Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-09-26
MR.. BLAINE MOVES on.
The Crowds and Enthusiasm of Wednes.
day Repeated Yesterday-Men Peril
Their Lives for a Touch of
His Hand.

early train to escort Mr.. Blaine and party TO
the grounds. During the run to the fair
grounds which occupied about forty minutes,
Mr.. Blaine held an informal reception. AT
the grounds he was received by the officers of
the association. He was escorted to a car
riage and driven around the grounds. When
he took his position on the stand he was
loudly cheered.
President Merriam of the Fair association,
introduced Mr.. Blaine as one of Americas s
most eminent and most honored citizens.
Mr.. Blaine waited for the cheering TO subside
and then said
"There is no year in the history of the
United States in which, through all its bor-
ders, the agriculturist has reioced as he does
this year There no politics in agriculture.
Applause. The crop for the democrat or
for the republican is alike good or alike bad.
The need of the product is alike TO the demo.
crat and to the republican. We meet, on the
agricultural fair ground, if no where else, on
the broad plane of American citizenship.
cries of good. good" and cheers which is
much higher site than that of democrat or
republican. Enthusiastic applause. 1t is
in that capacity that stand before you this
morning and it is in that capacity that ex-
tend my congratulations and my very hearty
thanks for your generous rece ption." Great
cheers
Short speeches were made by Hon. Chaun-
cey NJ DePew, Martin |. Townsend, Theo.
NJ. Pomeroy of Auburn and Senator Cogges-
hall.
About II o'clock the party started on their
return to Syracuse. A few minutes stop was
made at Baldwinsville, where Mr.. Blaine was
introduced to about 1000 people to whom he
said few courteous words of acknowledge
4 4 ..l
As the train moved away, Committeeman
Draper was compelled to stand guard beside
Mr. Blaine to prevent men from risking their
lives to get hold of Mr. Blaines hand. One
or two men almost fell under the wheels and
the train moved off amid much excitement.
AUBURN. n. Y, Sept. %.
On arriving again at Syracuse Mr.. Blaine
and friends were driven to New York Central
depot. At II. 10 the party started for Auburn
in the same car in which they came to Syra-
cuse from New York yesterday. The depot
and space along the track was well filled with
people eager to see Mr.. Blaine. AS the train
moved out he appeared on the rear platform
and cheered.
SENECA FALLS, N. Y, Sept. %.
The preparations at Auburn for the reCep-
ton of Mr.. Blaine were quite elaborate. As
the train entered the depot it exploded torpe
does on the track and there was a salute of
cannon. A platform had been erected outside
the depot and to it Mr.. Blaine was escorted
and was thus brought face to face with about
10000 people. His appearance was the signal
for an outbreak of cheering Hon. ID. NJ
Osborn presided over the meeting which was
addressed by Mr.. Blaine as follows:
81 thank you. citizens of Cayuga county,
for this reception. confess | am glad TO be
here. | am glad to visit the home of VIM S.
Seward. TGreat cheering. If there be
among the statesmen of the past one who
more deserves the admiration and gratitude
of the American people than your great citi-
zen do not know his name. Cries of good
and cheers. If there be higher statesman
ship in the annals of America than was shown
by Seward from 40 to the close of the civil
war | do not know where it is recorded and
we may all learn a great lesson from recalling
his history and may ell profit by his example.
If we are republicans we shall be quickened
in our zeal, if democrats we shall learn
liberation. Applause. If simply American
citizens we shall be warmed and stimulated
in our patriotism. Renewed applause and
cries of good, good" 1t is as a humble rep
resentative of great principles which Seward
vindicated throughout his illustrous life that
am before you today. Great cheering !
am here to acknowledge with gratitude and
thank fulness the greatness of your reception
and to wish you abundant prosperity and happi-
ness"
Mr. Blaine's remarks were followed by
speeches by Messrs. RomerOv, Ten Eyck
Depew and Rev. b. Ives. After Mr.. Blaine
had spoken he retired to the rear of the plat
form and received the greetings of a number
of prominent ladies'. When the train left Mr.
Blaine was called out again and stood on the
rear amid the cheers of the multitude, hund
of HON ran after the train seeking an oppor-
tuni,y to shake hands.
GENEVA, n. Y, Sept %.
At Seneca Falls there was large gather
ing Gen. Murray introduced Mr. Blaine
who as usual was received with cheers. He
said:
thank you, gentlemen, for this cordial
reception. | have almost exhausted my
power to give thanks to the numerous assem-
bages that have greeted me so kindly on my
present journey through the State of New
York, but | wish to express to you my graft
tude for the compliment you pay me, to say
to those of you who have not travelled, that
if there be now any Americans who have but
a little idea of the country you live in, you
should thank God daily almost as the Phar-
isees that YOU are not as other men are. for
certainly there is not within the limits of the
United States land that seems to smile with
greater beauty than does this western section
of New York" Applause.
GENEVA, Sept %.
The next stop was at Waterloo, where Mr..
Blaine left the train to visit the Seneca City
agricultural farm. He was escorted to the
grounds by the Plumed Knights of Waterloo
and by a great crowd. The agricultural
association had arranged to charge an admis-
sion fee, but after Mr.. Blane's carriage had
entered the grounds the people followed in a
body and forced their way in regardless Of
the efforts of the gate keepers to prevent
them. There were many ladies in the assem-
blage. Mr.. Blaine's presence aroused great
enthusiasm. When called on for a speech
be stood up in the carriage and said jOcosely
that he did not feel qualified TO make speech
at an agricultural fair, but he had the good
fortune to travel with practical farmer
Hon. Martin J. Townsend Of Troy. He then
introduced Mr.. Townsend, who made short
agricultural speech. The Plumed Knights
then escorted Mr.. Blame back to the train.
There were repeated calls for "Blaine" before
he left the grounds, but he responded only bv
bowling. At $40 the train arrived at this
place, where Mr.. Blaine paid tribute to the
late Judge Folger, which was very favorably
received.
BUFFALO, n. Y, Sept. 25.
At Geneva a salute was fired as the train
came up to the station and in few minutes