The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-10-30

IL was S.4U WQ6n G4-OSCIeldTy ENdTlS
raped for order with his gaVel and be-
gan his address. AS he rose in his
place loud applause greeted him, and as
he closed there we're more cheers.
Three cheers for James G. Blaine were
called for and were given with great en-
thusiasm and were repeated in response
to voice from the lower end of the
hall, shouting "Three moreW When
Mr. Blaine arose he was greeted with
whirlwind of applause. He said: 1T is
great reversal of positions, Mr..
President, addressing Mr.. EvartS) that
makes me hear you aScribe the leader
ship to me (applause), for it has been
my duty and my pleasure in these long
years to follow you, applause and
cheers to learn from you wisdom In
public affairs and join with my coun-
trymen in ascribing t. yOu-not me ely
the great merit or leadership IN the
noblest of professiOns-bu to yield our
which has given to you the opportunity
to lead in three of the most important
cases ever pleaded by a member of the
American bar. (Applause.) First, in
resisting your party in what you
deemed the impolicy, if not madness, of
impeaching a President. (Cries of
good goOd!" and cheers.) Second,
in maintaining before the greatest inter
national tribune that has ever assem-
bled in modern times, the rights of your
country and obtaining redress
for the wrongs to her that grew out of
the civil war (applause), and, third, per-
haps averting another civil war by
pleading before an electoral commission
| the principal settlement of the angriest
polite l discussion that ever arose be-
tween parties in the United States.
| applause and cheers). turn now from
your president to thank you, mer-
! chants, professional men, leaders in
great and complex society of New York,
thank you for receiving me, not only at
| this festal board, but also in that far
more impressive reception which the
close of this rainy day witnesses in your
broad and beautiful avenue. L could
not, am sure, by any possible stretch
of vanity, take this large and generous
demonstration to myself. 1t is given
me only for time, as a representative
of the principles which you and L
hold in common, touching those
great interests which underlie, as we
believe, the prosperity of the nation.( Zap
plause.) And it is fitting that the COM
mercial metropolis of the continent
should lead, it is fitting that the finan-
cial centre of the continent should lead
it is fitting that the great city, second
only in the world, should give
expression to the continent of its
views and adjudgments on the
important question to be decided
on Tuesday next by the American peo-
pie (cheers) and, venture-not that L
know it so well as you, but that L am
spokesman for the present. venture
to remind you, men of New York, with
your wealth and your just influence
and your magnificent prestige,
that 70 per cent. of the entire pro-
perty of this city has been acquired
Since Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated
on the 4th of March, 1861. | should not
mention here the fact of the percentage
and OF statistics, Iif it did not carry with
it an argument. The common appre-
hension in regard to New York is that
it is simply great commercial clty-so
great that its exports and imports rep
resent largely the major part OF all that
is exported from, or imported into the
but we are often prone to for
get that New York is the largest
manufacturing city in the world, with,
perh APPS, a single exception. That OF
the 6,0O0,O00,000 of manufactures an
nually produced in the United
States, this great Empire State furnishes
one-fourth = 81 200 GOO, 600 - of which
this the great Empire City produces
$500, O00, 600; and from these facts comes
that great sympathy, that great identity
of interest which has moved previously
existing conflicts between what have
been known as manufacturing CONNER
cial interests, and has taught that there
can be no true prosperity in the country
unless the three great interests compre-
hended under agriculture, manufac-
lures and commerce are acting IN
harmony. one with the other, and
joining together for the common END
and for the common good. CHEERS 1t is
usually thought a change o. govern
ment means but little; that we come
together with our votes on a certain day
and count them as the sun goes down,
and one part goes out and another
, comes in; but, gentlemen, II
is worth while to remember
that the United States is proceeding to-
day upon a given basis of public policy
might say upon a given series OF pub
lie policies. We have great fnan
,, ciaf system; we have a great
, currency system; we have an i'm
portant national credit; we have {
Lowing of duties, as has been so wei
=, ! described DIV your DISTINGUISHED pTeSI
|, dent of the evening; so adjusted thai
the industries of the country are fOs
, tered and encouraged thereby. We
have three important constitutions
, amendments that grew out of the war
!, upon which, at this hour and il
the hours and the days and tn week.
> and years to follow, great issues hans
in this country. Are we, If we SHOULD
be invited to step down and out, anC
! our opponents to step up and in
> (Iaughter,) are we to understand tha
these policies are to be reversed? (Crie
! of Yes" 'Yes!") Then, if we are t
! understand that they are to be re
versed, we should, one and all, pre-
pare for the grand disaster. (''Hearp
Hearr' and cheers.) For a singh
8 illustration let me recall to your mind
that the repeal of ten lines in the ma
tional banking act would restofe t,
!, vitality and vigor the old State banl
E system, from which we had hap
Q PLY escaped, as we thought, TO
: all the remainder of our lives
1 ! Applause If these policies ar
. to be reversed, you viii have to recas
= your accounts and review your ledger
!, and prepare for new, and, l may say
y a dangerous departure, and II tines
- policies are not to be reversed, they WI
:, certainly be better maintained by IN
great party which originated them an