The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-10-20
MIR. BLAINE'S rOUr
Through -Mlch!san-Tho Entl,ualnsm With
- :. . Which Io Wns GrsnteI n -

Through MchIsan-The Enthus,usm Will,
Which lIo Was Greeted. ~.
DErRolr, Oct, 1s.-The Blaine party
reached here from Port Huron last even.
ing, Mr.. Bhine occupied private box at
Whitney's Opera House last night. He
left this morning for Indiana, and will
reach South Dend in the evening, whcle
he remains over Sunday. -.i.
JACKSON, Mlci., Oct. ls.-Nlr. Blaine
left Detroit at $3.50 this morning by special
train on tho Michigan Central Road: This
is the lust day OF his tour in Michigan.
The first stop this morning was at Ann
Arbor, where. the most remarkable, scene
OF the trip occurred. G45.,..gE -
There was n very large crowd around
the depot, but the students OF the Uni
versity Of Michigan seemed to have taken
possession OF the place, and when Mr..
Blaine appeared tlicir cheering and yelling
wera so hearty and SO loud and so lonr
continued that they seemed,lkely to oc.
cupy the whole time that the train could
remain ut Ann Arbor. VS.
All attempts Of the local committeeman
to get a hearing we're utter failures, but
when Mr.. Hlaine stretched out his hand
indicating that he was about;to speak,
the noise Immediately subsidcd. ~. sfsIs I,
lie began by saying: "During the war
We used to hear Il great deal about the
Rebel Yell, which was supposed to i'm
ply great yigor and determination, but it
seems to me that the young men who do
me the honor to appear here today could
have terrified the whole army Of I.ce.'
Great laughter .5D,, M
Mr.. Blaine then spoke at some length
OF tho responsibilities OF educated young
men, and left with the students for solu.
tion tho problem, why SO many college
men who are FREQ Traders at twenty are
Iprotectionists at forty. 4 5sSl7-I ~ =
Z At q little past 3 o'clock tho train ar.
rived at South Bend. The city was
throngcd. The workshops and many OF
the business houses were closed, and the
day was devoted to politics. In the fore
noon there had been great tra,lcs pro.
cession. The afternoon was to be devoted
to the eEBlaine reception, and the evening
to q torclllight procession. Mr.. Blaine was
escorted through nil the principal streets
by Il large body Of Plumed knights, and
there was q continuous line OF decorated
houses, and a continuous crowd along the
whole route. 1t was about half-past 5
when the procession reached the stand,
erected near the Court. house. The two
Michigan Senators, Conger and Palmer,
were first introduced. After they had
given some account of the tour through,
Michigan, Hon. Marvin Campbell, the
President Of the day, introduced Mr..
Blaine, who was enthusiastically cheered.
When order was restored lie spoke at
some length on the tariff as the great issue
in the campaign, arguing that the main.
tenance OF the protective policy was Of far
greater Importance to the workingmen
than to any other cluss in the community.
In tho same connection he warned the
workingmen that their labor unions would
be powcrlcss to protect them against the
competition OF the cheap labor OF the
world il the protective tariff were abolish
ed. Mr.. Blaine was driven to the house
of Mr.. Glen Studebaker, whose guest lie
will bc until Monday. Later in the even.
ing he reviewed a very large torchlight
procession. :,3t s a.