The Portland daily press., 1884-10-30

nuence Wnicn you tender to me- Were it to me per
soma ly confess should be overcome by the com
pliment and weight of confidence which it carries
but know that it is extended to me as the repre-
sentative of the party whose creed and whose prac.
ican party from its very outset stood upon the i'm
| pregnable platform OF opposition 10 the extension
OF human slavery, and it stood that pstfom ill
1t was di1f ed by The hostility it provoked the
larger assertion of national sovereg ty and thence
into The bo1dy conflict to m tin ain it From then
| ward | defy any man to point To- single measure
| of the Republican party which could not
challenge the appreciation Of Chris
| AN ministers and the approval of God,
and when, one of the reverend sp akers has said
that narrowed the issue when spoke of its com,
ing down to the question Of tariff, did not mean
to exclude therefrom. Icould not mean il. That
great history OF the party which is its wealth and
It's creed. and which gives to you and to all that
stand behind you assuran &c that whatever issue it
attempts to enforce, it will do it in good faith.
They can no more parate the party from its his
| tory than You ca9separate man from his charac-
| ter and when the great make up of pubic opinion
Is ready it takes inio account the origin pro ress,
measures, ana character of the party and
| of its public men. What meant by saying that
the tariff was conclusive issue that it steps to
| the fore front, inclusive of thousand other
important Issues but for this critical occasion and
at The close of this great campaign it stands forth
as that Issue which represents bread to the hungry
and clothing the naked aud pi operty to an en-
tire peoples and the tariff is therefore mercy as
mate rial issue disinct and separ from the eat
moral issues because as have said before western
audiences say here, you cannot impress man if
he is hungry with any other hought than that he
| shall be led. You cannot impress if he is
naked with any other thought than that he shall be
clothed, and therefore that public policy and that
statesmanshp which is the highest and best attends
| the primal needs Of human nature first, and
says Here is breau for the hungry; here is cloib-
| ing for the naked; ann tariff which pro ects the
American abcrer in his wages. the American capi-
taist in his investment The Inventive talent Of the
untry in is nerprise is issue which lies at the
veIA foundation of the pros erity of the american
people aud the very foundation of the success of
| Christian rel gion. When you send out your mis-
sions 10 desoate places, You clio he the little naked
al or.d fharfaf frt
fore repeat that the great couficL of 1884 closes
with the people of ths United States standing face
to face in the two parties and saying whether they
will adhere to that policy ofiprotection which has
tebled the wealth of the United Satats In 20 years.
| or whether they will abandon it and return once
more to the failing ory of irade 1t involve
| her sues 100. No nation can grow go powerful
the United States has grown and is growing with
out CONTINUALLY enlargDg Its relations with other
la ions; and as these ious become enlarged they
become complicated aud therefore, the foreign pol
lev OF the Unied Stat goes right along with Its
domestic policy as a supp ement and complement.
and we cannot in any affair of destiny and our
| policy sepal att one from the other.
Now, gentlt men of the church, L address an ear
nest word to you. The policy of the United States
In the past the future must bo one of br ad
liberal, Christian principles, and in that policy it
must be one in my Judgment which will draw nearer
within the citcie OF The sympathies of the United
States those her struggling republics of North
and South Amei lea, aud which will bring them first
int' trade relations and then into closer personal
and moral relations; and believe that shall not
only have that great gain that comes from inter
course but We shall enlarge the clylz ,ton of the
Anglo-Sd until its limits shall include the ut-
most southern point of the lower continent.
did not intend, in accepting and acknowle iging
the great sense Of the oblig feel for this hon
or to go into prolonged political speech. have
but indicated two leading points which think are
involved i'll the pending election. IL only remains
for me 10 say to you that L recognize at its full
worth-and its full worth is very great-the mean
| ing of this assemblage. We have no ubion of the
| church and State, but we have proved that the
| church is stronger without the State aud we have
W hQ r0O tuith fhn
| church. Let us go forward We have gone the
State growing and sreDgl hening by the example of
| the chur,b AID the church growing and strength
ening by liberal cooperation with all the great re-
forms which it is the mediate province of the
government to forward and improve.
Gentlemen. thank you again, and bid you very
| cordial good morning.
| Mr.. Blaine was then greeted with three
| ringing cheers, and Rev. DIR. Macarthur called
for and led in three equally hearty for Mrs.
| Blaine. Mr.. Blaine then descended to the
| loot OF the stairs and for some time remained
| shaking hands with the clergy men who had
| visited him. The number of Them was said to
| be 1926
| New York, Oct. 29.-The dinner given Mr..
| Blaine by ciIizens of New York, caused scene
| of unwonted activity at Demonico's this even-
| ing. The hour set foI the dinner was seven
| o'clock, and at that time a long line of car
riages had left their occupants at the doors
| and 200 gentlemen were engaged in hand
| shaking and preparing for the banquet. II was
| 7.20 when Mr., Blaine reached the room and a
| few minutes later as he entered the "Ball
Room" where the covers were laid, he was
| greeted by hand clappiDg of the others of
the company who had preceded him and stood
| at their respective places at the tables Mr..
| Blaine was escorted 10 the post of honor by Mr..
| VIM. M. Eearts and Mr.. Cyrus W. Field, and
| took his seat as The room resounded with
"Three cheers foT James G. Blaias." The
room was elaborately decorated, and the tables
were laden with rare plants, intermingled wi b
delicate and artistic examples of the coDfec-
toners art. The handsome chandeliers were
,astetnlly trimmed with smilax, aud
the air was laden with the perfumes
| of roses. monster bed of elegant
| flowers bearing the initials 81. g. B." in
atistic floral 1t ttsriDg rested on the table at
which Mr. Blaine was seated, aud a handsome
banner, bearing the national shield and repre-
| seDtation of an American eagle holding In its
BE- ak green garland, y az suspended from the
wall behind the presiding officer, Mr.. VIM. M.
| Evaris. Mr.. Blaine sat Oh the right of the
president. Mr.. Levi 2. Morton, U. s. Minister
to France, sat on the immediate left of Mr..
Evarts. Among other guests at the principal
| tables were the following:
Judge Noah Davis, ex-tIov. Cornell, ex-Gov. Hoyt
| of Pennsylvania, Cyrus W. Field Charles e. Coon,
s;a;9 SsePstary Of The Treasury Rey Henry
| Judge j ,hn f. Dillon, VIM. Dowd, Addi on Brown,
| John Jacob Astor, Jesse Hoyt, jesse seIigmsn,
| Whitelaw Reif. D. o. Mills, George Bliss, Aug
| Kountz sinclair Toussey, Samuel Fessenden. Don.
AID Mckay, }. D. Vermllye, Cornelius N Bliss, $.
| " Wbi,e, Andrew Carnegie. Sir Richard Temple,
| A. G. Nice ok, John j Knox, Lloyd Aspinwall,
John Roach B. E. Jones, Horace Porter, Elihu
Root, Russell sage, e. f. Winslow, Jay Gould and
| Emmons and Walker Blaine.
Ia all 2O1 gentlemen sat down to the tables.
| When the guests we're seated grace was said by
Rev. DIR, Henry M Field.
1t was 9 40 o. m when ex-Secretary Evarts
raped for order, and began his address. As
hfao twHh hs1 ~1l1A \
| him. He eaid:
Gentlemen 1t is with unusual satisfaction that
greet you here to-night, as an assembly of repre-
sentative men, who faithful in this cntest that
government of the United States for four years Ion
| ger in possession of the Republican party. cloud
| applause. We have heard that that gentleman on
| my right-Mr. blaine-is of the opinion that the
safety Of the country and the security of our ins-
tut1ons will not be endangered by the Republican
| party being four years longer in power (Renewed
appause) These opinions he boldly avows, scatter
ing all through this land the proud ton, of his
voice as the chosen leader of the R pub lean party
going through New York on his way to his home in
| Mai"e after that majestic progress through this
country, which found light preceding hun and pow
| or attending him, and where he left beh nd him
stronger impressions of the principles of party
and the purposes of that party than HAD ever been
announced or inculcated before (applause)
We learned that he was passing th ough this great
city, and as he stopping at tavern Qaughter),
| having no home of his (reDewed laugh cry, We
invited MN TO dine Win US socially (applaueo), AS
meh, as citizens, as Republicans, as men who do
not falter behind him, for we know he will not fall
| ter in the lead (Appause) We have occasion to
learn what his split, what his courage, what his
endu against all the contests that the Democ-
| racy can bring against us. For twenty years W.
| have known what he has said and done, and y e
| have known what has been inflicted ulon
| the hosts of our antagonists by his blows. (Ap-
plause.)
Before giving the tossts the speaker notice d
| some of the humors of this campaign and
| closed as follows: "And now Mr.. Blaine, |
shall ask this full company to fill their glasses
| in honor OF your health. (Applauss.) We
have observed you for more than 20 years and
we have seen nobody else for the last four
months daughter aud applause) You have
been everywhere; nobody else anywhere.
| (Lsughter) and with hearty, sober and earnest
homage to our leader we Republicans Join you
with the welfare of our country in the toast
we offer to you. (Gre It applause) during
which the speaker took his seat. Three
cheers for james g. Blaine were called for
| which were given with great enthusiasm, and
| were repeated in response to voice from the
| lower end OF the hall shouting "Three more.'
| When Mr. Blaine arose he was greeted with
| whrlWind of applause and his speech in re-
sponse was continually interrupted by ap.
| plaase.
Mr.. Blaine took his seat amid loud and lonp
| confined applause and enthusiastic cheering
for the next President of the United States.
telegram OF regrets from Hon. John Sher.
man was then read also letter from Hon