Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-11
oHIo's REPUBLICAN LEG1oNs.
Blaine Urging His People to Make a Life
or Death Charge ON Tneshau

CHILLICorHE, o., Oct. 1O.-Mr. Blaine
left Columbus by a special train on the
Scioto Valley Railroad, at 10 clock this
morning, and after addressing a large
crowd at Circleville, arrived here. where
he was conducted to a stand through an
avenue between parallel lines ofuniformed
hOrsemen. AT the upper end of this
avenue there were two rows of girls
dressed IN white, representing the States
OF the Union and holding up a series of
green arches between which Mr.. Blaine
passed. Upon the stand there were three
smaller girls representing Maine, Yer
mont and OHIO. Samuel II. Hurst made
a brief speech, Introducing Mr.. Blaine,
who said:
From my school DAYS have been familiar
with the Scioto Valley and have heard much
Of the rich lands OF Paint Creek laughter
ana cheersl. am glad to see their nhab-
ltants before me, am glad to see before me
this great representation of the rich apricul-
tural portion of Ohio. l am glad to recall to
their minds this morning the duty which the
nation expects of them on Tuesday next
Your Chairman has been pleased to refer to
six great contests in which the
Republican party has been victorious.
SOME OF oHIo's BIG VOTES.
In the first Presidential contest in which
the Republican party was engaged, it was the
vote OF ONO that gave strength to the legions
L
was the vote of Ohio of October 1860 that in a
large part secured Mr.. Lincoln's election, 1t
was the vote of October of 1864 that secured
the great victory to loyalty and union. 1t
was the vote Of 1868 that rewarded the great
hero of the war with the Presidency, repeated
IN 1872, and it was the votes OF
October, 1876, and October, 1880, that elevated
two Ohio statesmen to the Presiden-
tlal chair. 1t remains to be seen
whether the great legi0ns of Republicanism-
whether the great clans that have gathered
upon the plains and in the valleys Of Ohio
shall now be worsted in the encounter of
Tuesday next; whether jim this seventh con-
nict for the great trinciples of a great party,
you VIII maintain your splendid record of 2S
years. Il is too late for argument, that has
been exhausted; it is too ate for appeal that
has been addressed to you. There remain
only your own sense of duty aud your own
loyal determnn 3tiOn. | thank you for this
KIND greeting, aud commend you, with all
your energies, to the duty of Tuesday next.
BLAINE AT PORTSMOUTH.
TRENTON, o., Oct. 10.-The train with
MIR. Blaine and his party arrived at Ports
mouth at 3 40 o'clock this afternoon. A
large crowd was gathered around the
stand when Mr.. Blaine was introduced.
He spoke briefly, presenting the protec-
tive tarlh as the great issue, and urging
the Importance of the October vote in Ohio
as bearing upon that question and on the
Presidential contest. 1t was after dark
when the train arrived at Iornton. Here
there was also large crowd who pressed
around Mr.. Blaine and cheered as he
ahghted from the train. He was escorted
by body of plumed knights to the house of
Mr.. Wilson, where he took tea. Later he
was driven down town TO a large stand,
from which he reviewed a tOrchlight pro-
cessIon. After the procession the people
called Tor speech, and Mr.. Blaine
In response spoke at some length.