Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-11-03
THE STANDARD-BEARERS.
Blaine in Connecticut and Cleveland In
New York.

! Blame III SOuhecClCuU ana cleveland II
New York.
| [By Telegraph
! NEW YORK, November 1st-Blaine left thu
| Fifth Avenue Hotel this morning with Post
| master Manley, and drove to the Grand Contra
| depot, where he took the o'clock train 70
Hartford
New HAVEN (Conn), November 1st.-In pur
suance of his promise, made before he started
on his Western tour, Blaine left New York this
morning III a special car attached to the regula
train to visit the principal places in Connecticut
General Fremont accompanied him. Miss Mar
garet Blame and James G. Blaine. Jr, were alSC
of the party. At several points along the route
where the train made its regular stops, groups
were gathered around and cheered. Looking
through the window they discovered Blaine, bul
he did not appear in public until the train
reached Hartford. On the way number OF
Hartford gentlemen who had come to meet him
were presented. General Hawiey boarded the
train at Bridgeport.
was reached at noon. AS the train came to u
stop there were cannon salute and cheering.
Blaine and Fremont, accompaniedSby Senator
Hawley. entered Il carriage and were driven to
Il stand in front of the Courthouse, around
which several thousand people were waiting.
All along the route there were Plumed Knights
and members of other clubs.
Blaine, who was introduced by General Haw-
ley, was loudly cheered He spoke as follows
I" The people OF that splendid section of the
State of Ohio, which was anciently colony OF
Connecticut, commission me by their vote in
October to bear to the mother State, in whose
Capital now stand, assurance of their loyalty
TO New FL gland teachings and New England
principles. [Cheers.l l am here to-day to re-
ceive from you assurances that the mother
State hersefis prepared to prove her fidelity to
her own history and her own example. Re-
Bewed cheers. If there be any State in the
Union profoundly interested in the industries
and financial systems of the United states, as
those systems exist to-day. Connecticut is that
St3fp her 1llurVplDuS industries have hppn
built up under the influence of Il protective
tariff and her great financial center, from which
radiate influences coeNensive with the Union,
has received in full measure the benefit and
blessing of the great financial system which the
Republican party has given to this country.
Cheers The national canvass, now so near
its close, concerns. in the wide sweep of the
great issues it involves, every man, woman and
child in the land. There is not an industry
that viii not be affected by its decision; there is
not Il paper dollar whose value wi not be
changed by a wrong decision. The industrial
and financial system under which our great ma
tional progress has been achieved, during the
last twenty three years, are peculiarly
the work OF the Republican party for at every
step in their enactment they We're resisted by
the Democratic party. Have the voters of Con-
necticut stopped to reflect what would be the
influence upon their State if there was such
change in the tariff as the Democratic party in
Congress came within tWcnty-tour votes of
cfectiug last winter? Have the voters of Con
necticut stopped to think what would be the
effect of an abandonment of the present cur
rency Of the United States, which would GER
tainlY follow if the Democratic party Sh0uld
come into power? That currency system, as it
stands to-day is certainly the most remarkable
III the financial history of the world. a green
back circulation of between three and four
hundred millions is held steadily ut par with
gold by the readiness of the Government with
its coin i'll the treasury to redeem every cent, on
presentation, by exchanging gold dollar for
paper dollar, while the National banks stand
Hair tNTstl
either coin or greenback note, which is mmc-
diately convertible into coin. The only sug-
gestiOn which has come from the Democratic
party during this campaign directly bearing on
this important question is the continually re-
peatcd declaration of Hendricks, the Demo
cratic candidate for Vicepresdent, that
the first measure of his party if elected to
power, would be to get rid of the surplus
the purpose which | have indicated.
[GrOanS. There is no man in the United
states who has given the slightest study to our
existing financial system who does not know
that if Mr., Hendrcks recommendation should
be adopted, the Government would be unable to
redeem the greenhacks in coin. The specie
standard on which the business of the country
rests would he destroyed and the national bank
system fatally impaired. Mr.. Hendricks would
frankly admit, for he is a frank gentleman, that
he is not Il friend to the national bank system,
and that, rs a member of the Senate of the
United States he opposed legislation which
favored the system. Perhaps one of the first
measures of the States Rights Democracy, if
given control OF the Government would be to
restore to the States the power to establish State
banks. We are justified in this assumption by
the argument of the Democrats in Congress for
twenty years past, and by their ceaseless hostil-
ity to the national banking system" The
speaker reminded his hearers that when Abra-
ham Lincoln was elected there were nearly 900
broken State banks III the Union. whose sue
cessiye failures had cost the people annually )
per cent of the total paper circulation of the
fry aud h16 nj 70,
people OF S2yO,U000G0. He said this fact alone
should be conclusive argument in favor of
the present financial system.
At the conclusion of his speech the party re-
turned to the train. As the cars moved off, the
clubs and the people on the streets cheered
heartily, the most conspicuous being the com
pany OF " Undertakes of lSG1.'
The run TO Merdcn was made rapidly. There
was Il very large crowd here, and when Blaine
appeared on the stand he was received with
loud acclamati0ns. He spoke briefly setting
forth the interest Of Connecticut in maintaining
the protective system under which, in the
twenty years between 1860 and 1850, She had in-
creased her wealth rs much as in all the preced-
ing years OF her history, wlEle for more than
half century the democratic party had steadily
opposed it. Therefore every man who really
desired the maintenance of Il protective tariff
whatever his party utilization might have been
in the past, ought to stand now by the Rcpubli-
can party; while on the other nand every man
who wished for free trade should vote with the
Democrats. The points made in favor of the
of the tariff were warmly ap-
plauded. Again at Wallingford he spoke a few
words III the same vein. The train arrived in
New Haven ut 80 o'clock.
To the citizens of New Haven Blaine spoke as
follows: There has been placed III my hand
since my arrival in New Haven al address from
the clergymCn of his city, expressing their re-
spec; and confidence and through the persons
who delivered it the assurance that in matters of
public right and in matters public participation
under the laws ard Constitution OF the United
States they know no sect they Know no Protest
ant, 10 Catholic. no Hebrew, but the equality OF
all. Cries Of G)O1.' good" ana cheers.
In the city of Hartford had letter put in my
hands asking me why had charged the Demo
cratic parry with being inspired by rum, Roman
ism aid rebellion. y voice, "Gou never said
that" My answer i'll the first place is, that
they put into my mouth an unfortunate expres-
sion of another man and III the next place it
gives me an opportunity to Say at the close Of
the campaign that in the public speeches which
h ave made have retained carefully and ill.,
from making any disrespettful allu-
sion TO the Democratic party. ! differ from that
party pr0fuundl: al matters OF principle, but !
have too much respect for the millions of my
countrymen whom il embraces to assail it
with cpiihCls or abuse. fGo0d ~ good p and
cheers In the next place am sure that am
the last man in the United States who would
make Il GiSTcspCctiul ailuSOn to another mans
religion. The United States guarantees freedom
OF religious opinion, and before The law and
under the Constitution the Protestant ana the
CotnOlic and the Hebrew stand entitled to ah-
SOltCtN me same recognition ana inc same pro-
lection. loud chceriusl-and if di>fespcctiu
allusion is to be made against the religion Of
any man. as ! have said, am the last man to
make it. for though Protestant by conviction
and connected with Il Protestant church. |
should esteem myself, OF all, the one most de
graded II under any pressure, or under any
could in any presence make Il
disresVcctiu ailuson 10 that ancient firth in
which my reyercd mother lived and died
Enthusiastic ana long continued cheering
The question row before tie people Of the
United States is not . religious one. The CUES
ton TO be settled IN this election is one that
comes home to the do0rsih aud the fireSide of
every American citizen. We have enjoyed in
this country Tor the past twenty three years the
advantage Of protective tariT. There is not Il
man within the sound OF my voice. there is
not q maniH Connecticut, there is not man
in New England, there is not man in the
United States. who is not directly or indirectly
in the protective tariff iCheerS. |
Blaine then spoke at considerable length on
The tariff issue and PAID warm ttibGte to Gen-
cral Fremont whom lie introduced 70 the
General Fremont who was loudly cheered
spoke briefly in acknowledgment of the recer-
ton given TO him.
AZ Bridgeport there was a crowd numbering
many thousands. The people were enthusias
tjcdlly demonsratiye. Blaine made a very
short speech, and IS the train moved OIL stood