New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-29


dred millions in 1880. an increase much greater
relatively than the increase of population, and said
that no intelligent man, Democrat or Republican,
would deny that Il was due IN O large degreee 10
the influence of protective tariff.
Mr. Blaine was frequently interrupted by cheers
and applause HIS remarks we're followed with close
attention by the farmers of which the gathering
was in the main composed. As the train moved
away scores of them ran after 1t hanging to its sides
and climbing the railing of the platform on the last
car where Mr.. Blaine stood waving his hapdker-
chief One. enterprsing and less carefni oi
his bones than the rest, swung himself upon the
platform and reaching out his hand exclaimed
Here. Blaine! shake; put your hand right here
His wish was good-naturedy complied with ana
he tumbled off the car in peace.
THE RECEPTION AT BTSGHAMroN.
The only stop before Binghamton was reached
was made at Union, in Broome County. Mr.. Blaine
spoke briefly. again, making the tariff the cher
tonic of his remarks. The crowd was large and en-
thusiastic 1t was at Binghamton, however, that
one of the largest demonstrations which has greeted
him since he left Chicago took place The large
square surrounding the depot the yards of the rail
way company the streets leading to it, the roofs OF
neIghborng buildings the bodies of empty cars and
locomotives, were crowded with mass OF humanity,
surEing to and fro in the eDdeavor to get glimpse
and near the remarks of Mr.. Blaine His appear
ance on the rear platform of the car the signal
for tremendous cheering To reach greater num-
ber of people he climbed upon platform ear on an
adjoining track and from that point addressed q
crowd of least $1,000 people. His voice was
heard plainly at the outer edge of the crowd. 300
yards away so profound the silence and close
the attention paid to his remarks, except when a
point or a hit would evoke the cheers and the ap-
pIa off hp audieuce Here ia what he said
am that who loves the American Union
visit the City of Bnghamton without an honor
able remembrance Of Daniel > Dickinson ohcers ana
who contemporary with the great civi str1lg
gle which involved the fate OF American nationality can
thusiasm which he brought to the loyal cause when
ne Not s preese aI in r e same m pa bun
ing like issues il the contest In which are engaged To-
war against the Union so We confront It az
tempt by great combination 10 seize the Government
who rcbeed against IT, The reason refer Ia that here
and ia that that combination will be absolutely m
that the County Of Bruome and the valley Of
the susquehanna will enter an indignant protest against
the Empire state being taken out OF the great
Joined with the States of the solicihod South.
WHY NEw-YoRK Is so PROSPEROUS.
This is not a question Of sentiment. II is not
question Of patriotism. IL Is question of material
interest The triumph of the South IN this contest would
the triumph of free trade and the destruction OF
vellous prosperity which has made NewYork the most
populous and the most wealthy State in
the Union. you have never made any
progress comparable to that which have made since
1851 When Buchanan, the last Democratic President,
of office the wealth OF Ncw-York eighteen
tive tarif, the enactment of which was the
gained power your progress was so rapid that your
wealth had sdvanced from eighteen hundred millions to
six nd IN "a shown
No such progress was ever made before Gin the history
of human government. and there is not intelligent
Of any party who does not know that the progress
tective tariff Cheers Is New York ready TO give II up
'So! No!" Is Newfork ready TO join the solid South
for free trade (''Never ~ Is New-York ready stand
by the Republican party and protective tariff w les
ies'D | see that You realize your responsibility
and need no stimulus from words of mine.
PICTURE OF AN ENTHUSIASTIC CROWD.
pretty feature Of the gathering at Bnghamton
the number of school children who had come
in body to do honor to the Republican candidate,
and to whom Mr.. Blaine paid especial attention.
The same scenes witnessed at Otfer stations
marked the departure of the train. wild rush
by the crowd to keep up with the car, few more
hazardous than the rest climbing the platform and
hanging to the windows of the cars, desperate
effort here and there to grab Mr. Blaine's hand,
cheers becoming fainter and fainter, handkerchefs
waving through the misty October air--and the
chief incident Of the political campaign. far
the town is concerned, has become thing Of the
past. One cOlored man. bury porter employed III
u flour mill TO judge by the white dust which COW
cred his dark skim hung to the train and would not
let go, though the speed II acquired became rather
dangerous, until Mr. Blaine shook hands with him.
HIS perseverance, was much apDlanded. Bv golly
I'd gone to New-YOrk de train if hadn't shook
hands with the big boss" he remarked after ac-
compshing his feat.
At Susquehanna the shops Of the Enc Railway |
I'OmnapV "A re situatp1 Az tbp train drcv n
front of the depot the workingmen left the |
shops and III their blouses gathered about the
Fully 500 Of them must have been present. The |
earnestness with which they followed Mr.. Blaine's
remarks upon the tariff question showed clearly |
hat they understood il. and that they recognized
The Importance of keeping out of power
J, party the result of whose policy
# i secured control of the Government,
would be disastrous to them and their families.
ree-trader who .imagines that sthe ordinary work
nglnan does not understand or takes interest in
questions affecting the tarii would change his opin
on perhaps could he have seen this audience and
he attention II paid to Mr. Blaine. Its enthusiasm
would have convinced him that thinking working
nan. n.knows and values the beneits that accrue to
nm uuder system Of protection. A large proper
on OF the gathering repre- zen led the IrIsh Amori-
an element. Mr.. Blaine therefore, yielded to Mr..
harmon. III doing this he said he hoped that those
PRESENT would not think the less of Mr.. Harmon
BECAUSE he was an Irish h-American. This remark
vas greeted with great applause and muchlaughtcr.
lr. Harmon is fine speaker vigorous in style,
l2ppy in his expression and possesses that faculty
t once on good terms with his an-
enee isl and in sympathy with it. His
ddress was cut short owing 10 the necessity of
eepng up the schedule time of the train.
An INVITATION To INTELLIGENT DEMOCRATS.
AT Deposit Mr. Blaine and the Rev. Mr. Ives,
hapain of Auburn Prison, spoke. The skies had
feared somewhat by this time and 1t had ceased
aiming. Mr.. Blaine. after reciting some of
he facts embodied in his Bnghamton speech, and
peaking OF the wealth of New-York shown by
he census OF 1850 and that of 1850, said:
Ihere IL no Intelligent there intelligent Demo
tat VINO VIII not tell you behind the door Iaugher
a, the most potent agent IN producing this marvellous
has been the protective tariff Now ask that
nlegent Democrat to come out from behind the door
III the front steps, and vote the Republican ticket be
ause IN hat way and in that alone can he aid i'm
maintaining the protective system [Grcat cheers