Morning journal and courier., 1884-11-04
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. THE TIME FOR ACTION Soon The Agony Will
 Be Over. BLAINE SPEAKS AT BOSTON And Closes His ArduOuS
 Campaign. CLEVELAND AT HIS HOME Ready To Vote For Him.
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CLEVELAND AT HIS HOME
Ready To Vote For Him.
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RLAINE FEN ROUTE FOR HOME

| Him mfshap-Hfs Speech at the l Boston Banquet.
 1 NEW YORK, Nov. 3.-Mr James G. Blaine arose at an early hour this morning at the 1 Fifth Avenue Hotel. After looking over his morning mail he took breakfast with Mrs. | Blaine, Miss Dodge, his two sons, Senator | Hale and one or two others While he was at breakfast number of prominent politi- clans called to see him, but were informed l that MT. Blaine would not be able to receive visitors as he was to leave for Boston on the l 9 o'clock train. An open barouche and sev- eral coaches took MT. Blaine and party to the Grand Central depot, where 8 special ca1 at l tached to the New Haven train stood wait ing. MT. Blaine was accompanied on his | trip by Mr. Eugene Hale, Chauncey NJ. De- pew, and others.
 SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Nov. S.-Mr Blaine arrived here at 12:45 and was met by the chairman of the city committee, Mayor Philipps, Governor Robinson and other prom inent Republicans. He was at once escorted to a carriage drawn by four horses, and ac- companied by five other carriages, driven to l platform erected in City Hall square, where crowd numbering at least ten thou 1 sand had assembled. MT. Blaine, on l being introduced, said that he was glad to be in the beautiful city of Springfield, and thanked the people for giving him so hearty reception. His voice was very low, having apparently succumbed to the recent l strain put upon it. He bowed his aeknowl- | edgments of the plaudits of his auditors and retired to the back of the platform, while l Senator Hale of Maine stepped forward and
 said that although MT. Blaine could not make himself heard to-day he would make himself felt tomorrow. Immediately after
 this the party re-entered their carriages and returned to the station, the crowd marching after in procession. The buildings along the route were generally decorated and many of the stores and manufaetories were closed during MT. Blaines stay. At 1:15 the train left for Worcester.
 NAT1cK, Mass, Nov. 3.-General Butler | addressed an audience of several thousand l here this afternoon. The crowd accompanied | him to the depot and after his departure 1 awaited the arrival of the Blaine train, which rolled into the station at AIS p. m. Mr | Blaine leaning the arm of Lieutenant Governor Ames, forced his way with diff 1 culty to temporary platform and was loud
 
 Near by several young men were burning manuscripts and insulting MT. Blaine with shouts of fEBurn this letterr' "Three cheers for Mulligan," etc. Just as Mr. Blaine was introduced a burly man cried out "Three cheers for the next President of the United States, Benjamin F. Butler of Lowell" These were given. MT. Blaine said: 'FAs to the next President that will be decided tomorrow" He then made short address thanking Massachusetts Repub- licans for the courage with which they had fought the campaign. He was repeatedly in- terrupted by cheers for Butler.
 NEWTON, Mass, Nov. 3.-The Blaine train made the run from Natick to Newton in ten minutes. Mir. Blaine was greeted with great enthusiasm by a crowd of seven thousand. Mr. Blaine proceeded to stand guarded by police The stand was filled with citizens. As he appeared at the front the vast audi ence cheered lustily and cannons roared a welcome He had just opened his mouth to address the audience when with a crash the entire forward part of the platform fell about four feet A yell of horror went up from the multitude and several gentlemen. caught Mir. bialne' but he clung to the railing and needed no as sistance. He at once climbed upon de- tached portion of the framework and chnging to an upright beam proceeded to briefly ad- dress the people, remarking first that there was always enough left of Republican plat
  ceived with great applause and cheers. He closed with the statement that he awaited the verdict of tomorrow without anxiety or | fear.
 BosroN, Nov. 3-The Blaine train arrived | in town at 5:20. The Boston and Albany depot was filled with an immense throng and | as soon as the candidate stepped from the train | he was greeted with prolonged cheers. The excitement was almost boundless. An effect tive squad of police kept the crowd from 1 sweeping MT. Blaine and party off their feet l only by the most forcible and persistent ex- ertions. The crowd rushed out of the depot after him and surrounded his carriage on all sides Many tried to shake his hand and there were repeated calls for 1 speech Mr. Blaine only bowed his acknowl- edgments and was immediately driven to | the Hotel Brunswick amid. cheers men run ming after the carriage and vast crowd speedily assembling. On his arrival at the hotel many attempted to gain an entrance, 1 but were kept out by squad ofporters. On 1 the arrival of the carriages containing mem 1 bers of MT. Blaines family the crowd had | dispersed from in front of the hotel. SFAt o'clock MT. Blaine and family were entertained at grand banquet in the hotel dining rooms at which Henry Cabot Lodge, chairman of the Republican State committee, presided Many of Mr. Blaine's most prom l inent supporters in New England were present, including Lieutenant Governor | Ames, Fred L.. Ames, ex-Collector Beard, 1 Congressman w. A. Russell, Oakes Ames, Asa A. Potter, John Quincy Adams Brackett, Thomas Dane, ex-Congressma an 1 Candler, General Banks, Rev. c. A. Bartol, Judge E. R. Hoar, T O.. Bates, Speaker l Warden and Hiram Atkins of Vermont The
 Blaine party at the dinnen was made up of
 Mr. Blaine, Mrs. Blaine, Miss Blaine, Walker Blaine, Miss Dodge, T. c. Crawford of the 1 New York Tribune and Postmaster Manley of Augusta.
 1 After cigars had been passed Henry Cabot l Lodge introduced MT. Blaine in brief l speech, closing as follows:
 1 shall not detain you with any vain formula ot
 the past sx moptbs has been the most conspicuous l figure in the United States and who has impressed himself upon the popular imagination ana aroused the popular enthusiasm to extent which has not
 been seen since the days of A Henry cay: Urea the 1 present to you now the gentleman whom we con1'
 dently believe at this time tomorrow vii De Fresl cheers) Hon. James G. Blaine: tGreat enthuslaSrn ] the assembly rising and cheering MT. Blaine.)
 Three cheers were given for .the next President of the United States. When quiet
 had been restored MT. Blaine said:
 I am quite sure, gentlemen, that. for reasons
 which need not stop to detail reception or thls
 in the city o1 ageeabe g to me ana
 thank you, MT. Lodge, Burning to that gentleman n
 and appsuse 'E t E too late to toe
 sent the great issues which have been involved uv
 
 am sure that those issues constitute difference
 between parties so broad and so deep thai
 the decision way the other vii afIect for for | veal or woe the history of the United States for
 many years to come (applause) lam sure that the
 great system of government wnlcn mas grown @ ou'
 of the civil struggle and which has so many essen
 ttal respects, may say, changed the very frame
 work of government, has been created ana IS II
 the keeping of the Republican party And as have
 freouently said elsewhere, will now repeat thad
 the transfer of the political power of the country t< 1 the Democratic party at this time would Dy nc
 means be one ordinary transfers Of poiitca 1 power with which the rey-haired within my view l were accustomed to many years. It would no
 be the of one going out ana anotner cons ID 1 It would rather be a reversal, an overturning o l great organic changes in the government, Of grea 1 industrial systems of great financial systems ane 1 it would be transfer of the sovereignty or the
 country far more vital and far more reaching thaI 1 any of the ordinary changes of dynasty whici 1 affect those governments of different form iron ! our own In the close of this canvass in which l have had some active participation, with the pro found conviction that intelligent as the masses the United States are-and am certalnly address ing those who belong to the mos l intelligent-that intelligent as the mas 1 of voters are and accustomed as they are to tn
 weight and tendency of the questions to De decided
 the people have not yet measured, or as l Iully pc l leye fully comprehend what 1t would mean 2
 transfer this government to the absolute control Q