Morning journal and courier., 1884-10-21
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. BUSINESS MEN AWAKE. A Monster Rally In
 Wall Street. TEN THOUSAND IN LINE. Protection the Watch
 word of Trade. MILLIONS LOST BY FIRE. A New York Town Wiped
 Out.
BUSINESS MEN FOR BLAINE.

A Monster Rally I'm Wall StreetA-Ten
 Thousand Representatives Of Busi-
 ness March The Streets-A Brilliant
 Spectacle And A Powerful Argu-
 ment For The Party Of Protection
 And Progress.
 NEW YORK, Oct 20.-Po1itics and busi- ness struggled for the mastery to-day in low CT New York and the outcome was that this metropolis was given over to political car nival that has seldom in the history of the city been equalled in numbers and enthusi- asm. The weather was that balmy Indian summer, warm yet invigorating. As early as o'clock in the afternoon Broadway was startled by the roll of drums and the brazen music of Blaine and Logan march and the head of an apparently interminable process sion emerged from what is known as the dry goods district and turned into Broadway. All traffic, not only to this thoroughfare, but on the continent streets, was stopped. A file of muscular blue coats cleared the cobble stones and for nearly an hour parade of we'll dressed men distinguished by scarlet badges and carrying bamboo canes marched fifteen abreast and nearly 10000 strong between crowds of spectators who at frequent intervals greeted their martial appearance with cheering. Every few blocks the great concourse would break out into the refrain "Blaine, Blaine. James G. Blaine." The procession was organized by Colonel Mitchell and each platoon was led by some member of the firm that participated in the parade The sidewalks were massed with thousands of people and the windows of the great build ings were filled with spectators. Wall street is always busy locality, but this afternoon the multitude was so great that from Broad way to William street in Wall, and from the subtreasury to the Produce Exchange in Broad street, people were pressed like fish in tightly drawn net so that all movement was impossible As viewed from the flag festooned platform erected on the steps of the sub-treasury the spectacle was over whelming and the roar of voices was so con- tinuous and strong that the words of the various speakers were drowned. All New York seemed to have poured her citizens to that famous arena. The successive at tempts of the various organizations to cut their way through the throng produced 8 commotion like the meeting of two tidal waves and many persons were bruised in the crush The lower Wall street merchants Blaine and Logan club, the Coffee Exchange club, the Cotton Exchange club, companies from the Maritime Exchange, the Produce Exchange, the New York Petroleum and Stock board, the New York Mining Ex- change and National Exchange and the Mer- cantile Exchange successiyely fought their way, aided by the police, up Broad street with flying banners and conflicting strains of music. until there were nearly fifty thousand persons in sight of the historic statue of Wash ington. Upon the stand were assembled a number of distinguished men, among them William M Evarts, H. O. Armour, J. M Requa, William Dowd, Cyrus w. Field, General Porter, General Aspinwall, Henry Clews, Jesse Seligman, Rufus Hatch, General Collis and Bussey. Many notable men not residing in the city served by their presence to give cosmopolitan character to the assemblage
 Promptly at lf-past 3 John F. Hummer, the dry goods merchant, called the gathering to some semblance of order and in few well chosen words nominated J. H. Herrick, president of the Produce Exchange, as pre- siding officer of the assembly. General Collis was installed as secretary. The speak CTS were Secretary Gresham of the Treasury department, Secretary Boutwell,, General Stewart l.. Woodford, Sherman L. Rogers of Buffalo and General Cyrus s. Bessey, former ly of New Orleans, now of New York. Min ister L. P. Morton was present and said few words. The resolutions were read by General Charles H. T. Collis, of Ohio. They presented, first the question whether Ameri- can industries and honest toll shall be pro- tected by the government against foreign cheap labor and upon this subject one of the great political parties has expressed itself in positive terms. Second, they dwelt upon 4ho of of tha DaTnooratia Dartv fO compel Congress to pass free trade meas ures, (which paralyzed enterprise, impaired commercial and financial confidence and un- settled values, thus threatening capital and labor alike.'' Third, they solemnly declare not to imperil the business interests of the country by restoring to power party which boasts the solid support of sixteen States that rebelled against the government. The wisdom of the Chicago convention in nomi- mating James G. Blaine is recognized, and setting aside the issues of the campaign and considering only the character of the cand1- dates for the great office of President of the United States James G. Blaine stands to-day was expressed for the dignifed admins tration of President Arthur and an allusion to the possible holding of the executive branch by the vice presidential candidate of the Democracy, "who never breathed 8 prayer for the safety of the nation," was greeted W1Gl 01sS6S.
 The almost inaudible speech of General Gresham was given with special view to an- swering the recent utterances of ex-Governor Hendricks. Senator Boutwell, treated of free trade and denounced the anti-protection pol icy of the Democratic party as blow to the labor interests of America. He also de- nounced the so-called Independent Re publicans and reviewed the defeetion in the Greedy campaign of 1872, Ivha %ko[ noT1aoarQfQ m1Rl0d and nominated 8 man who sank and broke under the odiun and shame that came from the de sertion of his friends. Ohio has written the doom of the deserters and their Democratic friends in 1884 as it was written for them in 1879.
 Overflow meetings were organized and speeches made from stands at Wall street and William street and at the corner of Broad street and Exchange Place. William Dowd presided at the first named and the speakers were General Joseph R. Hawley and Alexander Sullivan, the Irish Land leaguer. At stand No. 3 s. V. White presided and ad- dresses were given by Eugene Hale of Maine, Sherman 8, Rogers and Senator Dennis Mo Carthy.
 Bowling Green Alive With Repub1i- cans.
 NEW YORK, Oct. 20.-Not since the leaden
 statue of George III was pulled down and nodded into anti-British bullets has the neighborhood of the Battery and Bowling Green been so agitated as tonight when 8 Republican mass meeting under the auspices of the National Petroleum Exchange Blaine
 and Logan club was held beneath the trees.
 The gathering numbered among the thou
 sands, but was not enthusiastic for Blaine | in fact during the remarks of General Palm
 CT so loudly did the crowd cheer for Cleve
 land that the police were obliged to interfere and thereafter a sullen silence was main
 tained. The gaily decorated and gaudily il luminated stand was placed at the northern
 extremity of Bowling Green and as the sev eral ward clubs appeared and marched