The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-01

At o'clock Mr.. Blaine was driven to the de
pot. Ex Senator B. X Bruce, Emery A. Storrs.
ex Governor Foster, Judge West, and Senator
Plumb, of Kansas, were added to the party of
yesterday. There was some delay at the depot
and it was not until near 10 o'clock that the
special train started for Tiffin and other points
south. Quite crowd gathered, and there was
the usual cheering as the train moved out
At Bradneck, small station about twenty
miles south of Toledo. there was crowd who
exploded an anvil as a salute, but the train went
past at full speed The first stop was at Fos
toria the home of Ex-Governor Foster There
was large gathering at the station, and when
Governor Foster presented Mr.. Blaine, they
broke into loud cheering. Mr.. Blaine, in a few
words expressed his gracifcation at being intro
duced by Governor Foster to the people of Fos-
toria and thanked them for their kind recep-
ton. He then entered a carriage, and
driven across the town to the Baltimore & Ohio
depot, where, as they started the people gave
him three rousing cheers. While waiting at
Fostoria for the train, ex Senator Bruce was
called out by the people, and made speech.
the run to Tifin was made very rapidly.
There was great crowd at the depot, and Mr..
Blaine was received with cheering shouting and
waving of flags. He was driven up into the
town, where a stand had been erected and where
he was presented to several thousand people.
He said:
Ladies and Gentlemen: When was a school-boy,
III Southeastern Ohio, forty three years ago this por
ton of the country presented very different appear
ance frOm Whal u presents to-day. lneSe
years have been divided between Democratic rule and
Republican rule, and leave to the voters of north
western Ohio to say under which there has been
rapid progress not only in this section utthroughout
the whole of this beautiful State Leaving you that
subject to mediate upon, | leave to you the whole
controversy of 1884. Loud applause. l thank you
for this magnificent reception | see in this assem-
biase evidence of peace plenty and prosperity such
rarely finds anywhere in the world, and never
surpassed. 1t is in your own hands to say whether
these shall continue whether shall enter upon
series of doubtful and dangerous experiments. RE
newed cheering.
Emery A. Storrs followed in spirited speech.
At the depot, ex-senator Bruce was called out
and made a few remarks, which were well re-
ceived. There was great cheer for Blaine and
Logan as the train moved out
Nothing could exceed the enthusiasm of the
demonstration at Kenton, the home of the Re
publican candidate for Secretary of State. Gen
eral Robinson introduced Mr.. Blaine, who, as
soon as he could get an opportunity to speak,
said
lam very glad to be welcomed in the home of Gen
era Robinson, for the candidacy of General Robinson,
indorsed by this vast assemblage is the important
prelpde to the national election Of 1884 and the
diGscy of General Robinson If sustained by Ohio,
goes far to settle that contest TCries of HGoodr'
Giopd!' Wen settle it. " You see, therefore, what
you duty is and it is fortunate for Ohio that the
ddte selected to register her expression of popular
opinion is man trusted in every civil station, and
with enviabe record soldier that the candi
datefs strong the cause and candidate be
stronger than the Republican cause Enthusiastic
and prolonged applause.l
AT Bellefontaine there was a large crowd.
They received Mr. Blaine very demonstratively,
and he spoke few words of thanks, disclaiming
the honor for himself and attrbuting the enthu-
siasm of the people to their interest in the Re
publican cause.
r@ere was a fine demonstration at Urbana.
Nj. hlaine was escorted in carriage by large
bodyof Plumed Knights, some on foot and some
on horseback. novel feature of this escort
was troupe of mounted ladies, wearing white
plug hats. The people had begun to gather
early in the forenoon, and large meeting had
been addressed in the afternoon by Senator
Sbersoan. Many Thousand people were assem-
6ied around stand in the central square of the
city, to which Mr. Blaine was driven. His ap-
pearance on the stand called forth an outburst
OF deafening cheers, again and again renewed
After he had been introduced, by Mr.. Warnock.
the chairman of the local committee he stood
for somo seconds viewing the stirring scene,
and then said:
The most important act of the old Confederation,
after the original thirteen States had acquired their
independence was the formation of the Northwest
Territory pousy dedicated to free labor by the wise
statesmen of the revolution. From 1887 that Terri
tory, divided among five great States, of which Ohio
is the Oldest has been the abode of an Industrious
honest intelligent population. They have maintained
liberty and civil government and have acquired great
wealth, see before me a vast assemblage of those
who were born on the soil of that Territory, and I
wish to call their attention to this facthat of all the
great wealth it now represents much the larger por
ton has been produced and acquired since the Re
PS''NA
plause. The wealth has been produced and acquired
under the influence of wise financial system, and
under the encouragement of a protective tariff lap
plause and to the five States carved outof that North
west Territory is now in peculiar and emphatic
sense left the question whether this financial and in
dustrfl system shall be maintained Several voices,
"Yes, yes. Ohio is the first to speak and the Nation
awaits her voice. Prolonged cheering.l
At 5:15 the train arrived at Springfield. This
is largely a manufacturing town, and all the
shops had closed in order to give the working
MAJ an OTf11 init 10 Mr. 1ain Ac
as the people gathered around the depot and
saw him they cheered and shouted, and made all
kinds of uproarious demonstrations. With diff
fculty he was got into a carriage and was
driven around through the city. Then he was
brought back to a stand near the depot aud
here the cheering was as great as before
Within a few minutes of his appearance the
stand, he looked out upon fully 10000 people
Being introduced by B. H. Warder, the chair
man OF the meeting, Mr.. Blaine said;
I have the pleasure of addressing community pc.
culiarly devoted to manufacturing, a community
deeply interested in the industrial system of the
United States community specially allied with the
agricultural development of the United States. You
manufacture great variety and great number of
agricultural implements. But for the ingenious i'm
plements which you turn out the wheat crop of the
United States could not be harvested. That wheat
crop is so immense that its harvesting begins in
Texas in May ard proceeds northward at the rate of
about eleven miles per day and winds up in Septem-
ber on our northern border running for more than
100 days at about eleven miles per day. Applause.
Now, do you think it good policy to
have these agricultural implements imported
from abroad do you prefer to make them at homel
[Cres, AT home '"at home. y Well my friends
there is one policy of government that encourages
their manufacture at home a voice. That's
Blanes and there is another that would send their
manufacture abroad. This latter policy would force
great numbers of men engaged in manufacturing
to turn farmers and thus still further gu the wheat
market. increasing production, decreasing consump-
ton athome, and necessarily reducing the profits of
agriculture You have the opportunity, at the ap-
election,
and do not believe that you need any instruction
from to your interest your duty. En-
thusiastic cheering
The jam at Springfield was so great that the
Blaine party had considerable difficulty in get
ting back to their train.
From Springfield the run was made rapidly to
Dayton, where there was another great and en-
thusiastic crowd. Mr. Blaine was escorted by
the local committee to the Beckel House, where
he took tea. Immediately after tea he went out
to review a great torchlight nrncessinn. The