The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-11


time in forty years. the frsttime since 1874, when
Mr.. Clay and Mr.. Polk were the nominees of the
two great parties tariff for protection becomes,
from the very first day of the campaign, a sub
iect for popular discussion That discussion is
well-nigh closed and the question is to be sub
mitted to jury of 100000 voters in your State.
and as that jury decides may be the fate of the
protective tariff in this country for generation.
1t is too late now to go into an elaboration of
argument Action is the word now: action is
your duty. / refrain therefore, from doing
more than to remind you that in all the critical
elections of the past, unless the great crisis of
1863 and 1864 be exceptions. never has more
weighty more far-reaching responsibility de-
volved upon the people of Ohio than that which
they will meet on Tuesday next, and, meeting
which, l hope and believe they will fully and
faithfully discharge [Great cheering.l
The reception at Chillcothe was elaborate and
artistic The approach to the stand was through
an avenue between parallel lines of uniformed
horsemen. At the upper end of this avenue
there were two rows of girls dressed in white,
representing the States of the Union and hold
ing up a series of green arches, beneath which
Mr.. Blaine passed. Upon the stand there were
three smaller girls, representing Maine, Yer
mont and Ohio Chllicothe was settled by Vir-
gnians, and indications of the origin Of the
town were seen in the unusual number of horse
men and negroes taking part in the procession.
General Samuel H. Hurst made a brief and
ceptionally good Introductory speech, and the
people received Mr. Blaine with every demon.
stration of enthusiasm. When he got an oppor-
tunity to speak he said:
From my school days 1 have been familiar
with the Scioto valley, and have heard much of
Paint creek Laughter and cheers.J l am glad
to sec their Inhabitants before me. / am glad
to see before me this great representation of the
rich agricultural portion of Ohio. l am glad to
recall to their minds this morning the duty
which the Nation expects of them on Tuesday
al,o.,, hoo, 10
to six great contests in which the Republican
party has been victorious. In the first presi-
Dental contest in which the Republican party
was engaged it was the vote of Ohio that gave
strength to the legions that followed the gallant
young Fremont: it was the vote of Ohio in Octo-
her 1860, that in large part, secured Mr. Lincolns
election; it was the vote of October, 1864, that
secured the great victory to loyalty and the
Union in the hour of civil war; it was the vote of
October, 1868, that rewarded the great hero of
the war with the presidency and repeated it in
1872, and it was the vote of October. 1876 and
October, 1880, that elevated two Ohio statesmen
to the presidential chair. Applause. 1t re-
mains to be seen whether the great
legions 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
-[Cries of No. no. no]-whether IN this
seventh conflict for the great principles of
great party you will maintain your splendid
record of twenty-eight yearsl Cries: We will
ana cneerS III Is 100 laCe IOf arSulnenO-InaG
is exhausted; it is too late even for appeal-that
has been addressed to you. There remains only
your own sense of duty and your own loyal de-
termination. l thank you for this kind greet
ing, and commend you, with all your energies,
to the duty of Tuesday next" prolonged cheer
ing.l
At 340 the train arrived at Portsmouth,
where there was a tremendous demonstration.
There were fully 10000 people in the streets
and in the meeting around the stand where Mr.
Blaine was introduced. He made a brief speech,
presenting the protective tariff as the great is
sue, and urging the Importance of the October
vote in Ohio as bearing upon that question and
on the presidential contest The crowd was so
great and so enthusiastic that it proved quite
difficult to get Mr.. Blaine back to his carriage.
1t was after dark when the train arrived at
+. Ironton. There again there was an immense
crowd, who pressed around Mr.. Blaine and
cheered as he alighted from the train. He
escorted by a body of Plumed Knights TO the
house of Mr.. Wilson, where he took tea. Later
he was driven down town to large stand, from
which he reviewed torchlight procession. At
ter the procession the people called for speech,
and Mr.. Blaine, in response, spoke at some
length in the same vein at other places to day,
treating of the Importance of the tariff issue and
the responsibility of the Republicans of Ohio as
having the lead in determining the result of the
pending contest between the parties. In the
procession there was a Republican club from
Ashland, KY, and another from Huntington. a
West Virginia town. Abiding to these, Mr..
Blaine said:
II am pleased to note that in this vast assem-
blage you have representatives from the oppo-
site shore of the Ohio, and that Kentuckians and
West Virginians commngling and cooper
ating with the people of Ohio for a common
cause and to common end. Cheers Ken
lucky is taking on new life, and when the days
of Democratic free trade are ended in her coun-
oils she will stand, in enterprise and progress
alongside of her sister State, Ohio" Great
cheering.
The meeting was so remarkably large ard en-
thusiastc that Mr. Blaine commented upon it,
pronouncing it magnificent display, and, con
sidering the situation of the town, remote from
the large cities, the largest and finest he had
ever seen.