The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-04

this character in the city of Boston at the close
Of the national campaign, is peculiarly grateful
to me, and l thank MIR. Lodge for giving me the
opportunity to thank you Applause. 1t IS
too late to argue or even to state the great is
sues involved in the canvass which closes to-
night. But am sure those issues constitute a
difference between the parties so broad ana so
deep that their decision the one way or the 9th
er will affect for veal or for woe
the history of the United States for
many years to come. Appiause.l L an
sure that the great, constitutional amendments
which have grown out of the civil war, and
which have in so many respects, L might say
changed the very framework of cur govern
ment, have been made by the Republican party
and are now in its keeping and. as have fre-
quently said elsewhere, here new repeat, that
to transfer the political power of the country to
the Democratic party at this time would by no
means be one of those ordinary transfers OF the
government from one party to anoIher which
the gray haired within my view witnessed many
years ago 1t would not be merely case of one
party going out and another coming IN 1t
would be. rather, a reversal and overturning Of
great organic changes in the government, of
great industrial systems of great financial sys
TENS, and it would be transfer OF the soVef-
eighty of the country far more vital and Tar
reaching than any of the ordinary changes OF
dynasty which occur in those European govern
ments of a different form from ours close
this canvass-in which have had some active
participation-with profound conviction that
Intelligent the voters of the United States are
and am certainly add essing some OF the
most Intelligent OF them-that, intelligent
as the mass of the voters are, accustomed
as they arc to give heed to the weight
and tendency of the questions to be decided, the
people of the United States have not yet meas
ured nor, as believe, yet fully comprehended
what it would mean to transfer this government
to the absolute control of the Southern States OF
this Union; nor do here and now stop to give
nv own idea of what such a change wonld mean
Il &c Ta1a | Chn IAfP
additional reason that anything might now
say would be too late to influence the popular
judgment in any direction, for the reason that IN
so far as my own voice could reach and influence
the Just judgment of the people of the United
States have exerted it very freely"
81 have never offered any apology or ex-
PLANTATION for taking what some of my closest
friends regarded an extraordinary step IN
going before the people, somewhat more freely
and extendedly than has been the habit OF those
chosen as the presidential candidates OF great
parties. But will say now that did it, and
desire to put this on record did 1t because L
thought that the peculiar character OF me can
'vass was my personal justification for doing 1t
am a profound believer in popular govern
ment, and know no reason why i should not
face the American people. 1 did it, too, for the
more specific reason that believed there was
danger of the great leading questions which re
lated to the industrial and protective system OF
America being partially, or perhaps wholly OK
cluded from that consideration 10y the people
which its merits deserved aud fntrusted as
was with the eres ( junction of representing you
and all y, LENDERS of the Republican party, l
felt .,4.sy would, in an especial degree, myself
obtain a hearing. / have returned somewhat
weary somewhat broken in voice. as your ears
have already detected, but have returned with
even more profound belief than l had In the
Judgment, in the fairness in the impartiality,
in the generosity of the great mass 't
American citizenship, and 1 go to my home
tomorrow not without strong confidence in
the result of the ballot, but with heart that
shall not in the least degree be troubled by any
verdict that may be returned by the great. Amer
lean people for have in my entire canvass,
unconscously and completely lost sight of my
self and of whatever personal fortune have at
stake in the far greater, and far grander, and
far more enduring issue which, for the time, l
was submitting to the popular Judgment.
ICheers
From the dinner table Mr.. Blaine went to re-
view the grand torchlight procession. winch he
did from the balcony of the hotel Tomorrow
he will go to his home at Augusta, leaving Bos-
ton at 9 A. NJ