Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-10-18

EAST SAGINAW. October 17th.-It was
about 10 o'clock this morning when Mr..
Blaine's special train started from Saginaw
for Bay City. Elaborate preparations had
been made for his reception. He and Gen
eral Fremont were escorted through the
city to the stand in the Park, around which
were assembled 5000 people After q
short speech by Senator Palmer Mr.. Blame
| was introduced He spoke very briefly and
| then introduced General Fremont. Both
were received very enthusiastically, and
when Senator Palmer spoke OF the impor-
lance of the tariff to the people engaged in
| the salt works and in numbering, he was
loudly applauded There was a large pro-
! cession which Mr.. Blaine was expected to
review, but time would not permit.
NEVER WAS A KNow-NorHING.
DETROIT, October 18th. THE best
arranged reception given to Mr.. Blaine so
far, on his trip through Michigan, was at
Flint. Dispensing with carriages and the
| paraphernalia of procession the local COM
| mittee had erected a stand Oh fiat car, on
which Mr.. Blaine stepped from the train.
Around the stand there was q very large
and enthusiastic meeting of several thou
sand people. Blaine spoke here at greater
| length than usual. After calling attention
| to the protective tariff as the great issue OF
| the campaign, and expressing his belief
| that Michigan, State so much interested,
would follow the lead of Ohio, he said:
| Ihave received since have been in this State
| two or three letters from persons asking me to
state whether had ever been Il member of the
Know-Nothing party. In connection with these
| inquiries from persons in Michigan, have re-
ceived some kilograms from the Pacific coast,
asking whether | was not Il supporter Of Fill
| more when ne ran in 1896 as Il native American
FNp Dr.. l.,a.1N Lot Ill "a
] explicit reply 10 these inquiries by
| letter and by telegraph, that
never was a member of the Know Nothing
/ Order; that l never voted for man who was
nominated by it. either for a State or for ma
tionai Office and that instead of supporting Mr..
/ Fillmore in 1856, when was a young man of %,
| l had the honor to be member of the National
| Republican Convention which nominated Gen
| eral Fremont Icheersl; and as the General is
| now on this platform, he viii be able to bear
| testimony that however inefficient my support
may have been, it was very earnest and very
| ardent. Renewed cheering | was then the
junior editor of the Kennebec Journal, and the
| paper was entirely devoted to General Fremont
| advocacy, and aided in giving him the largest
| majority ever cast in Maine Tor Presidential
candidate of any party. iCheers.l The Know
| Nothing Order holds views in regard
| to immigration and naturalization with
which j never had any sympathy
to express dissent. But in connection with that
| subject, let me say that there are at present
| three wrongs which in my judgment require
| correction. First, | think that the habit which
| has grown up on the part of some European
| countries of sending their pauperS to the
| United States ought not to be longer tolerated
| r. Good, good and cheers.i ! believe in the
good old American system, which requires that
| each town or each county shall take care OF is
| own poor. [" That's ii" that's it, and cheers
| If in European countries their laws tend TO i'm
| poyerish their working people, those cOuntrie:
| ought to take care of them when reduced Il
want, instead of shipping them to us. [Grea
| cheering.l Second. and still more Objectionable
| is the practice Of shipping their criminals to US
| as has been done in some cases, the criminal:
! being released from punishment on condition
that they .1 shall come come to the United
| ofiense against this country, which shoul6
not be permitted. [Cheers.l Third, if tarif
for protection is dcsigncdt0 to elevate the laborinl
| man in this country, and secure him go06
wages, and if it is not for that it is not for any
| thing, then | think the custom which some men
| are trying TO introduce Of importing cheap con
| tract labor from foreign countries TO compete
| with home labor ought to be prohibited. Re
| newed cheering.i 1t is a species OF servitud,
| against the spirit of cur laws, and intres al
| who are in any way connected with It. These
| are three evils that think ought to be rene
| died; but as to every honest immigrant seeking
| to better his condition. whether he come from
| Empire, from the sunny clines of thC
| Latin nations or from the brave Scdndi
| nayian races Of the north, we bic
| him God-speed. and give him a hearty welcome
! and hospitality. And when he is admitted It
| citizenship, we assure him protection at home
| and abroad. Prolonged cheers. Once among
and of u.s. his rights are equal before the las
| with those of the native born citizen. No dis
tinction can be tolerated among those who art
| clothed with the honor of American citizenship