaged In handshaking and pre
pairing for the banquet II was o'clocl
when Blaine reached the rooms, and few
minutes later, as he entered the ballroom
by the hand clapping OF others OF the com
pany who had preceded him and stood a
their respective places at the tables Mr.
Blaine was escorted to the post of honor b,
VIM. NJ. Eyarts and Mr.. Cyrus W. Field, and
4. l
three cheers for James q. Blaine, proposed
by Mr.. A. r. Whitney.
1t was 940 o'clock when ex-Secretar,
Evsrts raped for order with his gavel and
began his address. As he rose in his place
, loud applause greeted him; as he closed
there were more cheers. Three cheers fol
james G. Blaine were called for and given
} with enthusiasm and were repeated In re
Spouse 10 voice from the lower end of the
hall shouting three more. When Mr.. Blaine
arose he was greeted with whirlwind oi
applause. When quiet was restored he made
an appropriate speech.
The room was elaborately decorated. The
tables were laden with rare plants inter
mingled with delicate and artistic articles
of the confecti0ners art. Handsome chan
| deliers were tastefully trimmed with smi-
| lax and the air WAS laden with the per
fumes OF roses. A monster bed OF elegant
tic lowered lettering, rested cu
the table at which Mr. Blaine was
seated. A handsome banner bearing
the national shield and representing
an American eagle holding IN Its beak 4
green garland was suspended from the wall
behind the presiding officer, Mr.. VIM. NJ.
| Evarts. The distinguished guest of the
evening, Mr.. Blaine, sat Immediately on the
right Of the President, Levi Z. Morton, U,
left OF Mr.. Evarts. The other guests at the
principal table and In the order of sitting
were: On the right Judge Noah Davis, Pre-
siding Justice OF the Supreme Court OF
ernor Sgw Cor Cornell ell Of New York, ex-Goyernor
Hoyt Of Pennsylvania, Cyrus w.. Field and
Chas Coon, Assistant Secretary of the Treas
ury. ON the left, Rev. Henry NJ. Field, ID,
D.; ex-senator Thos 9. Plat, ex,Judge John
Among the more prominent of the other
gentlemen forming the company were White
| law Ried. Henry Glewes, Cornelius N. Bliss,
Jacob D. yermilye. =. N Bates, J. NJ Bundy,
man, Brayton Ives. August Kountz. Thos &.
| Plat, Clarence 4. Seward David Dowd, Jr.,
VIM. II. Robertson and ID. =. Babcock.
Cyrus w. Field, Esq, from whose office
the tickets Of admission had been sent out,
John Jay, who Is ont of the city In oonnee-
tion with the business OF the Civil Service
Commission, from John Sherman, who is
speaking ct Springfield, Massachusetts,
| ing election will call your honored guest to
the high place he Is SO well fitted to FILL
Eugene Hale was also away, owing to q
campaign engagement. The various tables
were supplied with dainty designs intended
industries Of the country in which
the citizens are for the most part engaged,
One table was devoted to sculpture and to
arts, letters and science and one to the iron
bristol board. On the front appears two ma
tional flags with their STATS crossed The
binding Of the stats at the point where they
meet Is crimson ribbon, the folds 0fwhich
are tossed by the wind so that the streaming
ends are borne upwards over crossed flags
and form the Initials j. q. b. Immediately
below this design appears the inscription,
nDinDer to the Hon. James G. Blaine,
Wednesday. Dot. %, 1884, at 7 P. NJ, Delmoni
co.'s Fifth avenue and Twenty-sixth street. {"
When the guests were seated grace was said
by Rev. DIR. Henry NJ. Field.
After the banquet an adjournment was
taken to the parlor where Mr. Evarts pre-
septed Mr.. Blaine in few. well chosen re.
cheersand made the following remarks:
BLAiNE's SPEECH.
1t Is a great reversal of positions, Mr.. Presi-
dent, addressing Mr.. Evarts, that makes me
hear you ascribe the leadership to me, Zap
plausel for 1t has been my duty and my
pleasure in these long years TO follow y0n
wisdom In public affairs and join with my
countrymen in aseribing to you not merely
the great merit OF leadership In the noblest
of professions, but to yield our admiration
for the singular success which has given to
you the opportunity to lead In three Of the
most important cases ever pleaded by
member Of the American baT [Appause.
First In resisting your own party in what
you conceived to be the impolicy II not the
of good, good. and cheers.l Second. in
maintaining before the greatest internation..
al tribunal that has ever assembled
in modern times the rights OF
wrongs to her that grew out OF the civil war
[applauseI and third. perhaps averting an
other civil wal by plesding before an Elec.
toral Commission peaceful settlement OF
the angriest political discussion that ever
arose between parties in the United states.
Applause and cheers.I | turn now from
your President TO thank you, merchants and
professional men, leaders In the great and
complex society Of New York, to thank you
for receiving me not merely at this festal
board, but also In that far more impressive
reception which the close Of this rainy day
witnesses in your broad and beautiful ave-
nues. could not am sure by any possible
stretch OF vanity take this large and generous
demogaratiog TO myself 1t is given TO me
only for the time. ss tepreseltatlya Of
the principles which you and hold In oom'
mon touching those great interests which
underlie, as we believe. the prosperity OF
the nation Applause and y y hitting that
should lead; 1t is fitting that the financial
center of the continent should lead; II Is ht-
ting that this great city. second only In the
world, should give expression to the con
tinent OF its views and It's Judgments on the
important questions to be decided on Tues
day next By the American people. Cheers
And venture, not that know 1t so we'll as
you. but that I am spokesman for the pres
ent--I venture 70 remind you men OF New
~
influence and your magnificent prestige that
seventy per cent. OF the entiie property of
this city has been acquired since Abraham
Lincoln Vas iqalgnrated on the ilh OF
fact Of percentage and Of Statistics ifit did
| not carry with II an argument OF moral
The common apprehension In regard to New
York Is that II Is simply great commercial
city so great that its exports and imports
Is exported from or imported into
the United States. That we all know,
but we are often prone to forget
that New York Is the largest manufacturing
ception, that OF the 6oO0. .00o0uo of manufac.
lures annually produced In the United
States, this great Empire State furnishes
one S fourth, 81 200 600 oco q which this great
these facts comes that great sympathy, that
great identity OF interest which has moved
| previously existing conflicts between what
has been known as manufacturing and COM
bo No e sn iaSush Us thes
less the three great Interests oomprehended
under agriculture, manufactures and
commerce are acting In hamony, one with
the other and Joining together for a common
end and for the common good. tCheers.
II is usually thought that change OF gov
ernment means but little; that we come to
gether with our votes on given day and
count them rs the sun goes down, and one
genilemen, Il is worth while TO remembel
that the United States Is proceeding to-day
upon a given basis OF public policy
might say upon given series OF public poli
clea. We have great financial system; We
have great currency system; W.
have an important. rational credit
we have the levying of duties, which Ia,
been so well described by your distinguished
president OF the evening, so adjusted tha
the industries OF the country are fostereC
, and encouraged thereby. Wehave three i'm
portant constitutional amendments tina
, grew out OF the war, upon which at thii
, hour and in the hours and the days and the
weeks and the years to follow, the grea
issues hang in this country, Are we. II ",
, should be invited to step down ant
out and our opponents 10 step ,uI
and In (aughter), are we 10 understand that
these policies are TO be reversed lqries o
"Yes, ,""yes."l, then II we are TO understand
that they are 70 be reversed we should on,
and allprepare for agrand disaster; l"Hear,
ton iet me recall 10 your minds that the re
peal OF ten lines In tie National bankils ae