Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-10-09
Helena, Montana, Thursday, October 9, 1884.

COuuly SOuSICSs. lLAo AplSocSt tiO
hope that the earnestness and ardor of
the people in relation to that question
would be as great in 1884 as Corwin had
made it in 1910.
COLUMBUS, O., October 3.-There was a
great turnout at Xenia. Blaine was re-
ceived by the local committee and escort
ed by plumed knights mounted and on foot
through the principal streets. Nearly every
house was decorated. The people In the
streets numbered at least as many as the
entire population of the city, there being
a very large attendance from the adjacent
| country. When the procession reached the
stand, Blaine was received with loud cheer
ing. He was presented to the people by
Rev DR.. Carson, a prominent Presbyterian
clergyman of Xenia. Mr.. Blaine said:
"By coincidence which is interesting to
me, was here eight years ago this day to
address a Republican meeting in the inter
est of the election of an Ohio statesman to
the Presidency. The man then elected
| President gave way, after an excellent ad-
ministration of four years, to another ONO
statesman who, after an agony that touched
| the sepsibilities of the whole world. sleeps
in an honored grave; but with these changes
some things have. remained permanent, and
among these the foundation and principles
of the Republican party. They remain,
and the contest for their maintenance re-
ours again after four years, and the appeal
again is made to the people of Ohio who
hold to-day, as they held eight years ago,
the post of responsibility and the post of
honor, for the post of responsibility Is al
ways the post of honor. 1t is for the Re-
publicans of Ohio to say whether these
principles on which they elected Hayes
and on which they elected Garfield are still
vital, and still represent their conviction"
At South Charleston Blaine left the train
and was driven short distance to where. a
large meeting was in progress The regu-
lar proceedings were suspended In order
that Blaine might be presented to the peo-
pie. He was very warmly received and
spoke few words in acknowledgment OF
the compliment, but declined to further in
terrupt the meeting In this, as IN all
other gatherings, there were many ladies.
The demonstration at London was one OF
the most enthusiastic ana beautiful. On
the whole route from the station Blaines
carriage was escorted by mounted knights,
ladies and gentlemen in equal numbers,
while the procession moved along between
two lines of uniformed men. Across the
streets at short intervals were flags and
banners with such notices as Cleveland
and England and Free Trade )" Blaine
and America and Protection" Upon the
front of the stand was the inscription
London, England, for Cleveland; London,
Ohio. for Blaine" Blaine passed upon the
stand between two lines OF little girls
dressed to represent the 80 states, the girls
representing Maine and Ohio standing to-
gether by chair that had been provided
for the distinguished guest When Blaine
was introduced he was most enthusiasm
cally cheered. He mounted the chair so
that all the people could see him, and when
the cheering had ceased, said:
ut has been the singular good fortune of
Ohio on several great occasions to lead
the people of the United States to import
ant decisions, and that responsibility rests
this year on Ohio perhaps more emphati-
eally and more significantly than ever be-
fore / was induced by pressing invita-
ltions from your State committee and from
many friends, to visit your state, but was
warned that might expect to find a cam
paign of apathy. l see it before me.
have seen it from the moment | touched
your state on the lake shore. l went across
its northern border and along its western
border, and have thus far progressed in
penetrating the centre, and / am prepared
to believe that the decision with which
Ohio is charged to-day may prove in the
end as valuable to good government as her
great loyal vote of 1863" Cheers.
Nothing in Blaine's progress from Boston
westward has excelled in enthusiasm the
great demonstration in Columbus this
evening. When the train arrived there
was certainly a greater crowd than has
greeted him at any other point reached in
the day time, except the one at Rochester
The State Committee had engaged rooms.
at the Neil House, from which Blaine could
review the procession in the evening, but
instead ofstopping at the hotel Blaine went
from the depot to the house of his kins-
man, Mr. Henry Miller. He had formal
escort, composed of uniformed Republican
clubs but the escort of people who marched
along on each side Of his carriage and be-
hind it was very much larger. OppO site
the Neil House, on the edge of State House
Square, large stand had been erected, and
in front of the hotel. facing the square, a
structed The people were so denselv
possible to clear way for the procession.
They kept their eyes fixed on the little
balcony and kept up such storm of cheers,
yells and calls for "Blaine" that the gentle
men in charge of the procession insisted
upon Blaine showing himself and making
a little speech so as to satisfy the people
and induce them to make way. Accord
ingly, when the procession was ready to
move he appeared on the balcony. Ex-
Gov. Foster introduced Blaine, who was
received in a manner that battles descrip-
tion. When he got chance to speak he
said:
Men of Ohio-I can say with some pride
that am not stranger in Columbus. l
was here 43 years ago, before great ma
jority of you were born, and have visited
your beautiful city at short intervals ever
since. / have kept in my own mind and
in my own sight record Of its splendid
growth and advancement | have never
visited it under more pleasant circum-
stances than this evening, and | thank you
with sense of profound gratitude for this
magnificent, overpOwering welcome. A
voice-"You haven't got half what's be-
fore you yet.") l know very well that
you would deem it great vanity in me to
attribute this reception to myself. (It's all
for you. l tell you it's for you. It's for
Blaine.) No, its because / represent in this
great national contest the principles which
you uphold, and l beg to call your atten-
tion to the fact that whereas there may be
many questions of greater or less magni-
tude involved in National election, there
is always one great controlling issue that
enters into the popular mind, and that
issue this year, palpably and distinctly
marked, is protection 10 American indus
try. As bearing OIL that and illustrating