Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-10-20
BLANE's MOVEMENTS.
He Makes an Interesting Speech AZ Ann
Arbor TO the students OF the Uni.
versity of Michigan.

will spend Sunday at South Bend, Ind
At Ann Arbor a remarkable scene occurred
The students of the University of Michigan
appeared to have taken possession of the
place, and when Blaine appeared their cheer
ing and enthusiasm were so long continued
that they seemed TO occupy the whole time
that the train remained there. The moment
Blaine indicated that he was about TO speak,
the noise Immediately subsided. Mr.. Blaine
said:
During the war we used TO hear much
about the rebel yell. Laughter. 1t was
said to imply great vigor and determinati
but il seems To me that the young men who
haze dore me the honor to appear here TODAY
could have terrified the whole army OF Lee.
Laughter and cheers. But l am glad TO
witness it and hear ii, for il implies the en-
tht.siasm and strength of the youth of the
country, from which the republican party is
constantly recruited. Wild cheers, What
we lose from desertion and disappointment
and dissatisfaction on the part of the elders,
is far more than made up. yea, ten fold made
up, by the Young men of the country. who
ars just coming into action. Great cheer
ing. Not only that proportion which holds
good for young men of all classes. but we
have u very remarkable proportion of educat-
ed young men of the country. | wish to
leave with these young collegians problem
in relation to one of the great industrial
issues of the time, which will comfort them
in their future careers; that is to find out
why so many college youths who are free
traders at 20, become protectionists at 40
Laughter and cheers. | think the answer
will be found in the fact that at 40 they have
taken degrees in the university of experience,
which. after all is much wider and of much
moie value than the university of theory
Cheers Our college boys ara taught
was myself taught when | was a college boy
the doctrine of free trade; but the United
States is perpetual and irrefutsble argument
and an example of value in a new country of
the doctrine of protection. Enthusiastic
and prolonged cheering, l am glad to meet
you, not merely as those interested in the
political campaign, but as young men who
are interested in the pride and hope of the
country. wish to impress upon every man
who has the advantage of university educa-
tion, that he is every day more and more
placed in debt to his country, and that just in
the proportion as he progresses in knowledge
and wisdom, just in that proportion will he
be expected to pay it back in patriotic labor
to the country which has matured him. [Cries
of good, good, and cheers. / congratu.
late you on being born to such great oppor-
tuniIies to harvest that which is ripe for the
reaper in field that is continually expand
ing. Bv the time you have your degrees you
will go forth to the battle of life in great
nation OF sixty millions of freemen. You go
forth each of you with just as good chance
IN life as any other man has, and you 20 with
added opportunities which education gives.
commend TO your responsibilities, for the
responsibilities of an educated American are
higher and deeper and broader and greater
than those of an educated man in any other
land, and just in proportion as your oppor-
tunities are greater, will you be held to
account in this life and the life which is to
come" [Great and prolonged cheering
DowAIGIc. Mich, Oct. IS.
There was an immense gathering at jack
son when Blaine stepped out on the fiat car
which served as the speakers stand. He
stepped into the presence of over &c, 900 per-
sons He was received with the usual en-
thusiastic demonstration. In responding, he
called attention to the Importance of the
tariff as the leading issue of the campaign.
At Marshal, there was a smaller but equal
ly enthusiastic crowd. At each place after
Blaine had spoken he introduced Gen. Alger,
the republicon candidate for governor, who
as warmly received and made few remarks.
Kalamazoo was reached before one O'Clock
There Blaine and Gen. Alger left the train
and went up to the park, where they spoke
briefly to a large audience. A delegation
consisting of Gen. Geo. Williams, represent
ing the republican State committee, Hon.
Glenn Studebaker and Joseph ID. Oliver of
South Bend, came to Detroit to meet Blaine
and returned with him. Gen. Fremont left
the party at Detroit.
South BEND, Ind, Oct. Is.
When the train conveying Blaine arrived
here. a little past 3 o'clock, the city was
thronged. Workshops and many places of
business were closed, and the day was devot-
ed to Blaine's reception and the evening to
torchlight procession. Blaine was escorted
through the principal streets by large body
of Plumed Knights, and there were coDtinu-
Qua lines of people along the whole rout.. It
was about half past when the procession
reached the stand erected opposite the court
house. Two Michigan senators-Conger and
Palmer-were first introduced. Hon. Mar.
vim Campbell introduced Blaine. who was
enthusiastically cheered. He spoke at some
length on the tariff as the great issue of the
campaign, urging that the maintenance of the
protective policy was Of far greater import
snce to workingmen than to any class in the
community In the same connection he
warned the workingmen that their unions
would be powerless to protect them against
the competition of the cheap labor of the
world, if the protective tariff was abolished
He was driven to the house Of Glenn Stnde-
baker, whose guest he will be until Monday.
Later in the evening he reviewed a very large
torchlight procession.
SoUTH, BEND, Oct 10.
The following is Blaine's speech here yes-
tsrlay;
Men of Indiana-The struggle in all
human society is first for bread There is
no use in propounding fine theories to the
man who is hungry. There is no use in
commanding political principle to one who is
in need of shelter. There is no use in talk
ing philosophy 10 one who is naked. Food
and clothing are the primary requirements of
human society and the primary elements of
human progress, and to secure these you
must put the people in the way of earning
good wages Ineyer saw any man moved to
enthusiasm by silently contemplating the
prosperity of another, while he himself vas
in need. To move him you want to make
him feel his own prosperity. The beginning
therefore, and the end of wise legislation is
TO give every man a fair and equal chance,
and to leave the race of life open and free to
TO all. What agency will best accomplish
thaiI We deduce the conclusion that the
protective tariff is primarily for the benefit
of the laboring man, because if you take in
your hand any manufactured article, you find
that the chief const tituent element in its cost
is the labor. In many cases the material is
one ner cent and the labor % ", the eo.r IA