Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-10-31

e. srsncH AT DELnoHnceS-
-soni6esnt banquet tsndsrsd
.,.,.e 81 Delmonioo's Wednesday
as one Of the m ~ remark.
s;auuces Of the general love and
) .-s.sm Of the Republican candi-
re procssdiaes Of the evening
80 q s,i0 when ex-Secretary Evsrts
~ ordsr with his cavel, and 10
~ - address. Az he rose In his
~ E,nd applause greeted him, aud
49, there were more che r..
~ Blaine arose be was greeted
-hirIuind Of applause. He said !:
49, orsat reversal OF position, Mr..
~ addressing Mr.. Evarts) that
- q. hear you ascribe Leadership
So. f~nolaueei for it has been my
.rS nv pleasure In these long
e1 = follow you lapplause and
.l = learn from you wisdom in
es:s n9airs and Join with my ooantry-
-. sacrIbing 70 you not merely the
- y ..srit 81 Isedership in the mob lest
rso(sssions, bus TO yield oar admira-
~. ~ the singular success which
- Given 70 you the opportunity
.sssd IL the three most important
- svsr plsaded by any member of
~ sssericsn Bar spplaussI first, In
..s.sirv yoar own party In what you
Es.--ss3 8 tbs impolicy, II not the
.srs~. 81 impsaching President
- a s3ood r. Good - and
80 second. in maintaining before
~ s-setset International tribunal that
y. - assembled In modern times the
..sss n your country, and obtaining
:. - for wrongs TO her that grew out
n ~ asvil var IappIausel and third,
1870 sverting another civil wsr by
E.sx3ro before an Electoral Commits
~. ~ The peacefui settlement Of the
s.-,;eef political discussion that ever
- ketvseu parties in the United
esssea Applause and cheers.
4 turu nov from Your president 10
All vou. merchants and professional
- lesdsrs In the great and complex
1870 ~ New York, 10 thank you for
ssssjvine me, not merely at this festal
boesd, bat also Ia that far more Inn
..,s~aIvs reception vh;ch the close of
~ rainy day witnessed In your broad
"a beau}ifui avenue. l cannot, l am
sors. 81 any possible stretch OF vanity
- this large and generous demonstra
iioa % myself. Is 10 given me, for the |
I'm suly the representative of the prin- |
800 which you and / held In common
iouehinQ those great interests which |
en3srlie the prosperity Of the Nation |
|snoIausel and IL In fitting that the |
eo.ueroial metropolis Of the continent |
shosId lead !; IL is fitting that the finan-
nj center Of the continent should |
bed: that the great city, the |
seeDud only in the world, should |
sjve "a expression Of its views and its |
judomsnt on the important questions 10 |
& decided on Tuesday uext by the |
American people lchecrs]; and | ven
tore. mot that know IL 50 well as you,
bct that am spokesman for the prse- |
eut. / venture 20 remind you. men Of
New York, with your wealth and yoar
10 influence, and your MAGNIFICENT
urossiae, that 70 per cent. OF the entire
property Of this city has been acquired
sines Lincoln was inaugurafed on the
ten here the fact Of percentage and of
aatistics, IL II did not carry with 1t an
argument and moral comprehensive TO
10 Nsw York. II Is not that il Is simply
sersat commercial city, 30 great that its
exports and imports represent largely
ihs major part of all that In
srpofted from or imported into
TIE United States. That We all know.
BOT We are often prone TO forget that
Nsw York Ii the largest manufacturing
city In the world. with peril aps single
exoeption; that OF the six thousand
millions OF manufactures annually pre-
duosd In the United States, this great
Empire State furnishes one fourth.
From this fact comes that great aympa-
thy, that great identity ef interest which
has moved previously existing conflicts
between what are known AZ the manu-
and commercial interests and
which have taught us that there can be
no true prosperity In country unless
The three great interests comprehended
nuder agriculture, manufactures and
commerce are acting In harmony, one
With the other and Joining together for
q common end and for the common
good. Cheers.
It's usually Thought that change of
Government means but little that We
come together with our votes ON given
day and count them IA the sun goes
down. and one party goes out and an
other goes In bat IL IL worth while 10
remember that the United States Is pro
cssdinQ today on given basis of public
policy--I might say ON given series of
public policies, ono OF which Ii our
financial system. We have q great cur
fsncy system we have an important
National credit we have three import
ant constitutional amendments that
grew ont of the war, upon which, at this
hour and In the hours. the days and the
weeks and years TO follow. great issues
hang In this country. Are we, II we
should be invited TO step down and out
and onr opponents TO step MP and i'm
are We 10 understand that these policies
are TO be reversed lCries of Yes.
Then II We are to understand that they
are 70 DO reversed, We should one and
Oil prepare for great disaster.
lOhsers. For q single illustration
let me recall 10 your minds that the re-
pal Of ten lines In the National Bank
Inc Act would restore 20 vitality aud
viRor the old State bank system from
which We had 30 happily escaped, rs We
thonRht, for the remainder Of oar lives.
u these policies are 10 be reversed, you
vii have 10 reeast your accounts and
review your lcdgers and prepare for
nsy and ! may say dangerous departure;
and II these policies ars not TO be re-
sefsed. they will certainly be better
maintained by the great party which
erRinated aud has thus far sustained
them With vieor and success.
:. Az ! have before said, we speak of
New York a. 30 great an exporting and
Importing city, and from that perhaps
We often give that an exaggerated inn.
poftance. relatively speaking, of our
tofeign trade, because this magnificent
mesfoposis never would have attained
iu erandenr and its wealth upon foreign
Trade alone. We should never forget
wat important a. that trade Ia. repre-
@atlne the enormous sum Of 81. 5o0,-
0vOO annually, that il sinks into in
SIGNIFICANCE and is dwarfed out of sight
wnen We think Of those vast domestic
eseoanRes of which New York is the
aamitted center. which annually cx-
eesds S2.5o0. 000, 600.
Our foreign trade naturally brings
cur consideration the foreign rels-
aons OF this country, 80 well described
" my distinguished friend as always
1mpie and sincere. II 10 the safeguard
Republics that they are not adapted
var. lCheers. | mean aggressive
~, ~ leheersl, and IL is the safeguard OF
tAis ftpnbiia that ia a aafa,afx.. vxar 90