The Portland daily press., 1884-09-26
INTENDING ENTHUSIASM.
Mr.. Blaine's Journey Through New
York.
AN EXCURSION TO THE OsWEGO
FALLS FAIR AND A SPEECH.

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Sept. 25.-At $50 this
morning, Mr.. Blaine left on a special train to
attend the fair of the Oswego Falls Agricultu-
raj Society. A committee from the fair asso-
citation came by an early train to escort MT.
Blaine and party to the grounds. During the
run to the fair ground, which occupied abo1t
forty minutes, Mr.. Blaine had an informal re-
ception. At the grounds he was received by
the officers of the association. He was escort
cd to the carriage and driven around the
grounds. When he took his position on the
stand, he was loudly cheered. President Mer-
RAM, of the fair association, introduced Mr..
Blaine as one of Americas most eminent aud
most honored citizens. Mr.. Blaine waited for
the cheering to subside, and then said;
There is no year in the history of the United
States in which, through all its borders the agrcul
turist has rejoced as he does this year. There
no politics in agriculture. (Applause). The crop
for Democrat and for Republican is alike good or
Democrat and to Republican. We meet, therefore,
on agricultural fair grounds, If nowhere else, on
the broad plane of American citizenship (cries OF
"good, ""good,' and cheers, which ia much high
or title than Democrat or Republican. (Enthusias-
tic applausel. 1t is in that capacity that stand
before you this morning. and it is in that capacity
that extend to you my congratulations and my
very hearty thanks for your generous reception,
Great cheering followed this speech Speech
es we're made by Hon. Chauncey M. Depew.
Martin /. Townsend, Theodore M. Pomeroy of
Auburn, and Senator Coggeshall.
About IL o'clock the party started on their
return to Syracuse. A few minutes stop was
made at Baldwinsvile. where Mr.. Blaine
was introduced to about 1000 people, to whom
he said few courteous words of acknoWledg-
ment. AS the train moved away, Committee
man Draper was compelled to stand guard be-
side Mr. Blaine to prevent men from risking
THAR livnp IN hold Of hic
two men almost fell under the wheels, and the
train moved off amid excitement
On arriving again at Syracuse, Mr.. Blaine
and friends were driven to the New York Gem
trail depot. AT 1910 the party started for Au.
burn in the same car in which they came from
New York yesterday. The depot space along
the track was well filed with people eager to
see Mr.. Blaine. AS the train moved out he
appeared on the rear platform and was cheered.
SENECA FALLS, N. Y, Sept 25.--The prepa-
ratiens at Auburn for the reception of Mr..
Blaine, were quite elaborate. AS the train en-
tered the depot it exploded torpedoes on the
track, and there was salute of cannon. A
platform had been erected outside of the de-
pot, and thither Mr.. Blaine was escorted, and
was thus brought face to face with about 10000
people. His appearance was the signal for an
outDurst OF cheering. Hon. d. M. Osborne
presided over the meeting, which was ad dress
ed by Mr. Blaine, as follows:
thank you, citizens of Cayuga county. for this
reception. confess / am glad to be here. am
glad to visit the home of VIM. 81. Seward. Great
cheering). If there be among the statesmen of the
past one who more deserves the admiration and
gratitude of the American people than your great
citizen, do not know his name. (Cries of good,
and cheers. If there be higher statesmanship In
the annals of America than was shown by MIR. Sew
ard from 1849 to the close of the civil war know
not where it is recorded, and we NAV ali learn a
great lesson from recalling his history, and may
well profit by his example. If we are Republicans
we shall be quckened in our zeal; if Democratswe
shall learn liberation (applause); If simply Ameri
can citizens, we shall be warmed and stimulated in
our patriotism. (Renewed applause, and cries of
GOOD! GoodD 1t is as an humble representative of
the great principles which Mr.. Seward indicated
throughout his iustrious life that before you
today. Great cheeringl. But am not here to
make political speech. am here only to ac-
knowledge, with gratitude and thankfulness the
great cordially of your reception, and to wish you
abundant prosperity and happiness.
Mr.. Blaine's remarks were followed by
speeches from Mesars. Pomroy, Tenney, DepeW
and Rev. B. Ives. After Mr.. Blaine had spok-
en- he retired to the rear Of the platform and
received greetings from number of prominent
ladies. When the train left Mr.. Blaine was
called out again and stood on the rear platform
amid the cheers of the multitude, hundreds of
whom ran after the train seeking an opportu-
nifty to shake hands.
GENEVA, N. z, Sept. 25.-At Seneca Falls
there was q large gathering. Gen. Murray in
ed with cheers. He said.
I thank you gentlemen for this cordial reception
have almost exhausted my power to give thanks
TO the numerous assembages that have greeted me
SO Kindly on my present journey through the state
OF New York. But wish to express my gratitude
for the compliment you pay me and TO say that
those of you who have not travelled if there be now
country you live in and you should thank God daily
almost as the Pharisees that you are not as other
men are, for certainly there is not within the limits
of the United States land that seems to smile with
greater plenty with greater beauty than does this
western section of New York. Enthusiastic ap-
plause.)
The next stop was at Waterloo where Mr..
Blaine left the train to visit the Seneca coun-
ty agricultural fair. He was escorted to the
grounds by the Plumed Knights of Waterloo
citation had arranged to charge an admission
fee, but after Mr.. Blaine's carriage had en-
tered the grounds the people followed in q
body and forced their way in regardless OF the
efforts OF the gate Keepers to prevent them.
There were many ladies in the assemblage.
Mr.. Blaine's presence aroused great enthusi-
asm. When called upon for speech he
stood up in the crrriage and said loosely that
he did not feel qualified to make a suitable
speech at an agricultural fair. But he had
the good fortune to travel with q practical
farmer, Hon. Martin /. Townsend Of Troy. He
then introduced Mr.. Townsend, who made a
short agricultural speech. Then the Plumed
Knights escorted Mr.. Blaine back to the train.
There were repeated calls for "Blaine" before
he left the grounds but he responded only bv
bowling. At $40 the train arrived at this
place where Mr.. Blaine paid tribute to the
late Judge Folger, which was very favorably
received.
BUFFALO, Sept 25.-At Geneva a salute
was fired as the train came up to the station,
aud in few minutes several thousand persons
were gathered at the rear of the train. Among
them were body of enthusiastic Plumed
Knights. Mr. Blaine, after being introduced
by his namesake, M. F. Blaine of Geneva,
briefly thanked the people for their kind re-
ception and then said
could not in justice to myself pass throueh
your beautiful town without paying tribute of re-
spect to the late eminent citizen whom you have
lost. 1t was my fortune to know Judge Folger per-
sonally and officially, land to know him WE'LL and
feel bound to bear testimony that he was one
among the public men of the United States who
shortened his life by unEelish devotion to pubic
duty. am sure that in bearing this testimony
am sustained by you who knew him so we'll and for
so many years enjoyed his friendship.
Mr.. Blaine received great ovation in Roch-
ester. Uniformed clubs extended in lin for
about three-quarters of a mile from the depot
along the way to the stand erected on the
Court House steps, and the streets were filed
with dense mass OF men and women, and
every door and window in houses along the
route was occupied. Mr.. Blaine was received
with tremendous cheering. He said:
am sure no desire to offer a personal compli
ment to any livipg man could have brought this
vast audience together, and have not the vanity to
accept it as offered to myself individually. 1t is
rather an expression by this great assemblage of
the people of western New York of their confidence
in those principles which have brought prosperity
to our country and have built your own beautiful
city rs one of the exempars and illustrations of that
prosperity. The Republican party embodies in Its
creed four distinct and important doctrines; first,
peace with the whole world; second commercial ex-
pansion in every practical direction; third
agement OF every form of American industry
enthusiastic applausel Fourth, protection to
every citizen native naturalized at home and
abroad. Renewed cheers.)
Under these policies the Republican party strives
TO conduct the government; under these principles
the Republican party submits itself to the judg-
ment of the American people; on these principles
we conquer or on these are conquered. thank
you, gentlemen; thank you from the bottom of
my heart, for whatever in this splendid ovation is
personal to myself; but ask your attention, with
especial emphasis to the Importance of those posi-
tions to which have so briefly adverted To the
latest hour of my life can never forget this bril-
liant scene, nor can mistake its wide significance.