Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-30
BLAINE AT A BANQUET.
Prominent MOnOpOlists of the Metropo.
lis Dine the Republican Candidate.

NEW YORK, Oct. 29.-The dinner given
Blaine at Delmonico's tonight by citizens
1of New York was brilliant affair. Among
those present were William NJ. Evarts,
who presided, Cyrus W. Field, Levi P.
Morton, Charles E. Coon, Assistant Secre-
tary of the Treasury. ex-senator Platt,
William 81. Robertson, Jesse Seligman,
Whitelaw Reid, D. o. Mills, George Bliss,
J. ID. Vermilye, Cornelius n. Bliss, E. II.
Merritt, Lloyd AspinwalI, Andrew
Carnegie, John Jay Knox, John
Roach, B. F. Jones, Russell Sage,
Attorney General Brewster, Jay Gould,
Walker Blaine, Charles Emory Smith
and Emmons Blaine. Mr.. Blaine was
escorted to the post OF honor by Hon. VIM.
NJ. Evarts and Cyrus W. Field, and took
his seat amid cheering. The room was
elabOrately decorated and the tables
were laden with rare plants. When
the guests were seated, grace was said
by Rev. DR.. Henry NJ. Field. At 9:4O
O'Clock .. m. eX-Secretary Evarts raped
tor order, and in long speech introduced
Mr.. Blaine. The guest of the evening
was greeted with cheers. He thanked
those present for their reception, which
he said he felt was given him only as a
representative of the principles which
they held in common with him.
He said that it was fitting that the metropo-
lis, 20 per cent. of the entire property of
which had been acquired since the Inaugural
tiOn of Lincoln, should lead in the expression
OF views on important questions to be decided
on tuesday next.
HIS VIEWS OF A CHANGE.
He dwelt upon the Importance of the manu-
featuring interests Of New York citv and
State, and said: Though it is usually thought
that change of government means but little
It II Is worth while 70 remember that the United
states Is proceeding to-day upon given
clal system, great currency system, an i'm
portant national credit, levying of
duties so adjusted that the indus
tries OF the country are favored and
encouraged thereby. 1t has three important
constitutional amendments that grew out of
the war, upon which great issues hang" He
asked: Are we to understand if we should b9
invited to step down and out and our oppo-
nents to step up and in that these policies are
to be reversed. If we are to so understand
we should one and all prepare for great dis
aster."
Continuing, Mr.. Blaine asked them to re-
member that the repeal of ten lines in the ma
tlOnal banking act would restore to vitality
and Vigor the old State bank system. That
II the present policies of the government are
to be reversed they will have to recast their
accounts and review their ledgers and pre-
pare for new, and what he might term
dangerous departure.
A PEACEFUL FOREIGN POLICY.
it is the safeguard of the republic; that in
defensive war it can defy the world, but in
his Judgment it has before it great duty
which will make its present profound peace
permanent, and will abolish war on this con-
tinent. He indicated that this duty was the
bringing about of peace congress of the
American nations. "All the independent
powers of North and South America" he
said, 'are ready to agree to a settle
ment of any differences by arbitration"
Coming to another branch of his subject, Mr..
Blaine said: 1.-THE Republican party is not
on trial to-day. In its % years of rulership it
has advanced the interests of this country far
beyond that of any of its predecessors in
power. 1t is not arrogant when it claims the
credit of organizing and maintaining the in
dustrial system which enabled the country to
make its marvellous progress of the past
years."
He spoke of the Republican party as now
united He was sure that factiOnal strife
within it had ceased, and was equally sure
that New York, looking to the future cannot
afford to reverse, and will not reverse, the
great policies of government upon which it
has grown and advanced from glory to glory.
On the conclusion Of Mr.. Blaine's speech the
company adjourned to the Darlors, where Mr..
Blaine held on informal leVpe