The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-10-02
The People for Blaine

ELYRIA, o., Sept. 29.-SeVeral hundred
people were In the Lake Shore railroad
depot this morning TO see Mr.. Blaine
start. When he arrived at q few min
utes before nine he was loudly cheered,
and the people gathered around the rear
platform and clamored Tor q speech.
Just befOae the train started Mr.. Blaine
appeared on the platform, and said: 81
haYe no speech to make, gentlemen,
except to express the great pleasure l
have enjoyed in my visit to this city.
During the last two days l have re-
newed many old and made
many new ones, all of which have been
most agreeable to me, and depart this
morniag with sense of having enjoyed
myself as much Us at any time in my
life" Loud cheering1.
The start was made promptly. AT
nine the train and engine were
going. decorated with the American flag
and Blaine and Logan banners. The
party was the same that came to CleYe
land Friday evening, with the addition
of ex-Secretary Window and q local
reception committee from Norwich. AS
the tram passed the freight depot of the
Lake Shore railroad the WoTkmen ran
| out aud cheeTed, aud there WAS like
| scene al the works of Lake Erie iron
| company. MIR. Blaine bowed his &C.
acknowledgements.
OBERLIN, O., Sept. 29.-At ElyrIa,
the place visited by Mr.. Blaine, on Sat
| urdaY, there was crowd at the depot
who kept calling "Blaine, Blaine;
| bring him out" As the train moved OF
he stepped out on the rear platform and
the people gave him three cheers. AT
this station q delegation from Oberlin
boarded the train headed by Hon. Jas.
| Monroe, ex-member of the house of rep
sentstives. Rev. Mr.. Brand, of Oberlin
was one of the party. A little after 10
| O'Clock the train reached Oberlin by
| way of MonEoeville, Ohio.
The arrangements here were better
than at any other place so far in Ohio
There was u passage way guarded by
| uniformed clubs from the train to The
| stand. The stand itself was carpeted
| and beautifully decorated. The crowd
was very large and enthusiastic. Hun
| dres of people from the country
| sat III their wagons, aud every
tree in sight of the stand was
loaded down with boys. MIR. Monroe
| introduced Mr. Blaine, who, as soon as
| the applause with which he Was receiV-
ed had subsidized, said: Mr.. Monroe
| ladies and gentlemen: / do not know
| any more appropriate thing for candI.
dale who represents Republican princI.
pies than to pay visit to Oberlin, fol
| If there be any one place in the United
l States above another where Republican
| principles were planted originally and
| matured and developed and strengthen
| ed into full growth, 1t is Oberlln. Ad-
| plause. The establishment of this col
lege fifty years ago, the radicaiism, II
| you please, which 1t taught from its start
1 the great battle it waged, the immense
success 1t attained without donations
/ from the national or the state govern
mcnt, but merely from the generous be
nevolence of men who believed in the
principles represented, mark 1t an event
not merely in the educational world but
i in the political world as well, aud an
glad to stand here to pay my tribnte t
this great institution and to acknowledge
as the representative, as I am for the
time, for true republican principles, the
debt which that party owes TO the grea
institution at Oberlin. [Applause.
thank you for your kind welcome tC
this place. thank you for the geper
Gus Outpouring of this great audience
IL thank you because know
what it represents, and because
| know that you know what represent
If anything could add to my pleasure II
this visit, it would be that I have beer
presented to you by one with whom
had the honor for many years to be asSo
ciated in congress and whom
came to know and to re
spect and TO esteem; for IN ali mN
Ipublic service, I met no more honorable
no more pure, no more efficient membe
Iithan James Monroe of the Oberlin dis
Etrict. Renewed spplausc,l ThaDkin;
kyou, gentlemen, and ladies. again 10
your generous reception, / must bid yol
goodbye.
| SANDusKY, Ohio, Sept 29.-At Nor
walk, Huron county, Mr.. Blame ant
party were met by a large party of uni
1 formed clubs and escorted tn process
sion through the town Il
stand erected in front of tn
court house, around which were severa
thousand people. Ex-President Have
was TN the stand and welcomed the dis
tinguished candidate. Mr.. Gardner in
tFoduced Mr.. Blaine amid great cheering
who SAID: "Mr. Gardner. ladies ant
| gentlemen: It was my pleasure eigh
years ago TO visit your beautiful tow
and 70 address large audience of Re
publicans of Huron county. I did
| at that time 10 the interest of the election
of distinguished representative and
noble son of Ohio whom am glad 3
see On the platform to day, ex- PresIden
Hayes lApplause-l / do not foI
get the hospitable WELDON
I then received, and an
impressed by its repetition to-day. lar
pIause- | came then only as q priVat
citizen. ] come now IN 9 different CT
, pacity, and am sure that as
! New England man on The Western RI
serve of Ohio l am always ct home.
IGreat cheering and cries of ayes, We
come again"