St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-30

set such an example as viii absolutely abolish
war on this continent and by a greatexample
and a lofty moral precedent that shall
ultimately abolish it in other continents. I
am justified in saying that every one of the
seventeen Independent powers of North and
South America is not only willing and ready,
is not only ready but eager, to enter into a
compact in congress that may be called in
the name of peace to agree that if unhappy
differences shall arise as differ
ences will arise between men and
nations, they be settled upon the
peaceful Christian basis of arbitration And
as l have often said before, | am glad to re-
peat in this great centre of civilization and
power, that in my judgment no national
spectacle, no international spectacle, no
continental spectacle could be more grand
than that the republics of the western world
should meet together and solemnly agree
that neither the soil of North nor that of
South America shall be hereafter stained by
brothers blood. The Republican party, gen.
tlemen, cannot be said to be on trial To
be on trial implies something to be tried
for. The Republican party, in its twenty
three years of rulership, has advanced the in
terests of this country far beyond that
of any of its predecessors in power. 1t has
elevated the standard of America, it has
increased its wealth in a ratio never before
realized, and l may add never before
dreamed of. Statistics, | know, are dry, and
/ have dwelt so much upon them in the last
six weeks that they might be sup
posed to be especially dry to me- And
yet never can forget the eloquence of the
figures which tell US that the wealth of this
great empire state, when the Republican
party took the reins of government, was es-
timated at 81, 00,000,0 900, and that twenty
years afterward, under the influence of an
industrial and finance system for what
that party is proudly responsible
under the influence Of that
industrial and financial system the same
tests which gave you 81, 800, 600, 600 of prop
erty in 1860, gave you $4,000, 600, 900 in
1880. There has never been in all the his
tory of financial progress, there has never
been in all the history of the world, any
parallel to this; and I am sure,
gentlemen, that the Republican
party is not arrogant nor over confident
when il claims to itself credit of organization
and maintaining the industrial system which
gave to you and your associates in enterprise
the equal and just law which enabled you
to make this marvellous progress. AS I
have said that party is not on
trial. If it has made mistakes they have
been merged and forgotten in the greater
success which has been corrected. If it has
had internal differences, they are laid aside.
If it has had factional strife,
l am sure that has ceased
And am equally sure that, looking to the
history OF the past and looking to that great
future which we are justified in prophesying,
this imperial state cannot afford to reverse
and therefore will not reverse this great
policy upon which it has advanced from glory
to glory. thank you, gentlemen, I thank
that large numbers with whom | have had
already the pleasure of exchanging greetings
to-day. thank the ministers, the merchants,
the lawyers, the professional men, the me-
chanics, the laboring men of New York for
cordial reception and over generous
welcome, which in all the mu-
tations of my future life will
be to me among the proudest and most pre-
cious of my memories.
Mr.. Blaine here took his seat amid loud
continued applause and enthusiastic cheer
ing for ''the next president of the United
States" Mr. Evarts here read letters re-
ceived by Mr.. Cyrus W. Field, from the gen
tleman named above and said: ''And now,
gentlemen, it has been arranged
by those who have consulted
our comfort that the speaking at
seats and meet in the parlors that surround
us, that you may personally greet and talk
with our guest.'' Without further speeches
or delay they proceeded to the parIors, where
for an hour Mr.. Blaine was surrounded by
his friends and engaged in friendly CONVEX
sation.