The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-02


At several points along the route where the
train made its regular stops, groups gathered
around and cheered when, looking through the
windows they discovered Mr.. Blaine but 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 pre-
sented. General Hawley boarded the train at
Bridgeport.
AT New Haven the usual stop was made. A
considerable crowd awaited the arrival of the
train, and greeted Mr.. Blaine, who appeared for
a moment on the rear platform and was cheered
At Merden Senator Platt joined the party
Hartford was reached at noon AS the train
came to stop cannon salute was fired. Mr.
Blaine and Gen. Fremont, accompanied by Sen
ator Hawley, entered carriage and were driven
to a stand in front of the courthouse, around
which several thousand people had been waiting
All along the route were Plumed Knights and
other clubs Gen. Hawley introduced Mr.
Blaipe, who was loudly cheered. He spoke as
follows:
THE people of that splendid section of the
State of Ohio which was anceuty the colony of
Connecticut commissioned me, by their vote in
October. to bear to the mother State, in whose
capital | now stand, assurance of their loyalty
to New England teachings and to New England
principles. Cheers lam here to-day to receive
from you the assurance that the mother
State herself is prepared to prove her
fidelity to her own history and her own example
Renewed cheers. If there be any State in the
Union profoundly interested in the industrial
and financial system of the United States as
those systems exist to-day, Connecticut is that
State, for her marvellous industries have been
built up under the influence of the protective
tariff, and her great financial center-from which
dot tv,fr1
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 will
not be affected by its decision. There is not a
paper dollar whose value will not be changed by
a wrong decision The industrial system and
the financial system, under which our great ma
tonal 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 were resisted by the Demo
cratic party. Have the voters of Connecticut
stopped to reflect what would be the influence
upon their State if there was such q change in
the tariff as the Democratic party in Congress
came within two votes of effecting last winter2
Have the voters of Connecticut stopped to think
what would be the effect of the Abandonment of
the present currency system of the United
States, which would certainly follow if the
Democratic party should come into power2
That currency system, as it stands to day, is
certainly the most remarkable in the finance of
the world. A greenback circulation of between
5000 900 600 and $780, 000 600 is held steadily at
par with gold by the readiness of the govern
ment, with its surplus coin in the Treasury, to
redeem every cent, on presentation, by exchang
ing a gold dollar for a paper dollar, while
the national banks stand ready to pay
over their counters, for their bills either
the coin or the greenback note which
is Immediately convertible into coin. The
only suggestion which has come from the Demo
cratic party, during this campaign, directly bear
ing on this important question, is the continu-
allT sepeated declaration of Mr.. Hendricks, the
Democratic candidate for the vice-presidency,
tha' be first measure of his party, if elected to
powsr, would be to get rid of the surplus held in
the vaults of the Treasury, for the purpose
which | have indicated Groansl There is
not man in the United States, who has given
the slightest study to our existing financial sys-
tenn, who does not know that if Mr.. Hendricks
recommendation should be applied, the govern
ment would be unable to redeem the greenback
in coin, the specie standard on which the bust
ness of the country rests would be destroyed,
and the national bank system fatally impaired.
Mr.. Hendricks would frankly admit-for he is a
frank gentleman-that he is not friend to
the national bank system, and hat as a member
of the Senate of the United States he opposed
legislation which favored that system Perhaps
one of the first measures of the State 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 arguments of Democrats in
Congress for twenty years past, and by their
ceaseless hostility to the national banking sys-
tenn. In this connection let me remind you that,
when Abraham Lincoln was elected there were
nearly 300 broken State banks in the Union,
whose successive failures had cost the people
annually per cent. of the toJal paper circula-
ton of the country, and had involved during the
last twenty years of Democratic rule in this
faxya toto 1noc 20 %6ax ola 0f
If you place this ominous fact against the exper-
ience OF the last twenty years of our history,
during which no man has lost a sin
gle. dollar, by the circulation of the
think, a conclusive argument in favor
of maintaining the present financial sys-
tenn. Cheers Before an audience of this
character these facts do not require argument or
illustration. content myself with stating
them to you, and bid you, with many thanks for
your generous reception, cordial good bye"
General Fremont was next introduced and
was very enthusiastically received. Chauncey
M. Depew spoke briefly, and then the party re-
turned to the train. AS the train moved off the
clubs and people on the streets cheered heartily,
the most conspicuous body being a company of
Wide Awakes OF 1860.
The run TO Meriden was made rapidly. There
a very large and enthusiastic crowd at that
place, and when Mr.. Blaine appeared on
the stand he was received with loud
acclamations. He spoke briefly, setting forth
the interest of Connecticut in maintaining the
protective system. under which, in the twenty
years between 1860 and 1885, she had increased
her wealth as much as in all the preceding years
of her history, and which, for more than half a
century, the Democratic party had steadily op-
posed; therefore every man who desired the
maintenance of the protective tariff, whatever
his party affiliations in the past, ought to stand
now by the Republican party. On the other
hand, every man who wished for free trade
should vote with the Democrats The points
made in favor of maintaining the tariff were
warmly applauded
At Wallingford he spoke few words in the
same vein.
Mr.. Blaine's Position to Religion.
New HAVEN, Nov. 1.-The train reached New
Haven at 230. Mr.. Blaine spoke as follows