The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-09-26
Blaine.

wego fair. A committee from the Fair
association came up on the early train
to escort Blaine and party to the
grounds. As usual, he was compelled
to hold an informal reception. He was
escorted to a carriage and driven around
the fair grounds, so that all the people
might have chance to see him. When
he got up on the stand he was loudly
cheered and there were shouts of,
"Clear the stand" Clear the stand. I"
Other occupants of the stand sat down,
leaving Blaine the one conspicuous fig
ure. This seemed to please the crowd
greatly, for they cheered again and
again. Mr.. Merriam, president OF the
Fair association, introduced Blaine as
one of Americas most eminent and
most honored citizens. Blaine waited
for the cheering to subside, and then
said: "There is no year in the history of
the United States in which, through
all its borders, the agriculturist
has rejoiced as he does this year There
is no politics in agriculture. (Applause.)
The crop for the Democrat and for the
Republican is alike, good or bad. The
need of products is alike to the Demo-
crat and to the Republican. We meet
therefore on the agricultural fair
grounds, if nowhere else, on the broad
plane of American citizenship, ("good, :"
and cheers) which is a much higher
title than Democrat or Republican.
Enthusiastic applause.) 1t is in that
capacity stand before you this morn
ing, and it is in that capacity l extend
to you my congratulations and my
very hearty thanks for your generous
reception. (Great cheers.) At II o'clock
the party started on their return to
Syracuse. They stopped off few
minutes at Bredwinsville, where Blaine
was introduced to almost thousand
people, to whom he addressed courteous
words of acknowledgment.
At 12.10 pm. the party started for
Auburn in the same car in which they
came from New York yesterday. The
depot and space along the track were
filled with people eager to see Blaine,
and as the train moved away he APP
peared on the rear of the platform and
was cheered.
AT Seneca Falls there was another
large gathering, which gave Blaine a
most enthusiastic greeting. He made a
short speech.
GENEVA, N. Y, September 25.-rhe
next stop was at Waterloo, where
Blaine left the train to visit the agricul-
tural fair. He was escorted to the
ground by the Plumed Knights of
Waterloo and by great crowd. The
Agricultural Association had arranged
to charge 25c. head for admission
but after Blaine's carriage entered the
grounds the people followed in a
great body and forced their way in
| regardless of the efforts of the gate
keepers. There were many ladies in
the assemblage. Blaine's presence
aroused great enthusiasm. When called
upon for speech, Blaine stood up in
his carriage and said, ioyously, that he
did not feel qualified to make a suitable
speech at the agricultural fair, but hi
had the good fortune to travel with {
practical farmer. Martin T. Townsend
whom he would introduce instead
(Laughter.) Townsend and Tenney
having spoken, the Plumed Knights
escorted Blaine back to the train
"Blainei" before he left the grounds
but he responded only by bowling. A
10 the train arrived at Geneva. Here
train came into the station, and in
few minutes several thousand peopl,
were gathered at the rear of the train
When order was restored, Blaine briefly
thanked the people for their kind recep
ton, and then said: 81 could not. II
justice to my feelings, pass through
your beautiful town without pay
ing a tribute of respect to til,
late eminent citizen whom you hav
lost. 1t was my good fortune to- know
Judge Folger personally, and officiall,
to know him well, and feel bound Il
bear testimony that he was one amony
! the public men of the United States
who shortened his life by unselfish de
votion to public duty. | am sure tina
in paying this testimony l am sustained
by you, who knew him so well, and TO
so many years enjoyed his friendship.
Senator Lapham joined the party a
! Geneva.
ROCHESTER, N. Y, September 25--I
is impossible to do justice, by descrip
| ton, to the grand ovation which Balm
received injRochester. Its magnitude
and enthusiasm seemed to astonisl
even the gentlemen who had taken par
in the preparations for it. Uniformet
clubs, some mounted, but most of then
on foot, extended in line for about tire
quarters of mile, from the depot alonI
the way to the stand erected on tn,
Court house steps. The clubs salute,
Blaine as he passed along, and he re
turned the situations. The street
were filed with dense mass of mel
and women, and every door and win
dow in the houses along the route wer
occupied. The old Osborne House,
five story building, formerly the leadin
hotel of Rochester, butnow transforme
into business building, was crowde
} with people, looking out upon the pre-
cession and saluting as it passed. Sc
too, was the famous Powers Blocl
and so was every building alon
the route. Fortunate arrangements ha
been made for Blaine and his friends t
reach the stand Via the rear of tn
Court House, for it would have been a
most impossible to make a passage wa
through the dense crowd in front. A
soon as Blaine had got upon the stanC
the Colored Jubilee singers of the Fis
University, Tennessee, sang with gree
effect one of their stirring songs. whic
was loudly applauded. Mr.. Burrit
chairman of the Monroe Count
: Central committee, introduced Blain
who was received with tremendou
cheering. When order was restore,
Blaine spoke, slowly and impreSsivel,,
so that his voice reached nearly ever
member of the great audience. He sal
~ am sure that no desire to offer
personal compliment to any living ma