Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-11-21
SERENADE TO MIR. BLAINE
BY PRIVATE AND POLITICAL FRIENDS.
Mr. Blaine Discusses at Length the Result
of the Presidential Election and the
Causes ofthe Republican Defeat
The South's supremacy.


NUti'STN Me- \uV. lS-A large num-
brr ut + me nrrsnunl and nolitic,l friends of
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as an expression ol personal Hoou VIII ana
admiration of his conduct OF the National
cnmDlipn Thrv marched through the
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CARDS were expressed Ill htIldN"ihe
speech by Herbert VI. Heath of the Ken
urbr, h,f MIR Blniur rpspou,yl i'm n
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the hepuhlleahS Oh Maine lor lhcIr He'flA
support anu CunLrat ulattd them upon the
Old-fa-hiourd minority in that State
which he dpnmrd - houfsnur rx urrssiou of
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tothc unparalleled majority IN IchnSNl-
Vania and the personal feelings which 1t
puuruderrd he said his thanks were not
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''''' VI MS P'.."' ne u"c,' ''"C" % ~ No"'
ouS friends III New England 'Who work
ed 50 nobly for the Republican party and
lis c,ndi,ntas and to tLr continent
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IRON theif ordinary aNocauoiS, illilue my
cause their cause and to loyalty of prnci-
pie added the special compliment
of standing as my personal represen-
tatiyes in the National struggle"
He then. paid high compliment
to the achievements of the Republicans i'll
. the West The Republicans of the En-
Y pire State were next cOmplimented for
their gallant struggle against foes from
within and foes from without. The
speakers special gratitude was next eX
tended To the great body of Workmen, both
native and foreign, who gave hlm their
earnest support. The result of election
would be regarded in the future as extra
ordinary. The Northern states, leaving
out the cities of New York and Brooklyn,
sustained the Republican cause by IA ma
jOritN of nearly nalt million of the pOpu-
lar vote. New York and Brooklyn threw
their great strength and influence with
the solid South and were the decisive ec-
mellt that gave control of the National
Government to that section.
speaking now, said Mr.. Blaine, not at
all as ii defeated candidate, but simply as
a loyal and devoted American, think the
transfer of the political power of GOV
National misfortune, because it intrOdu-
ces into Republic the rule of Il minority.
The course of affairs in the South has
crushed out the political power of more
than six million \ american citizens and has
transferred ii by violence to others For
ty-tWo Presidential electors are assigned
to the South ON account of the coloreG
population, and yet the Culured population
WIFI more IMAM tlcNcn nUlltlcu lnOUSdn'
legal votes ha, been unable to choose +;
single elector. Even in those States Wher,
they have a majority of more than I
hundred thousand, they are deprived o
free suffrage, and their rights as citizen,
scOrntully troddcn under foot The clever
States that comprised the rebel contclcracl
had by the census of lsNO, seven and Il hail
million of white population and five mil
lion three hundred thousand culOred pupu
latiOn. The culured population almost /,
man desire tusUpport the Republican par
ty but bya system 0fcrucl intimidation ant
by violence and murder. they are absolute
Iy deprived Of all political power. Thus
the bower which rIghtfullV and constitIl
tionally belong, to them II transferred t,
the white population. enabling them t,
exert an influence lar beVond that cNerteC
by the same number of white people in tn,