The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-11-06
The Business Mems Candidates.

NEW YORK, Oct. 31.-At the business
mems meeting this afternoon in Chick
ering hall, senator Sherman delivered an
address,. At the conclusion of his re-
marks, Mr.. Blaine came upon the stage.
His appearance was the signal for avery
enthusiastic demonstration. which last
ed some minutes. When silence was re-
stored, he said:
Business men of New York, deem
it an honor TO follow Senator
Sherman. IApplause.l I deem
ii an especial honor to follow
secretary Sherman. 1Applause For l
can say that IN our financial history, he
takes rank among the really lllusIrious
men who have administered the treasury
department of the United States. Re-
neWed applause.) 1t was the the good
fortune of Mr. Hamilton to organ
lie that department with his
mastery ability and place
the credit of the young republic upon
an enduring basis. II was the good for
tune of Alexander j. Dallas to carry the
finances of the government through the
endorsements resulting from the war
of 1912. It was the good fortune OF VIM.
n. Crawford, after the great depression
that followed our victorious struggle, to
revive the national credit by the pro-
was the good fortune of Thomas Ewing,
after the great Wing victory of 1910. to
initiate those measures which gave us
the protective tariff of 1862. 1t was the
good fortune of Salmon P. Chase Zap
piausel to carry the great government
through ali the extraordinary crises
which were precipilated by the civil
war, and 1t was the good fortune of q
third eminent citizen of Ohio-John
Sherman-[applause] to lead the nation
back to the sound basis of specie pay
ment Renewed applause. 1t
was singuiarly happy in the career
of Mr.. Sherman, that in the leg
islatiye department, he was permitted
to shape the resumption act, and in the
executive department to administer its
provisions and carry it to q successful
issue. CAppiause That resumption
act Is continuing blessing and benefit
to the country. Loud applause It
has placed the government finances, and
the finances of the people, upon a stable
foundation, and am sure from the brief
history that l have ventured to submit,
the transition is easy to the duty of the
people IN the impending national con-
fiIct If the resumD tion act, the greatest
of financial measures of which it was q
fitting climax, be benefit, the business
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interests of the business men of this
country, should certainly be given to the
party which originated and en-
forced that legislation. prolonged
applause.l There is no need
for me. before the business men of New
York, to supplement the argument
which am sure Mr.. Sherman has
made complete, and I should hardly
have dared to give myself the pleasure
of appearing here bat for my desire To
testify this evening of the great metrop-
oils OF the Union, my appreciation Of
| your distinguished guests service. APP
plause.1 And while am here may be
permitted to add that not alone in the
| financial and business department of
legislation, which interests every man,
but in all the great avenues of life, in all
i that relates TO the career of q great peo-
pie. The twenty-three years during
which the Republican party has been IN
| power are certainly distinguished be-
/ yond any equal period in our history,
saving and excepting alone the immor-
tai period which gave as our indie
pendence and our constitution Great
| applause At NO time certainly
have the educational interests of the
people been so great and so rapidly ad-
j vanoed Applause At no time has
the spirit OF humanity and the benevo-
lenoe of the people been so generously
developed as during that period. Zap
plause. At no time certainly has
Christian charity made so marked an
advance as during the period in which
the Republican party hes administered
the government lApplause At no
time within the,memoFV of anyone who
does me the honor TO hear me hiss there
been so little bigCtry IN the country a.
there is TO day. "0ood. good, and ap-
plause. At no previous time has there
been an occasion Of great public interest
relating to the fate of the government
IN which, upon the same platform and
for the same patriotic end, has
there been such q cordial and
hearty cooperation as there nov
is among the great religious denomIua-
iions. Protestant Catholic and Hebrew
! IGFeat applause Certainly that is the
great contamination which q republic
pledged TO cIYil and religious liberty
should aim st. And it will remain the
lasting glory OF the Republican party
that that consummation has been
achieved during its broad, and wise, and
liberal administration of the national
government. lGreat applause again
and again renewed. When Mr. Blaine
sat down there were short calls for Mr.
Evarts. who responded in q short and
humorous speech Then Gen. Fremont
Wass ceiied out and spoke briefly
From the hall Mr.. Blaine 70
turned % his hotel, where he received
callers until dinner time Later IN the
great tOrchlieht procession. The pa,
rade tn honor of j. G. Blaine tonight i
considered the greatest public demon
stration OF the kind that ever took place
The night was extremely unpopular aoI
such affair. Rain fell IN drizzles mosi
Of the times and the streets were covered
with Shiny mud that made marching
dmcult but the enthnsIasm Of the Iegionl
OF paTaders. and the world Of people
who blocked ths sidewalks was not e
be quieted by any untowaFd actions Of
the elements
i New York. Nov. 1.-Mr. Blame left
The FIfth Avenue hotel this morning
with Postmaster Mauley and droye e
the Grand Central depot. where he tool
the o'clck train for HharEford. From
Hartford. Blaine viii 20 TO New Haven
by special train. and then return r.
New York, stopping 1t Bridgeport and
other places along the route.
New HAVEN, Cnnu., Nov. LIN pur
suence OF promise made before be
started on his western tour. Blaine lef.
New York this morning "a q SPECIAL cal
attached u regular train. 10 VISIT the
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