The Portland daily press., 1884-10-31
Mr.. Blaine in New York.
His speech a, rhc Bauquet in Hi. Honor.

| az INC paDqueV IN New 1ork wednesday In
reply to an address of welcome from the Hon.
William M. Evsrts, Mr.. Blaine spoke as fol-
lows:
1t is great reversal of poetions, Mr.. Presi-
gent gent Undressing Mr.. Evarts) that makes me
| near you ascribe leadership to me (applause),
ior 1t has been my duty and my pleasure In
| tnese long years to follow You (applause and
cheers), to learn from you wisdom in public
anairs, and to Join with my countrymeD in
ascrloiDg to you not merely the great merit Of
leadership in the nobleat of professions but TO
| yieid onr admiration for the singular success
which has given to you the opportunity to
lead Ia the three most important cases ever
| pleaded by member OF the American bar
FIRST IN resisting your own party in what
| you regarded the impolicy, il not the mad
ness OF impeaching a president (cries Of
good" good" and cheers) second, in
national tribunal that has assembled in
modern times the rights OF your coun-
try and obtaining redress for wrongs
| to her that grew ont of the civil war
| lapplause)i and third, perhaps averting anotF
or civil war by pleading before an electort
commission for peaceful settlement of the an
| grest political controversy that ever arose be-
tween parties in the United States. (Applause
and cheers) turn now from your president
10 thank you, Mr.. Chairman, professional men,
leaders IN the great and complex society of
| New York, to thank you for receiving me, not
merely at this festive board, but also in that
far more impressive reception which the close
OF TINS day witnessed in your broad and beauti-
| ful avenue. 1 could not, L am sure, by sny
possible stretch Of vakity, take this large and
generous demonstration to myself 1t is given
/ TO me only as for the time a representative Of
/ the principles which you and hold In COM
mon touching those great interests which an
| derlie, as we believe, the prosperity of the ma
tion (applause), and 1t is fitting that the COM
mercial metropolis of the country should
| lead. 1t is fitting that the financial
IL IS hitting that the great city, second only in
the world, should give expression TO the conti-
pent or Its views and its judgment in the i'm
portant questions to be decided upon Tuesday
next by the American people (cheers) and
venture-not that know it so we'll as Won but
that am spokes nan for the PRESENT. ven
ture to remind you men of New York, will
your wealth and your Just influence
s. ana your mag rfcent prestige, that 20 per
cent OF the enure property Of this city bas
been acquired since Abraham Ii coin
was lnsuguratsd on the 4bh of March, 1861. L
should not mention here a fact of percentage
ana staIlstics II 1t did not carry with it an
argument and moral The common appre-
heDslon IN regard to New York is that it is
simply great commercial city, go great that
It's exports and imports represent largely the
major portion OF all that is exported from or
imported into the United States. That we all
Know. But We are often prone to forget that
New Hork Is the largest manufacturing city
In the world, with, perhaps, a single excep-
tlon; that, OF the $6,000 900 900 of msnufac-
ture5 annually produced in the United Statas
this great empire state furnishes one-ffth
Sl,ZOOOOO,OOO, of which this great empire cit
produces S500,O00,0 900, Sand from these fac,
comes that great sympathy, that great identit.
Oh interests, which has removed previous ex-
lstng conflicts between what have been
known as the manufacturing and commercial
interests, and has taught us that there can be
no true prosperity in the country unless the
three great interests comprehended
nn6ar Qnrinnltnra To-
merce are acting in harmony, the one
with the other, and joining together
for common end and for the common good.
tCheers) 1t Is usually thought that a change
OF government means but little, that we come
together with our votes on a given day and
count them as the sun goes down, and one
party goes out and another comes in. But,
gentlemen, it is worth while to remember that
tne Onited States Is proceeding today upon
given basis of public poicy-I might say upon
given series of public policies We have
great hnanclal system. We have a great cur
reDcy system. We have an important national
credit. We have levying Of duties, as has
been SO We'll described by your distinguished
president OF the evening, so adjusted that the
industries OF the country are fostered and en-
couraged thereby. We have three important
constitutional amendments that grew out Of
the war, upon which, at this hour, and in the
hours and the days and the weeks and the
years to follow, great issues hang in this
country. Are we, il we should be invited to
step down and out and our opponents to step
up and in Qaughter), are we to understand
that the policies are to be reversed? (Cries of
yes, "yes."O Then If we are to understand
that they are to be reversed, We should
one and all prepare for great dis
aster. CHear," hear" and cheers.)
Fer single illustration let me recall to your
minds that the repeal Of 10 lines in ths ma
tional banking act would restore to vitality
and to vigor the old State bank system, from
which we had happily escaped, as we thought.
a ~ raufu dlauO IS A
III these policies are to be reversed you will
nave to recsst your accounts and review your
ledgers, and prepare for new, and may say
dangerous departure; and IL these policies
are not to be reversed, they will certainly be
better maintained BY the great party which
originated thOn, and has thus far sustained
them wish vigor and success. (Applause).
Mr.. Blaine spoke of the benefits to be deriy-
ed from arbitration in settling international
disputes, and said the republics of North and
South America were ready to join hands in
this work. He then contlnued The Repub-
lican party, gentlemen, cannot be said to be on
thing to be tried for. c'Right!" That's solo
and cheers). The Republican party, in its
twenty-three years of rulership, has advanced
the Interests of this country far beyond that
OF any It's predecessors in power. 1t has ele-
waited the standard of America. 1t has in
creased its wealth in a ratio never before real
ized, and may add, never before dreamed.
(Great cheering.)
AItor referring 10 the marvellous growth OF
New York state under Republican rule, Mr..
Blaine continued: As have said, that party
Is not on trial. Ii it has made mistakes they
have been merged and forgotten in the greater
success which has corrected them. (Cheers)
Ii lt has had interC al differences they are laid
aside. (Cheers) 1t has had factionaI strife
l am sure that has ceased renewed cheeringl
and am equally sure that, looking into the
history of the past, and looking to that great
future which we are justified in prophesying,
this imperial state cannot afford to reverse,
and therefore will not reverse those great poli-
cies upon which it has grown and advanced
from glory to glory. Enthusiastic cheering)
L thank you gentlemen. l thank that large
number with whom I have already had the
pleasure OF exchanging greetings today. 1
thank the ministers, the merchants, the law
yers, the professional men, the mechanics, the
laooring men of New York (spplause) for a
cordial reception, an over generous welcome,
which, In all the mutations of my future life
VIII be to me among the proudest and most
precious of my memories.
Mr. Blaine took his seat amid loud and long
continued applause and enthusiastic cheering
"for the next president of the United States"