Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-10-20
GRANDLY WELCOMED.
mr.. Blaine Enthusiastically Received on
Ills Trip Through Pennsylvania-A
Vigorous speech.


blaine and his party reached Lewiston al
io clock, an hour before they expected, but
found crowd OF several thousands gathered
10 front of the court house in the Public
square City Solicitor Warsick of Pbila-
oelphla began speaking followed bv Colonel
Snowden and Gen Beaver, while Blaine
shnok hands and conversed with group. of
ladies'. Blaine concluded speaking with a Is
minutes address iu reference to the tariff and
prohibition and strongly urged the election
VI Gen. Patten who is a candidate for Can
gress IN that district He said that a. far A
ne cold learn the prohibition party here was
dong what il did in ,laine, running as ten
der to the democratic machine. In saving this
he didn't lmpugn the motives If the people
who would vote the ticket, but he did seri-
ously question tie honesty OF third party.
Blaine spoke of the magic like material
pros sperity of the Natiru under republican
auspices. and its halIing and limited develop.
ments under democratic policy He specially
emphasized the fact that three fourths of the
present total wealth of the State of Pennsyl.
vanla, now magnificent empire in extent
ana fertility of her resources, had been as
simulated since the day on which Abraham
Lincoln was nominated for President. All
the wealth acquired in this State from
to VIM Penn down to 1860 aggregated only
one-thirh ot the existing total, and that
two-thirds had been acquired since 1860
The explanation was ths, prior TO that year
we had free trade. or only fitful instances of
protection. The census of 1860 showed the
value of property in Penn then to be less
than 81 500, 900, 900. whereas after "a wears
of republican protection to our industries the
value was So 600 600 600
train left Lewiston At / O'Clock and
reached Huntingdon at II 80. half an hour
behind time. A large crowd was found wait
ing, nearly all of the people Of the mountain
town being at the station. The crowd was
demonstrative and Mr.. Blaine and the others
of the party were placed with difficulty in the
carriages and driven TO the far ground.
across the river where the meeting was held
Speeches were made by DR. Doane and Chas.
Emory Smith. Gen. Beaver spoke on the
tariff and then Mr. Blaine was introduced.
Taking advantage of luil in the storm of
enthusiasm winch his presence evoked, Mr.
Blaine said:
Il cannot sufficiently regret the hoar.eness
OF my voice which prevents nv responding TO
your welcome as | would wish, but can
plead in IFS behalf that twas lost in a good
cause. In trying TO make it reach the mag
nificent crowds which daily greet your candi
date tor governor, | over estimated my ca
pacity and need recuperation.
On my way to PENNSYLVANIA | received
much instruction from democratic paper.
along the road, as to what | should say and
how l should say it. | was especially re-
quested to state that while the democratic
party was in power, the national prosperity
continued and that warnings of republican
pf hp ho ind r;ol
OF the country, because of democratic supre-
macy, had been tslsifed. / have in my life
heard many definitions of what constituted
the height of impudence, but here is prac-
tical eXemplification of it.
The democratic party contends that the
charge that the finances would be unsafe un.
der democratic Standardization, has not ne.
substantiated. But in point of fact the finan-
ces OF the country at present are administered
according to the republican prescription as
tar as public credit is concerned. Since the
republican party went out of power, and in
spite OF all the efforts of the democracy, pro-
tective tariff still stands upon our statute
books. God grant that the democratic party
as long as it remains in power in the Ination
may follow the same guide, il they agree to
stand by the protective system and thus sus-
tain the industries of the country. | will
guarantee to give impartial testimony to the
fact before every audience before which |
have the honor to appear. If | was to define
the difference between the two parties,
would say that in all broad and comprehen-
sive sense, the republican party is essentially
the American party, while the democratic is
dominated by foreign sentiments. That hos
tllty to tariff is in the interest of Great Brit
ain, and thai maintenance of tariff is in the
interest of every man in America,
high and low, rich and poor. We were told
for years before the democrats were called
upon to administer the government that we
did not have good civil service and the gen.
tlemen who went out from us and Joined the
democracy charged that the republican adj
ministration did not maintain good civil ser
vice. Whether or not they were sincere in
that does not become me to saw. With a
fatutity which was incomprehensible to us
they assumed to believe the democratic
party would give them improvement Our
reply was that we have the best civil service
that has ever been know in any country, but
we will continue to improve and we prom
ised to make progress in the way of ntelli-
gent and practical Improvement.
Blaine read London dis spatch published in
the New York Tribune, written since the &C.
cession to power of the present British min
istry, and in which the writer states that Lord
Randolph Churchilfs civil service commits
sion will endeavor to bring about needed re-
forms and increased economy and that charges
of high salaries, short hours, extravagant
pensions and general incompetency had been
made against the existing system in England
This, continued Blaine. ls the standard of
the civil service reform which the civil SER
vice reform club (and l might use that word
"club" in double sense here) has held over
our heads in the republican party for he last
ten years, declaring if we didn't reform our
civil service and put it practically on a basis
of English civil service they would have no
more of US. Well, gentlemen, they have
placed the civil service under control of the
democratic party and all around in various
parts of the county you visible improve
ments. Applause.
The audience Immediately crowded up to
the stand to shake hands.
At Altoona the arrival of the train was
signalled by firing of cannon. The guests
were escorted to the base ball grounds where
10000 people, most of them working men,
were gathered Blaine's remarks here were
received with tremendous enthusiasm.
At Johnstown and Greensburg, the latter
point being reached at 80 z. NJ, monster
gatherings had assembled. Blaine quietly
bowed his acknowledgements. but declined to
speak because of hoarseness.
RUNNING THEM In.