Daily Republican., 1884-10-02
Mr.. BLAINE'S TOUR.
ENTn UslAsM Al EVERY STOP
: PING POINT-OvHBWHELM.
InG OVATION.

DAYTON, o., Oct. 1.-Mr. b laine. &C
companied by ex Governor Foster,
Senator Frye and others, was driven out
at nine O'Clock this morning to the Sol
diers' Home, near Dayton. While he
was inspecting the pretty m usic hall .
large body Of soldiers followed him In
and called upon him for speech. Mr..
Blaine thanked them for the kind TO
ception they had given him, and re-
marked that the beauty and comfort
which he saw around him in this, the
chief sold iers' home In the country con.
firmed him In his opinion as TO the good
of these Institutions and rewarded him |
for the part he lad taken as member |
of the Military Committee of the House |
of Representatives In their original es-
tablishment Ni ll..
The sold iers cheered Mr.. Blaine ~ he |
retired He then entered his special |
car and proceeded on his way to Gin
cinpati.
HAMILTON, O., Oct. 1.-Wbile the
train was waiting At the depot several
hundred men, women and children
@ thered around IL, trying to get an
opportunity TO shake hands with Mr..
Blaine. He was In his private state
room, but they discovered him and
crowded around the window. He shook
hands with the ladies and children
that could get near, but had to refuse to
gratity the men, rs his hands were get.
tions of the operation.
| One of the ladies who spoke to Mr..
Blaine was q native of the town in
Pennsy lvania where he was born. He
Dseemed greatly pleased at meeting her,
and talked few minutes about old
times there. Then pretty little girl,
who wanted to kiss Mr.. Blaine. was
held up, and when he kissed her the
people cbeered.
At several small towns and farm
houses along the road the train was
saluted with cheers and the waving of
flags, and In reply to every such salute
the Lincoln Club sent back ringing
cheer. The train barely stopped at
Middletown, where there was small
but enthusiastic crowd. At 1920 o..
clock the train arrived at Hamilton.
Here Mr. Blaine and party were
driven through the town to stand in
front Of the court. house, where there
was gathering of many thousand peo-
Iple.
H. L. Morey introduced Mr.. Blaine
Ias the most distinguished representa-
!, tive of the policy ofprotection to Ameri-
can industry. After the crowd had
cheered repeatedly, order was restored
, and Mr. Blaine said
II Citizen Of Ohio. 1t is now forty
Iyears since the question Of protective
tariff engaged the attention Of the
! American people as profoundly as II
: does to-day. 1t was in the contest be.
tween Mr. Clay and Mr.. Polk In 1874
/ that the great national debate on the
question took place, and the great pro
) tective tariff was defeated not by thu
popular vote, but by the bad faith O.
the party which succeeded In the cleo
: ton, and ! beg to call your attention.
. the attention of large manufacturing
population-to the fact that the policy
Of protecting American industry ha.
, never been defeated in the United
States BY q popular vote. [Cheers. ]
81 The contrary policy has been forcei
upon the people AZ different time
through the bad faith of their represen
o ltatives, but never, repeat, by the popu
o lar vote upon deliberate appeal Il
9 the people in their primary capacity
Q ! 1t therefore would seem to be the dut.
of the people of the United States, If b.
q majority they believe In the polio.
of protection, to sec to 1t that the part.
is sustained that can be trusted to up
hold it. ["GOod," Good" ant
!, cheers. Yes, but, said gentleman
TO me yesterday, protection does no
sIalways secure abundant prosperity
J There are great many idle men no,
> in the country. Well, grant 1t. Their
!, has neve- yet been a policy devised b.
!, !, the IL of man that will secure throug
!, all times and all seasons continuOu
u flow of prosperity.
But the question is whether, over
given series of years, there has nc
!, been larger degree of prosperity
z the peoI lie under the policy Of protec
;, tion than under the policy Of fire.
70 trade. The question is to be gauge
and tested, not by the experience OF
single year, but by the experience OF
y series Of years. We have had' a pre-
It tective tariff now for more than two d.
3. cades, and ask you whether there ha
ever beer another period of years /
Ia which the United States has made sue
/. progress as during the last twent
. years. d" Never" and cheers.) But
il true. Now and then there will com
little lull and a little reaction in bus
!" ness. There will come little lull ii
tie reaction even in the laws of natart
You had q great drought in Obi
this year, but you do not on that al
10 count avow that you will have n
O. more rain. On the contrary, you al
the more firmly persuaded that rain
the only element that will restore IL
,d fertility to your 80 II, verdure to yor
fields and richness to your crops. s,
n. in this little slough, this little dullnes
IN in the business OF the country, the or
IN great element that can be relied on {
ve restore prosperity is the protective Ia
l3 iff. The question then is for Ohio
decide.
On the l4th day of this mon,
=, you will have an opportunity to tell Il
=, people b the Uniled Staten wheths
!. you believe in that doctrine. If yO
do, you will secure not only its contiI
uance, but its permanent triumph. Bl
IN it, OH the other hand, you should falt,
to and fail back, it might prod uce dlsast,
IN elsewhere. The responsibility Is c
you. Is your courage equal to your r,
Id sponsibility? ("Yes; yes.") Is yo,
IT, confidence equal to your courage? (",
d. lis IL iy.") Then l have nothing moi
to say except to bid you good. by
IT, (Cheers.)
III CINcINNATI, Ohio, October IA
st Glendale and Loveland the pe ,p
cheered as the train with Mr.. Blair
st and party slowed up, and at $50 p. n
n it ran into the depot in this city. Hel
q great crowd had been waiting, an
as Mr. Blaine appeared the peop
10 cheered and pressed around him SO th'
at it was difficult to keep all avenue opel
u by which he and his party could reaC
rs their carriages. Mr.. Blaine wake
% between Mr.. Hanna, of the Repubiea
State Committee, AID Judge Forake
q. and they had to struggle through Il
cheering crowd. Once In his carriag
Mr.. Blaine was driven slowly alor
ly Fourth street. The sidewalks wei