Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-29
BLAINE'S EXHIBITION.
The Tariff Plank Lugged Back to New
York by the Retreating Tramn

BINGHAMPTON, n. Y, Oct. 2S.-The
special train bearing Blaine and his party
left Elmira at 9 O'Clock this morning.
The first stop was at Waverly. Mr..
Blaine spoke briefly upon the illustration
afforded by the State of New York of the
benefits of the protective tariff. 1t was
raining when the train reached Owego, but
here was very large crowd at the depot.
Blaine spoke of the great growth in wealth
in the State of New York from 81, SOC. .OOO.-
900 in 1860, to $4,000, ,OOO,O 900 in ISSO-an
increase much greater, relatively, than
the increase of population. He said that
no intelligent man, Democrat or Republi-
can, would deny that it was due in a large
degree to the influence of a protective
tariff.
At BinghamtOn, Mr.. Blaine said:
l am sure that no man who loves the Amer
ican Union can ever visit the city of Bingham
ton without honOroble remembrance of Dan
iel S. Dickinson. And no man who was
contemporary with the great civil strug-
gle, which involved the fate OF American ma
tionallty, can ever forget the strength, encour-
agement and enthusiasm which he brought to
the loyal cause when he forsOok his party for
his country. Not precisely in the
same phase, but involving like issues, is
the contest in which we are engaged to-day.
For as we then confronted the South. arrayed
now in an attempt by great combination to
seize the Government of the United States and
control it by the same men who rebelled
against it. The reason | refer to that here and
now is that that combination will be abso-
lutely Ineffective unless aided by the vote of
New York, and am sure that the county of
Broome and the valley of the Susquehanna
VIII enter an indignant protest against the
Empire State being taken out of the great
Gordon of free States. always loyal to the
Union, to be joined with the States of the So
lidlied South.
PROTECTION AT STAKE.
This is not "A mere question of sentiment, 1t
is not mere question Of mere patriotism, it
IS a question OF material interest. The tri-
umph of the South in this contest would mean
the triumph of free trade and the destruction
of the protective system. In the whole his
tory of that marvellous prosperity which has
made New \ ork the most populous and most
wealthy State in the Union YOU have never
made any progress comparable to that which
you have made since 1861. When Buchanan,
the last Democratic President, went out Of
Office the wealth of New York was 81, 800 0GO-
600 as shown by the national census. Twenty
years lSter, undrr continuous protective
tariff, the enactment OF which was the first
work Of the Republican party
after 1t gained power, your progress
from 81 S00,0Oo,cO0 TO $6,300 000, 900, as shown
by the census of 1880. No such progress was
ever made before in the history of human
government, and there is not an intelligent
progress was in a large measure due to the
influence of the protective tariff.
wORKINGMEN ADDRESSED,
DEPOSIT, n. Y, Oct. 2S.-At Susque-
hanna, where the principal shops of the
Erie road are located, there was a great
crowd composed largely of workingmen.
Blaine spoke briefly of the benefits of the
protective policy to American labor.
BLAINE MEETS HIS FAMILY.
NEW YORK, Oct. 2S.-Mr. Blaine was
met here by Mrs. Blaine and his daughter.
He made speeches TO large crowds to-day
at Port Jarvis, Middleton, Paterson and
Passaic.