The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-09-26

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/ not know his name. Cries of Good, good
and cheers If there be higher craftsmanship
in the annals of America than was shown by Mr.
Seward from 1849 to the close of the civil war
/ know not where it is recorded, and we may
all learn great lessons from recalling his history
andmay well profit by his example If we are
| Republicans we shall be quickened in our zeal;
if Democrats we shall learn toleration. ZAP
j plause. 1t we are simply American citizens,
we shall be warmed and stimulated in our pa
triotism. Renewed applause and cries of
Good: good is as a humble representa-
tive OF the great principles which Seward vim
| d1cated throughout his illustrious life that
am before you to-day. [Great cheering.l But
am not here to make political speech. am
here to acknowledge with gratitude and thank
fulness the great cordiality Of your reception,
and to wish you abundant prosperity and hap
/ pinessn
At Seneca Falls there was large gathering
General Murray introduced Mr. Blaine, who as
usual was received with cheers He said:
| Il thank you, gentlemen, for this cordial re-
ception. have almost exhausted my power to
4 give thanks to the numerous assemblages that
have greeted me on my present journey through
the State of New York, but wish to express to
j you my gratitude for the compliment you pay
me, and to say that those of you who have not
traveled-if there be now any Americans who
have not-you have little idea of the country
yon live in, and you should thank God daily,
! almost, as the Pharsee, 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" Enthusiasts
applause.
4 Senator Coggeshall also made short speech
The next stop was made at Waterloo, where
Mr.. Blaine left the train to visit the Seneca
county agricultural fair. He was escorted to
1 the grounds by the Plumed knights of Water
loo and by great crowd. The agricultural AS
4 sociation had arranged to charge twenty five
cents admission but after Mr.. Blaine's carriage
entered the grounds the people followed in a.
i great body and forced their way in, regardless of
the efforts Of the gate keepers There were
many ladies in the assemblage. Mr.. Blaine's
/ presence aroused great enthusiasm. When
called upon for speech, Mr. Blaine stood up in
feel qualified to make suitable speech at an
/ agricultural fair, but he had the good fortune to
travel with practical farmer-Martin l. Town
4 send-whom he would introduce instead
/ Messrs. Townsend and Tenny having spoken,
the Plumed knights escorted Mr.. Blaine back
| to the train. There were repeated calls for
Blaine, Blaine, before he left for the train but
he responded only by bowling
At BIO the train arrived at Geneva. A salute
was fired aS the train came into the station, and
| in few minutes several thousand people were
| gathered in the rear of the train, among them
an enthusiastic body of Plumed knights. Mr..
Blaine was intro oduced by NJ F. Blaine, of Ge-
| Deva, and the people cheered vociferously.
| When order was restored, Mr.. Blaine briefly
thanked the people for their kind reception, and
then said:
7 could not, in justice to my feelings pass
! through your beautiful town without paving a
tribute of my respect to the late eminent citizen
| whom you have lost. 1t was my good fortune
to know Judge Folger personally and officially
| to know him well-and feel bound to bear tes-
| timony that he was one among the public men
of the United States who shortened his life by
| his unselfish devotion to public duty. am sure
that in bearing this testimony / am sustained by
you, who knew him SO we'll and for so many
/ years enjoyed his friendship" Renewed ap-
j plause.
/ Senator Lapham Joined the party at Geneva.
1t was not intended that the train should stop at
Phelps, but there was crowd at the depot and
i Mr.. Blaine had to show himself He was loudly
4 cheered. He merely bowed his thanks.
/ At Clifton the train stopped few minutes,
| and again Mr.. Blaine had to appear on the rear
platform. He spoke few words and was
i loudly cheered A BOUQUET was handed up
bearing the inscription, From the ladies of the
Sanitarium at Clifton Springs, with best wishes
/ and earnest hope that he may be the next Presi-
dent of the United States.
At Canandaigua there was yerv large and en-
| thusiastic crowd who cheered Mr.. Blaine yocif-
erously when he appeared on the platform. SEN
ator Lapham called the people to order and said
that as the train was late he had only time to
introduce, without comment, the man who
would be the next President Great cheering.
| Mr. Blaine said:
81 am greatly obliged to my old friend Judge
Lapham for his kind words / am still more
Obliged to this vast assemblage for this compli
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beautiful town which is famed far beyond its
borders and is looked upon as one of the chief
i jewels IN this eXpanse of beauty which western
New York presents. Applause. No one who
/ journeys through your beautiful country as
have journeyed to-day can fail to be impressed
with the splendid results worked out by the
hands of an intelligent people enjoying the bless
lngs OF free government, and if there be any
where the footstool of God people more
blessed in basket and store than you are, know
not where to locate them To be received SO
kindly by people thus situated is one Of the
i chief compliments of my life, and now | bid you
acordial and grateful farewell Great applause
AT ROCHESTER, AND OTHER POINTS
lis impossible to do justice by description to
the grand ovation which Mr.. Blaine received in
Rochester Its magnitude and enthusiasm
seemed to astonish even the gentlemen who had
taken part in the preparations for it. Uniformed
clubs, some mounted, but most of them on foot,
extended in line for about three-quarters Of
mile from the depot along the way to the stand
erected on the court house steps. The clubs sa-
luted Mr.. Blaine as he passed along, and he re-
turned their salutations The streets were filed
with dense mass of men and women, and ey-
| cry door and window In the houses along the
route was occupied. The old Osborne House. a
fve-story building, formerly the leading hotel Of
Rochester, but now transformed into business
building was crowded with people looking on
the procession and saluting as it passed
| So too, was the famous Powers Block,
and so was every building along the route
| Fortunately, arrangements had been made for
Mr.. Blaine and his friends to reach the stand by
way of the rear of the court house. for it would
| have been almost impossible to make passage
through the dense crowd in front AS soon as
Mr.. Blaine had got upon the stand the colored
| jubilee singers Of Fisk University, Tennessee,
sang with great effect one Of their stirring songs
chairman of the Monroe county central commit.
tee, introduced Mr.. Blaine who was received
with tremendous cheering. When order was re-
stored, Mr.. Blaine speaking slowly and impress
sively, 80 that his voice reached nearly every
member Of the great audience, said:
y am sure that no desire to offer a personal