The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-10-22
GREATEST SPEECH.
HONORABLE JAMES Q. BLAINE
stlrs up the indiana Boys on the Subject OF
the Solid South a gainst the Solid North.
The, Danger Of the Rule Of the
former-The Present Peace.

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INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 2i.-At Peru, Logans
port, Kokomo, Upton and Noblesville
there were very large crowds, probabl!
averaging 10000 each, and Mr.. Blaine wa.
everywhere received with the most enthu
siastic demonstrations. At each place he
spoke briefly upon the great importance
to Indiana and to the other States thai
are developing manufactures OF maintain.
ing the protective tariff. 1t was about l
o'clock when the train arrived at Indian.
apolis. ar
The demonstration here, II not the
greatest that has yet been made on Mr..
Blnine's western tour, has certainly not
been excelled by any other in either mag.
nitude or enthusiasm. Immediately upon
ieavhnsthc train Mr. Bsaine unteret cal,
riase in company with Senator Harrison,
Governor Porter aud Mr.. Byram, Chair.
man Of the Committee OF Arrangements,
AID was driven in procession escorted
by q large body Of plumed Knights through
Washington street, the principal street Of
Indianapolis, entirely across the city to
Military Park. On the sides along the
entire route nearly every building was
sai!y decorated and the street ana side
walks were densely packed with slow
moving mass ofmen, women and children.
In addition TO those in the street other
spectators occupied every point OF obser.
Sat!o,n, and in every doorway and
window, on the roofs OF houses, on lamp
posts, on trees, on telegraph poles, human
oelngs stood or sat or perched.
Arrived at the park air. Blaine assembled
the stand where he faced the great multi.
tude, and thercupon being introduced by
Governor. Porter he delivered the follow.
ing speech: Es,-sl III.
MR. DLAISE's SPEECH.
FRIENDS AND FELLOW CITIZENS: l feel
that such a magnificent reception as that
which | have had to-day in the CAPITAL Of
lndiana isso comple,einltselfthat speech
cannot add to its effect, aud that should
content myself with Offering you as do
my profound and heartfelt thanks. fCrics
ot"Go on and cheers. In no State in
the Union, in no city Of the Union could
such reception and such well
come be more significant in itself,
or mora grateful to me personally. 1Great
cheering. We stand on the eve OF an
important national election, an election in
whose decision Indiana will have po,e,-
tial voice. fCries OF "Wcll settle it.,'1
She Is looked to by our Opponents as she
mas been in former years as an allv of The
Solid South" against her sister States of
the North. fCries OF "Never," "Neyer."1
Since the election in IVES. Virginia the
Democratic party count upon 4 solid vote
in the. South, and may express the
opinion that no mote patriotic Thing can
be done than for the Northern men 10
urge continued solidifcation based upon
The memories OF the rebellion. [Great
cheering.] ~
u THE AIN OF TIE REPUBLICAN, PARTY.
1t has been the aim and desire OF the
Republican party to develop the material
interests OF the South, and to make her
...
people forget, and the nation forget tha,
we have ever been foes, remembering
only that we are citizens OF common
union, under common constitution look
ing to common destiny fcheers1: but
our opponents meet US in an entire
~ different spirit, and with on entirely
different course Of action. Instead Of
memories of the Union they invoke the
prejudices OF the Rebellion in their aid
and they ask that New York and Indiana
shall join the unholv alliance, and turn
the National Government over to the
South. (Cries OF "neyer, never."1 I do
not believe it can be done. lC.ies OF mo.
no., never" l do not believe Indiana
Will DO that under its present leadership
any more than it would have done the
same thing under the leadership Of Oliver
T: Morton, the badge OF whose Memorial
Club am proud to wear. Placing his
hand on his breast.l Enthusiastic cheer
ing :.
WHAT DEMOCRATIC TRIUMPH MEANS.
To say nothing Of its significance in
other aspects, the triumph OF the northern
element in the Democratic party clearly
means the triumph OF free trade. 1t means
breaking down OF the great industrial
system which has enriched the United
states so marvelously in the last twenty
three years, and which has enriched your
own State in equal degree with other
sta'es. Indiana has grown into superb
Commonwealth, great in her population,
great in her enterprise, greatin her wealth.
Not even known beyond her own borders
as manufacturing State when the Re-
publican party came into power in 1861,
sue now turns out in single year one
hundred and fifty million dollars worth OF
manufactured products. [Cheers.1 The
development, therefore, OF your manuiac.
tucing resources, dependent as that is
upon protective tariff, is OF the highest
interest to every citizen OF the State. :.
a community that combines agriculture
and manufactures has the necessary ron.
ltions for attaining m ideal PROSPERITY.
Lean remember myself, and am not an
ald man, the time when in nv native
State OF Pennsylvania, Governor Ritner
was laughed at for saying the day would
come when Pennsylvania would not be
able to supply brcadstutfs and provisions
to the miners in. her mountains and the
factories in her towns, yet that day came
long ago, and Pennsylvania, .,the + first
wheat State in the Union as late as 1850
depends to-day for large share OF her
hreadstutis upon the graneries OF the
West. { [Cheers. &.
When Indiana shall have developed her
manufacturing enterprises to such a de.
gree as to be able 10 consume her own
agricultural products she will have at.
tanned an ideal prosperity, and she can do
that only by the means of a protective
tariff. [Renewed cheering.] The issue is
in your hands. You are free men, YOU
have a free ballot, but in the South we
have million OF friends who have not a
free ballot. M
GERMAN FELLOW CITIZENS. II
The German club Of this city presented
a cordial address to M. Blaine, who re-
piled as follows: 5355$
My birth and nv rearing we're in State