Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-11-01
MIR. BLAINE IN NEW ENGLAND.
His Speech at Hartford.

HARTFORD, CONN, November AT Meriden
Senator Platt Joined the party. Hartford was
reached at 1910. AS the train came to a stop
there was cannon salute and loud cheering Dir.
Senator Hawley, entered carriage and were
driven to stand in front OF the court
house. ilSa i around which several thousand PEG
there were lines of Plumed knights and
other clubs, and the sidewalks were crowded with
spectators. Gen. Hawley introduced Mr.. Blaine,
who was loudly cheered. lie spoke as follows:
1.-THE people OF that splendid section Of the state OF
OHIO which was anciently colony OF Connecticut
commissioned HE by their vote in october to bear
TO the mother state in whose capital now stand
the assurance OF their loyalty to New England
[Cheers.l am here to-day to receive from you the
assurance that the mother state herself is pre-
pared TO prove her fidelity to her own history and
her own examples. IRenewed cheersl II
there be any state in the Union profundly
interested in the Industrial and fnan-
clai systems OF the United States as those
systems exist to-day, Connecticut Is that state, for
her marvellous Industries have been built up under
the influence OF the protective tariff, and her great
financial center, from which radate influences CO.
extensive with the Union, has received in full meas
ure the benefit and the blessing of the great 1nan-
cial system which the republican party has given to
this country. The national canvass near its
close, concerns, in the wide sweep OF the great
issues 1t Involves, every man, woman and child in
the land. There is not an industry that viii not
be affected by its decision. There is not paper
dollar whose value will not be changed by a wrong
decision. The Industrial system and the financial
has been achieved during the last % years are
peculiarly the work OF the republican party, for at
every step in their enactment they were resisted
by the democratic party. Have the voters OF Con-
necticut stopped to reflect what would be the III
huence upon their state If there was such change
Congress came within two votes OF effecting last
winter? Have the voters OF Connecticut
stopped to think what would be the effect OF an
the United States, which would certainly follow IL
the democratic party should come into power?
That currency system as it stands to-day is GER
tainly. the most remarkable In the finan-
cial history Of the world. The greenback Cir
culatiOn OF between three and four hundred millions
Is held steadily at par with gold by the readiness
OF the government with Its surplus coin in the
Treasury to redeem every cent presentation by
exchanging gold dollar for paper dollar, while
the National banks stand ready to pay over their
counters for their bills either the coin the green
back note, which is Immediately controvertble into
coin col, The only suggestion which has come from
rectly bearing on this important question, is the
continually repeated declaration of Mr. Hendricks,
the democratic candidate for Vice President, that
the first measure of his party If elected to power
would be to get rid Of the surplus held In the vaults
OF the Treasury for the purpose which l have
Indicated. [GrOanSl There is not a man in the
United States who has given the slightest
study to our existing financial system, who does
not know that II Mr.: Hendricks recommendation
should be adopted the government would be unable
to redeem the greenback in coin, the specie stand
ard on which the business OF the country rests
would be destroyed and the national bank system
fatally impaired. Mr.. Hendricks would frankly
admit ror he is frank gentleman
ne Is not friend to the national
OF the United States he opposed the legislation
which favored that system Perhaps one OF the
given control Of the government, would be TO
store to the states the power to establish state
banks. We are justified In this assumption by the
argument OF the democrats in Congress for twenty
years past and by their ceaSelesS hostility TO the
national banking system. In this connection let
me remind you that when Abraham Lincoln was
elected broken
in the Union whose successive failures had cost the
people annually five per cent Of the total paper cir
the last twenty years OF democratic rule i'm this
country total loss to the people of two hundred
million dollars II you PLACE tins ominons fact
years Of our history, during which
no man has lost single dollar by
the circulation Of the national banks you Will find,
think, a conclusive argument in favor OF main,
tanning the present financial system. tCheers
Before audience of this character these facts do
self with stating them to you, and bid you, with
many thanks for your generous reception, cordial
GEN Fremont was next introduced and was very
enthusiastically received. Chauncey NJ. DepeW
spoke briefly, and then the party returned to the
train through streets even more crowded than those
At New Haven.
NEW HAVEN, CONN.,, November LIN pursuance
OF promise made before he started on his western
tour Mr. Blaine left New York this morning in a
the principal places in Connecticut Although
the New York parade had kept him out
OF bed until three O'Clock this morning, he was In
his Car some time before 1t left the Grand Central
depot at 8 a NJ. Gen. Fremont, Miss Margaret
Blaine and James G. Blaine, IT,. were also OF the
party. At several points along the route where the
train made It's regular stops. groups gathered, and
cheeTed when looking through the window they
discovered Mr. Blaine, but he did not appear In
public hntil the train reached Hartford. On the
way number OF Hartford gentlemen who had
come to meet him were presented Gen. uawley
bOrded the train at Bridgeport.
PUBLIC DEBT SrATEXKNT.-The debt statement
issued to-day shows the reduction OF the public
debt during the month OF October to be 800, 1885,
decrease OF debt since June 30 1884, $32 $780, 3cash
In the Treasury, $434 S,573 gold certificates out
standing, $40 $780, silver certificates, outstand-
Ing 31 $50 sal; certificates OF deposit outstanding,
81, $50 000 refunding certificates outstanding S264,
800; legal tenders outstanding S346 651 ,016; nac
tional currency outstanding, s6.97a,ss9.
ATTEMPTED SuIcIDR.-To-day, at 1920 O'Clock,
Kate Lewis colored woman OTIS, living between
10th and Goth and and streets, attempted to